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

Science and Mathematics, a magazine
! to which she contributes and of which
| she is associate editor, gives hers as
the only woman's name on its staff of
! fifty. The book contains comments
| on Miss Graham'S contributions of
verse to magazines and to her book,
| THE PaSSin' On Party.
Another woman, Kansas born and
reared, who has a place in Mrs. Bar
( ker's book, is Miss Esther Clark of
Lawrence, whose home is in Chanute.
She has issued some small volumes OF
poems, the best known of which is
The Call of Kansas
Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey of
Junction City, whose friends in To-
peka are numerous, is a writer of
short stories on the subject of wOm-
ems property rights in Kansas. king
Lear in Kansas is one of the series.
She wrote the romance THE Squatter
Sovereign" as historical novel of
pioneer days. She is the founder of
some large clubs, has been president
of the Kansas federation and a direc-
tor of the National federation, and has
been interested especially in Kansas
libraries. Mrs. Kate Arlington of
Miami, Florida, formerly of Kansas,
is one of the authors the little book
tells about.
Mrs. George H. Whitcomb of To-
peka. lawyer and writer, has a. place
among Kansas women writers. Oc-
cupying a place of prominence in the
sketches is one of Mrs. Myra Williams
family of literary tendencies. Her
father, the late Archie L. Williams,
for thirty years attorney for the Union
Pacific railway in Kansas, and her
grandfather, Judge Archibald Will
1iams. the first United States circuit
judge of Kansas. appointed by Lin
coin, were both men of marked liter
airy ability. Mrs. farrell has written
a serial story, John Bishop, Farmer"
soon to appear in book form, and is
planning novel.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of To-
peka, probably the best known woman
writer of Kansas, is the subject of an
interesting sketch in the biogra phical
collection of Mrs. Barkers. Mrs. J.
G. Wood, also a Topeka woman, who
has written and published a number
of books, as we'll short articles, is
one of the women entitled to place
among the women writers of the state.
Others who have place in Mrs.
Bankers book are: Emma Upton
Vaughn of Kansas City, Ellen Palmer
Allerton of Hamlin, Cornelia NJ
Stockton of Kansas City, Bessie May
Bellman of Winfield, Charlotte r.
Wilder of Manhattan, Latte HOrner
Louthan of White Water, Eva Morley
Murphy of Goodland, Sallie F. Toller
and Georgiana Mccoy of Wichita.
Margaret Perkins of Hutchinson,
Anna E. Arnold of Cottonwood Falls.
Dorothy Garfield Fisher of Lawrence,
Mrs. A. B. Butler of Manhattan.
Sadie E. Lewis of Hutchinson, Sara T.
Robinson, the wife of the first gov
ernor of Kansas; Margaret Stevenson
of Olathe, who writes books for the
blind; Mrs. c. w. Smith of Stockton,
Laura d. COngdon of Newton, and
number of others less we'll known.
Two Topeka women who have done
some writing on scientific subjects
are Mrs. Lillian Mitchner and Mrs. r
e. Smythe.
The sketches are interesting from a
is as complete as a collection of the
kind could well be made. 1t also will
have value in time to come as a refer
ence book, as we'll work of a good
deal of general interest to Kansas peo-
pie.
Mrs. Ed dresser entertained a few
guests at luncheon today at her home
in Tyler street.
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Mrs. George Port Ashton will en-
terrain Informally Friday afternoon
the members of a Coffee club to which
she formerly belonged.
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Science club will hold its January meet
Friday afternoon at the National
hotel The subject of the program
will be municipal government. All
who are interested in the subject I'M
der discussion are invited to attend.
GODDARD and Mrs. A. A. Graham.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. II. B. McDonOugh of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, will be the guest of DR..
and Mrs. w. c. McDonough next week.
Miss Helen Coolidge of Topeka was
initiated into the Achoth sorority of
the State university, Lawrence, Mon
day night.
Mrs. Tom Lillard is the guest of
Mrs. F. P. Ewins of Kansas City, a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kistler have
moved from their house, 1712 Hun
toon street, to 1890 Mulvane street.
Mr.. H. H. Armstrong of Hartford,
Conn, will arrive Friday to join Mrs.
Armstrong, who is visiting Miss Leona
Curtis.
Miss Sarella Herrick, who is stu
dent in Baker university, Baldwin, will
arrive Friday to attend the Kappa
Sigma ball and to visit her mother,
until Monday evening.
Miss Irene Blackburn of Baker uni
versity will come to Topeka Saturday
to spend Sunday with her roommate,
Miss Sarella Herrick, who will spend
a few days with her people in To-
peka.
An election of officers for the Wom-
ans society of the Methodist congre-
cation, held Wednesday afternoon, re-
suited in the selection of the follow
ing women: Mrs. A. Marburg, presi-
dent; Mrs. George M. Noble, first vice
president; Mrs. F. w. Watson, second
vice president; Mrs. William Anthony
third vice president; Mrs. w. ]. Lewis.
secretary; Mrs. Charles Jones, treas
urer.
The regular meeting of the c. w.
B. NJ. will be held Friday afternoon
with Mrs. E. f. Gresser, S21 Tyler
street.
Mrs. George Thatcher of Waterville,
Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fred Cole.