The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26


activities of the youngsters The boys
and girls that are out of school for
the vacation were not in the least
daunted by the duties OF buying, maxi
ing and distributing Christmas presents,
task so appalling to their elders who
slave at the job weeks before Christmas
and rest from all labors for days at
terwara- The gay youth can be de-
pended upon TO keep the lights blazing.
for their energy doesn't wilt in summer
nor CONCEAL in winter. Thus they have
danced through the holiday season, late
and often.
The calendar for next week is marked
with one party in which the older set
will be interested. and that Is the
Helianthus New Years ball, Thursday
evening in Kellam hail.
y wedding of Importance that VIII
interest society in general is that of
Miss Phil Reed and Lieut.. Oliver H.
Ladd. Of the Philippine Islands. which
will be solemnized Wednesday evening,
December 30, at the home OF the brides
parents. DR.. and Mrs c. b. Reed.
An event of public entertainment for
Monday night is the free concert at
the auditorium to be given by the
Music Department Of the Topeka Fed
Grafton Of Women. to which all who are
interested are invited
Only few Of the card clubs are
playing during the holidays. Mrs. Ar
thur. Nichols will entertain the Mon
day Whist club in conn ,iment to her
sister. Mrs. Amanda Porter, of Leaven-
worth
Next Friday. which is New Years
Day. Bishop and Mrs. Frank r. Mil
fpaugh will receive informally during
the afternoon at the Bishops residence,
where they will keep open house. ac-
cordiDg to their yearly CUSTOM
. . .
Captain and Mrs. Dorsey Cullen and
their little son. Dorsey Hurd Cullen. of
Columbus. Ohio, are in Topeka for
Mrs. Della Moreland. and her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. A A. Hurd.
Mr.. and Mrs Hurd gave a family din
ner party Friday. Covers were laid for
eight. and in the circle of guests, four
generations were represented At the
head of the line is Mrs. Young. who
is Mrs. Moreland's mother and who
makes her home with her. Mrs. Gull
len is Mrs Moreland's daughter. and
the sturdy representative of the fourth
generation is Dorsey Hurd Cullen.
The CullenS will be in Topeka until
the first OF the year. when they will
return to Columbus. where Captain Gull
len will join his regiment which has
lately been stationed neal that city
=
A disastrous ending to a merry day
was the fire at the William Macferran
u
friends OF the Macferran family are a
good deal disturbed over the misfortune.
The house in Potwin which the Mac
ferran family occupied, has been their
home only few years. 1t had been re-
modelled. and was one of the pleas
ant homes of the city 1t contained
some handsome Oriental rugs, and was
artistic in it's pictures and its decora-
tons. And there w5re lovely dishes that
have value far abe the price they
cost. One of the sad >:ings about
fire in a house is the destruction OF
those things that are the expression
of the individuality of the members of
the household. Regret for last nights
disaster is the subject most on the lips
of Mrs Macferran's friends with whom
the s. r. has talked this morning
Western Sorosis club will meet Sat-
ur,iay. January .. 1915. with Mrs. c.
w. Mitchner. 1535 West Fifteenth street,
at 2:45 D. m. Mrs Lee Monroe VIII
make an address on her travel in Eu-
rope last summer
Word has been received in Topeka
OF the death of Mrs. j. NJ. ingalls,, OF
Providence. Rhode Island. which oc-
CURED Christmas morning. Mrs. In
gals and her husband. Col. ingalls,.
retired officer of the United States
Army will be remembered by a good
many Topeka people. They used to
visit their daughter, the late Mrs. J.
r. Burrow. in Topeka. Their grandson,
Mr. Randall Burrow. has left for Prov
tdence TO attend the funeral.
Mrs r. J. Clevenger and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Robert Fullerton. were at
home informally this afternoon at the
CIevenger residence. for Mrs c. r.
Clevenger. of Williamsburg, Kansas.
The guest of honor is a dauehter-in-
u nd oh
ard her husband are making holiday
visit to their relatives in Topeka.
The afternoon was quite informal
and friends of the Clevenger family
were asked to call.
.
Mrs. Mary A. Ahrens of Chicago,
Ill. has returned home after a visit
of few weeks tc her nephew, Mr..
Glenwood Jones of Topeka Mrs
Ahrens met a good many of the So
ciety and club women of Topeka dur
ing her visit here. and was entertained
at number of parties She was also
asked to address meeting OF the To-
peka Federation of Women. at one of
their large sessions.
Mrs. Ahrens is the author of an ar
ticle in the Christmas number Of the
Chronicle. a magazine published in
Chicago The article Is entitled,
NChristmas in the Year of Our Lord
TIA and the following paragraph Is
quoted from it:
Will flowers and waving grain
grow again where now lie the bodies
OF the slain? Will the time soon come
when reason and common sense viii
prevail-when mothers voices shah be
heard to say. No more sons will we
rear to manhood to become human
targets at the beck and call Of emper-
ors. kings and czars; home and coun-
try shall never again be devastated
and drenched with the blood Of our