The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-26

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The Minerva club had an indoor pic
mic Monday afternoon on the third floor
of the Governors House. Some of the
guests came with their hair powdered,
wearing Colonial kerchiefs and various
other touches of Colonial costume. They
had games, a musical romance, and a
basket lunch The hostesses were: Mrs.
w. r. Stubs, Mrs. H. S. Peppmyer,
Mrs. F. S. Jackson, Mrs. E. G. Foster,
Mrs. Charles Paxton, Mrs. William
Davis, Mrs. Ernest Hughes, Mrs.
Charles Moore, Mrs. r. L. Paxton, Mrs.
w. A. Powers and Miss Marjorie Erwin.
The guests were: Mrs. w. F. Albright,
Mrs. c. E. Wardin, Mrs. J. M. Padgett,
Mrs. o. E. Walter. Mrs. r. E. Stuart.
Mrs. Norman Atkinson, Mrs. F. c..
Thompson, Mrs. Harry Lyman, Mrs.
Howard Stuart, Mrs. David Norton, DR..
Annetta Saunders Of Chicago, Mrs. j.
F. Buzzell. Mrs. F. H. Adams, Mrs. H.
J. Lane, Mrs. L. H. Agard, Mrs. ]. W.
switzer, Mrs. G. A. Neeley of Hutchin-
son, Mrs. A. T. Billings, Mrs. M. M.
Blinn. Mrs. J. F. McLatchey. Mrs.
Charles Sessions, Mrs. J. T. Botkin,
Mrs. NJ. B. Jackson. Mrs. A. L. Leslie,
West, Mrs. A w. Benson, Mrs. E. S.
Pettyjohn, Miss Edna Haywood, Miss
Martha Valentine. Miss Ruth Hughes
and Miss Thomasine Jackson.
Miss Gertrude Barnes and Mrs W. P
Bishop will entertain the Ceramic Art
club March at Miss Barnes home.
There will be an election of officers,
and the regular program for the meet
ing will be given:
Paper-From the Abstract to Nature,
Mrs. Glen Smith.
Facts From Flowers with convention
| alization adapted to a jelly jar.
Motif - Gooseberries Or Dandelion,
Miss Rose Mitchell.
Nature Study-Goosebessies or Dan
delion, by members.
Lesson Hour.
The Cosmos club met Friday after
noon with Mrs. E. r. Bartlett, West
Seventh street.
The Clio club will meet Monday after
noon with Mrs. W. E. Culver, 1918
Western avenue.
The West Side Forestry club met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. F. o.
Burkett in PotWin. Mrs. I. d. Graham
prepared the paper for the afternoon on
the Commercial Value of American
Forests" but owing to illness, she could
not be present, and the article was read
by Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Reece and Miss
Grace Reed furnished the music for the
afternoon. Mrs. G. W. r. Travis, pres1-
dent OF the club and chairman of the
| state forestry committee, made graft
flying report on the work of the COM
| mittee in the matter of roadways, chooI
yards. ETC., over the state.
The Golden Rule club will meet FRI
day afternoon March 4, at the home of
Mrs. J. H. McSpadden, 1927 West Fiji
teenth street.
The West Side Reading club will hold
its annual meeting and election of Of
ficers with Mrs w F. Schoch, $40 To-
peka avenue, March Is, instead OF
March 1.
The Nautilus club met last Tuesday
with Mrs A. A. GODDARD. The subject,
"Civic Housekeeping" was discussed
Sheldon, and Mrs. w. A. Johnston.
The Ramblers club will meet Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Harry Lyman, 1892
| Polk street.
The N. N. S. club club will meet
| Tuesday 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. Daniel G.
| Haggart, 1907 West Eighth street.
The w. T. K. club will meet with
Mrs. Rutters, 906 Fillmore street,
Tuesday, March 1st-
Mrs. Lee Monroe. the present
president of the City Federation of
| Topeka, has gone east on business.
| The Topeka City Federation has about
! 500 members. This federation is larg-
err than any of the district fedora
lions, and at present are working for
Topeka, doing splendid work along
civic lines, getting ready to put up
a club house, and helping the girls
at the Beloit Industrial School,
| Leavenworth Times.
| Mrs. Kendrick of Leavenworth, is
preparing the year book for the state
federation; in fact, it is ready for pub
| LEGATION, and is being held for returns
| from a very few clubs that have not
yet sent in their dues, which are sup
posed to be sent in January.
| The club women who have taken
up the matter of forestry will be in
| terested to know of the appointment
of Charles A. Scott. professor of For
estry in the Horticultural department
of the Iowa State college, as forester
for Kansas by the board of regents of