The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-17

Mrs. A. T. Daniels. The feature of the
evening was a progressive conversation
game arranged like d railway journey
for which tickets were issued with the
subjects of conversation supplying the
places of the StOpovers. Mr.. J. B. Lari-
mer acted as the conductor of the train,
Mr. E. A. Thompson as the brakeman
and MI. Warren NJ. Crosby as the pea
nut boy. The end of the trip provided
for climbing Pixies Peak This turned
tangled, each guest finding favor at the
end of his thread. In a marksman's
contest with rubber bands as weapons
and animal crackers as targets, Mr..
Warren M. Crosby won the prize. There
was a short programme to which Miss
Mary Harrison contributed piano num-
berS, Miss Mary Daniels vocal numbers
and Mr. Edward w. Thompson read
ings. Refreshments were served in the
dining room where a railway lunch
counter had been arranged. There were
a number of guests beside the club
members and their husbands. Mrs
Adrian L. Greene and Mrs. H. F. Ma
son entertained with Mrs. Daniels.
The Topeka chapter of the D. A. R.
had a meeting Tuesday with Mrs
Luther Burns.
The Nautilus club voted at its meet
ing held Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
H. A Bishop on College Hill to con-
tribute to the poor children's Christmas,
managed by Mrs. Thorpe, police matron-
An evening meeting of the club will be
held January ? at the home of Mrs. Ho-
mer c. Bowman, when the husbands OF
the members will be entertained.
The West Side Reading club and their
husbands were the guests at a dinner
followed by musicale at the home OF
Mrs. W. ". Gregory evening.
Chrysanthemums were the table flowers
and pyramids of fruit were also used
to decorate. Lighting was by candles
in Colonial candlestic'-~ 18th chrysan-
themum shades. The next regular
meeting of the club will be held at the
home of Mrs. B. T. WEIGH on Harrison
street.
Mrs W. H. Bowlby was the hostess
of the Chaldean club Monday afternoon.
Mrs. c. A. Wilbur, Mrs. Pendleton and
Mrs. r. H. Cav discussed the inter-
colonial. wars. The club voted to as
sess its members ten cents each for
Mrs Thorpe's Christmas tree for the
poor children of Topeka. The club will
not meet again until after the holidays.
The w. T. K. club held its last meet
ing till after the holidays at the home
of Mrs. W. H. Rutter. S28 jackson
street. Tuesday, December Z. The topic
for the day was music.
"All ones life is music. If one
touches the note rightly and in tune"
Three papers were read-one on the
'.Origin of Some Famous Hymns by
Mrs. Cross; Noted Prima Donnas." by
Mrs. Petro, and the Evolution of the
Piano" by Mrs. c. Z. Jordan The last
paper was interspersed with the read
ing pictures of the old-fashioned spiDett
of two decades ago The harpiScord
ana so on down 10 the grand piano of
today. It might be pertinent here to
define the meaning of the three letters
W. T. K. It simply means Want To
Know" The club is composed of 25
ladies and meets every two weeks dur
ing the winter months If the name of
the club would signify curiosity such
might be concluded in that it is liter
ary club. its object being the study of
nm to date questions of the day, books.
and for the general growth and broad
sning of woman's life, both socially ard
mentally. The topics for the years study
are miscellaneous and include music,
art, natural wonders of America and
domestic science
The members voted unanimously at
the meeting Tuesday to withdraw from