The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
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The first club meeting of the week
| was the gathering of the whist club
which met Monday with Mrs. James
King.
On Tuesday the n. S. club closed its
| season with its annual picnic given at
| the home of Mrs. F. L. Parks in West
| lawn. 1t marked the conclusion of a
pleasant, successful and charitable
year.
| Mrs. F. n. Risteen entertained her
| bridge club on Tuesday. After cards.
| luncheon, laid for twelve. was served.
Guests for the day were Mrs. William
r. Smith, Mrs D. E. MoreIand and
Mrs. Charles E. Gault.
| The young people who sew together
once week met at the Country club
! on Wednesday.
| Thursday Mrs E. A. Herbst, 1901
| Taylor, was hostess for the members
! OF the Fillmore street whist club, and
| the Topeka Federation of Women had
| morning meeting at the Y. w. C. A.
There were two important social
| meetings on Friday. Mrs. George P.
| Hayden entertained her bridge club in
the afternoon, with Mrs. Ben Pricer
of Austin. Texas. Mrs. Ernest Wehrner
| of New York city, Mrs. Marie Price
| Wear and Mrs. Paul Walker as guests.
Mrs. George C. Bowman entertained
the Topeka avenue bridge club at
luncheon at her. home, SO4 Topeka
| avenue. Great bowls of nasturtiums
| We're used on the table where covers
were laid for IS.
| The club season is always closed
luncheon given by the six members
having the lowest score. The guests
of the club were: Mrs. ]. B.
Connell of Kansas City, who is visiting
Mrs. w. E. McVey, and Mrs. Earl Sey
mour of Winfield, with her daughter,
Miss Myrtle Seymour. The twelve
members of the club are: Mrs. Bow
man. Mrs. w. G.. McDonough, Mrs.
Mrs. w. T. Davis, Mrs. Eli Foster, Mrs.
l.. J. Coppock, Mrs. George T. Stitt,
Mrs. Horace HUMPHREYS. Mrs. ]. D.
Coe, Mrs. Frank Thomas and Mrs. w.
E. McVey.
The members of the Good Govern
ment club planned an interesting out
ing which was held Saturday after
noon and evening in the City park
Special arrangements were made with
the park management who granted
half rates to all of the children there.
Not only children of the club, but all
the children in town were invited. Mrs.
c. S. Thorp of Los Angeles, Cal, who
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Estelle
d. Day, addressed the gathering on
Suffrage in California" Mrs. Thorp
is prominent worker in California,
and one of the most ardent SuffragiStS
in the country Between $3.50 and
others addresses were made.
Next week society will have its eyes
upon the Country club, where teas,
ties planned for the members who
come to compete for the prizes offer
ed by the Golf Tournament associa-
ton.
The Minerva club will close it's sea-
son with a picnic to be given Thurs
day, June 81, at the Samson ranch.
The Elwell club will lunch Tuesday
with Mrs. P. G. Reilly, 1920 Western
avenue, and the Vespuccian club will
have picnic supper on the same day
at the home of Mrs. w. S. Cochran,
1904 Fillmore street.
The members of the Good Govern
ment club have matured plans for
women's day at the Old Soldiers
Home in Leavenworth. The date has
been set for July IL, and trains will
leave Topeka early in the morning of
the 18th. An extremely interesting
day will be spent, for many towns will
send delegates, and a special invita-
ton has been extended to members of
the G. A. R., D. A. R., w. r. c., and
Ladies of the Circle. Plans have been
made for a visit to the federal peni-
Tertiary, a picnic on the grounds of
the home, and a spectacular suffrage
parade in autom obiles. Those not
caring to take their lunches will be
able to purchase them for 25 cents
apiece at one of the LeaVenworth
churches. Any information concern
ing this picnic may be secured from
the Good Government officers in
charge of this movement, including
Mrs Lee Monroe, Mrs. J. D. McFar-
land, Mrs Emma s. Marshall, Mrs.
e. E. Roudebush and Miss Gertrude
Barnes.