The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-14

The Duplicate Whist club met today
with Mrs. Frank d. Merriam. Mrs w
T. Crosby and Mrs George Parkhurst
played for absent members.
The Monday Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. J. E Cation, 421 Topeka ave
nue., Monday of next week.
The sub-seni9rs Of the high school
will give the annual reception for the
senior class tonight at the Elks club.
After the formal reception, there VIII
he dancing, and some other entertain
ment will he provided for the guests
who do not care to dance. The recep-
ton is in charge Of committee, the
chairman Of which is Miss Maym Par
sons, and the other members are MISS
Helen HOllar. Miss Virginia k1tchell,
Mr.. Paul Mckee and Mr.. Harry Davis.
The guests will be received by Su-
perintendent and Mrs H. b. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. J. Stout. Mr.. and Mrs
r. W. Coppedge, Miss Laura Ewing,
Miss Anna Neal, Miss Parsons MISS
Hollar, Miss Kitchell. Miss Helen
Louise Bennett, Miss Ruth Parkinson
Miss Esther Thomas, Miss Marjorie
Sena Blank. Miss Claudia Caps, Mr..
Arthur Harry Bennett, Mr. Charles g.
Hoyt Mr. Earl Wood, Mr.. William
Clair Menninger, Mr.. Homer Nelson
Davis, Mr.. John TroXell, Mr.. Ed Jones,
Mr. Harry Davis and Mr.. Paul Mckee.
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The Art Department Of the Topeka
Federation of Women met Thursday
with Mrs. oscar Perkins. The subject
of the meeting was ARTS and Crafts
of America" Mrs. Perkins read a
paper on the National Arts and Crafts
club of New York: Mrs. A. Q. Well
man spoke Of the Pottery of America,
and Mrs. Lewis Greenwood discussed
American tapestry.
A meeting of the Portia club com
bined with birthday anniversary
celebration. was held Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs C H. Searle.
The date of the meeting was Mrs.
Searle's anniversary, and she planned
to combine the meeting with a birth
day party. Small cakes. adorned with
candles. were prepared for the guests,
as a surprise feature Of the afternoon
The members of the club, hearing that
the day was Mrs. Searle's anniversary,
some birthday gifts; Mrs; Ralph
Searle and Mrs. Carl Searle were
guests, besides the members of the
club.
The Varsity dance will be given to-
night in Kellam hall.
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Mrs. George H. Whitcomb will be
one of the speakers tonight at the an
nual meeting of the state board of ag-
at 1880 o'clock. Mrs. Whitcomb's sub
1ect will be The Possibilities of the
Rural schools" Mrs. Whitcomb IS a
writer and speaker of ability. The
meeting is open to the public
The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs II. L. P.
Hillyer, sos West Eighth avenue.
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Miss Myrtle Radcliffe will give a
pupils recital tonight at her home.
Those who Will play are: Virginia
KitcheH. Ruth Tomlinson, Edna Beck
er, Mildred Settle, Virginia Jones,
Nadine Buck, Regina Buchanan, Bah
by Gault. Jean Koontz. Lucille Smith,
Corinne Smith. Howard Becker, Eu-
gene Iserman and Milton Hossfeld.
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Among the children who have been
chosen to take part in the musical
comedy Miss Nancy" to be given I'M
der the auspices of the Topeka Fed
GRAFTON of Women, are: Eleanor
Campbell. Catherine Mulvane, Eliza
beth Mulvane, Betty Frost, Edrey Bull
lis, Lucia FlOresch, Babbie Gault
Edna Peppmeyer, Alice Morehouse
Marguerite Rhodes, Albert Thoroman
Katherine Cole, Martha Merrick
Philip Whitmore, Garrett Porter, Joe
Switzer, DeForrest Joslin, Robert
Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Kenneth
Macferran, Junior Sweet Douglas
McEachron. Ralph Dillon. John Dillon
Margot Dillon John F. Dillon.
Miss Jennie Blinn will present Mis-:
Tresa Heck in a song recital tonight
at Lowman Memorial church. Miss
Blinn will play the piano accompani
ments and Mr.. Edwin Popenoe viii
play the cello obligato for one of the
numbers. The program will be as fol
lows:
Come Raggio di sol........ .Caldare
o, Had I JubaTs Tyre (from Joshua)