The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
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Mrs. P. J. Clevenger VIII have {
thimble party Tuesday at her home il
West Tenth avenue complim enary tC
Miss Esther Lynch and Miss Lucille
Lynch of Rockford, Illinois, who are
her guests The hours are from 2.3(
and the colors of the decorations vii
be green and white. About thirty
guests are asked.
The Misses Lynch expect to remain
in Topeka until after the Gleed-Coe
wedding next Thursday.
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The ideas of the women in the citizen
ship league (the successor to the old
Kansas Equal Suffrage leagueO are
crystailizing, and the committees are
planning for a systematic scheme of
education of the newly enfranchised
voters of the state. The headquarters
for the school of women voters is in
Lawrence, and the help of the Univer-
sity extension department is promised
in making outlines for study.
The officers of the league are: Mrs.
Genevieve Chalkley, of Lawrence, pres
ident; Mrs. w. R. Stubs, wife of
former Governor Stubbs first vice pres
ident: Mrs. Yaggy, of Hutchinson, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Genevieve
Munson. of Pittsburg, treasurer; Miss
Helen Eacher. former superintendent
of Ottawa schools recording secretary
Mrs. w. T. Johnston. of Wichita, audi
tor. and Mrs. w. A Johnston, of To-
peka was chosen president emeritus.
The expenses of the educational work
are to be met by annual dues of fifty
cents and by voluntary contributions.
There are two important committees,
the Outlook and the Program COM
mittee the business of which is to be
on the watch for bad legislation and to
work for the passage of good legisla-
ton having especially in mind the
benefit of working women.
Mrs Frederick Cowper is chairman of
the program committee, and Mrs. w.
A Johnston and Mrs DeWitte c. Nell
lis both of Topeka, are members of
that committed Mrs. Cowper is now in
Chicago taking advanced work at the
Chicago University. and she viii also
hold conference while she is there, with
noted social and political workers
among the Jane Adams, OF HUI
House.
Subjects of public interest will be
taken up by the program committee,
and outlines for their study Will be
made. each large subject being given in
a bulletin. These bulletins will contain
lists of references. which will be
furnished by the University extension
department. Mrs. Johnston has al
ready made an outline covering about
fifteen subjects She has two special
topics on which to prepare outlines: the
early history of Kansas, and the Health
The outlines that are drawn up by
the members of the committee are sent
TO Mrs. Cowper in Chicago, and it is
expected that the bulletins will be
ready in about two weeks. They will
he distributed at a nominal cost, not
more than enough to cover the ex-
penses of their publication.
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Mrs Lucia o. Case extends a cordial
invitation to the friends of the family
to meet informally Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
H Case and her niece Miss Fidelia
Benton Wednesday evening June 20 at
her home. 1900 West Tenthave. No
formal invitations will be issued.
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Mrs. G. P. Gill entertained at a house
party Saturday and Sunday for Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Buck, Mrs. Charles
Baker, Miss Nellie Baker, and William
Buck. jr. who motored from Kansas
City Saturday.
Miss Nellie Baker. who is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker, and
who formally lived in Topeka. will be
married Wednesday of this week to Mr..
Edward Marling. local manager for the
Harris-Gore firm of Kansas City. After
the marriage Mr.. Marling and his
bride will come to Topeka to live and
will make their home at 1907 Tyler
street Miss Bertha Gill. Miss Ella Gill
and Miss Marie Gill. will go to Kan
SaS lily TO attenu the WeOOlns
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Miss Marie Vancil and Miss Roxy
Vancil gave card party Saturday ev-
ening for the following guest: Miss
Katherine Mcfarland. Miss Bertha
Clay. Miss Grace Dana Miss Louise
Bell. Miss Lillian Lutz. Miss Mildred
Agard. Miss Helen Reinbach, Miss
Emile Seery. Miss Juliet Brown, Miss
Marguerite Dolan. Miss Gladys Nc
Grath of Galesburg. ILL.,, Miss Helen
Welty. Miss Helen Neese. Miss Neva
King. Miss Lillian Martin. Miss Doro-
thy Heartburg. Miss Merle Beeman
Miss Florence Bowman. Miss Mildred
Bowman. Miss Ruth Foster, Miss Vio-
let Crumbine. Miss May Tomlinson