The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-13

! inc Klein, Miss Nellie Belt, Miss Jean
Lindsay, Miss Elizabeth Culver. Miss
Dorothy Parkhurst and Miss Helen
| Koontz.
The hours excluding Thursday. when
| the water is changed, and Monday
morning, are from $3.50 to 1870 in
the afternoon, and from until in
| the evening.
Miss Louise Fairchild entertained to-
Murphy of Lawrence. The affair was
an informal nasturtium luncheon, and
covers were laid for ten.
There is one Topeka girl, who, for
! getful of the hot weather, is plunging
| enthusiastically into a most interest
| ing work. 1t is Miss Louise Culver,
| who is spending the summer in Illi-
nois at the Chicago School of Civics
| AMI Philanthropy. The work in Chi
! cago is a rather strenuous summer
pasSiTne, for there are two hours OF
! lecturing in the morning and two
| hours of field work in the afternoon.
The lectures are made by the most
| famous humanitarian professors OF the
country; one is Miss Jane Adams or
Hull House fame. Part of Miss Cul-
vers tenement work takes her through
Gail Court, the most VIGOROUSLY cor
rupt street in the city-long, narrow
and hideously dirty; there are 500
| children to the block, and the num-
Der of murders committed weekly IS
three. The street is so crowded with
toddling youngsters and decrepit hui
man beings that traffic is rendered al
most impossible.
Miss Culver is having numerous So
cial pleasures, nevertheless-week
end parties, sightseeing expeditions
drives and picnics of all kinds. She
expects to complete her course AT
Washburn, and will return to Topeka
to enter college in the fall.
Miss Miriam Foster entertained the
Girls Guild of the Methodist church
Friday afternoon at her home. 713 To-
peka avenue, There are about fifty
girls in the guild, and at least half of
them were present. Miss Foster IS
president of the guild.
u
The New Thought society will meet
Sunday, July IA, at the home of Mrs.
Lucia o. Case, 1900 West Tenth avenue.
at o'clock. Mr.. E. B. Ingerham, or
Kansas City, who will be at the Case
home for ten days or two weeks, is to
make an informal address. Anyone in
terested is cordially invited to attend,
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The Phi Theta Phi fraternity gave a
dancing party Friday evening in the
pavilion at Garfield park
Miss Alice Nelson will open the
Parkhurst Concert Series Tuesday, Oc-
tober 15 when she will sing from to
at the Opera house. Winter before
last Miss Nelson was a member or the
Boston Opera company, and charmed
many an audience by her exquisite
Nelson is tall, slim, and fair, and has
an ethereal expression at variance with
the sense of humor shown in the 1oi-
lowing story. 1t is said she once sang
at a soiree given by the Duchess OF
Manchester for the late King Edward.
While Tosti was playing the prelude
for his 'sGoodby to Summer, the king
turned to a friend and made some re- |
mark that caused a flash of temper
from Miss Nelson, accustomed to abso- |
lutte silence before she sang. With eyes
dancing, and a wonderful daring she
audfbly hummed the lines, ''Hush'--7sI
then an orninous pause" tbs voice.!
The royal guest took the reprimand
calamity, and led the low laugh at his
own expense.
The pupils of Mrs. Antoinette Smith |
will give a promotion piano recital Fri
day evening, July 10, in the Assembly
hall of the Y. w. c. A. Mrs. Smith will
he assisted by Miss Enid Strickler, and |
an interesting program has been ar
ranged.
Miss Lulu Mckee is drilling half |
hundred children in some exceedingly |
pretty folk dances to be given Tuesday |
evening at the fair grounds. The affair |
is for the benefit of the play grounds. |
that have been so popular with the |
youngsters this summer. The drills VIII
be given on a raised platform in spot |
light, and include the following dances:
American Folk dance, adapted from
Mother Goose; Shoemaker's Dance; |
washing the Clothes;" and II See |
You" Miss Mckee IS an excellent |
teacher. and the entertainment prom |
ises to be full of interest.
The meeting of the Fourth ward Of |
the Good Government club has been |
postponed and will not be held until
July p.
The introduction of the kindergar- |
ten into the public schools and the
of the playground work in
Topeka has created such enthusiastic |
in the Froebel system of
child culture that a demand has been
made. for a kindergarten training
school, which may be established at
Bethany. under the supervision of an
expert trainer from the Chicago uni
provided enough pupils reg
lister before the first of August.
At a meeting of the Fourth Ward
Good Government club. which took
place July at the home of Mrs.
w. E. Sequine, 306 West Eighth
street, Miss Helen Eacher addressed
the meeting on the following interest
ing subjects:
Conservation of national ideals.
What our country means to US.
What it stands for in our eyes.
What are it's ideals?
The perpetuation of republican
form of government.
The continuation of a Christian
Sabbath.
The opportunity given to each citi
zen for a full, free development.
Liberty in the fullest, most conse-
Grated sense.
The world asks women to do this
work to see that these ideals are
preserved No patriotic Christian
can refuse this service.