The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-06
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Mrs. C. E. Gault was hostess at an In
formal afternoon tea yesterday at her
home in Harrison street, in honor OF
Mrs. ]. p. Rowley, formerly of Topeka,
who spent the winter in the south. and
who Is now visiting friends in the city
close friends.
Mrs. Frank Edison entertained at
cards this afternoon for the members
Of the D. D. Whist club;
The Topeka Avenue Bridge club,
which was to meet Friday of this week.
has postponed its meeting for two
weeks, and the club will be entertained
Friday, April "a, with Mrs. George
Miss Helen Spielman will entertain
her luncheon club Friday of this week
The Alpha Delta fraternity Of WASH
burn college will give dinner dance
Wednesday night. April 8. in Kellam
hall. The affair is the fraternity's an
nual spring party.
A gift or a loan to be made to the
State Historical society Is an article be-
queathed to Mrs. Lee Monroe by wo-
man of the South Seas. The posses
sion, small in itself. has an interesting
association to its owner. A Mrs. Her
bert Cole, Of Christchurch, New Zea-
land, read in a newspaper dispatch an
account Of the effort made at the last
session of the Kansas legislature. to
procure the passage OF a minimum
wage bill in the state. She entered into
correspondence with the foreign bureau
of the local Good Government club.
which was then investigating the work.
ing of such bill in places where it had
been tried. and good many letters
passed between her and the president
Of the club. Mrs. Monroe. Before Mrs.
Coles DEATH which occurred recently,
she expressed a wish that Mrs. Monroe
might be given something that belonged
to her. Whereupon Mrs. Coles daugh-
ter chose the pen with which her moth tn;
er had signed the minimum wage bill
OF New Zealand which her efforts had
helped to pass.
The penholder is Of peculiar work.
manship and all made by hand. 1t 1s
rosewood and ebony. one end capped
mother of pearl. The pen Is New Zea-
land gold, hammered into shape, and
above the pen on the back of the hold
or is a tiny hand wrought silver crucl-
fix. The penwiper. which accompanied
It, is clasped with a large pin. the head
Of which is encircles in mother of pearl.
and across 1t is a silver design set with
q pearl and a ruby.
Mrs. Monroe will put the articles in
the Good Government club collection IN
the State Historical society rooms at
the state house.
The Alpha Mu Music club will be en-
tertained Tuesday afternoon at the
Place. The hostesses will be: Miss
Coe, Miss Ludia Emery and Miss
Elizabeth Moore. The club will study
Wagner's operas.
The w. B. club will be entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Charles
Dietrich, 431 Holiday street.
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Dorothy Dixon gave a party satur-
day afternoon in celebration of her
tenth birthday anniversary. Little
Easter chickens were given as favors,
and jonquils were used as decora-
lions. The guests were: Nellie
Smith, Marian Reid, Louise Dawson.
Francis Baker, Airline Baker. Jean st.
John, Edith Boyd. Thelma Kearney,
Ruth Dixon. Catherine Haggart, AL
den Lewis. Joe Gazen, Lewis Grubbs,
tor Barber, Harry st. John. Lyle
Boyd, Melvin Booth, Eldon Booth.
Robert Colville, Richard COlville and
Dean Perry.
The members of the Clio club en-
party Friday night at the home of
Mrs. William Quail, in Mulvane
street. Covers were laid for thirty.
The club will hold its last meeting of
the year Monday. April IS.
The following guests were enter
tanned at luncheon Friday by Miss
Ruby German at her home in Lane
street: Miss Isabelle Sweet, Miss Luz
ellie Bomgardner. Miss Leah McIn-
tyre, Miss Ethel Joss, Miss Esther Nc
Arthur, Miss Ruth Scott, Miss Theo-
dora Smith. Miss Lucille Rosen, Miss
Esther Champe, Miss Helen Bennett,
Miss Margaret Ely. Miss Frances
Jones, Miss Ruth Larimer. Miss Flor
ence Fair, Miss Nadia Dunn. and Miss
Christina Ward.
day afternoon with Mrs. George
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Mrs. E. d. Clithero has postponed
the recital she intended giving tonight
until Tuesday night. An invitation
is given to all who are interested to
attend the recital Tuesday night at
Mrs. Clithero's home. A feature of
the program will be an eight-hand
piano number with two violins.
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There Is Kansas woman in poll
tics. who is grieved and peeved If her
gown is not described in the report
OF the address every time she takes
the platform to make a campaign
speech.
Mr.. T. G. Gilchrist announces the
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