The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-16

choosing the chapters from the Life OF
Lincoln, which deal with his aSsassina-
tion and death. Her reading was as
free from Evolutionary affections as
her writing is from rhetorical pretense
and seemed exactly suited to the sim
pie, graphic, forceful style, which gives
her work its greatest charm and merit.
She is a woman OF an uncommonly at
tractfve personality and a distinguished
appearance to which the mourning
which she is now wearing for her faith
er is most becoming, and her little au-
dience was thoroughly delighted with
her
Miss Tarbell's choice of the Life of
Lincoln for her reading, gave the key
note to the rest Of the programme. Mrs.
McCarter'S talk was from her Lincoln
Day address which has been heard with
much pleasure in & number of Kansas
towns beside Topeka and Mr.. Dewey
read Walt Wmtman's Lincoln poem,
Captain Ny Captain. DR.. Sheldon told
some entertaining anecdotes, Mrs. No
BILE PrentiS spoke briefly and Mr.. Dewey
read an address on Parallels given by
Mr.. Prentis before the federation Of wo-
mems clubs at Hiawatha a few years
before his death and of which his copy
is one of the few in existence. Mrs.
George W. Parlxhurst sang two of Car
RE Jacobs Bonds songs, Just Wearyin'
For You and I Love You Truly. The
company included Governor and MRS.
E. W. Hoch, Chief Justice and Mrs. w.
A. Johnston, Justice and Mrs. William
Redwood. Smith, Justice and Mrs E.
w. Cunningham, Justice and Mrs.
Adrian L. Greene. Justice and Mrs.
Rousseau A. Burch, Justice and Mrs.
Henry F. Mason, Justice and Mrs.
Clark A. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Parkhurst, DR.. and Mrs. J. Q. Nc
Clintock, Rev. and Mrs. Charles NJ
Sheldon. Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. England,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen D Gray Mr.. and
Mrs. z. w Poindexter, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ter, Mr. and Mrs Augustus Zahner,
Judge and Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, Mr..
D. A. Valentine, Mr.. Jay E. House, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Willard. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
AIohler and Mrs. Miller of Bliss, Ok.
From the Mexican Herald of Sunday,
March u: On Friday afternoon. at 40
o'clock, Mrs. A. G. Frost and Mrs T.
B. Frost entertained at a pretty lunch
con, at their home on Gale Porfirio
Diaz, in compliment to Mrs. A. A. Rob-
inson and Mrs. NJ. A. Low of Topeka.
Covers were laid for nine, those at the
table being, besides Mrs Frost and Mrs,
A. A. Robinson, Mrs. NJ. A. Low Mrs.
Nathan Prince, Mrs. Paul Hudson, Mrs.
]. H Hampson, Mrs. H. P. Lewis and
Mrs. c. B. Lewis of New York.
Mrs. John Baird Nicholson entertain
ed the Wednesday Afternoon Whist
club yesterday Mrs. Don NIulvane,
Miss Mary Harrison, Miss Helen Quin-
ton and Miss Fay Quinton were substi-
tutes. The club will meet next time
with Mrs. William Wikidal.
The NJ. NJ. club met yesterday with
Mrs. David Palmer. Mrs Frank Patrick
Mrs Norman Wear and Mrs. Clifford
H1sted of Kansas City played for absent
members. The club win have a St
Patrlcks Day party Friday evening at
the residence of Mrs. p. J. Dielman and
the next regular meeting win be with
Miss Besse West in two weeks.
The Ladies' Music club is planning
an evening meeting at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Parlxhurst to
a few other friends Will be asked, to
study the four operas to be given by
the Conreid company in Kansas City
the last of the month, Parsifaf, Les
Huguenots, Cavelleria Rusticana and
Pagliacca- All the members of the
the opera season and have engaged.
seats together.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hackney and
Mr.. George Hackney will entertain
Miss Celeste Nellis, Miss Anna. Marie
Nellis and Mr.. David Bowie informally
this evening.
Mrs; Adrian I: Greene ana Mrs. E.
d. Mckeever will entertain the Cham
made Music club at the formers
house on Western avenue, Friday af-
ternOon.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Col w H Rossington is at Hot
Springs, Ark, for a few weeks
Miss Jessie Rolfe has returned from,
q trip to Washington and Baltimore.
MIS- Sophia Mott, of Kansas City.