The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-29

! Grant schools were the guests yesterday
| afternoon of the Carnival company, z
| r. Evans of the company acting as host
| Those in the crowd were Misses Minna
| Mccall, Myrtle Kelley, BERTHE Brown
Jennie Farnsworth, Ruth Barrett, Laura
| Beverly, Olive Owen, Elizabe Wood
/ burn, Mary Gernon, Grace Root, Edna
| cellars. Frances Smith, Principal E. F
/ Stanley. From Grant school there were
| present Miss Frances Brown, Mrs. Mary
| Walworth, Miss Alice Dallas, Grace
Slayton. Elizabeth Root, hena Davis
Maude Sproate, Margaret Adams. The
teachers expressed themselves well
pleased with all of the entertainments
The crowd last evening considering the
| threatening weather was good. The
light showers helped to a small degree
to lay the dust which at times becomes
very annoying. The Giggle- Gallery, the
Crazy House and the London Ghost
show are favorites with all, while the
merry-go-round is always we'll patron
lied AS tomorrow will be Memorial
day the Carnival will be closed but will
be opened Friday. The members and
degree team of NJ. w. A. 1913 will visit
the Carnival this evening.
w. A. Marshall of North Topeka I'M
derwent serious operation at
Bethesda hospital Monday. This is
the second operation and Mr.. Mar
shall is doing well considering his
weakened condition.
l.
year yesterday with an all day meeting
at the home of Mrs. w. E. Section, 1923
Van Buren, street. With the exception
of three all of the twenty-one members
responded to roll call. The Busy Bee
club of Menoken of which the hostess is
a member were guests of this club yes
terday and in all there were forty at
this indoor picnic. An elaborate dinner
was served at noon and the rest of the
day was devoted to the programme
which was surprise to all except the
committee in charge Miss Cole, Mrs
Gender and Mrs. Bissell. For this last
day the dignity of the club women was
relaxed a degree and the afternoon was
spent listening to songs and recitations
by the members and guests. Miss Cole
as master of ceremonies announced that
she was unable to secure Media, Nordica
or Eames to favor the club with a song
but instead of one of these prima dom
mas Mrs. Bissell would render song.
The song was of many verses and the
notes ranged from high to low, all of
which the singer took without any diff
Guilty. Miss Grace Campdoras a guest
of the club. arrayed as an old Irish WO-
man. recited Mrs. McCaskey at the
Card Party" Miss Campdoras' disguise
was so complete that some of her Oldest
friends almost failed to recognize her
Miss Cole then gave a short sketch of
each one of the club members while
Mrs r. Hubbard. a guest for the after
noon. read an original poem in which
each W. T. K. woman was brought into
the verses and paid a graceful compli-
ment. Other guests present We're Mr.
Samuel Reader, an honorary member
of the club; Miss Elizabeth Reader, MIS-
Norman Jury, Miss Dilley and Miss
Gender. The next meeting of the club
Will be in October at the home of the
president, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. E H Allen of Wichita
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs J. D.
Pratt of S33 Jackson street and of
Mrs. Louise Allen and Miss Gertrude
Allen of 9OT Harrison street.