The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26

affair was one of the seasons rushing
parties and the guests were the new
girls at the school.
Mrs. George H. Hodges was hostess
at tea Friday afternoon, compliment
tary to Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, the pres
ident of the State w. c. T. U.
The party, which was the first affair
Of its kind at the governors house this
season, was attended by large num-
Der of the women of the organization
in Topeka, and was an interesting and
successful event.
Mrs. Mitchner returned Thursday
from a trip to the west where she spoke
in the interests Of a prohibition law in
the states of California, Washington
and Oregon, where amendments to the
constitution are pending. Mrs. Mitch
ner is u pleasing and magnetic speaker,
and she was asked to make a brief adj
dress to the company who gathered to
welcome her yesterday. She recOunted
some of her experiences on her trip
| through the west. and gave short his
tory of the winning of the prohibition
movement for Kansas.
II met many Kansas people on the
coast" she said, land all OF them that
talked to favor a prohibitory law for
the west. spoke In more than hundred
street meetings. Some of the older
workers remember how we happen to
have a prohibitory law in this state
even before the most hopful expected
it, The question before the legislature
concerned certain restrictions to De
placed upon the liquor traffic. The
house favored the bill, and the senate
opposed it. The members of the senate
then decided to frame up a bill that
should be SO drastic that the mousse
would refuse It. They offered the pro-
hibitory law and the house. to every
naSSQd 1T. Those
who favore1 the measure then began
| a campaign of education which result
| ed in the acceptance OF the law by the
people when the time came to vote on
the amendment. Years afterward the
lax enforcement Of the law gave rise to
the hatchet crusade led by Carrie Ma
| ton She did not conduct her campaign
under the auspices of the w. Z. L. w.
| but the organization stood by her to
the extent Of bailing her out OF jan,
and we never asked her to stop on our
account The chances for the passing
of the amendment in Oregon seem good
and Southern California appears to Ia
| vor it, but the influence of San Fran
| cleo and some of the northern cities
may offset the sentiment in other parts
| of the state"
| Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Mitchner were
assisted in receiving the guests by Mrs
Lottie A. Case. president of the district
organization. Mrs. Clara Baker. presi-
dent of the Shawnee County union. and
Miss F,ffie Graham. Mrs. Hodges was
dressed in a white wolfe gown. with
embroidered overskirt, and embroidered
surplice bodice, with a trimming OF
white net and lace. Mrs. Mitchner wore
a white gown embroidered in blue.
The house was decorated in autumn
] flowers On the dining table was a bas-
ket Of dahlias in shades of yellow and
brown. and a bowl of dahlias stood ir
the hall. The table was lighted with
yellow candles set in crystal candle
sticks, tied with yellow tulle- The serv-
ing was done by the daughters of some
of the members. including Miss Mar
garet Pettyjohn. Miss Marian Dana
Miss May Tomlinson. Miss Faitl
Young, Miss Violet Matthews. Mis-.
Elizabeth Powell, Miss Ruth Pitcher