The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-18

clothing can be sent to Mrs. Howard
; N Rhodes, 1924 Harrison street at any
time. New or partly worn sheets and
night dresses for sick women, also
| clothing for children are requested, as
very pitiful calls have come from
sick and destitute families asking for
/ help in making sick beds clean and
comfortable, and in clothing little chill
! dren.
The committee desires that the con-
I tents Of the baskets shall be uniform,
and are asking for the following ar
ticles of food: Chickens, bread, but
ter, Irish and sweet potatoes, apples,
cranberries, celery, cabbage, canned
| corn, raisins, rice, sugar, tea, crack
ers and jelly.
The families to be the guests of the
day will be selected from the lists of
| the various charitable organizations of
Topeka. To each of them will be sent
the good wishes and greetings of the
club, almost every member of which
has entered heartily into the hospital
ity of the Christmas time to their
friends in sorrow. All friends of the
club are invited to assist in the work,
and should send all articles of food to
the above address by 1 p. m. Friday,
December "a. Help the president of
the club to get the baskets into the
homes on Christmas Eve by having
every article ready for distribution.
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A meeting of the Thursday Study
club was held Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Springer,
chiefly devoted to the study of the
author, Henry Van Dyke. There was
an address on Van Dyke by Mrs. E. L.
Mclean, and two readings from his
works by Miss LYDIA Hardy and Mrs
E. D. Schoenberger. The club was
further entertained by a piano solo by
Miss Goldie Smith and a vocal solo
by Miss Uarda Baird. Mrs. Owen Ethel
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club at this meeting.
Numbers on the program furnished
by guests of the club were: Piano
solo, Variations, by Beethoven, Miss
Wise Man, Mrs. Charles Hardy; vocal
solo, Christmas Son, Miss Uarda
Baird; reading. THE First Christmas
Mrs. E. D. SchonbeTger.
Mrs. McLain. of the club, read a
paper on Van Dyke and His Writings.
The December meeting of Western
SorOsis will be held Wednesday, the
29th, at the home of Mrs. a. A. God
ard. The program will be furnished
by the daughters of the club members.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Josephine Perry will arrive
Sunday for a holiday visit to her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Perry. Miss.
Terry teaches domestic science in a
school near Bernardstown, Mass.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Adrian Sherman, who
are in Kansas City at this time. will
come to Topeka to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Sherman's parents, MIR. and
Mrs ]. NJ Connen Mr. and Mrs.
sherman expect to- remain in Topeka
some months following the holidays
and viii probably take furnished
apartments.
Mrs. Roland Perkins is recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. ARA Clark will leave
Monday for Rockford, Ill, to visit
relatives during the holidays. While
Mrs. Clark is away her place as or
ganist at the First Baptist church
will be filled by Mrs. Jean Parkhurst |
GIettler.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, who is |
student in Chicago, Ill, will arrive |
soon for a holiday visit to her father |
Roland Perkins.
Mr.. George Daniels will arrive |
Monday from Michigan, to remain I'M
til after the first of the year visiting |
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Dan |
iels, and his sister. Mrs. c. B. Crosby. |
Miss Marguerite Parkinson, who is |
taking course in kindergarten 1
training in Boston this year. will spend 4
the holidays in Topeka with her peo-
pie.
Mr.. Charles Wood of Delavan. Ill, |
left today after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. p Slaughter
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Brown and |
their daughter, Miss Juliette Brown,
have gone to Jacksonville, Fla. to
spend two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Browns son, Mr.. Alex Brown.
Miss Ruth Foster, who is a student
in the State university, Lawrence. ar
rived today for a holiday visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs E G. Foster.
Mrs. H. H Lord of Thompson, ILL.,.
who has been visiting Mrs. J. w. Sid
well, has left for Temple, Tex, to visit
her daughter.
Mrs L. u Harrison of $50 West
Sixth avenue, will entertain the To-
peka w. c. T. L. Monday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Mr.. E. L. Csartside of Chicago will ar
rive next week to spend Christmas