The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-04

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Mrs. Speed F. Hughes gave a lunch
| con at her house on Topeka avenue
looay. Inc guests were seated at
seven small tables decorated with
polnsetta and red roses and a color
scheme of red and green, an early
suggestion of the approaching holiday
season was carried out in all the pos
sible details.
There is big generous wood pile
IN a conspicuous place back of a cor
ner building on Kansas avenue and
lots OF honest, respectable people who
wouldn't dream of stealing wood when
they were warm and cosy found their
thoughts wandering longingly to that
wood pile last night as they huddled
around cold registers and radiators
and looked at their empty fireplaces
You may think the owner of that
wood pile has lots of faith in human
guarded these cold nights in a town
at the mercy of the natural gas sup
ply ana the pressure so low that
everybody is frozen stiff. But he
probably relies upon would-be thieves
to friShten one another away because
he must know that the people who
pass it during the day just can't keep
their minds off that wood pile by
night.
The annual election of officers of
the city federation of women's clubs
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
Unity church. The meeting will COM
mence at $3.50 o'clock. The nominat-
ing committee held its final meeting
Monday and has announced the fol-
lowing candidates endorsed by the diff
a. McCarter, Mrs. F. w. Watson. Mrs.
L. d. Monroe. Mrs. Jonathan. TIL omas,
Mrs. L. d. Whittemore, Mrs. ]. D. Me-
Farland. Mrs. S. J. Crumbine. Mrs.
Mrs F. w. Watson, Mrs. Speed F.
Hughes, Mrs. E. F. Stanley, Mrs. J.
w. Neale. Mrs. L. D. Whittem ore,
Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. Charles f.
E. w. Hoch, Mrs. c. P. Bolmar. Mrs.
E. E. Roudebush, Mrs. Walter L.
Bates. Mrs. ]. w. Going, Miss Lucy
Kingman, Mrs c. o. Knowles. Mrs. Q.
secretary. Mrs. W. F. Bowen. Miss
Santa Waters, Mrs. Scott Hopkins,
Miss Gertrude Barnes, Mrs. Paul A
Lcvewen, Mrs. Wayland Chapman.
Miss Effie Graham. Mrs. Irving Well
man; treasurer, Miss Emma Wallace.
Miss Lucy Kingman, Mrs. E. E.
Roudebush, Miss Gertrude Barnes,
Mrs. T. F. Carver, Mrs. Speed F.
Mrs. Ward Burltngame, Miss Grace
Whiting, Mrs. 1. D. Graham, Mrs.
Thomas S. Lyon, Mrs. L. D. White
more, Mrs. L. d. Monroe, Mrs. Lucien
5. u.
E. Culver; nominating committee,
Mrs. Clement Smith, Mrs. Jonathan
Thomas, Mrs. A. H. Horton. Mrs. c. ..
Knowles, Mrs. Ward Burlingame,
ing. Mrs T. F. Carver. Mrs. T. E.
Dewey, Mrs. E. F. Stanley, Mrs. A. l..
Greene. Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs. A. A
Ripley Mrs. w. A. Sloo. Mrs. C. F.
s. Lindsay. Mrs S. S. Estey. Mrs. C. ].
Evans and Mrs. G. A. Huron.
All the present officers were en-
dorsed by a majority of the clubs but
Mrs. McCarter. the president, and
some of the others have announced
that they will not accept another
term. Those who are willing to serve
again will doubtless be reelected.
names are given have been interview
ed by the nominating committee and
have declined to have their names
presented to the federation. About
mating committees request for NOM
nations and the committee is well
pleased with the result of the expert
ment and think there will be even a
more general and democratic express !
sion of the clubs wishes next year. |
There is general regret that Mrs. Nc |
Carter will not be candidate for her |
reelection would be conceded if she |
popular second choice is Mrs. F. w. !
Watson of the Western Sorosis. who |
will doubtless be chosen for president |
tomorrow.
The marriage of Miss Clara Russell |
Day and DIR. Frank Orson Boyd will |
be celebrated tonight at the home of |
the brides mother. Mrs. Jennie Day. |
the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon officiat-
ing. The marriage ceremony will be |
by a small company of Inn |
m ediate relatives. At home at 1857 |
avenue. s=
Mrs E. B. Snyder gave dinner
evening for her son. Harry |
Snyder, in honor of his twent,v-first |
birthday. Covers were laid for MT. |
and Mrs. e. B. Snyder. Mrs. Lewis |
c. Deppe. Mrs. Henry G.. Rust, Miss |
Ada SNYDER, Miss Margaret Rust. Mr.. |
Harry Snyder and Mr.. Clifford Deppe. |
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A Topeka bachelor was turned down |
by a girl who has a lot of kin. They |
are always visiting her and the man
she married in preference to the Bach \
slor Who Lost Out and people say It is |
wonderful how he bears up under
MS disappointment and hides his break
ing heart behind smiling face.
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Mrs. Charles Bower will entertain the |
Eureka Luncheon club Thursday.
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