The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16

back Tor me the next year, anu theil
went to Kansas, too. Our home in
Topeka was on Ninth and Quincy
| streets, where we had about half
block on which our house stood"
early Kansas affairs He was really
the organizer of the Kansas state
board of agriculture, and was its first
secretary. He was delegated to have
charge of the Kansas exhibit at the
| famous centennial celebration in
Philadelphia in 1876. Then, for the
first time, the world outside found out
that Kansas could raise a very worth
| While crop. In the exhibit was a great
/ Dell made of grain. that attracted
general attention and admiration, Mr..
| Gray designed the piece, thinking out
| the details after he had retired for
| the night. Mrs. Gray said that many
time he had risen and made the
| drawings that he planned as he lay
4 awake In the night. Mr.. Gray died a
| number of years ago, and the people
| OF the state erected monument over
his grave out in the old part of the To-
pek2 cemetery. He was a soldier in
his regiment had been killed, and
| second officer, who was advanced to
fill the position. had been disabled,
MI Gray was placed in a position of
| command.
Mrs. Gray makes her home in New
York with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Price, and during the summer she re-
sides with them at their summer
| was formerly connected with a To-
peka newspaper, and he married Miss
Gray in Topeka. good many years
ago he received an offer from a large
electrical publication in the east of
position. He went east and is now at
the head of the Electric Review and
the Western Electrician, two large
papers that have combined. They have
offices in New York, Chicago, London,
and other large cities.
Mrs. Gray has a son living in Pax
loo, and she is now visiting him. She
numbers among her warm friends in
Topeka some of the older settlers, and
others who knew her before she went
east to make her home.
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Mrs. w. A. Johnston has returned
from Kansas City. where she attended
the horse show. She was guest of honor
at the Atheneum club, the big club
of women in Kansas City,. with it's 500
members. She also attended meet
ing of the Kansas City Good Govern
ment club. She was a guest at a tea
given by Mrs. Waterman stone. Dur
Mrs Edwin Knapp, of Parkerville, |
who assisted in the Kansas suffrage
campaign.
The Ladies' Music club has issued |
attractive year books for the season |
just opening. The outline for the
forthcoming programs promises well
for an interesting year.
will be recital by two celebrated art
lists, for which invitations are being is |
sued. The concert will be given by |
Mr.. George Hamlin, tenor and Miss |
Frances Nash, pianist, both of whom |
are distinguished musicians.
The members are privileged to in |
wife guests to the concert, which is
complimentary to the members and
the friends they ask. The officers of
the club this year are: Mrs. Charles
S. Gleed, president; Mrs. Frank P.
MacLennan, vice president; Mrs. w.
B. Swan, secretary; Mrs. Sadlier ].
Hodgins treasurer; Mrs. ARA Clark,
Federation secretary and the mem
bers of the program committee are
Mrs. George H. Allen, chairman, Miss
katherine Wood and Miss Helen
Hogeboom. The other active MEM
bers are: Mrs. c. B. Crosby, Mrs.
Charles Kleinhans. Mrs. Clay McKib-
ben, of Dodge City, Mrs. George w.
Payne. Mrs. Clement K. Roose, Mrs.
Robert Shoemaker, Mrs. Ralph Skin
ner, Mrs. w. B. Swan. Mrs. Warrick
Updegraff, Mrs. William Wikidal,
Mrs. E. C. Winters, Mrs. Chas. Wolff,
jr., Miss Elizabeth Anderson, Miss
Birdine Chandler Miss Marian Gar
retson, Miss Gladys Cav, Miss Helen
Estey. Miss Ethe1yn Harrison, Miss
Mary Harrison, Miss Helen Hoge
boom. b Miss Irene Horner, Miss nellie
Kouns, Miss Sara Kouns, Miss Mary
MacLennan, Miss Helen Phipps, Miss
Myrtle Radcliffe, Miss Emma Rempfer,
Miss Hazel Wing. The list of honorary
members includes: Mrs. Frank Foster,
Mrs. Robert d. Carver, Mrs. J. w.
Going of Los Angeles Cal, Mrs. J.
Mrs. George w. Parkhurst, Mrs. Gel
este Nellis Ryus. of Los Angeles, Mrs.
@. J. Wilson, and Miss Ellen Park
hurst, elected honorary president in
1918.
The associate members of the club,
who have the privileges of the club.
except for a vote at the business meet
ing, are: Mrs. Charles P. Adams, Mrs.
Mrs w. F. Bowen, Mrs. Arthur Cap
per. Mrs. John T. CLANCY. Mrs. H. P.
Dillon, Mrs. Warren M. Crosby, Mrs.
D. E. Esterly, Mrs. T. F. Doran, Mrs.
Foster, Mrs. H A. Gore, Mrs. George
A. Guild, Mrs Clad Hamilton, Mrs.
John c. Harmon, Mrs M. c. Hammatt.
Mrs. T.. D. Hammatt, Mrs! c. A. Nc f.
CURE, Mrs. G. B. Merriam, Mrs. HI. S.
Morgan, Mrs. David w. Mulvane, Mrs.
c. w. Merriam. Mrs. Frank D. Merriam.
Mrs. John w. Movers, Mrs. David E.
Palmer, Mrs. r. J. Parker, Mrs. Robt.
Lunde Souther, Mrs. H. A. Spielman,
Mrs. Frank C. Squires, Mrs. George P.
Stitt, Mrs. T. S. Stevens, Mrs. Jonathan
Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler,
Mrs. Horace Hall, Mrs. James Belch-
err Mrs. w. r. Smith, Mrs. Robert
Gordon. Mrs. George w. Noble. Mrs
Harold Chase, Miss Meta Robinson
and Miss Carolyn Thomas :.
The concert Monday night, which
opens the season at the Grand Opera
house, as we'll as the series of interest
ing musical events planned for the
year. is looked forwerd to with pleas
urable expectancy. for Freda HempePs !
name is one that has been familiar to .
those who keep pace with matters ar I
tistic, as one of the great singers Of