The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

ing from the lobby of privately owned
public utilities. The state already has
a law allowing the cities to own their
public utilities, but that law is sub
ject to repeal by such laws as were in
troduced in the last session, prohibit
ing the public ownership of utilities.
The object was to make safe the cities
right to municipal ownership of those
utilities by making it constitutional
amendment. Mr.. Talbot made an ur
gent plea to the club to study the
question of city self government, and
lend their assistance to getting the
amendment before the people. He also
explained that the clause providing
that the laws of the city be subject to
the state constitution, precluded the
possibility of any city's choice of pol
icy contrary to the states prohibitory
law.
At the beginning of the meeting
Miss Birdine Chandler sang for the
company, and Mrs. Joseph Hicks gave
"a reading. Upwards of hundred
members, and a number of guests.
outside of the club, attended the meet
ing last night
Mrs. Cyrus Monroe will entertain
her bridge club Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. w. L. Thomas, of Chicago, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Woman's
Peace Party, who 1ectured in Topeka
Thursday, was the house guest of
Mrs. ]. W. Thursday. and Friday
honor. Covers were laid for Mrs.
Thomas, Mrs S. S. Estey, Mrs. w. A.
McCarter, Mrs. G. J. Evans, and Mrs
Thurston. Mrs. Thomas left Thurs
day evening for Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Bowman enter
tanned their bridge-dinner club Fri
day night. The table was attractive
bers of the club who attended We're:
Justice and Mrs. Rosseau A. Burch,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Dean, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Myers and Mr.; and Mrs. Bowman
Guests who attended an Easter par
ty Friday night at the home home Of Miss
Chance, Miss Hazel Rucker, Miss
Christina Ward, Miss Dorothy erich
ton, Miss lola Stone, Miss Frances
E GIoise M nr1i '1 Mss Mc
Mr.. Raymond French, Mr..
Clarence Jasperson, Mr.. Edwin
Mr.. Harry Welty, Mr.. Karl
Mr.. John Seybold, Mr.. Henry
Taylor, Mr.. Willard Wear, Mr.. Will
liam Eberle, Mr.. Joe Fay and Mr.
McCarter..
Miss Mary Petrik has issued invita-
tions for the certificate recital of her
pupil Virginia Disco, Thursday even
ing April 8, at Unity church. She
will be assisted by Miss Lucille Grote,
soprano.
Some of the members of the younger
crowd are arranging to give a sub
scription dancing party Tuesday night
at Kellam hall
Mrs Harold Chase will entertain the
Duplicate Whist club Friday afternoon
of next week with guest table for
Miss Frances Chase of Wilkesbarre,
Do &c i=if mo he r.
Harold Chase and >! Mrs; Chase
La Douzaine Bridge club will meet
Monday afternoon with Mrs. William
nue..
Miss Marian Williams will give
party tonight for her cousins, Miss
Dorothy Dickey and Miss Mamie Lyle
Dickey of Kansas City, at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. J. F. FARRELL The
guests will be: The Misses Dickey,
Miss Lucille Robinson of Kansas City, |
Miss Georgia Neese, Miss Helen Lucas,
Miss Elizabeth Edison, Miss Dorothy
Crane, Miss Barbara farrell. Mr. We'll
lington Culver, Mr.. Kenneth OgilV1e,
Mr. Archibald farrell, Mr.. Sanford
FARRELL, Mr.. John Porter, Mr.. Carl
Rankin and Mr.. Randolph Adams.
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A pretty society girl who got dia- |
mond solitaire during the holidays,
still refuses to make the news public. |
It is suspected by some of the gossips
that while she appears to have made
her selection she IS IS still i looking"
Miss Barbara farrell gave line
party this afternoon at the Iris for her
house guest, Miss Lucille Robinson, of
Kansas City. The other guests were:
Miss Dorothy Dickey and Miss Mamie
Lyle Dickey cousins of Miss FARRELL,
Miss Helen Lucas, Miss Betty Edison,
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, Miss Mary
Paxton and Miss Marian Williams.
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The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
club will meet with Mrs. T. V. Camp
BELL 1887 Clay street, next Wednesday.
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The elementary teachers. who are
in the training school for Sunday
school workers will meet with Mrs. d.