The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
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the exhibit for the department of chem
istry The exhibit is the first TO De
given in this country ana VIII sI ia3iN
points of educational value ana pupllc
interest in the various departments.
Miss Kitchen, the daughter OF MI
and Mrs. W. w. Kitchen, is a senior
in the University of Wisconsin ana
is snecializing in chemistry. The eX-
hibit of which she is in charge will
include a meteorological demonstration
of the transmission of germs py
kiss A kiss is to be bestowed on
cold and unresDonsive plate, and then
after a few hours of incubation the
plate will be examined, and according
TO previous experiments, the dish VIII
be expected to show a thick coating
OF germs.
Miss Kitchell will graduate from the
university this year. Miss Gertrude
Kitchell, who was also a Wisconsin
university student, graduated last sum
1ner, having specialized in mathematics
and is now teaching mathematics IN
high school in North Dakota.
The Owls and the Lambda Alpha
Lambdas will have their spring dance
tonight.
The Army and Navy Journal recent
" contained a notice that Lieutenant
Norman Ramsey, who is now stationed
in Arkansas would receive a promo
ton to the rank of captain. Lieutenant
Ramsey was Topeka boy, whose peo-
ple live here. and who has many
friends to be glad to hear of his pro-
motion, which, though not yet ofhciaI-
ly conferred on him, it is expected ne
will receive. Mrs. Ramsey, formerly
Miss Nina Bauer. and her BABY Spent
a few weeks visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Bauer, soon after Lieu
tenant Ramsey was transferred from
Boston to Little Rock
Mrs J. F. Tilford entertained her |
bridge club Friday afternoon at her |
home, 1915 Tyler street. Guests, be- |
sides the members of the club, were: |
Mrs. George Veale of Moline, ILL.,, |
Mrs Harry Rigby, Mrs Frank SQuires'
Mrs. Charles Skinner. Mrs. Albert Pat
ten, Miss Edith Thompson, MISS Rose
Mitchell and Miss Edna Thompson.
The Art club will meet Monday, April
%, with Mrs. A. w. Dana, Ills Topeka
avenue.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
Wednesday. May l, with Mrs. L. H.
Mum, s13 Topeka avenue !.
The EIweu Bridge club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at las o'clock with
Mrs. ]. L. Work, at her home 11l2 To-
peka avenue
Mrs. f. s. Beardslee. of Chicago, who
/
the guest of honor at a bridge party
this afternoon, at which Mrs. Spielman
was hostess. There were guests for
i've tables.
Mrs. CREIGHTON Miller will entertain
her bridge club Wednesday, May 8.
The state Equal Suffrage convention
Will be held this year in Wichita, May
and s, with a conference of the
state. district and county officers and
other workers on the morning of May
Q. The Business Mems board, the City
Federation of Clubs, and other organ
izatfons of Wichita. are preparing to
make the meeting the largest and most '
interesting woman's meeting ever held
in the state. The Crawford theater s
has been rented for the meeting Tues
day night, at which Miss Jane Adams Y
of Hull House, Chicago, and Rev
Olympia Brown Willis of Wisconsin /
will speak. The Masonic temple, the
largest in the west, has been granted 7
for the use of the convention for their
reception and banquet the evening of c
May s. Mrs. w. T. Johnston, presi-
dent of the Sedgwick county organiza-
ton. has the meeting in charge. Quite 9
a number of Topeka women are plan
ming to attend the convention, besides
the state officers. Those wishing in y
formation regarding trains and hotels
should address Mrs Ernest Cramer,
512 st. Francis avenue, Wichita, Kan. I
The twenty first annual meeting of A
the Kansas Woman's Press association
will be held in Manhattan May IA S
and Is. 7
Presidents of the following organiza-
tons will attend. participate in the S
program. and assist in forming the
council of Kansas women: Mrs. w. I
D. Atkinson, president of the State
federation; Mrs. Scott Hopkins of the
Kansas Day club; Mrs. w. A. Johnston f
of the Equal Suffrage association; Mrs.
Ida Dickerson of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic: Mrs. G
Lillian A Hendrix of the Woman's
Relief Corps; Mrs. J. T. Willard, re- -
gent of the American Woman's league; ;
Mrs. Lillian Mitchner of the w. c. T.
L, Mrs. Cora Billiard of the Welfare '
league; Mrs. George Johnson of the \
State Historical society. The Kansas s
university was the first to assure the
attendance of their dean of women L
The Agricultural college heartily coin
CideS and the other educational ins+i- U
tutions are rapidly following.
Among the veteran newspaper wom- T
en- or Kansas who Will be present and
appear on the program are Mrs.
Emma B. Aldrich of the Cawker CITY
Record; Mrs. Anna c. Wait for many
years editor of her Lincoln paper. They g
are the remaining guard of that bril- u
Iiant galaxy of newspaper women:
Mrs Minnie D. Morgan Mrs. Olive o
Royce and Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, who is "
now IN New York. Other newspaper
women who will be present and add II
- - % Gil al ( MISS Beck OF the a
Holton Recorder; DR.. Sarah Honey of e
the Mankato Advocate: Mrs Cameron Il
of the CORTLAND Register; Mrs F, w n
Boyd of the Phillipsburg Post: Mrs
Lille sutton Kelley of the Toronto
republican; Mrs. Esther E. Nye of the O
Newton Journal. and Mrs F. NJ Pat \
terson of the Woodson County Adyo- RI
cate, Yates Center -
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe. Mrs. Nav n
Belleville Brown, Mrs. c. A. HOFFMAN. II
Mrs. H E. Don Carlos, Miss Nan Wi. Z
lison of the public welfare board of 8
Kansas City, Dean Mary Fiarco w. a