The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-29
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i Mrs. Thomas Ryan was the guest
of honor at a surprise party Wednes-
day evening. given by number OF
her near friends to celebrate her
went Waoas to her san.s home It SO y west Ta:r-
teenth street. where they gave sup
per party, and a number OF other
friends called later in the evening.
The affair was complete surprise to
Mrs. Ryan. The party for supper m
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan. Mrs.
Ryan's sister, Mrs. James L. King
and Mr.. King. Mr. and Mrs. W: W.
Wikidal, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. M. Ham
ilton and Mrs. Hamilton's mother
Mrs. Billings, Mr.. and Mrs A. b.
Quinton. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Know es.
MT. and Mrs. J. e. House. Mrs ~, =.
Handy, Mrs. John Shelton, Mrs. f. y.
Purcell Of Manhattan. who is visiting
the evening were: Mr.. and Mrs-
Charles Curtis, Mrs. Reilly OF Eldo-
RADIO. and the house guests at the
Charles Curtis home, who are Mr. and
and Mrs. J. NJ. Miller Of Council
! Grove.
\ Miss Mary Ferguson Of Washburn
college gave a luncheon Wednesday
at the Mills Tea room for Miss Grace
Vinegar of Burlington. Col. who has
been visiting Miss Helen Mitchell and
Miss June Mitchell. Miss Vinegar
will leave Friday for her home
Those who attended the luncheon
yesterday were: Miss Vinegar. Mrs.
Jack Campbell, Miss Irene Kelly of
st. Louis, who is visiting her aunt.
Mrs. w. w. Strickland, Miss juno
Mitchell and : Miss Helen = Mitchell
The Ladies' Music club met
Dean. The following program was
given: Stavenhagen. Presto" Pas
hans; Contoe, 20 Fair, o Sweet and
Holy Miss Elizabeth Anderson;
Chopin. "Ballade." Mrs. Chas Gleed:
Salter. Suite Mrs. Ralph Skinner;
Kriesler, "viennais Caprice" Miss
Miss Helen Estey: Scott. Secret"
Mrs. VIM. Wikadal; Debussey, Moon
light" Miss Ellie Dean; Pontius
Parting Rose" Miss Dorinda Abbott.
The next meeting will be held Feb II
with Miss Meta Robinson.
The ladies of Grace cathedral are
most cordially invited to attend a mis-
the home OF Mrs C. w. Merriam, 913
Buchanan street. Mrs. Frank r..
Millspaugh will speak of the woman's
missionary work of the general con-
vention. held in New York last fall.
1
erick Scott will speak Of the pro-
vincial synod which met at Muskogee
last week.
at house party, and her guests are
the following women who are attend
ing the Woman's Kansas Day club
meetings today: Mrs. Mary Vance
Genevieve Chalkley of Lawrence, Mrs.
]. +. Simmons of Hutchinson, Mrs. c.
III. Beattie of Chanute, Mrs. Eugene
Ware of Kansas City. Mrs. Cora Well
house Bullard of Tonganoxie and Mrs.
May Belleville Brown Of salina-
Mrs. H. L. Peppmyer gave a party
for her daughter. Edna May, Wednes-
ninth birthday anniversary. About
twenty little girls we're guests.
Mrs. Genevieve Chalkley of Law
: renee, Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey of
Junction City and Mrs. Cora Well
house Bullard of Tonganoxie gave in
formal addresses today at noon to the
student body Of Washburn college.
Mrs. r. E. Walker will entertain her
500 club Friday afternoon at her apart
ments in the Piaza
The Kansas Council of Women had
a meeting Wednesday evening at the
H. w. c. A., the session being one of
/ the numerous gatherings of special in
terest to women held this week. The
council is limited in membership to
the presidents and past presidents Of
state organizations of women and to the
deans of colleges and universities.
About forty women attended the meet
ing last night, and the educational in
stitutions represented We're: The State
university, Emporial Normal, State Ag-
ricultural college and Paramount of
Wichita. The Y. w. G. A. for the dis
trict in which Kansas is included, asked
for admission to the council. and 1t
was granted. Mrs. w. r. Stubbs OF
Lawrence will be it's representative.
Daughters Of the Founders and Pa
triots. was granted a representation in
| the council.
The officers elected for the coming
year are: Mrs Scott Hopkins of To-
peka president: Mrs. J. S. Simmons OF
Hutchinson. vice president; Miss Enie
jGraham of Topeka. secretary, and Mrs.
4 Mary Vance Humphrey of Junction
. City, treasurer.
Mrs. Genevieve Chalkley of Lawrence
made an address on the educational
a work Of the Citizenship League, which
J. is the successor to the Kansas Equal
t Suffrage League under the leadership
t of which the suffrage amendment was
I passed in Kansas
1 A discussion of various branches OF
5 work that the council might engage
. / in was held at last nights meeting
! but rather than undertake more pro-
F.: jects than they could handle effectively
: the women decided upon two objects
D which they would present to Kansas
+ women's organizations and for which
I they would work. They will make ar
I effort to have the state educational in
stitutions provided with dormitories
for girls and they will ask for a deten-
] ton home for girls the proposed re-
n formatory to be conducted on the plar
j of the Hutchinson reformatory for boys
. and tC take as inmates women who are
:, too young to be sent to the penitenti
ary.
e Nearly all Of the women's organixa