The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-31
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est IN this direction has onered three
prizes for the pupils Of PotWin school,
in which the members. are chiefly in
terested because It is the school which
their children and their neighbors
children attend. for q contest in flow
er gardening. The club viii furnish
the seeds and will do everything pos
sible to encourage the pupils in their
amateur gardening experiment. The
prizes offered are one, two and three
dollars and will be awarded TO the pu-
pills making the best showing with
flowers Of their own raising either at
the school or at home, as a committee
/ Of the club, which viii confer with the
teachers shall decide.
To support the east side reading
room and gymnasium which the civiCs
committee Is managing in the Park
dale school house, the members voted
to give fifteen cents each and most of
the money was paid Thursday as soon
as subscribed Mrs. Walter L. Bates,
chairman OF the ciyics committee. is
club which was naturally eager to
support the worthy work which her
committee Is carrying on with so
much success.
A visit to the state Agricultural col
| lege at Manhattan IS being planned by
/ the Forestry club for April 26. Other
| club women who wish to join the ex-
/ petition may do so and secure ad-
I vantage OF q special rate WInCn
railways will make for the party. BY
! telephoning Mrs I. D. Graham, ar
engagements for joining the party may
4 be made.
The. Atlanteans held an election at
their meeting with Mrs. f. W. Watson
! Monday. Mrs. J. c. McClintock was
reelected president, and the other Of
hcers are Mrs. VA s. Bird, vice
I president; Mrs. Augustus Zahner., sec
retary;- Mrs. J. J. Everingharn. treas-
urer- The president and Mrs. NJ. a.
/ Low are delegates to the city fedora
ton. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. zahner, April g.
Miss May Kellam entertained the
/ Alta Vista club Monday. Eliza beth
Stuart Phelps Ward was the subject.
/ Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. T. F.
Monday with Mrs. dewey,
At the meeting OF the Art club Mon
! day with Mrs. Margaret Wiggin, the
following programme was given:
! Queen Victoria Mrs. A. ". Dana;
( Sir Frederick Leighton. Mrs. Norman
Wear; George Mason and John Will
/ lam Waterhouse, Mrs. Lawrence
Chamberlain; Sir Alma. -Taderna, Mrs.
David E. Palmer, Miss Maud Bates
Will be the hostess Monday. April g.
The Current Literature club has
! presented the new club baby. Thomas
Lee Kiene, son Of Mr.. and Mrs L. L.
/ Kiene, with q Topeka. souvenir SPOON
with his initials and the date of his
birth on the back of the bowl. The
club met Tuesday with Mrs G. f.
I Judd Mrs. c. P. Bolmar read a paper
on the Moral Advancement Of the
United States" Mrs. J. F. ,Switzer re-
viewed the 'fChicago Commons +" the
quotations in answer to roll call We're
/ on practical psychology. 1t was the
J -
Illinois, Mrs J. s. Fuller of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Miss Bolmar, Mrs. J.
s. West, Mr. J. B Larimer and Mrs.
e. NJ Coekerel were guests
The new officers Of the West Side
Reading club elected Tuesday at the
home OF Mrs. John Sargent with
whom the annual meeting is always
held are Mrs. s. J. Crun1bine, presi-
dent; Mrs. E. H. Anderson, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. z. D. Humphreys. secre-
tary; Mrs. J. P. FarnsWorth, treas
urer; Mrs. Irving Wellman and Mrs.
Leon Lane. delegates to the city fed
Grafton; Mrs. A. s. Andrews and Mrs.
I George H. Sparks, afternates. Mrs.
Sargent gave an interesting talk on
/ her recent visit to Mexico, Illustrated
/ by pictures and curios. The club will
meet with Mrs. 2. w Poindexter
April 10.
The Junior Atlantean club met with
| Miss Mary Walker Tuesday. The pro-
gramrne: Jan Steen- Miss May Short:
Adrian and Isaac Van Ostade Mrs.
! Carl Neliis; Jacob Van Ruysdael. Mrs,
Albert Rosen; talk (subject op-
tional) by Miss O'NeiI The latter was
a practical and interesting demonstra-
ton of a sweeping cap pattern. Miss
Anderson, Miss Schurtz. Mrs. Harry
/ Bowen and Miss Bolmar were guests.
Miss Mary Frost viii be the hostess
next week.
The Clio club meets with Mrs. r. H.
Cav. 1921 Fillmore street. Monday at
$50.
The ChaHitso club wifi meet with
Mrs. Theodore vvIIhie, II Lane. April
18Th.
The Monday Tourist club win meet
! with Mrs. Martin. s17 Topeka avenue.
The Chaldean club VIII meet with
Mrs. r. B. Steele Monday
The Cosmos club entertained the
Mothers club Of the Provident Asso-
citation Tuesday at the association
/ building Miss Ella Wade was chair
man n the committee IN charge and
a delightful entertainment was pro
vided. Most OF the members of the
/ hostess club we're present to assist
her and the nrogramnne included a
! piano solo BY Mrs. H D. Davis. read
/ Ing BY Mrs. T. r. Bartlett: vocal solo
Mrs. r. L. LarsRl: harp solo. Mrs. H
x Devendorf; talks by Mrs. N. A. Mil