The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-27

Brown of Independence, DR.. and Mrs.
Loveland of Portland, oregon, and
Miss Hazelle Loveland of New York.
About ESQ guests were invited to the
wedding.
Dr.. and Mrs Loveland have left
for short wedding trip, to be gone
a few days At home after June 5 at
Mrs. Otis Allen will entertain the
Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae club
Saturday afternoon at four o'clock
The A. R. o. s. of the high school
will have garden party Wednesday
evening at the home of Miss Frances
Cav.
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Miss Grace Rickenbacher will give
a bridge luncheon Saturday. The
guests will be thirty of her college
friends
mally Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
Francis L. Spear, who Will soon leave
for Fairbury, Neb., where she will
make her home.
Bethany college senior play will be
given Saturday night at the college.
Admission 25 cents-Adv
The commencement exercises CT
the Bible classes of Mrs. C. F. Men
ninger were held Tuesday night in the
First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Menninger conducts a Bible
school, having a class in the Presby-
terrain Sunday school and classes at
the Y. w. c.. A. She presented with
diplomas the students who have fin
ished a four years course of Bible
study, which includes a study of ev-
cry book of the Bible and every chap
ter.
The program began with an organ
prelude played by Mrs. ARA Clark.
Other music was furnished by the
Santa Fe Concert company, the mem
bers of which Were: Mrs. b. L.
Smythe, Mrs. J. p. Wahle, Mrs. w. J.
V. Deacon, Mrs. Charles Bair and Miss
Lillian Stone, all of whom sang, and
Mrs. Harry Taskar, pianist, and Miss
Gladys Cav, violinist. The quartet
sang two groups of numbers and the
Good Night song. There was a read
ing, 1.-The Sign of the Cross by Miss
Georgia Neese, the story being one of
Christian martyr in the days of
Nero.
A feature of the evening was an adj
dress by Mrs. Menninger, telling of the
purpose of the Bible classes, their eX-
tent, and something of their history.
The first of her Bible classes was or
ganlzed eighteen years ago, with about
twenty-Six members. The first week
day classes were taught IN November.
1899. In the years since the first class
there have been about $500 people en-
gagged in the study of the Bible under
Mrs. Menninger's direction. She has
pupils in twenty-six states, in Canada,
China and New Zealand. Three ger
erations were represented at the COM
mencement last night, in the family of
Mrs. Joseph Otis, a member of the
classes, who had with her as students
also, her daugher, Mrs. ]. +. True, and
her granddaughter, girl ten years
old.
At the commencement were three
women who had studied under Mrs.
Menninger ten consecutive years, Mrs.
Charles Wore, Mrs. H. L. Shirer and
Mrs. ]. w. F. Hughes; two who had
Eliza S, Gender and Mrs. Eugene
Quinton. Mrs. Menninger spoke with
good deal of feeling of the women
who had continued their Bible study,
and especially of those WHO had given
up recreations on the days of the class
meetings to be present For seven
years Miss Jessie Campbell and Mrs
E. J. Whitaker have been members OF
the Bible school. Miss Elizabeth Har-
kins and Miss Antoinette Williams
class in six years. Mrs. c. F. Joslin,
Miss Carrie Robertson and Miss Laura
Beverly have been present at every
recitation in four years.
After Mrs. Menninger s address, n
tableau of the school was presented.
The divisions of the books of the Bible
into books of the Law, History, Devo-
tiona1 Prophecy and Biographical,
were marked off by printed signs, and
grouped in front of each sign, were
the students now studying i'll that divi-
sion, wearing the name of the books
they are now reading. The front lire
in the tableau was made up of girls
wearing the letters that spelled the
words, "A Living Bible"
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annual exhibit today and Friday on
the fifth floor of the Mills building.
The exhibit is of unusual interest and
shows the advance of the club and its
tendency to keep in the vanguard of
new ideas in ceramics.
Mrs Oscar Perkins is showing d
pretty dresser set in pink, with Shad-
ed candlestlcks. The work, in realis-
tic style, shows a tendency to slight
reverSiOn to the older fashion, which
is thought to be especially attra ctive
for the use to which she has adapt
ed it.
Mrs. T. s. Stevens has on display a
dinner set in conventional design of
green and old gold. Miss Gussie Full
Ter is showing a breakfast set in blue
and gold. which is 1elicately beautiful.
Miss Marie Witwers exhibit contains
an elaborate lemonade set in etched
gold, with border of dull green. Miss
Gertrude Anderson is showing a punch
set in enamel and gold, and four
piece tea set of enamel on belleek.
Mrs. w. P. Bishop has a handsome
sandwich tray, and charmingly
dainty tea set with a decoration of
blue birds and silver. Miss Marie |
Mayhem is showing cheese ard
cracker set in enamels of soft toned
colors. Mrs. H. Lyman's display in |
cludes a chocolate set ill odd shape |
done in white and gold.
Miss May Hull has a slender vase in |
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on one side, and with her exhibit IS |
alSo prettY tea set in blue Mrs NJ |