The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-31

Bowen and her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Davis Miss Watson is the State uni
versity librarian, and Mrs. Beatty the
city librarian of Lawrence. Mrs
Beatty's son, Jerome Beatty, is a young
man who has had an interesting ca
reer In newspaper work, ana Is now
York World.
The Chaldean club will meet Mon
day, February 3, with Mrs. w. F.
Bowen, at her home, S03 Western ave-
nue.. Mrs. Robert Steele will have an
address on The New South" and Mrs
]. B. Larimer will have charge of cur
rent events for the meeting.
Sorosis club will have their annual
banquet on Lincolns birthday, Febru-
airy II, and each member is privileged
to invite two guests. The members
are asked to send to the treasurer,
Mrs. F. w. Watson, the names OF their
guests.
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An all-day session of a meeting or
the board of management of the State
Federation of Women's clubs was heio
Thursday in Topeka. The board is
composed of the officers and district
presidents of the federation. A full at
tendance and a successful and har-
monious meeting was held. The rou-
tine business was quickly disposed of
and the time given to discussions or
many of the important measures be-
fore the legislature. The attitude OF
these women is an index to the spirit
of Kansas women who are not going
to follow after any leader or measure.
representative Of the federation
brought in copies of the bills before
the legislature which the federation is
endorsing Or opposing, and these and
other measures are to be studied by
the members. Among the things &C
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structing of the legislative committee
of the federation to use its efforts
against the passage of the bill, chang
ing the personnel of the state board of
health, to support the bill on white
slavery, to support some sufficient
measure regarding the physical super
vision of the health of school children.
Some other bills were tabled for lack
of definite information on the meas
ures and their probable results.
Those present at the meeting were:
Mrs. w. D. Atkinson, Parsons, presi
dent.
Mrs. C. D. Walker, Norton, vice pres
ident.
Mrs. w. W. Wood, Horton, recording
secretary.
Mrs. Harry Gregory, corresponding
secretary.
Mrs. C. H. Henson, Paola. treasurer.
Mrs. E. B. Jewett, Wichita, auditor.
general federation secretary
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS.
First district-MrS. Harry DeCoursey,
Leavenworth.
Second district-Mrs. George ]. Bar
ker, Lawrence.
Third district-Mrs. H. B. Musser,
Parsons.
Fourth district-MrS. J. M. Miller,
Council Grove.
Fifth district-Mrs. Eva H Aiken.
Manhattan.
Sixth district-Mrs. Grace L. Snyder.
Cawker City.
Seventh district-Mrs. Rosa B. era,
Eighth district-Mrs. Vernon H.
Branch, Wichita.
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The active and alumnae girls and
pledges of the Beta Sorority had a
spread Wednesday night at the chap
ter house.
i. I. J.
The board of directors of the Coun-
try club elected officers Thursday
night. Mr. Arch M. Catlin was chos-
president Mr.. E. A. THRILL secretary
and treasurer (re-elected.) The chair |
man of the grounds committee for the
year will be Mr.. Armin Fassler house
committee, MI. Horace Humphreys, !
golf committee, DR.. w. N. West, en-
tertainment committee, Mr.. H. A. |
tennis committee, Mr.. VIM. |
B. Collinson.
are: Mr.. Harry B. Clark, Mr. A L.
Van Petten, Mr.. Charles NJ. Sawyer,
Mr.. w. E. Wilcox, DR.. w F. Bowen,
Dr.. D. E. Esterly and Captain A. B. +
Deutsch.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Chase will en-
tertain their bridge club tonight. +
Some of the younger men of the
Country club will give an informal
dance Saturday night at the club
house.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. J. D. NJ. Hamilton returned to-
day from a business trip in the south
ern part of the state.
Mrs. Carol Forbes of Rollo. Mo-,
returned to her home today after a
visit to her mother, Mrs. c. r. Love.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bauer will leave
Saturday. for trip of two weeks to
They will visit their daughter, Mrs.
Norman Ramsey, in Washington a
few days and will then go to New
York for the rest of the time of their
a absence.
Mrs. L. H. Greenwood is spending a
few weeks in Excelsior Springs. Mo.
Miss Vivien Herren, who attended
the Strohm-Dietrick wedding, and
visited her parents in Topeka. has re-
turned to Manhattan, where she is
student in the State Agricultural col
Iege.
Mrs. L. A. King of sol Fillmore
street has returned from a trip to
Plainville, Kan. Miss Anna Carlson,
editor of the Lindsborg News. who
was Mrs. Kings guest during the Ed
itorial association meeting, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cornwen of
st. John, have returned home, after a