The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14
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L. Naugebauer and Mrs. Griggs at
their home in Van Buren street. The
members present were: MIS-. r. Ia
BENJAMIN, Miss Vera BENJAMIN, Mrs.
B. w. Carter, Miss Mildred Carter
Mrs. F. L. Park, Mrs. w. w. Yates.
Mrs. C. d. Myers, Mrs. ]. L. Calihan.
Mrs. Darlington, Mrs. Hattring. Mrs.
Weaver, Mrs. Naugebauer, Mrs. Griggs
Seller, Mrs. Denman of Isabelle. 8. D..
Mrs. S. J. Ross, Mrs Seymour Leavy,
Miss Staples, Mrs. Lon Morrison and
Mrs. ]. w. Lewis.
| The Topeka w. C. T. u. will hold its
f! Frances Willard memorial meeting
: Monday afternoon at o'clock. at the
home Of Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon. Isl 5
West Fifteenth avenue. Mrs. p. j.
Clevenger will have charge OF the pro-
gram. and after the program there
/ will be a social hour.
The .spalding Reading circle will
] meet Monday evening. February 16,
in the Knights OF Columbus rooms:
, Response to roll call will be in original
! Valentine verse. The program is an
original one prepared by Agnes Han
nigan.
The S. T. club met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. H. o. Warren. 1869 Buchan-
an street. The members present were:
Mrs. w. B. Carter, Mrs. F. Weaver,
Mrs. George Dougherty. Mrs. ]. B.:
Heck. Mrs. H. c. Horner. Mrs. Samuel
/ Magill. Mrs. H. G. Croft. Mrs. F. E.
Parham. Mrs. w. r. Perry and the
guest Of the club was Mrs. M. E. War
| rem.
80
the w. +. K. club Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at her home. $40 Clay
| street
The Good Government club had
their February meeting Thursday at
| the Y. w. C. A. rooms. Mrs. Edwin
Weeks of Kansas City, a national vice
president of the Mothers Congress.
was present, and made a short ad-
dress on the work Of the organization
she represents.
Miss Gertrude Barnes read a paper
on "Non-partisan Primaries" pre-
senting the views Of different public
men on what would be the best form
of primary, and telling Of the Aus
tralian system.
DIR. s. J. Crumbine lcctured to the
club on Needed Legislation for Pub
lie Health" He gave figures in re-
gard to contagious diseases and ex-
planned how they were, in most cases.
preventable. A drawback to. the efH-
cheney of the health department is the
] lack of funds at it's disposal. A re-
view of the economic phase Of the
situation. showing the financial loss
to the state by death and disease.
showed that great sums Of money
might be saved; thus. an epidemic OF
smallpox and the cases Of typhoid fe-
yer that occur in the state are much
more expensive than necessary pre-
hn cprO
gested that it would be wise to have
for each county county physician
who received a high enough salary to
enable him to give all his time to SAN
itation and public health in the towns
and rural districts of his county.
At the close of the meeting there
| was a short Lincoln Day celebration,
! concerned chiefly with recollections of
the news of his death. as some Of the
older members present recalled it,
Notes and Personal Mention.
Dr. and Mrs c. B. Reed and Miss
Phil Reed went to Emporia today to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Root. DR.. and
Mrs. Reed will remain over Sunday,
and Miss Reed will stay in EmpOria
for visit of two weeks. Mrs. J. P.
Root will accompany DR.. and Mrs.
Reed on their return to Topeka to be
/ a guest at the Reed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton S. Babcock of
Norfolk, Va, are the parents of a son,
born Thursday, to whom they have
given the name Louis Vinton- Mrs.
Babcock, before her marriage, was
Miss Edith Van Dorp. and she is in
Topeka with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Van Dorp.
Miss Virginia Bostic of Hutchinson
has returned to her home, after visit
to Miss Phil Reed.
Miss Blanche Simons Of Lawrence
-, y{y;<
j to Miss Ruth Foster. She was a guest
at the two dances this week. the party
given by the Maltese Cross club and
the Varsity club party last night.
Mrs. E. S. Pettyjohn returned Friday
from Lawrence. where she visited her
daughter, Miss Margaret Pettyjohn,
who is a student at the State univer-
sity. Miss Pettyjohn accompanied her
home to attend the graduating exer-
cises of the high school last night, Mr..
Elmore PettyJohn being one IF the
graduates.
! Miss Eulah Haddock of Los Angeles,
Cal. left for her home Friday, after
visit to her aunt. Mrs. Harmon Went
worth. During her stay in Topeka she
continued her study of the violin with
her cousin, Miss Beulah Wentworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Howard gave a
bobsled party to tie West Side Mission
Study class last evening. Those enjoy
ing the trat were: Miss Sewart.
Marie Olmstead, Pauline Steaves.
Laura Burket, Laura Gates. Verna
Stalker, Elizabeth Lacey. Marian
Schimel, Doris Stark, Edith Stark,
John Rennett, Hubert Howard. Charles
Montgomery, Frank Williamson. Geo.
Baker, Irwin Vincent. Cranston Vim
cent. Paul Wier, James Williamson.
The Women's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. will give Washington Birthday
dinner Monday evening, February 23
at the First M. E. church. 1t is the
desire CT the members of the society
that as many as possible wear Colonial