The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-25

Among the affairs of the week that
will interest a number of people are:
A music club meeting tonight at the
home of Mrs. Morton Albaugh, "a lee
ture Tuesday night at the First Bap-
fist church by Mrs. A. c. Zehner of
Dallas, Tex, and a reception Wednes-
day evening at which Mrs. w. r.
Stubs will be hostess. Mrs. Stubs
party will be given for the state ex-
ecutive board of the w. c. L T. whose
members are: Mrs. Lillian Mitchner,
president; Mrs. Emma Grover of Win
field, vice president; Mrs. Eva Morley
Murphy of Goodland, recording Secre-
tary; Miss Mary Dodge, of--Wichita,
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sadie
E. Linn of Hutchinson, treasurer; Mrs.
Alice G.. Young of Downs, editor of the
state paper; Mrs. L. A. Case of To-
peka, president of the First districts;
Miss Mary Cissna of Fort Scott, pres
tdent of the Second district; Miss Ella
Nichols of Cambridge, Third district
president; Mrs s. c. South of Burling-
ton, Fourth district president; Mrs
Nellie Parker of Delphos. Fifth dis
trict president; Miss Alice Wilcuts of
Burr Oak, East Sixth district presi-
dent; Mrs. Ethel G.. McLough of Mon
ument. West Sixth district president
Mrs. Ida Hestis of Hutchinson. Sew
enth district president, and Mrs ola
Watson of Argonia, Eighth district
president. musical program will be
given during the evening, and informal
addresses will be made by DR.. S. S.
Estey, DR.. T. L. Loveland and Mrs.
Zehner of Dallas, who is one of the
national lecturers of the association
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Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Esther Dolley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. n. Dol
ley, and Mr.. Todd Matthews, the we'd
ding to take place some time during
the coming summer. The engagem ent
has been talked of among the friends
of the two young people for some time,
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general; for though Miss Dolley is
quite young and has lived in Topeka
only a few years. she had a good many
friends here before the family moved |
make her home in Topeka, she has /
gone about to lots of parties and
dances and has become a decided IA !
vo-ite. Miss Lenora Stubs gave I
tea for her some time ago to introduce (
her to her friends. She was educated
at Loretto academy, Kansas City. Her
father, Mr.. ]. n. Dolley. is bank
commissioner, and through his famous
ssBIue sky law" he has become known
throughout the country and is impor-
tant in state political affairs: MI
Matthews is proprietor of retail shoe
store and a member of some OF the
social clubs of the city.
The Vignette club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30- O'Clock with Mrs.
c. d. Skinner, 915 Monroe street
Miss Karolyn B. Whittlesey will give
a musicale Saturday evening, March
80. at o'clock at her studio in the
stormont building:
The executive board of the Good Gov
eminent club will meet with Mrs. ]. D.
Mcfarland, 100 Harrison street, We'd
uesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, in
stead of Thursday afternoon, the date
previously set.
The Good Government club has print
ed 10000 new membership cards, and
will make a house to house canvass to
secure members. A worker will be ap-
pointed for each precinct, and chair
man for each ward of the city. The
club will also organize a mems league,
similar to a society of men which ex-
listed some years ago and of which Dr.
S. G. Stewart was president
The Topeka alumnae chapter of the
Theta Sorority were guests of Mrs r
w Watson for luncheon Saturday /
afternoon at her home on Topeka
avenue.
Mrs. George Staebler and Mrs. George {
Stitt will entertain the Topeka Avenue
club Friday afternoon. March 20. t
The Portia club will meet Thursday J
with Mrs. B. F. McGiffin. at the Y. w e
c. A. rooms. s
The Chandos club will meet Friday ,
afternoon with Mrs. W. H. Rutter, at r
her home on Fillmore street.
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The writer made dreadful break the 2
other day. She told a kid story and c
placed the blame of it on boy II years
old who goes to High school. Ever since G
then a lot of the fellows have been g
lisping to him, cuddling him. and offer \
ing to rock him to sleep. He is now out
after the writer with a gun, and If she il
weren't good at ducking she might Y
never have a chance to make another +
mistake. il
The Spalding Reading Circle has r
elected Mrs. William Connors president \
to fill out the unexpired term of Mrs. :
Paul Huycke, whose death occurred Z
The date for the annual ban h
quet of the club is May 20.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nichols enter r
Lained their bridge club Saturday night :
1t their apartments in the Gordon.
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The B. C. B. Bridge club met this n
Afternoon with Mrs. George Hanley. n
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A Topeka woman purchased a bolt
IF muslin and set out to get all her G
summer sewing done in the early a
spring. When she came to cut her