The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-24

day season and the third week in No
vember until. the last week Ia. January
its meetings are discontinued The
January meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. N. H. LOOMS.
At the meeting last Thursday two
guests, Mrs. w. ID, Atkinson Of Par
sons, and Mrs. J. w. Going of the In
Temporal and Ladies' Music clubs,
were on the programme. Mrs. Atl1in-
son gave an address on Civic I'M
provement," and Mrs Going gave
travel talk illustrated by photographs
and prints on her visit to Palestine
Luncheon was served by the hostess
and among the guests were Mrs NJ.
A. Low. Mrs. Fred K. Brown Mrs. H.
W. Roby and Mrs. J. D. COrbett. A
straw ballot was taken for the officers
of the city federation Mrs. Going re-
ceived the most votes for president,
Mrs. Walter L. Bates for treasurer,
and Mrs I. D. Graham for secretary.
Neither Mrs Going nor IRIS Graham
would consent, however. to a nominal
ton, insisting that they could not
serve under any conditions.
The Shakespeare evening enjoyed
by the Vignette club at the home of
Miss Gussie Fuller Wednesday was one
of the most delightful of the many
original and successful entertainments
which the members of this club and
their husbands and friends have en-
Joyed. The feature of the evening was
the impersonatiOn of Shakespearian
characters with scenes or selections
from Shaxespeare's plays. Mr. and
scene from the Tanning of the
Shrew"; Judge Arthur J. McCabe re-
cited the "Apostrophe to a Skull from
Hamlet; Mrs. Charles F. Spencer did
beth, and Mr.. Speed Hughes recited
from the Tempest. All these were in
costume and with the proper accessor-
les. The others gave long or short quo
tations, leaving the rest of the com
pany to tell from what plays they were
taken Miss Allabelle TrOutman, who
spent the summer in England and the
continent was a guest of the club and
gave an interesting travel talk on "A
Visit to Shakespeare Town and
Home" There were musical numbers
by Miss TrOutman and Mrs. ]. w. F.
Hughes. piano, and Mrs. H. o. Carney
and Miss Berenice Fuller. voice.
The Monday Tourist club met with
Mrs. Geo. c. Beach with Mrs. Fred
Evarts assisting. For the past two
months the club have been studying
Germany and Monday was the guest
day programme. Mrs. Ralph McEn-
tire gave a very delightful talk on
German authors, devOting most of the
time to Leasing and Schiller Miss /
Fairfield read selections from each of
these authors. Mrs. Chamberlain read
from Stoddard' Berlin" and Miss
Anna Marie Nellis gave very inter |
eSung talk on Germany and related /
many OF her own experiences while |
in Berlin. She had with her a fine col /
lection of pictures which were en- |
joyed by those present Mrs. John |
Kleinnans sang and Miss Grace Wilcox |
played a piano solo. Diberty roses, the |
club flower. were used in decorations. |
The guests of the afternoon were Miss |
Anna Marie Nellis, Miss Jeanette Crit /
fin of Kansas City, Mrs. Francis L. |
Hayes, Mrs. H. E. Thayer, Mrs. Mary |
z. Priest of Garden City, Mrs. A D. |
Gray. Mrs. Clyde NJ. Lawrence, Mrs.
J. G. Freeman, Mrs. Walter L. Bates, t
Mrs. Geo. Hunt, Mrs. Frank Klingman, |
Mrs. Geo. d. Walp, Mrs. z. G. Smith, /
Mrs. Waiter Wellhouse. Mrs. Walker, |
Miss Grace Wilcox. Miss Ruth Walk j
er, Miss Bell Evarts.
The Chalitso club met with Mrs. w. /
r. Frederick Thursday. Roll call was /
answered by quotations on childhood. /
Mrs. J.AH. Johns read The Child at
the Town. by Edwin Markh&m. and /
Mrs G. w Campbell read an article |
on Child Labor in TIRE Min es.', The |
next meeting swill bassheld December
3 with Mrs. Fred Hes.
The Current Literature club met |
Tuesday win Mrs. William Eberly. |
Mrs. o. E. Walker gave a review of
Poe's Fall of the House of Ush err"
and Mrs C. T. Mcclellan reviewed the
Review of Reviews.
The Vignette club will meet Tuesday
with Mrs. Elon S. Clark.
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