The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
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The most important meeting of the
week was the gathering of the rs
members of the Good Government
the Y. w c. A. The club has out
grown the boundaries of a private
room, for there are 500 members in
Topeka. First came an interesting
business meeting in which one of the
most important questions discussed
was the acceptance Mrs. Cora w.
Billiards. invitation that the club at
tend suffrage rally to be held at
the Soldiers Home the latter part OF
June. The club voted to go. Mrs.
Lucia O. Case reported that Mr.. Garth
manager of the amusement company
of the city park, had offered the club
the use of the park for one hour be-
tween and o'clock one evening of
each week. Suffrage@speakers of note
are to be at the park every Saturday
night, as that seemed the most oppor-
tune time to choose. Mrs. Monroe,
who reported for the committee on
the Mitchell lecture Monday night,
said there were many mem berss pres
ent, as the club has issued cards no.
tifying them of the event.
AS has before been stated. head
quarters have been established IN
Room No. . in the Column bia building
for the club and the mems league of
Kansas, and the committee in charge
OF this department include; MISS Ger
trude Barnes, Mrs. Della Smith, MRS.
A. L. Sherman, Mrs. H. Clay and Miss
Ridiger. The committee in charge of
the suffrage balloons, a description
of which has been. given in the Jour
nal, is composed of the following:
Miss Ridiger, Mrs. H. L. Couchman,
Miss Ceora Lanhan, Miss Nina Roude-
bush.
Mrs. Bessie Sain, Mrs. Lenore Dos
ter Cook, Mrs. A. E. Jones and Mrs.
Whitaker are in charge of the pan
ners, and Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, looks
after the remnants. A new step that
is being taken is the Organization of
the girls club, with the following
names on the committee list; mrs
Rollo White, Mrs. B. f. Roby, Mrs
Lenore Doster Cook Mrs. Z. n Mertz
and Miss RoudebuSh.-
After the business meeting and APP
pointment of committees, short in
formal addresses were made by MRS.
Noble Prentis, Mrs. w. a. Waugh OF
Eskridge and Mrs. Reed of Garnett.
There is a most encouraging sale of
the suffrage postal cards which have
been issued by the club.
Social meetings have been rather
scarce this week, as so many clubs
are closing for the summer. On Mon
dav the Whist club, which will meet
with Mrs. James King next week, met
at the home of Mrs. j. d. M. HamIl-
ton On Tuesday the New Thought
club met with Mrs. Ida H. Hardy,
and the Mothers club was entertain
ed by Mrs. Ward Burlingane, 626 To-
peka avenue. The E1well club lunch
ed with Mrs. Harry Lyman, at her
home on Polk.
on Wednesday the summer whist
club PLAYED at the Fred lies bunga-
low in Highland Park, and the MEM
bers' husbands joined them for tea
This was the second meeting for the
season. The club has just been re-
ORGANIZED the members including Mr..
and Mrs. V. r. Kistler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Smith. DR.. and Mrs. L. A.
Ryder, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Bowman,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Parr. MI and
Reed. Mr. and Mrs George Eagle,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Cartridge, Mr.. and
Mrs w. T Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. d. T.
Paxton, Miss Reed and Mr.. Ralph
Parr. % .SAi1E-
The girls sewing society met at the
club meeting at the home of Mrs Joe
Morgan and Mrs Charles Mitchell.
Thursday the Portia club was en-
tertained by the Bassanios at the an
nual picnic, given at syinewood TINS
year, always an especially jolly oc- |
casion, and there have been as many
as 70 who dined on the grass. This |
time covers were laid for So
Friday the Wandermere club con- !
sregated at the home of Mrs. A. Sam !
uels. and today the Art club had an
attractive meeting at the Country
club.
which was to have had its annual
nicnic at the Samson ranch, mas been
postponed a few weeks on account of
the rain Another meeting for next
week is the closing festivitv of the !
vropeka avenue bridge club. The mem |
bers will meet with Mrs. q. e BOW
man, S04 Topeka avenue, and then