The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-12

Mrs. II. =. Tasker, the following off,
GERS were elected: Mrs. R. H. Cav,
president; Miss Dora Levitt. secretary;
Mrs. H. B. Tasker. treasurer
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The progressive woman declared for
freedom and the ballot and in Topeka
she got 1t. A certain woman a few
years more than twenty believed that
she wanted nothing so much as to vote
and the proud sense of being a SOW
ereign thrilled her heart till she felt
willing to brave any kind of a storm
in getting to the polls and spoil any
one of her sisters hat to do it or ride
to the voting place in anybody's auto
mobile. Her first surprise came when
she learned that she would have to
register and that seemed such a use
less piece of foolishness, when she had
lived for twenty-how many years in
the same place and everybody knew
it. But the doctors said register SO
she hunted the office at the Audi
forum and in the presence of a half
dozen fellow citizens she answered the
questions which tally pretty we'll with
the ones put to you by the examiner
when you take out life insurance.
Having told her age, length, breadth,
waist measure. shoe number and pre-
vious and present condition of servi-
tude, ETC.. she rushed home and an
nounced that she would never register
again and she didn't want to be a king
anyhow. But papa assured her that
the worst was over and she wouldn't
need to register again if she would be
sure to vote every time. 81 do WISH
she said, that I had registered when
was eighteen and had been voting
ever since"
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The Research club will give a ban
quet Friday evening, March IS, at the
home of their president. Mrs. L. H
Evans, 625 Lane street. for the mem
bers and their husbands.
The Child's Study club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. j. D.
Gossett, 1913 Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John price Taylor an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Blanche Louise, to Mr.. Robert
Herman Gretner of Junction City, the
wedding to take place April -.
Mrs. Ward speelman and Miss
Gladys Boyle will entertain Tuesday
afternoon for Miss Blanche Rohrer
who will be married April 6, and We'd
for her by Mss Ann Troutman, Miss
Emma Bolmar and Miss Bernice Ema-
hizer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Bratten celebrated
their twenty-tlfth wedding anniversary
last night at their home, 1926 Lane
street. The Washburn Mandolin club
furnished the music for the evening.
and short addresses were made by
Rev. Ralph Ward and Mrs. w. A. Nc
Carter. Some handsome gifts of sill
yer were brought by the guests, who
were as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Farr, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Neiswanger,
Mrs. Martin Mohler, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. McGar
and their daughter Marian, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Medley. Mr.. and Mrs. William Payton,
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Ward, Mr. and
Mrs. c. F. JOSS and their daughters
| McCarter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hibard,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ]. Moore of Chicago. Mrs. ]. C. Nc
| Ell and her daughter Abigail, Mrs.
| S. B. Bratten, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Todd,
Mr.. J. w. Bell and MI. and Mrs. T. S.
/, Lyon.
Mrs. B. r. Harris entertained the
| following quests at a thimble party
| Friday afternoon: Mrs. Will Turner,
Mrs. John Richie. Mrs Roy Stoves
| Mrs. Clifford Tromp, Mrs. Bert Davis,
Mrs. Frank Brooks. Mrs. Ellis, Mrs
| Williams, Mrs. Guy Gates and Mrs
Bert Keele.
The women of the Topeka Orphans
home will give a charity tea Thursday
| afternoon, March II. at the home OF
| Mrs. George Anthony, 427 Tyler street
A musical program has been arranged
and everyone is invited.
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Just how the younger girls of the
J Sorority got hold of a blank marriage
certificate 1t would be hard to say, but