The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-06


Mrs W W stiLsou OF Los Angeles,
Cal, arrived Sunday TO spend = week
the guest OF Mrs. A A RobiuSo1
People who have lived here a long
time viii remember Mrs StiIsto1
whose home was IN Topeka until
twenty-five years ago when sac
band and her son 10 make her home
in Los Angeles Since then she has
visited once in Topeka, ten years ago.
She is now On her way home from
national annual convention OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
She was endorsed by her state confer
enee as state regent. and was elected
at the Washington congress The d \
P chapter Of northern California has
kept the state regency for eighteen
years, but with the election OF Mrs
Stilson. IT passes. for the first time 10
the southern California chapter Mrs
John r Swift. vice president general of
fornfa for the past five years
Before going To Washington, Mrs
Srflsou spent some time IN New York
and attended the christening and
launching OF the dreadnaught Florida
which is now the largest ship afioar
About $50 people OF the $1,000 who wit
messed the ceremony were guests OF
congressman. state officers Of Florida
and municipal officers of New York
and Brooklyn Mr. Louis L Pounds a
relative OF MIS- Stilsou. who Is COM
missioner OF public works OF BROOKLYN
invited her as his guest. and she was
thus privileged to watch proceedings
from a balcony erected for the guests
Of honor Vice President Sherman
represented President Taft on the &C.
casion. and Miss Elizabeth FIemming
daughter Of the ex-governor Of
Florida, gave the great ship its cham
payne bath. pronounctng the christen-
ing words
The nuch-taIked Of sufrragette stree.
procession and lecture in Union SQUARE
took place in New York during Mrs
SdlSou's visit While I am rot espe-
eiaIIE interested in the cause of suf-
frage,'' she says, 1T is only fair to TIE
women who are interested to say that
tt New York parade and meeting. not
Wfthstzuctug the reports Of the eastern
papers. was perfectly 6iguifed- serious
and convincing One Of the lecturers
was Rev. Anna Shaw. president Of he
National Suffrage league (A1d by the
way, Mrs Shaw once held a series OF
revival meetings in the First Meth
odfst church Of Topekal-
At the time Of Mrs StiIsouss visit in
Washington. the season Of social and
official activity was closing One Of the
farewell parties, at which she was =
guest was given by Mrs Levi Letter.
the widow of the late Mr. Letter. who
vas formerly a topeka banker and the
mother Of Lady CurZon who recently
died in England Mrs. Letter is closing
her house IN Washington preparatory
to going to England for the summer
She also was the guest of her cousin,
General John W Foster. who was sec
rotary OF state in ex-PreSident Har-
rison's cabinet, and OF her cousin, Mrs
Robert Lansing who will leave al once
for Europe TO attend the conference at
Tha Ea- husband HszfTc- =
Der Of the Newfoundland arbitration
board
Mrs Stuson will leave the latter par
Of the week for her home in Les An
Topeka an opportunity of seeing her
before her return to the west
Mrs A J. Mackey gave a party this
afternoon IN celebration of the fourth
birthday anniversary Of her daughter.
street The little people who attended
were AdeTne and Edna StickermAn-
Leila Hostetter, Lucille Costello, Fran
ces Bone Jane MedIicott- Hazel Hep
worth Dorothy and May Lo1gshore.
Ruth Stewart, Helen Caroline RAIDER
Helen Flesh. Louise NeGaw, MurfeI
Lyman. Frances Somners. Maxine
Mitchell. Gustin and Ralph Mackey.
Harold Stfckerman. Homer Hos<ettsr,
Lee Boyer. Bert Harrison Jack Flesh
Souuers and Frank Streite-
The WashUuru school Of music will
open its summer session Immediately
after commandment Miss Lenore-
Glenn viii give piano instruction Miss
Helen Phipps Will continue the violin
department. for the summer, Miss Helen
Hozeboom will give vocal lessons and
Mrs Glenn NIiIIice will have pupils in
harmony and other branches f
musical study
Madame Luade SOuther of the fine
arts department Of Washburn college
viii leave within the week for Boston
and viii sail from there for Norway
and viii spend the summer abroad.
visiting at her home in Norway and
spending some time travelling in Ger
many Mr. Horace Whitehouse, dean
of the Washburn school Of music, viii
leave Wednesday and will visit for L
few weeks at his home in Ohio. AMI
VIII spend the rest OF the summer IN
the east Professor Guerue viii leave
soon to go to Mexico, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs W. J. St1gg announce
the engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Belle stage, TO Mr. Charles D. Ise Of
CoTeyviIIe kan the wedding TO take