The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-09

| oOLHTY
4 A reception and musicale was given
in Atchison at the Elks' club by the
in honor of the visiting women of the
! Federation of Clubs. In the receiving
line were: Mrs. C. B. Walker Of Nor
ton. president of the State Federation;
Mrs. Festus Foster of Topeka, presi-
! dent of the First District Federation;
/, Mrs. w. A. Johnston Of Topeka and
Mrs. c. c. Goddard of Leavenworth.
former presidents of the State Fedora
ton; Mrs. Holmes Dysinger and Mrs.
c. L. Hixon OF Atchison.
The young society people are inter-
ested today in the dancing party
which will be given tonight by three
| of the popular young girls, Miss An
toinette Clark. Miss Gladys Neil and
Miss Harriet Hill. A number Of out
of-town people will be guests
The H. H. c. club will meet with
Mrs. M. L. Sargent. 1894 Western ave-
nue.. Wednesday afternoon.
| Mrs. j. F. Billings will entertain the
B. c. B. club Monday afternoon at her
home, 1871 Western avenue.
The Alta Vista club will have a
meeting Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Frank Willard. 1914 To-
peka avenue.
| Mrs. Russell Frost was hostess at a
meeting of her sewing club Thursday
afternoon.
| At a meeting of the Good Govern
ment club held Thursday afternoon.
the members adopted a plan to assist
! in the Red Cross work, and appointed
Tuesday as a day for them to make
| hospital gowns. The suggestion was
made by Mrs. Mollie Hunter. follow
ing an address by Mrs. B. B. Smythe.
who is secretary of the local Red Cross
! association. Mrs. C. L. Williams, the
wife of Dr. Williams, and herself
| trained nurse, explained to the women
how the gowns should be made, and
how the making could be simplified by
! A number OF the women offered
| their home as a place where sewing
could be done on the day appointed.
and Mrs. Rosa Harold Smith of High
land Park, though not a member OF
| the club, said that her house could be
used by the Highland Park women.
| A number of sewing machines will be
put at the disposal Of the women in
each house where sewing will be done.
The garments will be cut out Monday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Mollfe
Hunter, 1892 Fillmore street, by the
women whose homes will be used for
| the sewing bee Tuesday. They are:
Mrs. ]. d. Mcfarland. 100 Harri-
son: Mrs. Rosa Harold Smith. High
land and Munson streets: Mrs. Frank
Lindsay, 2O4O Lincoln; Mrs. J. c.
Purl, 1920 Van Buren,; Mrs. r. L.
| Cofran, 1868 Topeka avenue; Mrs. M.
L. Mcintyre, 1901 Polk: Mrs. N. p.
! ~ 1o and
Mrs. E. F. Shaler, 1900 Lane street.
| A meeting Of the w. c. T. U. was to
be held with Mrs. Shaler Tuesday. AMI
| the members of the Union will go to
| the meeting, and instead Of carrying
out their regular program, they VIII
| sew on the hospital gowns Tor the RED
| Cross association.
i A great deal Of interest has been
/ taken in the plan, and the telephones
this morning have been busy, with Of
! fers Of help. Some women who Will
not be able to take part In the sewing
| bee have offered to give money for the
| project. The club will buy 500 yards
of muslin, and it will cost them good
deal Of money that must be raised,
mostly by voluntary contributions
outside of the regular club fund. =.
| A committee was appointed to sell
tickets for the Car-Rob Stock company
benefit next week at the Grand theater.
The members of that committee are:
Mrs. George Epley, chairman, 81 West
| Sixth avenue; Miss Gertrude Barnes
Mrs. w. A. Bolinger, at the Rosary.
| Mrs. r.. L. Cofran, Mrs. Morton White.
Mrs. L. H. Foster. Mrs. s. 3. Wade
| Mrs. Mollie Hunter, Mrs. ]. A. BOstfc,
Mrs. v. F. Robey, Mrs. Nicely and Mrs.
| o. K. Swayze
A committee has also been appointed
1 to solicit clothing for the Red Cross
work. The chairman is Mrs. o. o. Neis-
| wender, of lilo Taylor street. Her help
| ers are Mrs. F. A. Rooster, Mrs. r. B.
Merrick, Mrs. s. G. Stewart, Mrs. E. S.
Pettyjohn, Mrs. N. p. GarretsOn, Mrs.
P. J. Clevenger. Mrs. Frank Lindsay,
Mrs. G. M, Blair, Mrs. j. c. Purl. Any
| one who has clothing to give may leave
| it at Mrs. c. H. Morrison's store, 6O03
| Kansas avenue, or with Mrs. Albrecht
Marburg, Tenth and Harrison streets.
| Mrs. Marburg is chairman Of the Red
Cross clothes committee, and all the
clothing given will eventually be taken
| in charge by her.
| Mrs. w. A. Bolinger is giving an
| afternoon party today for the members
of the Good Government club, at her
home, 926 Tyler street, and the soliciting
committee are working on their part of
| the task there.
The music for the meeting was in
charge of Miss Maude Mary Kline. Miss
Mary Slaughter sang His Lullaby" by
Carrie Jacobs Bond, with Miss Elizabeth
Anderson accompanist. Mrs. Wilma
Cross Rhodes made an address about
the Better Babies Contest, in which
she said she believed the state legis-
lature should provide a child hygiene
bureau. She also suggested that vote
of thanks be given Miss Mabel Graves
for her work in making the contest at
| the state fair a success.
| Miss Graves who was director of the
| better babies contest gave some figures
| in the results of the contest. There
| were 342 babies examined. Two of them
were found to have perfect measure