The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-30
p 7
SOCIETY.

OF the causes of wrecks in the career
of the women in her profession.
One of the speakers who was for
merly a teacher, but who is now hold
ing an office in the state government.
was Miss Lima Bresette. She taught
a number OF years in the public
schools, and two years ago she be-
came deputy factory inspector. She
was asked to speak on the subject,
The Commanding Officers" She
said, There are three rules for an
after dinner speaker to adhere to: Say
nothing. say it clearly and distinctly,
and stick to it. 1 could not prepare
anything on the subject Commanding
Officers, because your pilot failed to
tell me whether or not your officers
would be here tonight. You can see
that might change what would say.
/ don't want to be thrown overheard.
! have tried to think in nautical terms
for this occasion, and l remember
Ship Alloy and Aye-Aye Sir. The ships
none of the mates are giving me
chance to say Aye-Aye, Sir. 1t has
not been long since I left the ship.
And pleasant memories haunt me
an 1 gaze upon your sea; and golden
memories Of the chip, come rushing
back to me till I really felt longing
to be there with the crew; and IN
fancy 1 am carried. back again TO
you."
ident Of the Kansas Federation OF
Women's clubs. was a guest at the
banquet. She was asked to speak
briefly to the company. She empha-
sized the need of the exercise of per
sonal influence on the part of the
teachers toward the pupils, and she
urged a realization of the pressure
that the industrial world Is bringing
to the school. THE workers outside
expect that children will be turned out
of the schools with trained hands and
brains. and the world is loading
great deal OF responsibility upon the
teachers" Mrs. Walker was teach
two-thirds of the club women OF
Kansas are or have been school
teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Quinton will give
q dinner party Friday evening Of next
week.
.
The Duplicate Whist club will be
entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Frank Merriam.
The students of the Washburn law
school will give a smokeo- tonight, in
honor of Judge william c. Burns of
Chicago, who has been a lecturer in
the school during the last semester.
The smoker will be civen in Green
wood hall at the law school on West
Sixth street, and will be presided over
at 8 o'clock. Other speakers will be
Judge Burns, Justice j. 8. West and
Mr.. Harry c. Green.
The manager or Madame Schu-
mann-Heink's concert engagements
has sent to Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, the
local i-.presario, a confirmation of
the reports of the singers inability to
fill any more contracts for this sea-
son, and submits her physicians GER
tificate. which reads as follows:
This is to certify that / have exam
ined Madame Schumann-Heink and
find that she has bronchitis complicated
with laryngitis. Her general health is
impaired and she is extremely nervous
and irritable. more SO than at any
time in the past ten years, during
which time l have been her physi-
clan. I have advised a period of rest
for some months in order that she
may regain her health and voice, and
have suggested California as a suita-
bic climate in which to spend the rest
Of the winter. (signedD L. E.
Schmidt
The West Side Forestry club will
meet Wednesday afternoon of next
week with Mrs. M. A. Low. Mrs.
Low will be assisted by the honorary
members. who are: Mrs. Frank
Montgomery, Mrs. Ward Burlingame
II.
Mrs. Henry McAfee. The program to
be given by the honorary members
will be as follows:
"Pawnee Rock. Mrs. Low
"Quantrell Raid" Mrs. Montgomery
James Il. Lane. Mrs. Burlingame
Zebuion Pike. Mrs. Kelley
JOnn Brown Mrs. Huron
J. b. McAfee". Mrs. Henry McAfee
Roll call will be answered with in
cidents of Kansas history.
The regular Kansas Day meeting of
the club was set for Thursday, Janu-
Oh prepara''0ss fos Kansas Day.
Since the singing of Dudley Bucks
cantata. The Coming of the King"
at Grace Cathedral about the middle
of December. there have been many
requests that it be sung again. In re-
sponse to that REQUEST arrangements
nave been made to sing it Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. The solo parts
will be sung by Miss nellie Kouns. Miss
Marguerite Gohlke. Mrs. Robert Shoe
maker. Mr. Glenwood Jones, Mr.. Her.
man Springer and Mr.. Referring The
choir has now a large chorus so that
the rendition of the cantata is expected
to be especially good.
In the evening at 7:3O Dean Kaye
VIII continue the presentation of Har-
Old Couplings remarkable pictures of the
Life of Christ
me Incidental music sunday will be
as follows at II a. am:
Te Deum .......................T Thomas
Trio. womens voices. II Waited for
the Lord. MendeIssohp
Evening at $780,
Magnificent Roberts
Nunc Dimittis C ounod
chorus. saviour Again" .Llewellyn
Chorus. Word of God Incarnate"
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Monday evening Eehruor,- - -.xr
the Spalding Reading circle will meet
in the Knights of Columbus club rooms
Miss Emily Ryan is leader for the eve
ming and her program includes an ex-
E0Nfi0nall1, foo f11ro ,i<,I.