The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

d. w. MuNane and Mrs. Arthur Cap
| per- will have charge of the luncheon
and the informal reception preceding
it and they will be assisted by the
| departm ents of literature and music.
The chairman and vice-chairman of
the department of literature are: Mrs.
J. F. FARRELL and Mrs. ]. frederick
Scott, and the chairman and vice
chairman of the music committee are:
Mrs c. J. Wilson and Mrs. Frank p.
Whitmore. In the absence of Mrs.
Wilson, who is in California, the ar
arrangements for the musical part of
the afternoon are in charge of Mrs.
Whitmore.
The plan of the federation for this
year provides for meetings every
Thursday morning and afternoon. The
| federation as a whole has meeting
the first Thursday of each month, and
the departments all have monthly
be occupied with federation affairs in
some of the departments. All of the
departments are fully organized this
year, and the federation is becoming
a full-fledged department club, which
was the purpose in mind when it was
formed.
Miss Mildred Here gave a line
party to one of the theaters, followed
by a social evening at her home, in
compliment to Miss Azure Hyatt The
guests were: Miss Hyatt, Miss Mar
guerite Nicholas, Miss Katheryn AL
baugh, Miss Alice Hughes, Mr. George
McNisch, Mr.. Virgil Lawrence, Mr..
James Lowe, Mr.. Harwood Benton
and Mr.. Fred Gades. Miss Hyatt
who has been Miss Here's house
guest a few days, left today for Ann
as student in the Michigan university.
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The Sigma Alpha Iota girls had
their first party of the season this
afternoon at the home of Miss Hoge-
boom, a patroness of the sorority. The
afternoon was spent at thimb les, and
the guests, besides the members, were
some of the new girls of Washburn
college.
Miss Ethel Grant, who joined the Sig
ma Alpha IotaS at the Michigan uniyer-
sity, Ann Arbor, will be affiliated with
the local chapter. Since finishing the
School of Music at Ann Arbor she has
studied with Proctor, of the New Eng
land Conservatory, and she has also
studied at Radcliffe, the Harvard
Annex.
Mrs. D. b. Harrison, of Downs.
Kansas, was the guest of honor at a
thimble party given this afternoon by
Mrs. H. H. Welty. Mrs. Harrison, who
came to Topeka to attend the mar
riage of Miss Rebecca Welty and Mr..
Grover Dunn, of Westmoreland, re-
manned to visit the Welty family ard
her daughter, Miss Katherine Harri-
son, of Washburn college.
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The Thursday Study club will have
luncheon Thursday at one o'clock at
the home of Mrs G. T. Lawrence, 1901
Mulvane street. The party will be the
opening meeting of the club for this
season.
The opening meeting. of the Music
Study club will be held Thursday,
september 3, at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon Besides an interesting pro-
gram, some business matters Of i'm
portance will come before the meet
ess at the meeting, which will be held
at her home, 1884 Topeka avenue.
The children of the primary depart
ment of Central CONGREGATIONAL
church, who will be promoted Sun
day to the junior grade, have been
especially fortunate in the systematic,
graded study of missions, in a form
ing the entire three years of their pri-
mary work The trend of the entire
course IS lessons in helpfulness to
other children. Their birthday pen
kinds of children during the years
Recently a little boy was sent to the
camp at Maple Hill. He was in great
need of an outing and returned strong
ana happy. He wrote a letter of
thanks to the children which made
him seem very real
The last two weeks Mrs. Harrison
Maynard, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
H. White, and formerly a teacher in
Central Sunday school, has given
them much interesting instruction.
She s now Il missionary in Bitlitz,
Turkey, but taking year of rest. The
oh <7ro. Iae,{
sions and many interesting details of
the Turkish children which they have
already been trained to help. Mrs.
MaynarG's two boys, Richard, 8 years
Turkish costumes, and with their
m other sung our songs in Turkish and
recited Bible selections. The very
practical needs of dressed dolls and
which the primary children will help,
in addition the pennies contributed,
will be used to buy little tables for the
Sunday school in Bitlitz with which
the Maynards are 5: connected
The Golden Rule club will have it's
first meeting of the fall Friday, Oc-
tobcr 1, at the home of Mrs T. E.
Sheard. It is to be an al1-day meet
ing, with a luncheon at 1 o'clock.
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The marriage Of Miss Rose Fergu-
son and Mrs. L A. Lower took place
Tuesday, September IA. Mr. and Mrs.
Lower have returned from a wedding
trip and will be at home after Octo-
Der / at 318 Monroe street.
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The annual picnic of the First Pres
byterian Aid society will be held
Wednesday, September %, at the
home of Mrs. o. E. Walker, Parkview.
There will be a business meeting and
luncheon and social afternoon. All
the women of the Presbyterian con-
gregation, by virtue of their member
ship in the church, are members of
the society Each member was asked
IN earn 2 dollar for the society during