The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-24

Lulu Fordyce. Miss Lotto Ruppel.
Miss Hattie Gardner, Mr.. william
Nelson, Mr.. Elmo Whitmore, Mr..
Conan, Mr.. Nate Thompson. Mr.. Her
bert Clark and Mr.. Fred Fuller.
The Kansas Library association will
hold its fourteenth annual meeting in
Topeka October $3.50. The officers
OF the association are: Mr.. James L.
King, president; Mrs. Sara Judd
Greenman OF Kansas City. first vice
president; Miss Mary Ccrnelia Lee OF
Manhattan. second vice president;
Miss Garnette Heaton OF Junction
City, third vice president; Miss Clara
Francis. Topeka, secretary; Mr. Irv-
ing Bundy of Leavenworth, treasurer.
and Mr.. A. B. Smith of Manhattan Is
member OF the executive board.
At the first meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon at $3.50 O'Clock. Mr.. King will
make the presidents annual address;
Wednesday evening there will be an
entertainment at the Y. w. c. A., with
a reception, followed by a program.
Miss Lima Bresette will conduct the
story hour. and travesty, Lochln-
war;" will be given with reading Dy
Miss Bresette. Miss Lillian Stone Will
sing.
The events for Thursday will in
clude morning meeting at $3.50
o'clock at Mel -4orial hall and visit
to the state printing plant, an address
on Some Broad Methods of Inter-
esting the Public" by Mr.. Purd B..
Wright of the public library OF Kan
sas City. Mo-. and an automobile ride.
visit to the Washburn college Ii.
brary, and luncheon at Mills Tea
room. Thursday afternoon the asso-
citation will meet in Memorial hall at
2:3O o'clock. Mr.. Charles E. Rush OF
the public library in st. Joseph, Mo-.
Ec<~f.
Public Library" and there will be a
tour of Memorial hall and the library
of the State Historical society. The
Thursday evening meeting will be
held at eight o'clock. An address will
be made on 3'The New Rural Com
munity," by Mr.. Walter Burr of the
rural service department of the Kan
sas State Agricultural college. There
will be a reading by Miss Ora Brad
ford, and an address, 1.-The Wage Earn
ing Woman and the Factory" by Miss
Lima Bresette. who is deputy factory
inspector for the state of Kansas.
At nine o'clock Friday morning the
library, and Miss Kate Dinsmore. cat
aloguer of the State library, will
speak on the use Of the library by pu-
pills of the public schools. At ten
O'Clock the meeting will adjourn to
Memorial hall. where there will be
an ADDRESS by MISS Trace M 1cdI,
reference librarian of the State nor
NAL school library, Emporia. She will
tell of her experience in organizing
the library of the Wisconsin state
board of control.
Mrs. Roland Medlicott entertained
few guests at bridge in honor of
Miss Corinne Coston this afternoon
Miss May Graham will entertain
La Hufte Bridge club at its meeting
next week.
Miss Marguerite Gohlke sang before
Madame Johanna Gadski after the
concert yesterday. The madame told
her that there was excellent material
in her voice. especially in the high
and low registers, and she invited
Miss Gohlke to correspond with her
after she reached New York. where
company this winter. 81
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I The Alta Vista club will meet Mon
day afternoon with MRS.. n. L. Afkire. 2
Mrs. Julia Fnrnsworthl Soper will
speak about Russia. where she has
travelled extensively. -
The Impromptu club will hold its
first meeting OF the season with Prof.
and Mrs. w. A. Harshbarger. Wednes-
day night, October 2S. The club will
dine at the HarshbarEer home. and
later in the evening the program will
be. given.
Mrs. John Newell and Mrs Rad
cliffe Lee entertained the Langstaff
class at the home of Mrs. Newell.
The officers chosen for the year were:
Mrs. F. O. Boyd. president; Mrs. Will
Magaw, vice president; Mrs. L. Se-
gar. secretary and treasurer. Miss
Carolyn Lovewell furnished a musical
program. 49,,
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The Washburn faculty club will
meet tonight with Prof. and Mrs T.
w. Todd.
The Dorcas society OF Walnut Grove
church gave a dinner Friday night for
their husbands and families. About
a hundred guests were present. Aft
er the dinner there was music by the
Blank Brothers. Mrs. M. C. Naylor
was toastmistress and. responses were
made by the Rev. Mr.. Urner, who
spoke on the latest news OF the war;
DR.. c. L. Williams. telling Of the ORR
gin Of the Red Cross society; Mr.. J.
HI. Booth. who read an original poem;
Mrs. Grice. who played a piano solo;
Mrs. Blank, on 1.-The Chestnuts;"
"Our Children" by Mrs. Thorpe. a
poem by Mrs. Crner. Halloween dec
orations were used on the table.
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Miss Julia Whitmer will entertain
her auction club tonight at her home
in West Sixth avenue.
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The girls of the avtive chapter or
the Beta sorority gave a rushing party
Friday night at Kellam hall. The host
esses at the dance were: Miss Mar
guerite Nicholas. Miss Marguerite
Trautman, Miss Maude Mcvey, Miss
Corinne Ripley, Miss Lillian Stone, Miss
Lois Murphy. Miss Mildred Newell, Miss
Iuliette Brown. Miss Ruth Foster, Miss
Annette Nicoll. Miss Winifred Burch,