The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

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Mrs. Cora Wellhouse BulIard of Tom
ganoxie. who will speak at the
WOman's Kansas Day club meeting.
Mrs. Billiard herself lives on. a farm
and is a member of the Agricultural
Kansas. She has often been called
upon to speak before conventions of
agricultural organizations, and before
audiences. Of business people as well.
She is recognized as an authority on
horticultural subjects. She is the
daughter of the late Mr.. Wellhouse.
who. was known as the apple king and
owned the largest apple orchard in
the world. Mrs. Billiard has taken an
active part in affairs In which women
were especially interested, and she has
wide acquaintance throughout the
state.
A new committee has been appoint
ed to assist at the Woman's Kansas
Day club meeting. 1t is to be q COM
mittee of hOstesses, whose work 1t
will be to greet the guests upon their
arrival at the church, and to try to
see that the out-of-town women meet
each other ar the Topeka women.
The chairman Of the Committee is
Mrs. Margaret Hin McCarter, who has
friends in great many Kansas towns,
and whose -tr.vels about the state as
q lecturer have brought her into per-
sonal touch with more Kansas women.
perhaps, than any other member OF
the club. She will choose twenty-five
assista ntS. ~
only members of the woman's
Kansas Day club are invited to the
luncheon asi4 tho nneetinesf and MEM
bers and their escorts are asked to the
reception to be Given by Mrs. Arthur
Capper the evening of January %.
Complimentary tickets are not given.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Dillon viii enter
tain a dozen guests at dinner Tuesday
night in honor of Governor. and Mrs.
Arthur Capper and Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Mrs. w. Y. Morgan
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3 Dean and Mrs..J. p. deb. Kaye enter
tanned Tuesday evening at the Deanery
for the Rev. Mr.. Horace Percy Silver.
chaplain of West Point. A general in-
vitation to call was given to all who
wished to meet Mr.. Silver.
Dean and Mrs. Kaye were assisted by
Bishop and Mrs. Frank r. Millspaugh.
who stood in line with them and with
the guest of honor. to receive the call
ers. Mrs. John Abrahams and Miss
Amy Woodruff assisted through the
rooms. Miss; Mary Hambleton sat at
the table in the dining room and poured
coffee. and the girls who assisted in
serving were: Miss Antoinette West,
Miss Mamie Zahner, Miss Helen Louise
Crosby, and Miss Ariel Nichols.
The decorations for the house were
cut flowers and potted plants. Dean
Kaye has his own greenhouse and cul-
tivates flowers in all seasons of the
year. There were roses in the receiv-
ing room, and a Japanese basket Of
pink flowers on the dining table. Mrs.
Kaye wore a draped gown OF black and
white satin and chiffon Mrs Mills
paugh wore grey satin yelled in grey
chiffon.
The guest of honor has been in To-
peka since the latter part of last week.
visiting at the home of Dean and Mrs.
Kaye. Though he is an eastern. man,
he came west a number Of years ago,
and was for some time a conspicuous
figure in the life of the church in this
part of the country. He made his head
quarters in Kansas during his service
as secretary of the Southwest Mission
airy District. which included Kansas.
Texas. Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mex
leo, and Arizona He has been con-
nected with the United States army as
chaplain OF the military post at Leav-
enworth. and he served as chaplain in
the Philippines In his various fields of
work he has been one Of the best liked
men among the clergy of the Episcopal
diocese OF Kansas, and he IL q man Of
exceptionally magnetic personality. He
was appointed by President Wilson to
the post Of chaplain in West Point
year or two ago.
The Westlawn Bridge club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. 9. H. Sparks. ZIG
West street
The Portia club will have an all day
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