The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

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Mrs. Mary Cooper Atkinson of Par
SONS, One of the Speakers Mt the
Woman's Kansas Day Club Meet
ing.
One OF the speakers Of the day will
be Mrs. Mary Cooper Atkinson. of
Parsons, Kansas, who Is known to
great many Kansas women. She is
q former president of the Kansas
Federation Of Women's clubs, SO she
has q wide acquaintance. among the
women of the state. Her subject is
to be kansas Of Today"
Mrs. John J. Ingalls,, of Atchison.
the widow of the late Senator Ingalls,
will make an address on kansas OF
Yesterday" Seated around her at the
meeting will be the surviving Kansas
women of territorial days who are
members OF the club and who are
able to be present at the celebration.
The evening before the meeting a
reception will be given for the mem
bers of the club by Mrs. Arthur Cap
per, at her home. Standing in the
receiving line with Mrs. Capper will
be the officers of the Woman's Kan
sas Day club, who are: Mrs. w. A.
Johnston, president; Mrs. Jeanette
Ware. Of Kansas City, vice-president;
Mrs. Gladys Everett Hill, Of Salina.
recording secretary; Mrs. Albrecht
Marburg, Topeka, corresponding Sec
rotary: Mrs. w. F. Watson. Topeka,
treasurer; Mrs. L. b. Smyser, auditor,
and Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey, OF
Junction City. historian.
The assisting women will be the
wives of former governors of Kansas.
and the wives Of the Justices Of the
supreme court. past and present.
The membership fee is 800, which
entities the member to be a guest at
the reception and at the luncheon,
to hear the program, and 1t pays the
annual dues.
| The Calidorean club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Willis A. Cos
ton, in Buchanan street. at 2:30 o'clock.
The session for next Monday is the
first meeting of the club since the holi-
day recess.
Miss Isabel Mills and Miss Elizabeth
Mills gave bridge party today at their
home in Topeka avenue, for their sis
| ter. Mrs. William Mcpherson OF Howell.
Mich.
Miss Josephine Doran has accepted a
position as teacher Of domestic science
in Southwestern college. Winfield,
Kan. Miss Doran is a graduate Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
| where she specialized in household art
and economics, and during the past
summer she continued special work In
Columbia University, New York. Dur
ing the fall and early winter she studied
in Kansas University. and has now gone
to Winfield to teach.
The Good Government club will have
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
Y. w. C. a. The subject for the after
noon is Household Economics. The
meeting will be in charge of Mrs. B. B.
Smyth, and reports will be made by her
on stores and city market. The women
who are on the program for a part in
the discussion are: Mrs. c. w. Shep-
herd. Mrs. Mollie Hunter. Mrs. Morton
White, Mrs. L. s. Couchman. Mrs. 8.
A. Swendson. Mrs. w. A. Bolinger, Mrs.
Elizabeth Porter, and Mrs. Margaret
Bostic.
The club will also discuss legislation
for the coming session. in which the
women are especially interested
Since the last meeting Of the club. the
members have prepared and sent a box
Of clothing to the families of miners in
| Colorado that are suffering. The club
is also at work on more layettes to be
sent to Belgian babies, and they are
still sending out patterns for the gar
ments for women in other Kansas
towns to make. In Atchison all the
clubs are taking it up, and each one Of
the clubs has pledged itself to make
layettes. each club deciding what num-
Der it can furnish.
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A dancing party was given Friday
night at the home OF Miss Florence
Davis, 500 Western avenue. The young
people danced in the ball room on the
third floor. The company included
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Laundon, Mr.. an6
Mrs. r. d. Hagar, Mr.. and Mrs. Todt
Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens. Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Dewey, Miss wini
fred Emery, Miss Ann Ballard, Mis-.
Gail Mueller, Miss Jessie Ferrin. Mis-