The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-14

! joyable sight New York could offer her
would be the ocean, and took her the
morning after her arrival on the deep
sea trip. 1t was a bright, sunny morn
ing in June, clear. without trace OF
haze or fog, and 1 enjoyed with more
than the usual anticipation what her
pleasure would be. We secured com
Portable seats on the boat. and just as
it started she pulled from hand
satchel a Topeka newspaper that had
arrived that morning, and all the way
out of that imposing harbor and away
past Sandy Hook she read it-tele-
graph, editorial, advertiseme 4lts,
births, deaths and local news, saving
what was the cream for her to the
last. the womens club news.
Look 1 said, when we had passed
out to sea, isn't it sublime?"
Yes" indifferently. Il see Mrs.
-- is to entertain the club
this week. High time. She hasn't en-
| tertained it in three years. Always
trumps up some story about sickness
when it is her turn"
But the ocean? Isn't it wonder
IfuI?"
I've seen the Kaw when it hooked
as big
She did not see the ocean unless
looking at it blankly means visualiZ-
ing 1t; she saw nothing of the fasci-
mating New York sky line on the re-
turn trip, and her only comment on
the Goddess of Liberty was that she
looked as dowdy and old fashioned as
the president of the club of
Topeka. The glory of the sun and
sky and water were swamped in her
Indignation because the society edi-
tress had given rival club a fifteen
line notice and her club only ten, and
she predicted an interesting time for
the girl as a result.
You don't mean the women of To-
peka notice little thing like that?''
Notice it! Little thing! I'd like
to know what you call a big thing if
you call that little.''
She thoroughly enjoyed dinner in
Chinatown restaurant because. she
got an idea for serving tea when her
club met with her; she did not think
WanamGker's as interesting as a
Fourteenth street 1O-cent store because
she found souvenirs for her club at
the latter which she failed to find at
the former, and when we had reached
the top of the Woolworth building
with the panorama of sky and land
and water before US, she produced
from her hand sachel a postcard
which she directed to the offending
society editress with this note: Why
did you give our club meeting only a
10-line notice and the -- club ff-
teen. We are as good as they, and
more progressive
The week she spent with me was
bewildering week, but immensely prof
liable. L realized, as never before,
what club life does in broadening the
understanding and sympathies of my
sex, and in no place in the world is
this glorious work done with greater
enthusiasm than in Topeka. The So
ciety editress may suffer, but it is in
splendid cause.
There was the guest who crocheted
all around Manhattan Island on the
inc nv ooh he
who came with a brush and comb and
powder rag to stay over night and
stayed three weeks because she liked
my cooking, and the woman who ate
rant because she didn't. There were
the two young girls whose mother
wanted their minds improved, who
would turn from every tablet
marked building and glass covered
relic with some remark about the
home, and whose only recollection of
the art gallery was the good looks of
one of the guards
The intense loyalty of Kansans to
their town and state is never in great
err evidence than when visiting New
York. They cry it aloud; they dream
of it; they see only in the great sights
here a reminder of something greater
back home. The Woolworth build
ing is big, of course, but so is the corn
crop III hdHSdSs Ine view from the IOp
of the Metropolitan Life building is
wonderful, but did 1 ever see the view
from the front porch of the Orphans
home at Atchison?
1t was late in November Caruso
and an ail-star cast were to sing AS
it is never enjoyable, even for an en-
thusiast. to hear grand opera perehed
like fly on the ceiling, 1 paid dearly
for two good seats for a guest from
Wichita and myself.
Well on the way home, what
did you think of him"
on, suppose he is good, but 1
would great deal rather hear Henry
J. Allen
Invitations have been received in
Topeka for the wedding of Miss Elsie
Banta, of Pittsburg, Kan, to Mr. Har-
old 3. Porter, also of Pittsburg. which
Will take place Thursday evening a !
the home of the brides parents
Mr.. Porter is well known in Topeka.
He graduated from the Washburn col
Iege law school last June and was
prominent in the Kappa Sigma frater-
nifty He is a son of State Senator
and Mrs. E. F. Porter and IA nephew
of Mrs Frank b. Parker. of Topeka.
After the wedding the couple will 4
go to Holt. Florida, to make their
home. Mr.. Porter is in charge of his |
fathers large lumber and land inter |
ests there
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker and probably |
a few of the Kappa Sigma men of the |
college will attend the wedding.
+ + =
The Ideal Bridge-Luncheon club
was entertained today by Mrs. G. D. /
Criswell.
Notes and Personal Mention
Mr. Charles Hobart, who is a stu /
dent in the State university, Lawrence. i
will arrive Friday to spend the Christ |