The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-28

/ Theater parties for the Washburn
college play, The Little Minister,
Friday night, will be given by the col
lege faculty, the Phi Delta Theta men,
the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Gam
ma Sigma Literary society and the
Washburn College Literary society
The executive board of the w. c.
T. U. which is in session in topeka
this week were the guests of honor at
a party Wednesday night at the gov
ernor's house at which Mrs. W: X,
Stubs and the fifteen members OF the
board, Mrs. A. c. Zehner or Dallas'
/ Tex, national lecturer for the w: Z.
T. u, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, president
! of the Equal Suffrage association, ana
Mrs Emma Sells Marshall. vice presi-
/ dent of the Good Government cup
+; stood in line to receive the guests. Al
/ ter the introductions, program was
/ given, under the direction of Miss
| Maud Mary Kline, and those who FUR
| nisbed the musical numbers and read
| ings were: Miss I-line, Miss Florence
| Cravens, Mrs. Hugh Fisher. Miss Hazel
| }arnwell Miss Dorinda Abbott, Miss
May Clark and Mr.. Thomas. Chairs
| were arranged in the parlors, and the
hall as well as the parlors, were crowd
| ed. Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, state pres
| ident of the w. c. T. u, introduced
/ the speakers. DR.. F. L. Loveland
made an informal address, in which
he spoke of the value of the work OF
the organization. He told or ms
/
for temperance in Ohio, and he also
| spoke in favor of the enfranchisement
of women. Mr.. John Marshall, attor-
ney for the state railroad commission
union, told of the meeting in Wash
! ington, to which he was delegate
| from this state, to work for the pass
| age OF a law prohibiting the shipping
of liquor into dry territory. He also
spoke of the local work for temper
ance. Mrs. Zehner, who made an ad-
dress Tuesday night at the First zap
fist church, was on the program last
night 1T is the temperance move
ment," she said, that has done more
than anything else to unite the women
of the north and the south sherman
in his devastating march to the sea,
helped to conquer the south, but the
white banner and the message of love
brought by Frances Willard, won the
SOUTH
In point of numbers the party was
one of the largest that has been given
at the governors house this winter;
and was attended by both men and
women. The members of the execu-
tive board who were guests OF honor
were Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, Mrs.
Emma Grover of Winfield. Mrs Eva
Morley Murphy of Goodland. Miss
Mary Dodge of Wichita, Mrs. sadie
E. Linn of Hutchinson, Mrs. L. Q:
Fort Scott. Mrs S. c. South of Bur
lington. Mrs. Nellie Parker of Delphos
Miss Alice Wilcuts of Burr Oak. Mrs.
Ethel C. McLough of Monument. Mrs
Ida Hestis of Hutchinson and Mrs
ola Watson of Argonia.
Mrs. George Stitt and Mrs. George
Staebler will give luncheon Friday
afternoon at 1 o'clock for the mem
bers of the Topeka Avenue Bridge
club at Mrs. Stitt's home on Tyler
street.
Mr. Cyrus Monroe gave dinner We'd
nesday night at his home, 800 Harrison
street. Those who sat around the ia
BILE were: Mr.. Arthur Carruth, Mr.. Lee
Johnson, Mr.. Grover Dunn, Mr.. Rut-
ney Dunn, Mr.. John Day, Mr.. Bud
Chaney, Mr.. Roy George, Mr.. William
Denney, Mr. NJ. Alt and Mr.. Cyrus |
Monroe.
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The c. E. society of the First Pres |
byterian church held their semi-an- |
nual banquet ard installation of officers |
Tuesday night at the church. The new |