The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-10

A dance will be given tonight a.
Steinberg's hall complimentary to
some of the society girls who will go
away to school this year.
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Miss Bernice Fuller, who has been
identified with Y. w. c. A. work Ia
Topeka the past year, will leave in a
week or ten days to take a position
with the association of Indianapolis.
Ind. She will be in charge of that part
of the mem bership represented by the
high school girls, and will also be at
the head of the department of music.
The position is similar to the one she
has held here. The Y. w. c. A build
ing in indianapolis is large and hand
somely finished and furnished. The
association also has a big enrolment,
and Miss Fuller is looking forward IL
an interesting years work. She had
charge of the music in the high school
prior to entering Y. w. G. A. work,
and has been a social favorite in To-
peka.
Among the interesting exhibits in
the art department at the fair is a
number of child's garments lent by
Mrs. Patrick Walsh. A dress and a
flannel petticoat are among the clothes
of this collection, and they were first
owned by Mrs. Walsh's mother, whose
children wore them. They have been
used to cIothe three generations of ba-
bies, for Mrs. Walsh's children have
also worn them, and they are still
good for further service. The en-
broidery was done many years ago in
a convent in Paris, by nuns famous
for their exquisite needlework. The
pieces have been turned by age from
white to deep ivory color and pos
sess that peculiar interest that at
taches to all inanimate things that be-
long to other times and places.
sorosis club have chosen the last
Saturday of the month, for their first
meeting, the date being. September IS, |
al the home of Mrs. w. A. McCarter, |
on College avenue. This is the first |
of the important clubs to re-oHganize |
for the new years work. The Nautilus |
the season during the first week in !
October.
Among the Kansas women who are
cultivating the literary fields of the !
west and harvesting good crop, is |
Mrs. Eva Morley Murphy, of Good |
land, Kan, whose new book, Lois |
Morton's Investment is being a good |
deal discussed. Mrs. Murphy is recog- |
nized as one of the most talented wo-
men of the state. She has been ac- |
tive in club work, was an officer |
of the Woman's Kansas Day club, and |
and individual charm. She has many
friends in Topeka and is a frequent |
visitor here.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. H. A. Auerbach Captain and |
Mrs. A. B. Dautsch and Miss Ruth |
Auerbach will return Saturday from |
a trip east and north.
Topeka girls who will be students
at Baker this year are: MISS Rather
inc McCarter, who has been in the
university two years, and returns to
enter the junior class, Miss Mary !
Slaughter, Miss Maurine McKernon. a
niece of Mrs. c. J. Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tice, of 1925
College avenue, are the parents of a
daughter born Monday. They will |
name her Anna Katherine.
Miss Mary Kerr VIII return Thurs
day from Ohio, where she is visiting |
relatives.
Mr.. Omer D. Smith of Cawker City
is a guest at the Phi Delta Theta |
house and will attend the opening of
Washburn college.
Mr.. Tom King has returned from a |
business trip to Chicago.
Miss Maude Hawley of Harrington
will come to Topeka to be a student at
Washburn college this year
Miss Phil Reed has gone to Emporia |
and she will take a short course of
special work in the State Normal
school.
Miss Helen Fowler has returned
from Kansas City, where she visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Fow-
Ter, the latter part of the summer
Mrs. T. ]. Kennedy, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. F. Bowen
has returned to her home in Junction |
City.
Mrs. W. S Thomas of Mayetta and Mn |
and Mrs A. B. Moore are spending a few |
days in Kansas City. Mr. Moore is travei- |
ing representative of the Topeka Boiler |
works. and will attend the national con- |
vention of stationary engineers in Kansas |
City this week
Miss Maurine Land of Liberal, Kan , |
has come to Topeka to attend Washbu1n |
college this year.
Mrs. George H. Whitcomb and her fam |
lily will return this week from Buffalo |
Creek, Colo, where they spent the SURF |
mer
Mr.. Elliot Porter, who graduated last |
year from the Kansas university, will go |