The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-01


Miss Shaver was a Washhurn col
leee girl and a member of the Kappa
Kappa Chi sorority. She is interested
in music. ard she and her sister, Miss
Allison Shaver, are among the young
singers who are well known in mu-
steal circles. Mr.. Searle was Wash
burn student and a fraternity man.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Searle.
Mr.. Searle has built a new house at
1877 Mcvicar avenue, where he and
his bride will make their home
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A report from Europe which brings
close home the events of the battle
fields of Europe, tells of the death of
Lieutenant Nicholas Won Scanavi, who
was killed in cavalry charge against
the Russians. He was grandson OF
Captain Lloyd G. Harris of St. Louis,
Mo, and the family is connected with
the A A. Weiskirch family of Topeka,
and has other friends in this city
The youEg Officer s death occurred
while he was leading charge of
Austrian cavalry against the Russians
near Radon, Russia His mother was
formerly Miss Ne.tie Harris, well
known in st. Louis society of twenty
five years ago. She was graduated
from Mary institute, and since her
stay abroad She has visited st. Louis
number IF times once with her son.
| Her husband was the late Etienne Won
ScanaVi, banker of Vienna. A let
| ter received from her stated that the
news of the death of her only son af-
| fected her so that she was obliged to
| discontinue her work as superintend-
ent of hospital in Vienna.
Lieutenant Won Scanavi, although
only "a years old, was commander OF
200 cavalrymen, owing to the death OF
his captain and the illness of the first
lieutenant. The young mans picture
was published q few days ago in the
St Louis Globe-Democrat, with some
| of the details CT his deeth.
The regiment was stationed near
the edge of a woods, and as the order
to charge was given the Russians
opened with cannon and machine
guns. Forty feet at the head OF his
squadron rode Lieutenant Won Scan
avi. After giving the order to adj
vance he fell, shot through the head
and the heart. The engagement in
which he was killed lasted from one
o'clock in the afternoon till two
o'clock the following morning. let
ter from fellow-officer of the dead
man says: I'm life well as in death
he was shining example of devotion
to duty and heroic courage and he
gladly sacrificed his life for a high
purpose-the preservation of his
country, Austria"
A cousin of Lieutenant Scanavi, Guy
Lutwyche, is fighting with the British
army.
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dinner tonight in honor of Miss
Bertha RoWles, whose marriage to
Mr.. Barton Phelps will take place
next Wednesday.
Mrs. William Redwood Smith had
guests for two tables at bridge this
afternoon at her home in Harrison
street. Mrs. Arthur L. Murphy of
Tulsa, Okla, the house guest of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Blood Smith, was
a ell n6 he Of
The program for the First District
Federation convention to- be held
Thursday and Friday of next week at
officers of the district are: Mrs. Festus
Foster of Topeka, president; Mrs.
Sherman Medill, first vice president;
Mrs. Frank Schilling, second vice
rotary; Miss Myra Harwi, treasurer;
Mrs. A. E. Enderlien, auditor.
Miss Eff1e Graham of Topeka is
chairman of the education committee.
Der of the committee on literature and
music. Mrs. H. o. Carney is in charge
of the state scholarship loan plan:
Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis is chairman of
the legislative committee.
The Thursday morning meeting will
consist of an informal conference;
reading of minutes, reports from Off
GERS; reports from club presidents, and
a consideration of a uniform constitu-
ton and bylaws. The Thursday after
noon meeting. beginning at o'clock,
will have the following program:
Invocation, Mrs. A. L. Wood; well
come, Mrs. Charles King, president of
the Ramblers club of Valley Falls;
greeting. Mrs j. M Miller, president
of the State Federation. and Mrs
Catherine Hoffman, of Enterprise,
sas, and Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Billiard
president of the Kansas Good Citizen
ship League. The remainder OF the
afternoon will be in charge of the de-
partments OF civics and art, Mrs. J. 7.
Faulkner, chairman. Mrs. A. L. Wood
will give a piano solo. There will be
lantern talk on art by Miss Blanche
Cassidy, supervisor of art in the Leav-
enworth high school; community
study and development, by Miss Lois
Cornforth, director of the Swope set
tlement. Kansas City, Mo-; song, by
Mrs Fred Legler; Things that Make
an Ideal City to Live In Miss Lima
Bresette of Topeka, secretary OF the
state public Welfare commission; ad-
dress on the scholarship loan fund.
Mrs. H. o. Garvey.
Thursday evening at o'clock the
Ramblers club will give supper at
the home of Mrs. ]. A. Evans for the
delegates and guests. At o'clock
there will be recital by the Apollo
quartet at the high school. Friday
morning a business meeting will be
held for election of officers and the
nomination of delegates to the bienn1a'
of 1916. Mrs. S. j. McNaughton,
chairman of the department of home
economies. will have charge of the
rest of the session, and Mrs. F. Z.
Henry will read an article on Dust
Under the Rug" Friday afternoon
an automobile ride will be given for
the guests. The afternoon program,
beginning at 2:30, will be as follows;
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General Federation Biennial
Mrs. Hoffman
Address Mrs. J. NJ. Miller
Department of Education-Miss
Graham Chairman.
What the State TS Doing for Mu-