The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-03

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meeting, followed by a social hour
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
the chairman of the department, Mrs.
W. A Johnston.
Il A guest of honor at the meeting was
Mrs. Eugene Ware of Kansas City,
who is visiting at the Johnston home,
and making preliminary arrangements
for the annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Kansas Day club, of which she
is president. Mrs. Ware spoke infor-
mally to the assembly yesterday, in
v:ting the social department of the
/ federation to act as her receiving COM
mittee on Kansas day. Mrs. Ware
said that her plans for the program
were as yet Indefinite, but that she
| hoped to arrange one that the women
| CT the state would like Her invita-
! ton to the department to assist her in
the social part of the days program
will be presented to the executive
committee of the Federation, as all
department business is finally trans
acted through the executive board ana
i the Federation at large.
! Mrs Ware the widow of the Kan
sas poet, Ironquill, formerly lived in
Topeka, and the party yesterday gave
her old friends again. She comes to
Topeka to visit from time to time. and
always finds warm welcome in the
wide circle of her acquaintance. She
was gowned for the party yesterday in
black satin, with bodice drapery of
black lace.
Mrs. Arthur Capper asked the wom-
en- of the department to assist her at
a reception she will give Friday after
noon, Nov. -, for the Kansas teachers.
who attend the annual convention of
teachers in this city. Mrs. Capper is
one of the vice chairmen OF the SO
cial committee of the Federation.
Mrs. Johnston spoke briefly to the
guests, telling them that she wished
to make the social department on
par with the other departments IN
H. a
er events like the affair of yesterday
would be given from time to time by
the department, and she urged that
every member assume a duty or seeing
that the women of the entire fedora
ton became acquainted with each
other. Mrs. Johnston will appoint diff
ferent committees from her depart
ment to assist at affairs where their
help is asked.
Victrola music was given at inter
walls during the afternoon. A tea ia
BILE was placed in the bay window or
the living room, and cider and dough-
Dewey, a young bride, and the pretty
daughter-in-law of Mrs. T. E. Dewey,
a member of the socia! department
Friends Of Mr.. Merriam Sheldon
will be interested to learn that he has
recently been pledged to the Alpha
Delta Phi, one of the important fra
ternities of the eastern schools Mr..
sheldon, the son of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, is attending Am
herst college, Amherst, Mass.
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Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Dickie, who
have recently moved to their own
home, 913 Lane street, were surprised
by some of their friends who called IN
the evening The company included
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bunger, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Guthrie and Isabel Guthrie. and Mr.,
and Mrs. c. E. Lagerstrom-
The Chancel Chapter of Grace
Cathedral had a party and business
meeting Tuesday afternoon in the
Guild parlors. Plans were presented
for the years work by the president
of the chapter, Mrs. J. V. Abrahams. |
1t was decided that the organization
Brothers store during the Teachers |
convention. Also plans were made for |
adding to the chapters fund during |
the holiday season.
A social hour. followed the business |
meeting. The Halloween decorations
provided for the parish party last |
week were used for the Chancel chap |
ter party yesterday. The refresh
ments carried out the Halloween
scheme in color.
The members of the chapter division
in charge of yesterdays party were:
Mrs. Roland Medlicott, chairman, Mrs.
Horace Hall, Mrs. Frank Scott Davis,
Mrs. Chester Woodward, Mrs. T. D.
Alden, Mrs. Horace Humphreys, Mrs.
J. F. Dillon and Miss Mary Handle
ton.
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Mrs. Eugene Ware, of Kansas City,
who is visiting Mrs. w A Johnston,
has called a conference of the wom-
en- of Topeka who have been identi-
fled with the work of the Wonan's
Kansas Day club. Mrs Ware is presi-
dent of the club this year, and the