The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-07

Junction City, in response to an in
vitation from the Ladies' Reading cluo
of that city, and members OF the hos
tess club will entertain the members OF
the board who attend the meetings.
Although the board meeting is pri-
marily for the purpose Of discussing
the business of the federation, there
will be several social affairs. the prin-
cipal event being an evening reception
which will be given for the visiting
women.
Among the important matters which
will come before the board will be the
date and place of the meeting OF
| annual convention of the state fedora
tion which will be held next May.
Wichita club women have made plans
to extend an Invitation to the board to
hold the convention in wichita. and
this invitation will probably be ac-
cepted.
The charity ball to be given for the
| benefit Of the fund for the endowment
of bed in a hospital for housemaids.
| will be given in the Auditorium. It is
| to be a Washington's birthday party.
| and will be held February 20. Commit
tees are being formed to have charge
of the arrangements.
The Good Government club will hold
its first meeting for the new year
| Thursday afternoon at the Y. w. G.
A. rooms, at 2:30 o'clock. The meeting
will combine a business session and an
informal new years gathering, for
there will be a recess for visiting and
getting acquainted.
At the business session. important
business is to come before the members.
Alec arrangements will be made for
the all-day meeting January %. The
club Is expecting to have a 'Namesake'
clubs throughout the state which have
been organized on the plan Of the local
Good Government club and have taken
that name. In a number of Kansas
towns the women have organized clubs
with similar purpose and constitution
as the Good Government club of To-
peka.
pecially urged to be present at the
meeting Thursday.
A Topeka woman gave an evening
party some time ago. and a fashionable
/ Kansas City caterer furnished the COL
lation. This caterers distinctive
achievement is a rum cake. a tiny
morsel With brandy in the filing.
Among the guests was q woman who
belonged to the club of which the hos
tess was member. She sat at a table
at refreshment time with two young
men, who recognized the rum waters
and chose them from the others. The
teetotaler guest followed their example
and took OF two Of the seductive cakes.
The young men ate theirs with due
relish, but the moment the woman bit
hers. her face took on an expression
OF blank horror; she laid the cake back
| on her plate and with it the partly
chewed piece she had taken into her
mouth. exclaiming. "Bocze!" Then
she folded her hands and sat back in
| her chair as far as she could from
the offending supper. One of the men
at the table remarked that the waters
were even better than he usually found
| in Kansas City.
IF you are SO fond of alcohol you
may have my SHARE his neighbor told
him with reproach in her voice.
Thank you. madame" he returned.
''the cakes are excellent, but I really
can't eat garbage. you know"
| The girls of the college of the Sis
ters of Bethany will have a dancing
party Saturday evening in the college
! gymnasium. The winter term of school
/ will begin Friday morning.
| = .
The Monday Tourist club entertain
/ ed the Mothers club of the PrOvident
association Tuesday afternoon Music
| for the afternoon was furnished by
: MRS. Hugh FlSneT. Wn) sang, anu MISS
! Fay Friedberg. who played piano
solos. Miss Elsie Seville gave a dra-
! matte reading. After the program
/ there was a social hour.
l
/ The College Alumnae club will have
! its January meeting Friday afternoon
/ at the Y. w. C. A. f-fter an informal
i tea in the parlors Of the building. q
meeting will be held at 4:30 o'clock In
the assembly room, and an address
| will be made by Mrs. Roy b. Guild.
The Monday Whist club met Mon
I day with Mrs Norman Wear. Mrs
II Wear played for absent members.
II
Mr. and Nrs. J. p. Wahle enter.
tanned at dinner Monday evening. th1