The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-20

impressions of an. American in foreign
lands, topic suggested by some of the
club members. Mrs. Manning has
Travelled extensively and her talk was
much enjoyed. other guests beside
Mrs. Manning were Mrs. E. W. HOch,
Mrs. Harrison S. Morgan and Miss
Grace Morgan of Essex, Connecticut
Mrs. John F. Switzer is a new mem
Der of the Current Literature club
which held its weekly meeting Tues
day With Mrs. Ellen b LOOMS IN Pot
win Place. Mrs. MCGEE and Mrs. C. E.
Wardin reviewed the Review of Re
views for February and Miss Ely read
of the United States. These with the
current event topics by all the mem
bers of the club made up an interest
ing programme Mrs. LOOMS will be
the hostess against next week.
Mrs. Charles McCHntock was the
hostess of the Junior Atlantean club
Tuesday at her home on Monroe
street. The subject of Flemish Art
which the club is studying this winter
was gone into by Mrs. Cooper. Miss
May Short and Miss Santa Waters,
who had papers on these Flemish
artists: Adrian Brauwer, David Ten
iers, Gaspard Wallup and Van Wierts.
Miss O'Neill vii be the hostess next
week
The Ceramic Art club members and
other friends of Miss Marie WitWer
were asked by her recently to view
some of the work in china decoration
of a pupil, Mrs. NJ. E. Sweigard of
Philadelphia who was in Topeka for
number of weeks with her husband.
who is an inspector of engines for the
Santa Fe. Mrs. Sweigard had never
done any work in china painting but
she happened to see some of Miss
WitWer'S and became interested in it
4 a n ilnV in
the neighbOrhOod of fifty, had the
courage and ambition to begin the
study and in seven weeks, working
steadily during most of her stay in
Topeka, did some of the most beauti-
full work in conventional design that
local judges of ceramics have seen.
The exhibit which was seen by only a
limited number of Miss WitWer's
friends and pupils, WAS one of the best
that has been shown here, although, of
course, on a small scale. It included
among other pieces, a punch set of
thirteen pieces in a conventional grape
design, a chocolate set in reds. creams
and Colds, a water set of seven pieces.
and a set of plate Part of the time.
her husband, who was also much in
terested in the work and has, like his
wife, a decided artistic talent worked
with Mrs. Sweigard. The china was
all sent to their married son. a house
decorator in Philadelphia who was
highly pleased with it and greatly as
typical eastern view, that any good,
artistically, should come out of Kan
sas.
That story by Mrs. Frank farrell
| (Myra Williams) of Holton in the De-
cember number of McClure's which
many have pronounced her best effort
in the line of fiction was first read by
/ her before the Topeka federation of
| clubs at a programme meeting two or
! three years ago. The title of the story
is Ellis Johnson's Story and it is a
pathetic little tale of a wife's foolish
ambition and a loving husbands devo-
ton, a subject which in varied aspects,
/ Mrs. farrell has treated a number of
times with singular acumen and
/ power
! country which the club is studying
this winter, were read by Mrs. Charles
4 w Merriam and Mrs. E. D. AIcKeever
/ at the meeting of the Calidorean club
\ with Mrs. G. c. Foss Monday after
/ noon. The next meeting will be held
! Monday, January %, with Mrs. Foss.
Mrs Eugene F. Ware will entertain
4 the West Side Forestry club at an
/ evening meeting for the husbands of
J the members Thursday evening, Janu-
airy Is. This meeting was to have
/ been held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
1 y. H. Loomis but owing to a recent
/ death in Mrs. LOOMS family. the place
I has been changed Mr. and MI NJ.
A. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. La sr,-
AIr. and Mrs. Orville B. Towne and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank p. MacLennan
have been invited to attend the meet
1 ing Mr.. A. r. Daniels who has won
more than a local fame as an amateur
gardener, will have a paper on the