The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-14

the High-Priest of Love will compose
an epic for the occasion covering the
whole gamut. Other poems will be in
gold-plated oil stove and a barrel of
-four will be offered as prizes to any
body who can tell what they mean
Mrs. Alfred ]. Cole and Mrs. Arthur
Mills will entertain party of friends
at Lake View Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Willis Norton, instead of Miss
Kate Gunther as first arranged will en-
terrain the Fillmore street whist club
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Ritschard entertained
the Thalea club at the last meeting of
the season last Saturday. Her guests
aside from club members were Miss Jen-
ME Carnahan. Miss Blanch Stewart,
Miss Elizabeth Gregory and Miss Mary
Hamilton.
Mrs. H. G. Bowman and Mrs Paul
A. Lovewell who compose the program
committee of the Nautilus club enter
tanned the club today at pleasant
social meeting at the home of Mrs Bow
man and gave out the new programs.
Of the season today with Mrs. H E.
Ray on Topeka avenue.
.
Very few people follow the example
of Opportunity in that little matter of
knocking only once.
Mrs. E. c. Burge of SIS West Tenth
avenue gives a birthday dinner tonight
for Mrs. Ellen Orr. The invited guests
are Mrs. Orr Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
lT ire
Helen Estey, Mr.. and Mrs. N B. Buree.
Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Burgs, Miss Fanny
Burge, Miss Beatrice Burge, Miss Ruth
Burge.
There is no truth in the saying that
all the world loves lover. All the
world may love a lover in the abstract
"a lover in book or a play-but when
it comes to a lover in real life-a lover
whom one must meet daily-that's an
other story. All the world in that case
despfses lover and feels an irresisti-
bic Impulse to knock on him and the
object of his devotion. George Mere
dith says that THE love season is the
carnival OF egoism'' Certain It is
there is nobody much more disagree
able than the Young Person in love
No one so selfish. inconsiderate, self
centred, devoid of hunor tiresome and
dull Let man fall seriously in love
end his former friends begin to avoid
him as they would the plague. They
know he has lost, temporarily at least
all the old qualities that made him
comfortably companionable. To save
their lives, when they meet him, they
can not resist the temptation to pick
on him, and If they feel that the de-
gree of their intimacy warrants it to
criticize the girl. Every man has no.
ticed that when he becomes especially
interested in a girl his friends and
family begin to find fault with her, al
though she may have been ever so
1Rh ~ h I-<0 ,g-
is not perhaps due so much in all cases
to jealousy as to the ridiculous and ir-
ritattng egoism of the new lover who
imagines that all the world was made
for him and his tender passion.
The grade teachers of the Topeka
schools met yesterday at the high
school auditorium and organized under
ganization of Topeka. The object of
the association is mutual help. social
union and united action on measures
conducive to the good of the schools.
The organization has 166 members and
is the largest club in Topeka Miss
Blanche Stewart was elected president
Mrs. ]. Ware Butterf1eld first vice pres
ident. Miss Dolly Martin, second vice
president. Miss Mccall. third vice pres
ident, Mrs. Katharyn Crawford. record
ing secretary. Miss Kittie Quinche. cor
responding secretary, and Mr.. Page,
treasurer.
Mrs. ". F. Kunz gave a luncheon
Yesterday for Mrs. William F'uman of
Kansas City. Mrs. Daniel A. Downing
and Miss Helen Downing of salina.
Mrs G. E. wolverton Will entertain
the T T. 3. A. at her home, 1913 To-
peka avenue. Thursday afternoon.
The Junior girls of Bethany college
gave a dinner Saturday night at the
Country club for the seniors of the
college. Thursday the Tau Mu Sigma
sorority gave a dinner at the Glen
Wood for the Phi Zeta Psi sorority.
.
Miss Julia wellhouse gave an in
formal party last night for her guest,
Miss Blanche O'Neill of Leavenworth.
Miss Nadine Lyle and Miss Julia
wellhouse will entertain the Betas of
washburn college Thursday afternoon
at the formers home.
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The Eureka Luncheon club enter
tanned last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Rosen in compliment
to Mrs. Walter Knowd of Galveston.
Texas. The Devoir@ Thimble club will
entertain twenty-five guests this after
noon at the home of Miss Edith Van
Dorp for Mrs. Knowd. The hostesses
will be Miss Van Dorp, Mrs. E. r.
Evans, Mrs. L. P. Bahya, Mrs Julia
Rosen Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Herbert
Cartilage, Mrs. E. J. Weld
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ranney of Ar
kansas City are the parents of son.
born yesterday. Mrs. Ranney was be-