The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-10

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behind a provision transport. A de-
tached mine exploded in the Narrows,
and tore up the transport boat, Just
| little way in front of the passenger
| ship. The travellers rushed on deck
to learn the cause of the disturbance
| and saw the wheat covering the wat
| er's surface, and the animals SWIM
ming in the sea. The incident was the
| only touch of the results of war that
| Mr.. Pettyjohn witnessed On his re-
| turn he stopped in New Haven, New
York, and Chicago. During his stay
/ in Constantinople he made some paint
ings for himself, but was not allowed
| to ship them out of the country. The
government is obliged to forbid the eX-
portation of any canvases for the rea-
son that there is danger of fortifica-
ton plans being transmitted to enemies
1 by the devious way of drawings in in
! visible ink to be brought out later
| by chemicals. In case the college con-
| tinueS its sessions next year, Mr.. Pet
tyjohn will return in the autumn
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| Miss Frances Stutsman entertained
with a whist luncheon this morning
in honor of her guest, Miss Marjorie
Anderson of Topeka. The guests spent
the morning playing whist on the
shaded veranda which was artiStlcally
decorated with garden flowers. At
noon three course luncheon at quar-
tet tables was served by Misses Dora
Pickard and Marcella Lyman The
color scheme of red and white was
Irene Pickard. Josephine Dumas,
Ruth Ellis, Litta Ellison. Frances Pat
ton, Percy Tibbals, Edna Hopkins,
Gretta and Ruth Grimes of Perry
Katherine Henry. Ruth Henry of Nor
tonville. Una Stockwell, Bessie Allen,
Pansy Wallace. Lucille Peddicord of
Kansas City, Emma De Moss, Reta
Null, Helen Naisnnith and Zella Jones.
Lawrence JournaI-W orld.'
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Frost, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lief Felix at dinner at the Country
club Monday night;
Mrs George Hayden will be hostess
at meeting of her auction club
Thursday.
Miss Alice Meade will entertain her
bridge club FRIDAY r :. afternoon r
Mrs. V. Moon. of Indianapolis, Ind,
is visiting Mrs. Ralph Moore, and was
the guest of honor at a morning at
bridge Monday given by Mrs. T. H.
Moon, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. H. Ward
Page. Mrs. Dan Haggart, Mrs. A L.
Daily. Mrs. r. c. Reed, Mrs. r. D.
Payne and Mrs. C., II. Bunger.
A number of prominent Kansas
women are to be represented in the
Kansas delegation to the prison con-
gress to be held in California in Oc-
tober. The women have been appoint
ed by Governor Arthur Capper, and
he has named women known locally
and throughout the state, and those
representing various branches ir
which women are especially inter
eSted.
The list includes Mrs w. D. Mowry,
of Kansas City; Mrs. Julie B. Perry, OF
Newton; Mrs. Ida NJ. Ferris, of Usage
City; Mrs. Myra Beeks Harpster, OF
Kansas City. and two Topeka women,
Mrs. Laura NJ. Thorp and Mrs. Emma
Sells Marshall.
Mrs Mowry was chairman of the
Woman's Republican league in Kan
sas CITY, Kan. She is n woman of a
great deal of cleverness and efficiency.
Mrs. Perry served successfully as su
perintendent of the Girls Industrial
school, Of Beloit, for many years. She
is considered an expert in her field,
and she introduced many new ideas in
her mana cement of the school. Mrs.
Ferris belongs to the state civil Serv-
County Federation of Women's clubs. |
She is, in fact, fhe originator of the
county federation plan Mrs. Harp |
ster is a w. c. T. U. woman, and an
officer and leader in the Kansas City
branch Of the union.
Mrs. Thorpe was for years police |
matrcn in Topeka Mrs. Marshall |
served two years as parole officer of |
Many who have been in touch with |
her work declare that she was the !
most efficient parole officer that Kan |
sas ever had. She devised a good /
working plan to conduct the detail |
work of her department, and she took |
a strong personal interest in every |
girl under her supervision. In addi- |
ton to the requirement of the office, |
the parOled girls in homes or situa- |
lions, and to keep reports of their be- |
havior, she gave great deal of |
thought and care to the study of the |
individual character end circum-
stances of the delinquent ones that she |
came in touch with, in an effort to-
ward their permanent betterment. She |
had no vagarieS to try out but her ideas |
Mrs. Marshall is spending the season
in California and will probably re-
main for the congress
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Friends of the Wilbur family, of
Boston, who visited in Topeka a few
months ago, will be interested to learn
that Mr.. George Wilbur has been
granted a Cecil Rhodes scholarship,
emitting him to a course at oxford
University. England. Mr.. Wilbur has
decided not to accept the scholarship,
as it will interfere with his present
work in Yale. The Wilbur family
Wilbur and their younger son.
Charles, stopped in Topeka, to visit
friends on their return east from a
trip to California.
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A rainy afternoon in Topeka doesn't
drive in all the smart looking cos
tunes by any means. The weather
was drizzly yesterday and discourage
ing to the thought of fine feathers,
but a survey of Kansas avenue re-
vealed some chic frocks neverthe-
less. A suit of black and white was
especially attractive 1t was of fine
checked wool, of soft, light fabric. The