The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
SOCIETY
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Miss Hazel Risteen entertained at
auction Thursday for her sister, MIS-
Harry Rigby, of New York, who IS a
guest at the Risteen home The
guests were members of Miss R1Seeen
card club, and some out Of town
guests. including. Mrs Rigby, Mrs
c F Loe. of Boerne- Texas. who Is
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs ]. H
McGoff; Mrs Harry B. Clark. or chi
cago. and Mrs H b Neiswanger, OF
ner-
Mrs J. H Frizeu entertained the
Portia club at luncheon Thursday
Those present were: Mrs D. E Bar
ton. Mrs w W. Bowman, Mrs w T.
Coolidge, Mrs J. s. Crumbine, Mrs
Charles Curtis. Mrs. Eli G. Foster,
Mrs J. D. Gardener, Mrs Thomas
Lyons Of BurIingame, Mrs Oscar L
Moore, Mrs. l. NJ Powell Mrs NJ G
Porter, Mrs. C. H SearIe. Mrs j. p
Slaughter, Mrs D. c. TfIlorson, Mrs
G. F. Worley and Mrs Erizeh
A Halloween party was given this
afternoon at the home OF Miss Dorothy
Sims, the affair being one OF the
rushing parties of the Sigma Alpha
Iota sorority of Washburn college The
faculty members of the fine arts de-
partment were guests, as well as some
of the new girls
turned from Kansas City, where they
attended the marriage of Miss Elsa
Johnson and Mr. Harry Edward Mar
shall Mr.. Marshall attended school
in Topeka for some time, and is now
practicing law in Kansas City. He IS
a relative of the SINNERS
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A meeting of the Good Government
club was held Thursday afternoon at
the Y. w c A, with Mrs Lee Mon
roe in charge of the program Mrs
Monroe spoke on the subject OF Equal
Property Rights for Men and Women
law woman shared the property with
her husband equally but that she had
no power to leave money to her chill
dren nor to make a will or provision
for the division of her property after
her death The matter was brought
before the last legislature, but there
was but one man. Mrs Monroe said,
who gave the bill his support and tried
to help the women get it passed The
men will not listen to a change in the
present law for fear it will touch the
pocketbook- Mrs Monroe urged the
women to begin now to work for a
bill 10 be presented to the next Iegisla-
ture giving absolutely equal rights in
property matters
Mr. w J. ". Deacon, of the state
board of health, made an address. tell
ing the women of the Importance of
birth registration He said that about
so per cent of the births in Kansas
were registered The birth certificates
should give the date of the birth. par
entage and the maiden name of the
mother. Among the reasons for the
Importance of registration are That
the correct school age of children can
be obtained: that the department. may
assist in circumveuLing those who
might make false statements in evad-
ing the child labor law; to make it
impossible for children of foreign
born parents to be compelled to give
military service for their parents
country, and at times to establish in
heritauce rights. Also II is important
that the board of health know the
date of chiId's birth so that it can
assist in preventing infantiIe diseases
and sometimes blindness
Dr. Deborah LongshOre urged that
children be taught hygiene at an early
age just as they should be taught good
manners or their daily duties and
tasks
The music for the program included
solos by Mrs J. Parks Bennett, one of
the newer singers in Topeka. and by
Miss Mary Sands Mrs. Benefits
song was Il Hear You Calling Me-" by
Marshall. and her impairment
was played by Miss Ann Myers. Miss
Sands's solo was My Heart Is Weary"
and Mr.. Elmer OLSON played her &C
com panirnent-
DR.. DeVfIbfss. who was scheduled
for a speech at the Good Government
club meeting, was excused from the
program on account of an invitation
to attend a meeting of municipal Of
Gcers in Hutchinson, where she was
asked to speak
The women of the club paid their
respects to the former president. Will
liam Howard Taft. baSfng their COM
that appeared a few weeks ago in the
Saturday Evening Post For a man
who is reputed to have a fine judicial
mind, Taft has written an article that