The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-01
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pany at the Parsonage, 500 Topeka
avenue, this morning in compliment
to the Misses Keller of Cincinnati. o..
who were school friends of Miss
Lynch at Western college. oxford.
o., and who are stopping in Topeka
on their way home from a concert
tour. Miss Luella Keller is a pianist
and Miss Grace Keller a dramatic
ing was the delightful programme
given by them assisted by Miss
Meta X. Legler, soprano, and Miss
Lynch, pianist.
Tell a woman that she looks like
dislike you and loathe the other
woman the rest of her life.
Kansas-you can't keep her down!
Kansas women are in enc limelight at
the Boston biennial meeting of the
Mrs. w. A. Johnston of Topeka, was
yesterday reelected a director of the
federation. And the Boston Evening
Journal in a column devoted to the
prominent club women present, has
the following to say of Mrs. H. o.
Garvey:
Another, a Kansas woman, who
brought with her some of the endur-
ance typical of the western plains.
the calm restfulness of a Kansas sun
set. and the quick. ready mind and
tact found in the highest type Of west
onerous duties of her committee.
Born in the east and educated in the
west is her honor and privilege. This
honor and privilege is combination
which brings out the staunch eastern
qualities intensified by the broader
education so peculiar to the land of
the sunfiower.
Mrs. H. o. Carney of Kansas is
loved and honored by the women of
her city and state as one who is ever
ready to respond to a call for help,
in making better schools, better laws,
or for civic health and Righteousness.
Her home city owes to her more than
it can ever repay. For to her execu-
tive ability as chairman of the relief
committee during the great flood of
1908. is due the splendid results in
caring for the thousands made home
less by the overlooking waters.
Somehow all this reminds me of the
sentiment from a greater pen than
mine:-
"Of all the states, but three will live
in story.
Old Massachusetts with her Ply
mouth Rock,
Virginia with her noble stock,
And Kansas with her woe and glory"
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Hear also what the Boston Tran
script said:
Many of these who heard the brief
sketch which the president of the
Kansas federation gave at Thursday
nights session may be glad to know
a little more of the really important
work which that state is doing in
carrying out the club idea Mrs.
Eustace Brown, the president of the
Kansas federation, has been in Office
one year. During her administration
the state has voted 800 to the in
ternational scholarship fund and has
made a rule by which it will pay ex-
penses Of state presidents to biennials
and expenses of the district presidents
to annual state meetings. The Kan
sas scholarship fund is being increased
constantly and the federation has sub
scribed money for the purpose of pre-
serving historic sites. Mrs. William
of Kansas, is prominent in the club
work. She was the founder of the
Kansas travelling libraries which are
now owned and operated by the state,
a library which now ranks third
among all the travelling Libraries of
the United States. Mrs. Johnston is
past president of the state fedora
ton and during her administration
caused a manual training law to be
placed upon the statutes. At the
eighth biennial she was made direc-
tor in the general federation.
Some girls, who are all right other
wise, try too hard.
The Tell club will meet with Mrs.
George w. Snyder Friday morning.
Miss Helen Taft who will probably
be the next daughter of the White
House, rides cross saddle and one of
her objections to life in the White
House is that she will have to give up
the cross saddle for the side saddle to
conform to Washington customs Miss
Taft is 16 years old and has graduated
from the Baldwin Preparatory school
and won a scholarship to Bryn Mawr
where she will enter in the fall. She is
five feet five inches tall, has blue eyes
rat.
A popular trimming for the midsum-
mer hats, according to eastern authori-
ties, is dotted swiss in white or colors.
These are used on leghorns, white chips
why not? Cretonne has been used
with such good effect all season and it
naturally led up to the introduction OF
other summer fabrics.
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Mrs. V. B. Kistler entertained the
members of her bridge club informally
at her house, 111z Harrison street. this
afternoon in compliment to Mrs. L. s
WoolvertOn, who leaves tomorrow for
a new home in Kansas City.
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Mrs. F. L. Baker gave a birthday
party Saturday for her daughters
| Frances and Arleen, to which the fol-
lowing were invited: Mrs. Morns and
daughter. Margaret, Mrs. Frank Wash
| burn and daughters. Frances, Caster
| and Helen, Mrs. Bert McCleland and
| daughters, Gladys and Dorothy, Mrs. c.
| NJ. Hill and daughters, Harriet and
| Margaret Mrs. Ed Gresser and daugh-
ter, Helen. Mrs. Germaine and daugh-
ter. Jennie, Mrs. Hardness and daugh-
tiers, Maggie and Ada, Mrs. Robb and
daughter, Marjorie, Edith Sheldon
Ruby Janicke and Orville Jaenicke
Mrs. f. H. Ebey and Mrs. w. w
Harris assisted.