The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07


corsets than the covers reaching only
to the waist line. These are made to
follow the curve of the figure and fit
snugly. All danger of tearing is elm
mated by the use of little silk covered
elastics below the hips.
Council of Women will be held in To-
peka at the Y. w. C. A. building Janu-
airy %. at o'clock in the evening.
The purpose of the council is. first,
that the women may, through united
effort and organization, help to adj
vance issues which are for the public
good. and, second, to promote a
friendly and helpful spirit toward
each other among the women's or
CARNATIONS of Kansas.
The following organizations are
eligible to affiliation with the Kansas
Council of Women, and their presi-
dents and past presidents are eligible
to membership. and are cordially in
vited to become members:
Federation Of WOmen'S clubs, WOm-
ems Christian Temperance union,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Kansas Good Citizen league,
Daughters of Founders and Patriots,
Woman's Kansas Day club, Woman's
association, Kansas Dinner club Fair
mount college, Wichita, University Of
Kansas, State Agricultural college.
Washburn college, Kansas State Nor
NAL, Kansas State Library association.
Bethany college. Lindsborg. Ottawa
university. Friends university, Wich-
tia, Midland college, Atchison. Cooper
college. Sterling, Kansas Wesleyan
university, Salina, Baker university,
Baldwin. Department of Ladies of the
Relief Corps, Kansas Authors club,
Kansas Women's Legislative club,
Kansas branch of the National Con-
gress Of Mothers.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
with Mrs. c. B. Merriam Friday after
noon.
Miss Eva Smith entertained her
sewing club, the members Of which
are Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mrs.
George Mitchell, Mrs. George Hayden,
Mrs William Curtis, Mrs. Hal Hazlett,
Miss Reita Updegraff and Miss Hazel
Risteen. Mrs. Dana Davis was a guest
Of the club at tkeir meeting Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Beck celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary
Wednesday at their home in Quincy
street. They gave a dinner party in
the evening. the guests being their
children and grandchildren. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beck come to Topeka in 1879,
and Mr.. Beck has since then been in
business in this city. They formerly
lived in Philadelphia. An anniversary
children was a handsome mahogany
clock.
Those who attended the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Beck, Mr.. and Mrs jay
Van Houten and their son, Harold;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Beck and their
children. Charlotte and Vernon; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank C. Beck and their
children. Marion and Frances; Mrs
Victor Martin Of Chicago: Miss Sarah
Beck and Miss Anna Beck
Miss A1ena Philbin will entertain
the following guests at thimbles Fri
day afternoon: Miss Ruth Whitaker.
Miss Dorothy Durham. Miss Ruth
Rooster. Miss Helen Reinbach, Miss
Emily Seery. Miss Marie vancil. Miss
Katharine Mcfarland. Miss Bertha
Clary. Miss Jane Agard. Miss Helen
Welty, Miss Helen Cook. Miss Mary
Burnett. Miss Jessie Gilchrist Miss
Grace Dana. Miss Gertrude Gray. Miss
Marguerite Thrapp. Miss Antoinette
West. Miss Ruth Foster, Miss Merle
Rucker. Miss Dorothy Miller, Miss
Louise Bell. Miss Gladys Neil, Miss
Harriet Hill, Miss Mary Clark, Miss
Antoinette Clark. Miss Ethel Chase,
Mss nun WOOO, MISS DOfOtnY COe,
Miss Alice Lyman, Miss Helen Neese'
Miss Lucille Gilmore. Miss Lucille Ker-
sey. Miss Violet Crumbine. Miss Flor
ence Bowman, Miss Jean Lindsay and
Miss Elizabeth Culver.
The Impromptu club held their
guest meeting Wednesday night at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Bell The
dinner at $50 o'clock was followed by
the evenings program, which consist
ed OF an informal address by Mrs,
&c orge H. Whitcomb on her trim
abroad. Guests Of the club last night
were: Judge and Mrs George IT.
Whitcomb. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Z. Hum
gate. DR.. and Mrs. Forrest Kutx. Mr..
and Mrs. I. w. French Mr.. ana Mrs..
F. A. Derby, Mr.. and Mrs. n. ii.
Pugh. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dimick, Pro-
lessor and Mrs. J. Riser. Professor
and Mrs c. s. Lopez. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sargent. ST., Miss Minnie Doer-
ing and Miss Elizabeth Gregory
! The CLUB members are: Mr.. and