The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-19


A reception for subscribers will be
given tonight at the new Y. w c. a.
building at Seventh and Van Buren,
streets. and Tuesday afternoon at z: 10
o'clock a reception Will be given Tor
the high school girls. and Wednesday
the association will keep open house
from to in the afternoon and from
s to 10 in the evening. Everybody
who wishes to call during those
hours will be welcome. Men are in
vite dto the evening affairs.
Mrs. ". S. Lindsay, who is presi-
dent of the board of directors, says
that it is the wish of the association
that the people of the town should
feel that the building belong to them.
While, Of course, it is chiefly for the
members, other women are to under
stand that it is also for their use. The
Federation of Women's clubs have
been granted the use of the rooms for
their meetings, and for individual club
meetings. and the local chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
have gratefully accepted the offer or
the association for the use of the
rooms for their meetings. The break
fast room, which is furnished entirely
with articles from the home of the
late Mrs. Gage. would be an excellent
place for small private dinner parties
and luncheons. Mrs. T. B. Sweet, who
was working for the building fund of
the association at the time of her
death, made a personal gift to the
society of the furniture Of the board
of directors room, which is hand
somely equipped with mission chairs
upholstered in leather, and a table
and desk, on which is placed a photo
graph of Mrs. Sweet in a gold frame
In the reading room of the building is
hung an oil painting, The Old Mill at
the Hague" by Mr.. George Stone, and
is the gift of the city federation and
Mr.. Stone.
The furnishing of the building was
in charge of a committee. of which
Mrs. B. NJ. Davies was chairman, and
the selection and arrangement of the
furniture evidence excellent taste and
Judgment.
An upstairs sleeping room. furnish
ed by Washburn college. is furnished
in blue and gold the college colOrs.
The guest room was furnished by the
Marguerites of Westminster church.
The desk in the room was the gift Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Fuller, in memory
of their daughter. Ella.
The walls throughout the building
are of rough plaster. tinted in differ
ent shades. according to the furniture
Of the room, of green, blue, buff, etc.
The formal opening of the building
is attracting a good deal of attention.
not only among the members of the
association, but also among all the
women of the city who realize the
Importance of the acquisition of so
beautiful and useful woman
building to the town
Miss Enid Stricken entertained the
following guests at dinner Saturday
night Miss Bertha Mix of Lawrence,
who spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Stricken; Miss Ann Childs of
Kansas City; Miss Grace Powell. Miss
Henrietta Menu and Miss Dora Menu,
Miss Hazel Barnwell, Miss Verna Wor-
ley. Miss Lulu Greenough. Miss An
Meta Nicholl, Miss Delva Kohnle and
Miss Irving.
The advent of q son in the family is
an item-and an important one too
but when the generous stork brings
two big healthy boys at one trip. why,
that is what you call an event, and the
problem of finding names for them is
next in gravity to that of finding
enough garments to meet the extra re-
quirements. Mr.. and Mrs. Perine of
Wamego have just recently taken two
small boys to board, and had them