The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

SeSSment on the ground that 1t would
exclude a good many able and eff
Gent women whose work would be
valuable, but who could not afford to
belong to so expensive an organiza-
ton, and that the high dues would
make the club exclusive and destroy
the spirit of democracy that had pre-
vailed in it during its years of great
est usefulness. Mrs. Garvey objected
to the $40 fee on the same ground,
and because it would make the club
dues, including the cost of belonging
to the smaller clubs, too burdensome.
Mrs w A. McCarter took the mat
ter up from a different angle, and ex-
planned that all the women really in
terested enough to be good workers
would pay the ten dollars and be glad
to, and the others who had only a
superficial interest or none at all,
were not the women wanted and were
just the 'deadwood'' that the fedora
ton had been carrying for years. One
motion after another, each making the
dues lower than the one before, was
voted down, until the darkness be-
tention, and the meeting was ad-
journed, after the $3.50 dues were
settled 1t is the idea of some of the
women, understand, that the new
organization should be primarily
culture club, that the members have
classes, conducted by professional in
structors, for the study of art, music,
literature, or whatever they wish to
started off with a banquet, and that
charity, reform and politics be left to
the church, the Provident association
and the smaller clubs. Others be-
lieve that the new organization should
be a continuation of the former fed
Grafton, with the same work and aims.
The departments will be the same as
formerly. fine arts, household eco
nomics, philanthropy and reform,
education, civics. department of JUS
tice. and they have added music and
forestry and the city beautiful
One of the attractive young girls
who is just beginning to go about to
parties is Miss Frances Walsh. In
fact, she went to her first afternoon
tea yesterday, which was given by the
Potwin women. She was dressed IN a
smart suit of dark purple cloth, and
she wore with it a big purple velour
hat trimmed in white plumes. She is
a good looking girl with a wild rose
com plexion and all that goes to make
up the much praised Irish beauty type
And her opinion of pink teas is that
she can be coaxed to go when there
is no football game nor much of any
thing else to see.
The law department of the Kansas
university will give reception Tues
day night next week, and Judge and
Mrs. w A. Johnston will go to Law
renee to attend the party.
X x
Mrs A. B. Jeffrey gave a thimble
party this afternoon at her home on
Lane street, in honor of Mrs. B. w.
Benedict The Benedict family for
merly lived in Topeka, and a few years
ago went to Los Angeles to make their
home. They returned to Topeka in
Septem Der, but will leave soon for Ur-
bana, I'LL The Illinois university has
recently established a school of engi-
neering, and Mr.. Benedict has been
chosen to be at the head of the de-
partment. Mrs. Jeffrey's guests today
We're Mrs Benedict, Mrs Hinkle Guy,
Mrs J. w. Schaefer, Mrs. Otis Allen,
Mrs. F. L. Park, Mrs G. c. Higgins
Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. M. Blanchard, Mrs.
c. F. Ludington, Mrs. f. r Frost, Mrs.
D G. Haggart, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Mrs. G. w. Payne, Mrs ]. E. Epler,
Mrs. J. F. Whitford, Mrs w. E Craft
Mrs L. M. Gain, Mrs. W. d. Smith
and Mrs A. E. Sweet.
X x
The sophomore class of the high
school will have party tonight at the
home of Mrs J. P. Wahle.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Bernice Emahizer. who is at
tending school in Washington. d. G..
will arrive December II, ana will spend
Mrs. J. c. Emahizer.
The H c. Kibbee family are occu-
plying their new home on Buchanan
street.
Mrs. w. A Johnston was in Lawrence
Thursday to attend a meeting of the
board of control, and visited the school
for the blind.
Mrs. W. H. McKiraEan- and her son,
James Wilson, of Amarillo, Tex, are
visiting Mrs. McKirahan's mother, Mrs
Margaret Wilson.
Mrs. c. w. Horn, of 4s4 Topeka ave-
nue. will entertain the Helianthus Lit
erary club Friday. December Is.
Mrs N. M1liken will leave soon to
spend the winter in Chicago with the
Nudge family.
Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Billiard, of
Tonganoxie, is in Topeka attending the
meeting of the State Horticultural So
ciety.
Xmas postcards, calendars, novelties
of all kinds. Have you seen our photo
calendars? Open till 10 evenings Sun.
day all day. Cut Post Card House, $40
Kansas avenue.
Ray Halls orchestra will play for
Sunday dinner at the National.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cartilage went to |
Kansas City Thursday.
Mr. George Sharitt returned Thurs |
day from a trip to st. Louis.
Miss Mabel Stone, of Emporia, was |
the guest of Mrs. Albert Stone Thurs
day.
Miss F'reda Belts will arrive Deem |
Der 70 from Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where |
she attends the Glen Elder seminary. !
she Will SpenQ the Mondays with nSr |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. Belts
Mrs. Hazel Ellen Nudge of Denver, |
Col, is visiting her aunts. Mrs. c. c. |
Houston and Miss e. V. Eden. She is |
prepare to enter grand opera. She pre- |
viously studied in London and Paris. |
Miss Gladys Dougherty went to Kan |
sas City Friday evening to be the week |
end guest of Mrs. NJ. A. Lehnherr, 40S |
Brooklyn avenue, and viii return to |
Baker university Monday evening.
A double wedding was ceIebrat ted |
Wednesday at noon at the home Of |
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