The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

and Mrs. John X. MulVane. MT. CdIl-
non is president of the Fourth National
bank, of New York, and was formerly
president of the New York clearins
house, of New York city. He is travel
ing through the west in his special car
on business trip. He is president OF
the national committee of the Men ano
Religion Movement, and is one OF the
most prominent laymen in the work.
Wednesday evening at $50 he Will meeI
the members of the local committee OF
one hundred at dinner in GemmeH nail
DR.. E. s. PettyjOhn, president or tn1
local committee, has asked the Follow
ing men to receive the guest: Mr.: j.
R. Mulvane, Mr.. J. R. Burrow, Mr..
William Macferran, Mr.. Scott Hopkins,
Mr.. f. NJ. BQnebrake, Mr.. j. N 12oiley'
Mr.. ]. B. Larimer, Mr.. Thomas Page
Mr.. c.. w. Snyder, Mr.. F. p. Metzger,
Mr.. D. J. Hathaway, Mr.. s. E. COBB
and Mr.. NJ. F. Southwick.
A good many of the visitors from out
of town who are here for the suffrage
convention today, will remain for the
press club convention Thursday ano
Friday. The convention will be opened
by reception at the Governors House
Thursday evening.
The program for the afternoon meet
ing Friday, beginning at o'clock, al
the Commercial club rooms, will be as
follows: Presidents Address, Miss
Nanen Herren; The New Member, Miss
Lucy Porter; Innocence Abroad, MRS.
w. E. Atchison; In the Public Eye,
Miss Margaret Koontz; Remembrance,
Mrs. J. G. Wood; and an address by
Mrs. Lillian King. After the program
and election of officers, the club and
their guests, by invitation OF Mr.. w.
W. Mills, will go to the Mills company Z
new store and will be shown through
the building by Mr.. Mills. The pro-
GRAN, will ond a A2N O'Clock.
The annual banquet of the club will
be given in the evening at the Mills tea
room, and the addresses will be as fol-
lows: Publicity by Proxy, Mrs. Frank
farrell; B. A, Mrs. w. A. McCarter;
Views and Interviews, Mrs. Katherine
Hoffman; It's Morning Out in Kansas,
Mrs. c. A. Kimball; Man, Mrs. Eustace
Brown; The Woman of the Hour, Mrs.
Lee Monroe; Vine Woman versus Oak
Man, Miss Effie Graham; Poem, Mrs.
H. o. Carney; Harp solo, Miss Ona
May Miller.
The club is an organization of wo-
men, but the members will be privl-
legged to invite their husbands and men
friends to the banquet. A number of
the men who attended last year have
signified a desire to be among the
guests at the coming meeting, and
gram a good many will be present as
guests.
The members of the Press club which
will meet in Topeka this week, are dis
cussing candidates for the office of
president for the coming year. Mrs.
Frank FARRELL has been talked of for the
office, and her abilitk to fill it credit
ably seems to be unquestioned. Mrs.
FARRELL will come to Topeka soon to
make her home, and is spending this
week with friends here. She is a wo-
man of pronounced literary gifts, and
has the personal charms of beauty and
dignity She will attend the meetings
of the club Thursday and Friday, and
is on the program for Friday evening.
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Mrs. De Witte c. Nellis was at home
informally Monday afternoon to a large
number of her friends, who called be-
tween the hours of 8 and g. The house
was attractive in decoration of roses
and garden flowers, and among the out
of-town women who received with her
We're: Mrs. Eustace Brown of Olathe,
who is visiting Mrs. F. w. Watson
Mrs. Sadie P. Grisham of Cottonwood
Mrs. c. w. Smith of Stockton, Kan,
and Mrs. G. K. Wilson of Valencia,
who are house guests of Mrs. Nellis.
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The Sigma Delta Psi girls of the &C.
tive chapter will give a dinner tonight
at Mills TEA room TOT the dlumndS
members. Wednesday night they will
entertain the alumnae girls and their
men friends at a picnic supper on Bur-
nett's Mound, southwest of town.
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Three charming siSters-all of them
single and all good looking-were
gathered about the evening lamp one
night discussing the latest cut for q
new party gown that one of the three
graces" was to wear at a banquet this
week, when girl of their acquain-
lance was announced. In making
known her errand, she explained that
she was invited to a masquerade party
where she was to dress like an ole
picked spinster, and would the said
sisters three kindly help her out by
lending her some of their old clothes
1t is worth something to know where
to apply for the makeup in filling ar
old maid role.
The Ideal Card club will give g
luncheon at the Mills Tea room, fol
lowed by line party to the Majestic
Wednesday night, in compliment tc
Mrs. John T. Huntington, who will
leave soon for Green Bay, Wis.
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Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. A. H
Baldwin and Miss Hazel Risteen were
substitutes at meeting of the La
Douzaine Whist club Monday after
noon at the nome OF MISS Allce Lak1n
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The art pupils of the High schoo
will give an exhibit of their work
Thursday and Friday. May % and 26
in the studio. The department is un-
der the direction of Miss Kathleen
McNutt.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. Bennett of California. who is or
his return from a trip to New York
will be the guest of Major Alverado
NJ. Fuller this week.
Miss Ellan Irwin, who attended
school in Topeka this winter, has re-
turned to her home in western Kan
sas, to spend the summer with her
people.
Mrs. Claud Butlin and her three
children of the City of Mexico are