The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26


The Fourth Ward Good Government
club had a meeting Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. E. S. Pettyjohn.
Miss Mary Hall played some violin
solos, and the speakers of the after
noon were Mrs. Carrie F1atter and
Mrs. Lenore Doster Cook. Mrs. Flat
ter, who is from Ohio, compared the
standing of Ohio women with that of
Kansas women. Mrs. Cook spoke of
the difference in the lives OF women
since the time when man was the mas
ter and woman the chattel. She ex-
planned that even now there are only
Is states in the Union in which a
mother can exercise any authority over
her children without the consent of the
father In many states, if a man dies
without children, his wife cannot in
herit his property.
DR.. and Mrs. o. o. Moore gave a
were laid for: Mr.. and Mrs. R. K.
Hinkson and their son. Ralph, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs E. F.
Bagley and their son, William, and
Dr. and Mrs Moore
Mrs. John Thomas Price entertain
ed the T. G. F. club at luncheon Fri
day. The affair was a Halloween
party, and the rooms were decorated
with chrysanthemums and Halloween
emblems- Mrs. Price is president of
the club, and Mrs. Xina Wright, sec
rotary and treasurer.
An exhibition of the latest hats of
midwinter STYLES will be given at
Pickens' Tuesday. They have a supply
of millinery from New York, new and
decidedly pleasing.-Adv.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Clifford Histed of Kansas City
will arrive Tuesday to be the guest of
Miss Irene Horner, two weeks
Mr.. Harry Raffensperger of Marion,
O.. is visiting his uncle, Mr.. A. B.
Whiting. He will leave in a few days
for a trip to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Bauer of Wilkesbarre, Pa, is
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. ". E.
McVey.
night from Kansas City, where she has
been spending a few days with friends.
Miss Florence Sellows of Los An
geles, Cal, is the guest of Miss jose
phine Doran.
Miss Madeline Whitney has returned
from a trip of several months in the
Miss Josephine Doran, who IS stu
dent at the state Agricultural college,
will spend the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Do-an.
The Child Study club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. II. A.
Claussen, 1854 Mulvane street. DR..
C. E. Heer will give a talk OF 1.-THE
Care of Children's Teeth
The w T K. club will meet on
Tuesday. October %. with Miss Kate
Campdoras, 500 Harrison street. at
usual hour.
The Topeka Central Y. P. B will
meet Monday evening, October %,
with Miss Harriet Reynolds, 1911 West
street.
Miss Nellie Kouns and Miss Sarah
KounS will sing at the First Baptist
church Sunday night.
Mrs. George Boone entertained her
pupils in china painting Wednesday
evening at a o'clock dinner. Covers
were laid for: Mrs. J. c. G1esser,
Miss Lena Hohnbaum, Mrs. z j.
Early. Mrs A Jack. Miss Helen Foley,
Miss Mary Supple, Miss kathleen Fol-
ey. Mrs E CuIp Miss Bobbirgton,
Mrs. Harold Jansen. Mrs. D. Shumate,
Miss Mary Hohnbaum. Mrs Beosier.
Mrs. Boone was assisted by Miss Nancy
Boone and Miss Edith Jansen
The Fourth Ward Good Governm ent
club will have a meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2:30 O'Clock, with Mrs A.
Samuels, 617 Harrison street Mrs
Wallace and Mrs. Samuels viii be
host eSses-
Miss Frances Mitchell of Kansas
City will spend Sunday with Miss Ger
tr1rde Kelly.
Through misprint. it was published
that n and Mrs. Charles Mitchell
would move to The Lenox
Mr. c. W. Kouns and his daughter,
Miss Nellie Kouns and Miss Sarah
Kouns. have returned from trip to-