The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-17

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the guests. Covers were laid for lGisl
Holiday, Mrs. Roy Thompson. 1se.
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i Kellam, Mrs. Jack Campbell Alsz
Marian Wear, Miss Katherine Kellam.
Miss Clyde Bonebralke. Mis- Laura
! Hall and Mrs Hayes.
C. X. Holiday. gave an informal din
ner party Friday night at their home
for Miss Holiday and the members Of
her bridal party.
An affair to which the women Of
Kansas are looking forward at this
time every year II the all-day meeting
OF the Woman's Kan0As Day club,
which will be held this year Thursday.
January -. (the states birthday am
niversary), at the First Methodist
In the evening Of Kansas Day. Mrs.
George H. Hodges will be hostess at q
reception which she will give ut her
home In Buchanan street She - ask
OF the state to assist her. and the
wives Of former governors will receive
with her. Mrs. George w. Click of
Atchison will not be able to attend. as
she is in feeble health. The members
Of the Woman's Kansas Day club and
their friends, all loyal Kansas women.
are asked to be guests at the party.
The hour IL o'clock in the evening.
Mrs. w. ]. Bailey. president Of the
Woman's Kansas Day club. and her
executive committee, have asked the
women Of the different towns in the
state to have line party for tho lunch
con which will be served at I o'clock
at the Methodist church. Tables will
be reserved for these parties and
marked in an attractive way. A fea-
ture of the luncheon hour will be a
program of music by an orchestra.
Different parts Of the state are rep
resented on the program. and no one
who has spoken at previous meetings
Of the club will be on the program
this year.
Tho Pawnee Rock State board.
which acts Jointly for the Woman's
Kansas Day club and the state OF Kan
sas, will meet at the Methodist church
just before the morning session Of the
club.
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The municipal market committee had
a meeting Friday afternoon at the
home of the chairmal, Mrs. Albrecht
Marburg. Committees were chosen to
learn the wishes Of the people OF the
city In regard to the establishment of
a market. Mrs. G. J. Evans was asked
to serve as assistant chairman, and
Mrs. b. B. Smythe was appointed chair
man Of the city committee, whose work
it shall be to make a house to house
canvass of the town and to procure
signatures to q petition asking the city
officials for a market. Members elect
ed to serve on Mrs. Smythe's commit
tee were: Mrs. J. p. Kaster. Mrs. Nor
row, Mrs. J. L. King. Mrs. Green and
Mrs. John Movers. Mrs. John Switzer
was appointed as chairman of the
rural committee, who will communicate
with the Oranges near Topeka and
learn the wishes OF the farmers and
gardeners regarding a market. Those
elected to assist Mrs. SwttZer were:
Mrs. T. F. Doran, Mrs. 9. l. Nelson.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston. Mrs. w. F. Wat
son. Mrs. Ralph Moore, Mrs. Cornelia
Curry. and Mrs. J. F. Cecil. Mrs. w.
G. Magaw, Of the Searcher1 club. was
elected to be permanent secretary of
the municipal market committee.
A discussion Of the desirability Of a
market in Topeka was held from tho
floor. A number Of the women who had
lived in cities where there were city
markets spoke in regard to their ex-
perience in dealing with them. Various
objections were made, and the QueS-
ton was quite thoroughly dicussed.
Mrs. Jones. who has lately come from
Detroit to make her home in Topeka.
spoke favorably Of a municipal market.
and also Mrs. Charles Allen Mills, who
has lived in Washington. D. c.. was
much In favor Of the plan. Mrs. p. J.
Clevenger. who had seen the benefits
OF a market in Denver. signified her
approval Of the establishment Of one
in Topeka. Mrs. Smythe brought to the
meeting some articles written about
markets in the cities Of Cleveland. o..
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successful. Mrs. d. p. Paxton told Of
the Kansas City market which Is now
in the hands Of the commission men
instead OF being a municipal possess
sion.
The members Of the committee at
large were given petitions to circulate
among their acquaintances. and after
their plans, another meeting of the
market committee will be called.
The following clubs responded to an
invitation to representation on the COM
mittee at the meeting yesterday: The
SPEEDING Reading circle, Current Liter
ature club. Ladies' Music, Nineteenth
Century, Kansas Authors. Searchers,
n. N. s.. Nautilus, Portia. Woman's
Commercial, Research, Atlantean, Jun
ior Atlantean. Golden Rule, West Side
Forestry, Monday Tourist. vignette.
Topeka Federation Of Women, Clio,
Housewives League, Caledorian. Chal-
dean, Western Sorosis, Good Govern
ment. West Side Reading. Travellers. U
and 1. Alta Vista, and the Parent
Teacher association of Grant school.
The Monday Bridge club will meet
Monday of next week with Mrs. II. A.
Perry, 619 Taylor street.
Mrs. Cyrus Monroe entertained a few
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compliment to her mother. Mrs. T. c.
Sawyer CT Mcpherson. who is visiting