The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24


has started. Several speeches IN praise
of the work were made and the vote to
support it was enthusiastic and unani-
nous.
The Nautilus club had an interesting
Domestic Science programme at its
meeting Tuesday with Mrs. J. c. Hol-
land 1906 West Fifteenth street. Mrs.
L. w. Wilson read a paper on Scientific
Housek keeping emphasizing the import
for housekeepers in place Of the pres
ent haphazard way OF gaining expert
ence and knowledge OF domestic pur-
suits. Mrs. Thomas S. Lyons paper on
.tUncooked Foods provoked a spirited
discussion. Mrs. Lyon is an advocate
of the theory advanced by a few fam
Gus stomach specialists, that health Is
greatly benefited by the use of natural
foods. She has followed this system
OF diet herself with excellent results
and told Of many marvellous cures eff
fected by 1t. One of the theories OF
this school of dietetics is that the COM
mon leavened bread OF ordinary con-
sumption is one of the most danger
made IN the same way as beer and is
equally deleterious and harmful. Mrs.
Lyons paper was read by Miss Emma
Wallace before the Grange at Mission
elsewhere in the State Journal today.
Mrs. McCarter viii also publish it in
the next Club Member.
The answer to roll call was domestic
science quotations. Mrs. J. H. John
ston Will be the next hostess Of the
club and the feature of the meeting
win be a talk on the Moon by Pro-
fessor Wood of the chair of astronomy
at Washburn.
The vespuccian club gave its annual
dinner in honor of the husbands of the
members Wednesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs S. Cunningham, 1905
East Eighth avenue. The guests were
seated at one long table decorated with
the club flowers, daisies, and lighted
by white candles in five silver Candida
bra The club cOlors, yellow and white
were carried out in different details of
the menu and serving and the place
cards were done in water colOrs by one
Of the club members. The after din
ner speeches were made by Miss Emma
Stevens, the retiring president, Mrs. S.
Cunningham; the new president, Mrs.
J. S. Langston, Mrs. J. J. Wehe, Judge
J. S. Ensminger, Mr.. Sam Zimm erman
and the Rev. Raymond. The company
included Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Zimmerman, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Wehe. DR.. and Mrs.
W. A. Wehe, Mrs. A. L. VOORHEES,. Mr..
and Mrs. Q. z. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs.
". Peers, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Lang
stOn, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Kelly, Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Hayes. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
K Eakan, DR.. and Mrs. Charles Ham
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Conwell,
Judge and Mrs. J. S. EnSminger, Mr..
and Mrs. H. W. Daub. the Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Hodgins, Mrs.
Palmer, Miss Emma Stevens. Miss Ad-
die Putnam, Miss Ethel Gilehrist, Miss
Primrose Gilchrist, Miss Maud Daub,
Miss Mary Cunningham, Miss Ray
mond and Mr.. Lester Lewis.
Papers on Bacteria" were read by
Mrs. Charles Elliott and Miss Mary
kota club Monday with Mrs. Edward
Ogston at the Devon. Mrs. Earle c,
Williams discussed serving and setting
the table Mrs. Charles ,kleinhans of
Granville an honorary member of the
club, was present andathe guests were
Mrs. John Egan Of St Louis and Mrs.
Charles A. Bradley. de
The Reviewers club had its last
meeting until September, Thursday at
the home of Mrs. w. J. Lewis. The
club completed its study Of Russia.
An evening social meeting for the
members of the West Side Reading
club and their husbands was given at
the home Of Dr.. and Mrs A. ). An
drews in Potwin Wednesday night
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. A. A Rodgers, Mrs
/ George O. Wilmarth, Mrs. John Rog-
ers, Mrs. B. T. WEIGH, Mrs. John Sslr-
gent, Mrs. Ellen D. Humphreys and
Mrs. E. ". Poindexter, hOstesses.
Mrs. w. H. Wilson. s12 Monroe
street, was the hostess Of the Cosmos
club Thursday afternoon. Roll cal
was answered by favorite quotations
! Mrs. H. D. Davis played a piano solo
4 Mrs. H. x. Devendorf read a paper or
1.-THE City Of Mexico, - where she for
merly lived, and Mrs. Homer Larsh
! read a character sketch Of Dorothy
/ Vernon. The secretary read the min
+ utes of the meetings Of The club for
/ the past six months. The guests, aside
from members, were Mrs. Willis Ed
son. Mrs. John Hand, Mrs. J. P. Kastel
and Miss Florence Dudd Of Fort Madi-
son, Iowa. The club will meet mex
time Saturday, April Z, instead of th'
usual meeting day, Thursday, and Mrs
s. NJ. Wood, 91S West Tenth avenue
will be the next hostess.
The Cosmos club will be the hostes.
at the meeting Of the Mothers club o.
the Provident Association next Tuesda!
| afternoon. Miss Ella Wade is the chair
man of the committee.
The Ceramic Art club held it's annua
election at its meeting Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Thomas S. Stevens anC
/ Miss Kittie Lindsay at the home of thu
former on Fillmore street The old Of
fcers were all reelected. They arr
! Mrs. A. 0. WellmRn, president Mrs W
f. Schoch, vice president; Mrs. H. z
Lyman, secretary, and Miss JENNIE
Bross, treasurer. The programme
Thursday consisted of a paper by Mrs
B. H. Pugh, a vocal number by Mrs
John Kleinhans and two plano mum
bers by Mrs. Going
Western Sorosis will meet with Mrs
T. F Carver, Saturday. March 81. Mrs
De Witt c. Nellis will have the pape
on 1.-The Women of Shakespeare. TIL
discussion viii be led by Mrs. Augusta
Zahner and Mrs. F. w. Watson.
New officers of the Nineteenth Cen
tury club chosen at the meeting wit
Mrs. Charles L. Wood at the Nationa
Monday are. Mrs. John Cleveland, presi
dent; Mrs. W. H. RICHTER, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Z. A. Austin, Secretary; Mrs
c. L. Wood, treasurer. Miss Jane Ros
of Evanston, Illinois, Mrs. Mary Mul