The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-27

| greater frankness in discussing a sub
| ject of so much Importance and a NOR,
! general dissemination of information on
/ the subject, and an exertion of indI-
| vidual influence toward the passing OF
laws restricting the marriage of the
| unfit.
Mrs. Charles Curtis told an enter
| tanning story, and music was furnish
ed by Mrs. S. J. Crumbine, who sang
| and Miss Ruth Foster and Miss Violet
| Crumbine. who played a piano duet.
| The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Miss Bertha Hoover of Altoona. Pa,
Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mrs. S S. Estey.
Mrs. c. I. Martin, Mrs. +. H. Ewers
Mrs. T. s. Stevens. Mrs. R. H. More
house. Mrs. w w. Welty. Mrs. J. L.
]. Brown, Mrs. w. A. Powers. Mrs
Ralph McEntire. Mrs. +. D. Chthero,
Mrs. McKibben and Mrs. George Bur
roughs.
The Sigma Mu sorority of Washburn
college will give a tea Satur6 ay after
noon from four to six for the new girls
at 1900 Mulvane street
Aesthetic dancing. which seems 10
have taken hold of the fancy of Topeka
people. has been successfully taught N
Topeka the past two years. and viii
have as its exponent this winter, Miss
Pearle LeCompte. of Washburn college
She will have class in simple aeSthe-
tic and folk dancing in the college
gymnasium once a week. She will have
an open class lesson Saturday evening,
September %. at 7:30 o'clock. to which
the grade teachers and others inter
ested are invited Miss LeCompte spent
the summer in New York gathering
material for her work, studying dane
ing and dramatic art. and besides the
standard national dances. she will prs
sent much that is original and new.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Page entertain
eG the members of the West Side For
estry club and their husbands at Il [
meeting of the club Thursday night. In
the absence of the president. Mrs. Har-
T. Forbes. who is ill. Mrs. o. E. Walker
presided. Professor w. A. Harshbarge~.
who is thoroughly conversant with the
subject of flower culture. made an ad- |
dress on roses. telling of the develop
ment of the rose in the last century, and |
something of the conditions and care /
favorable to its growth He urged upon
the club the project of establishing in |
Topeka a municipal rose garden IN |
enterprise that the club will consider. /
The music for the evening was fur |
'ished by Miss Grace Page who sang
I Know a Lovely Garden and 1.-THE I
Rose Rhyme" Mr. David Bowie who /
Lcmond.'' and Miss Effie Page who |
0layed the accompaniments Mrs Page
vas assisted by Mrs. Jay Close. Mrs |
.. E. Walker and Mrs. S. L. Nelson.
y
Mrs C. F. Menninger. who is chair
man of the ticket committee for the
presentation of the operetta THE
House That Jack Built viii be in the !
office of the church every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday afternoon at
40 o'clock and Saturday morning at
ten O'Clock. to sell tickets The tickets
will also be on sale at the music stores
md some of the drug stores. Reserva-
tions can be made at ten o'clock. Octo-
Der .. at the Majestic box Office.
Miss Alice Meade had three tables
at bridge this afternoon for Miss Ma
RTE Jacobs of Cincinnati, O.. who IS
visiting her aunts, Mrs. Frank Souires
Mrs. Katheryn Crawford and Missl
Nahr. Miss Jacobs is on her wayI
home from Estes Park. Colo, wher.
ghe spent the summer.
On arriving home from the office
one evening. devoted husband was met
by smiling wife, who handed him i
carefully prepared list of households
expenses, and along with it a neat lit