The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31

the benefit of Mrs Wnhams's health
Mr.. Stevens is a graduate of the To-
peka high school, studied two years in
WaShburn and was a student in Chi
cago one summer. He now has a po-
sirion with the {. Gas !. com !.
The Rotary Club will hold its first
annual picnic on Wednesday, Septem-
Der Sth, at Garfield Park. Members
of the club ana their families will
take a half holiday and open the sea-
SOP of the Club with a picnic. Ar
rangements have been made for a
barbecue dinner with ell attendant
dishes furnished by the Club so that
the ladies will not be called upon to
bring any basket dinner. The after
noon will be spent in sports of all
kinds, including volley ball, horse
shoe, base ball, tug of war, races,
high and broad jumps, potato sack
and three legged races for the men;
nail driving and ball throwing con-
tests for the ladies'. The concessions
of the park will he turned over to the
Club and TIE skating rink and dance
hall have been reserved for the eve
ming entertainment. TIE evening pro-
gram has not been arranged but will
propably include songs and recitations
and a general good time.
This is the first picnic held by the
Rotary Club but it will probably es-
tabiish a precedent for the years to
come and it is expected that each sea-
similar gathering. The Club numbers
nearly one hundred and with their
families the gathering will probably
amount to two hundred and fifty
or three hundred people.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Ann Evans, of Chicago. re-
turned home today, after a visit to
Mrs. Dick Alden.
Mrs O. S. Morrow and her daugh-
ters, Miss Marian Morrow and Miss
Frances Morrow will return home
next week, after an outing in the
Ozark mountains. Miss Marian Nor
row was. in Chicago part of the
summer, and went from there to join
her mother and sister in Eureka
Mrs, clyde Miller is in Topeka for
a few days, and expects to return
Wednesday TO Usage county, where
she and her family are spending the
summer on the Miller ranch.
The J. r. Koontz family, who are
in California for few weeks, are now
at San Diego.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Morgan. who
have been in Connecticut, returned
home today.
Mr.. George Myers, of Kansas City,
j. Myers, and Mrs. Myers, at their
apartment in the Baker flats
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ashton Smith
and their family, of Potwin Place, will
leave N a few days to visit relatives in
Ohio. From Ohio, they will go to
Virginia, and Mr.. Marion Smith Will
enter stanton Military school at Stan
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Smithmeyer,
Miss Sophia Smithmeyer, Miss Ma
tilda Smithmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
jr., and Mr.. Clarence
all of Lawrence, motored
to Topeka to spend Sunday with
friends.
Miss Wilma Swan has gone to Kan
sas City for visit to the E. B. Jolley
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walker have re
turned from Montana. where they
spent a few weeks in Glacier National
Park.
Miss nellie Clough and Miss McKira-
han have returned from Eureka
Springs, Ark, where they spent the
past two weeks.
George Fawcett, the celebrated
actor who took London by
storm, in The Majesty of the Law.
a masterfuI drama of love, honor and
duty in a Virginia county seat, at the
Iris today and tonight.-Adv.
Miss Abbie Potts, of Wichita, viii
arrive soon to visit Mrs. Roy l.. Bone. |
Miss Edna Haywood and Miss Grace |
Whiting have left for a trip to Cali |
fornia. They will attend the fairs and |
visit Yosemite valley, some of the |
beaches, and will stop at Yellowstone |
Park on their return. They will be in |
the west about a month.
Mrs. j. c. Emahizer, who is i'll at |
her home in Potwin Place, is improv- |
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. David Palmer will re- |
turn Friday from Spring Lake, Michi- |
gan, where they spent the month of
August.
Miss Clara Francis has returned 1
from a visit to her people in Colony, |
kansas.
Mr. W. w. Miller left this morning |
for Seattle Washington, to attend the
bankers convention.
Mr. and Mrs H. A. Auerbach and /