The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-23

Eleanor Bartel. Miss May Clark. Miss
Florence Craven. Miss Edna Haywood
and Miss Maud Mary Kline.
Governor and Mrs. George II. Hodges
will have a Christmas party Friday for
relatives who will come to Topeka for
the reunion, which IL an annual event
in the Hodges family. The governor
mother, Mrs. Hodges of Olathe, has ar
rived. and Mr.. Frank Hodges son,
Junior, and his daughter. Jessie. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hodges will also be
among the guests at Christmas time.
Junior Hodges, the young son of Mr..
Frank Hodges, Is student this year
in the Country Club school OF Kansas
City. 1t is an exclusive school. con-
Quoted by five Harvard men. which il
attended by the sons Of some Of the
prominent Kansas City families. The
standard Of scholarship is high and the
requirements rigid. Young MI. Hodges.
who IL lad OF Is or 16 years Of age.
vas one Of five boys who was promoted
without examinations; on account OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Kistler will en-
terrain their dinner-brfdge club to-
night. The members Of the club are
DR.. and Mrs. Merrill Mills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Updegraff and Mr.. and Mrs. Kistler.
A meeting of the board Of managers
Of the Topeka Federation Of Women viii
be held Monday afternoon at O'Clock
with the president. Mrs. s. s. Estey. at
he- home in Harrison street.
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The second Of a series of free public
concerts to be given this winter under
the auspices Of the music department
of the Topeka Federation of Women,
will be an event Of Tuesday night, De-
gambler 90 Tho will ha given
in the Auditorium, and no charge for
admission will be made. 1t is the pur-
pose Of the federation to offer music.
without charge to all in the city who
wish to hear it. The program will be
given by Mrs. George Parkhurst.
mittee; Mrs. Charles Gleed, pianist:
Mr.. H. C. Pribble. tenor: Mr.. Walter
Zimmerman, baritone, and Mrs. Rob-
ert Carver, accompanied.
The plan Of the music department in
providing free concerts is a generous
one, for It involves a great deal of work
and some expense. The federation ac-
knowledges itself under special obliga-
lions to the chairman Of the depart
ment and her helpers for the effort
made to present an entertainment OF
high standard to the public. for all who
enjoy listening to music, whether or not
they can afford to attend the expensive
concerts that pass this way. The will
ingness to do this indicates an under
standing Of the value Of music to the
community and the place it should have
in the work Of the city's improvement
The Day Nursery club will have a
Christmas tree Thursday afternoon
at 1870 o'clock. for the children
Of the Provident association. The
members Of the club organized to
assist at the association and to
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work away from home during the day.
The Christmas entertainment for the
children is an annual affair with the
club. Last year great many gifts
were sent for the tree. but this season
other charities have SO occupied peo-
pies minds that the association chill
dren that are given presents through
the Day Nursery club. have been al
most forgotten. The Belgian Relief
work and the Red Cross funds have
been so much in the mind Of the public
that local needs are more or less OBJ
scured. There are from twenty to TWEEN
ty-five children that the club expects
to remember with gifts at the Christ
mas tree. The club will try to see that
each child has a present Any one who
can contribute either toys or children's
clothing for the children Of the asso-
citation to be given at the Christmas
party tomorrow afternoon, may send
their gifts to the association building,
Thursday forenoon, for the Day MUIR
sery club tree.
The fruit and candy for the party
have already been provided. The w.
o. Anderson commission house will
give the candy. and the Whiteker
Wholesale house will give the fruit.
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The Pi Sigma Psi girls will have
a Christmas party tonight at the home
of Miss Florence Davis, in Western
avenue. There will be Christmas tree
girls will give each other. feature
of the party will be the bringing of
presents for a needy family that the
club will look after this Christmas.
After the party the tree will be given
to the family for their own family cele-
bration Of Christmas. and with it will
go the gifts that the girls furnish.
There will be provisions as well as
toys.
The guests will be limited to the
members of the society. Miss Alice
Hughes. one of the members. is home
from Massachusetts,. where she is at
tending Wellesley college. and she will
attend the party. Mrs. Cope will also
be guest. Miss Helen Casey, who is
teaching in Oklahoma, is in Topeka for
the holidays, and she will join the club
in its celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Weightman will
have a dinner party Christmas day,
their guests being: Mrs., M. Weight
man, ST., Mrs. Lillian Stevenson. Miss
Helen Stevenson, who is home from
Humboldt, Kan, where she is teaching
this year: Mrs George w; Martin. Miss
Velma Blakely. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Holcombe of Baldwin. Mr.. Frank
Weightman Of Kansas City and Mr..
Warren Blakely Of Arkansas City.
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A family reunion of the J. D. Nc
Farland family will be held Christmas
day. DIR. and Mrs. C. C. Stillman of
Morganville will come to Topeka for
the day: Mr.. Bruce Mcfarland Of the
University Of Illinois: Mr.. James Nc