The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-09

portunity to meet them at the recep-
ton in the rotunda of the state house
tonight.
To many Kansas people, especially
ton, the members of the governor
family are persons of as much in
terest as the governor himself. To-
peka people are especially interested
in Mrs. Hoch and her daughters who
will reign as mistresses of the Gov
ernor's House for the next two years.
Since the state acquired an executive
residence the governors family has
become a more important factor in
the social life of the town and state
than ever before.
1--WE are just plain people, said
Mrs. Hoch simply to a reporter for
her and her daughters in the lobby
of the Copeland while they were at
breakfast this morning and succeeded
in spiriting them away for a few min
gathered about to see them And
plain people describes it, Not that
we have learned to expect much in
the way of pomp and circumstances
from our governors and their families.
They are usually plain people, "even
as you and II The Hoch family seems
to be quite like the average
Kansas country town family al
though they do say, who might
be supposed to know, that even
as Governor Hoch is above the
average in the fine attributes of hon
esty, justice and common sense SO are
his sons and daughters above the av-
erage in the qualities that go to
make up worthy and admirable young
men and women Homer Hoch has
been widely exploited as a young man
of talent and promise and the appear
ance of his kid" brother, Wallis in
dicates that he is also a, Tive one"
Wallis is fifteen years old and is in
high school. The "frats'' will please
take notice. Wallis is bright eyed,
alert and buster than a gas metre
had another boy about the same age
trailing around with him and they
could hardly wait to get through
breakfast before they started out to
ssdo'' the town. The Copeland with
its swarms of legislators and Office
seekers had no charms for them.
They were off before 10 o'clock to
reconnoitre and see how they are going
to like it.
where a woman is concerned but Mrs.
Hoch is a young looking woman to
be the mother of those big boys and
girls. They say when woman looks
Young and happy it is a compliment to
her husband and If that is a true in
dication Governor Hoch must be a
model husband. Mrs. Hoch is simple,
lInpretentious and agreeable in man
neT She strikes one as being Sensi-
HE and good natured. It is not likely
that new honors will disturb her
equilibrium or upset her previous con-
ceptions of things. She is not the
sort of woman whom you would ex-
pect to be troubled with myopfa where
her old friends were concerned as a
result of unexpected social success
Thfs morning when she came down to
breakfast Mrs. Hoch wore white cot
ton shirt waist with a gray tweed skirt
and a pale blue ribbon stock and Wnlte
turn over. She wears her hair. which
is a light brown. parted and curled
lust a little in front. Her eyes are
blue or gray, according to the light
The presence of young people in the
Governors House is a matter of pleas
ant anticipation to youthful social cir
cles in Topeka When the Stanieys
were there the executive residence was
a very popular resort for the debutante
set to which Miss Harriet and Mr.
Harry Stanley belonged and there was
much doine. in the way of dances, card
parties, Iuncheons and dinners for the
young set. It is said that the Hocha'