The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-22

The Woman's Kansas Day club will
have its annual meeting in Topeka this
year Monday, January o. The Off
GERS of the club for this year are Mrs
Cora G. Lewis, Of Kinsley, president;
AIRS. Ward Burlingame of Topeka,
vice president; Mrs. Eva Morley, Of
Goodland, secretary; Mrs. E. H Gree
ley, OF Manhattan, treasurer; Mrs E.
w Poindexter, of Kansas City, audit
Or. and Mrs W. A Johnston, of To-
pel1a-, historian. The object of the or
ganization is to promote the collection
and preservation of the early history
Of Kansas, to teach patriotism to Kan
sas youth and to establish &. comrde-
ship among Kansas women All women
are eligible to membership and are in
vited to the meeting January %. The
dues are Is cents for the year.
Mrs. Harley Reisman, of Chicago, is
here to spend Christmas with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A B. Quinton- Mr..
Alfred Qufnton. who is a student in
Cornell university, stopped in Chicago
on his way home and accompanied his
sister to Topeka. Mr.. Reisman will
arrive Sunday. Mrs. Quinton will give
a family dinner Christmas day at her
home on Topeka avenue.
The young girls are going about with
happy smiles on their lips, less because
Christmas is at hand than because
there are so many dances to be looked
forward to- enjoyed, and then remem-
bered. The Varsity dance last night.
the aIumnae Owl ball tonight, and the
TfvoH Monday night, are all comprised
largely of the people of the younger
set, many of them still in school These
girls in their last year in school tell
me they are so glad they didn't start
going to dances when they were
young because they wouldn't be hav-
ing such a fine good time now enjoy
ing a novel experience of five or six
dances in less than a fortnight
Mrs L. H. Mum entertained at din
ner Thursday night for Mr. and Mrs.
John Shelton, of Hood River. Ore. and
4zr. George Shelton, of New York. Mr..
sad Mrs. Shelton are visiting Mrs
SheIton'S mother, Mrs. N. f. Handy,
and win leave Wednesday to accom-
pany their son back to New York city
The dinner table was trimmed in the
Christmas colors, red and green In
the center were candelabra set with
red tapers in the center of a mound
of red carnations. At the corners Of
the table were set candlesticks wound
with smilax. Covers were laid for Mr..
and Mrs. Shelton. Mr.. George Shelton,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Gault, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Blood Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Z.
S. Quinton, Mrs. Julia Farnsworth So
per and DR.. and Mrs. Mum.
The Varsity club gave their holiday
dance Thursday night and those who
attended were Mr.. and Mrs Harold
Tice, Miss Rachel Hotchxiss. Miss
Grace Gains, Miss Mary Sawyer, Miss
Mildred Morton, Miss Ella Lyle, Miss
Louise Heath. Miss Lois johnson, Miss
Louise Fairchild, Miss Ethel Evering-
ham. Miss Marjorie Rodgers, Miss Jean
Rodgers, Miss Frances Walsh, Miss
Berenice Emahizer Miss Alice An
drews, Miss Jean Lindsay, Miss Ruth
Gray. Miss Lucy Vawter Miss Annetta
Nicoll, Miss Lillian Stone, Miss Ruth
Williams, Miss Edna Thompson, Miss
Jean Singleton, Miss Helen Harrison,
Miss Helen Louise Crosby, Miss Juliet
Pettyjohn. Miss Mary Alexander. Miss
Percye Montgomery Miss Marian
Wear, Miss Dorothy Gleed, Miss Fran
eas Rigby. Miss Helen Brigham. Miss