The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-02
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Form North Side Girls Camp
Fire Association
At Picnic at Middaugh Farm
Tonight.
ENCOURAGE OUTDOOR LIFE
Local Club Branch of National
Organization.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.

A branch of the Girls Camp Fire
| association, a national organization,
will be formed today on the North side
| under the auspices of Miss Crawford,
| tea cher in the Grant schools. Miss
| Crawford has been in charge of the
children's play ground at the school
this summer: The girls over twelve
years who have been enjoying the play
ground games will meet with Miss
Crawford at the school at o'clock this
supper at the Middaugh farm just
north of Topeka and the camp fire club
will be perfected.
THE girls are much interested in the
movement said Miss Crawford this
afternoon. 1.-THE organization is a ma
ticnal one. The idea is to encourage
girls interest in outdoor sports and to
lend a touch of wholesome-not senti-
mental-romance to every day life. 1t
will also encourage nature study and
practical @ observation of plant life. We
expect to perfect the local organization
at the picnic tonight
The following from a recent Tacoma,
Wash, paper regarding the engagement
of Miss MAUD Daub, sister of Mrs. C. H.
Waldman, t. Nir. Dewitt Lee, assist
ant secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. ut
Kansas City, Mo-, and brother of R. NJ.
Lee, clerk of the Shawnee County court
The item also mentions the Waldmans
who are visiting in Tacoma.
Mrs. H. w. Daub, of 1923 North Null
len street, Tacoma, Wash, was one of
the weeks hostesses, entertaining On
Tuesday, July %, at a delightful
gathering of the more intimate friends
OF her daughter, Miss Maude Daub and
an announcement luncheon. During the
dainty pink ard white course luncheon,
Mrs. Daub made known the engage
ment of the honor guest to Mr.. Dewitt
Lee, the association secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. at Kansas City. Mo.
Tho announcement was a pleasing
surprise and will be the occasion of
many dainty prenuptial affairs. Pink
and white roses and sweet peas, with
charming cupid and heart suggestions
added attractively to the decorative
Whitworth college, having begun her
four years course at Washburn college
OF Topeka, Kan, and is an especially
popular girl.
Among the guests entertained were
Miss Jeanette Mellinger, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mellinger's.
of North Topeka, Miss Winefred Myers,
also girl from Topeka. The Misses
Crandal, Amerman, Berry, Arnstron,
Allen, McCullum, Martini Genevieve
Daub. Mrs. c. H. Waldman, of Topeka,
Mrs. Daub and Mrs. Shoemaker
Beginning Monday morning the
quincy school ground will be opened
TOT the children under supervision of
Miss Daisy Crawford, teacher at the
Grant school, until the regular school
term takes up in the fall. The idea
is to give the children in the neighbour
hood of the Quincy school a chance
to take advantage of the supervised
This has been extended to
the children in the Grant school neigh
borhood by the supervision of play
ground games by Miss Crawford. How
ever, it was too far away from the
Quincy school neighborhood. From
Monday until September the Grant
school ground will be open only in the