The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-30

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Whitney, Mrs. Frank L. Britton, Mrs.
H. NJ. Guy, Mrs. Elizabeth d. Lowery,
Mrs. Alice ]. Love, Miss Stella Mitch
ell. Mrs. c. w. Smith, Mrs. A. j. White,
Mrs. William A. Johnston, Mrs. H. A.
Sternberg, Mrs. A. w. Parks, Mrs A
Marburg Mrs. c. J. Evans, Mrs. H. n.
Mills, and Mrs. X. c. Wright, chair
man dinner hostesses.
Mrs. c. J. Wilson will be in charge
of the music.
A business meeting of the club will
be held in the club room of the Ma
tional hotel at o'clock Friday after
noon.
The speaker for the evening will be
Mr.. Samuel Howe, who will give an
address on Needed Changes in the
System of Taxation"
The husbands of the club members
viii be guests.
Mrs. Ralph Mcintyre entertained
few guests Wednesday afternoon in
com pliment to her sister-in-laW, Mrs.
George Mcintyre and her little son,
Richard. The other guests were Mrs.
A. j. Carruth, jr., and her son, Arthur
III; Mrs F. H Wright and son. Joyce;
Mrs. f. c. Gibbs and her children.
Jean and Lucy: Mrs. Claude Neil and
her children, Claude and Virginia;
Mrs. Harry Maynard and her son,
Richard: Mrs. Fred Weaver and her
AAtlAS deiuSIltis anu MIS- E-IDSSl LUCK
er and her son, Dean.
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The Kansas chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution are
holding their annual conference in
Wichita. The convention will con-
tinue through Friday. Miss Eliza A.
Denniston. of Washington. d. c., a
well known d. a. r. member was on
the program for the principal address.
Her lecture is on the Memorial Con-
tinental hall built by the society in
Washington.
In addition to the official business
of the conference, brilliant social af-
fairs have a place on the three-day
program. A reception was given Wed
nesday evening, and a LUNCHEON today.
Mrs. George T. Guernsey, of indie
pendence, regent of the Kansas G. A
r., presides at all the meetings, and
except for an address by the Wichita
mayor, no men appear on the pro-
grams.
Selection of the design for the pro-
posed Kansas flag is one of the most
important matters scheduled to come
Eckdall. of Emporia, has been gath
ering designs for the flag which will
be submitted to the conference and it
- planned to choose the most appro-
pirate one, which will be presented to
the next Kansas legislature for official
sanction. Another important question
to come before the conference will be
the proposed marking of the Oregon
trail through Kansas
Miss Catherine Campbell, of Ottawa.
is treasurer; Miss Agnes Thompson, of
Lawrence, secretary. and Mrs L. L.
k1ene, of Topeka, vice regent of the
society. Some of the reports to be
made during the conference follow:
Patriotic Education, Mrs c. w. Bit
ting, of Wichita; National Old Trails,
Miss Clara Francis, secretary His
torical society, Topeka; Flag Desecra-
ton, Mrs Effie Van Tuyl, Leaven-
worth; Preservation of Historical
Sports, Mrs. c. E. Friend. Lawrence;
Welfare of Women and Children, Mrs
l.. d. Johnston, Chanute: Children and
Sons of the Republic, Mrs. L. L. Kiene,
Topeka; Conservation, Mrs. W. A. Nc
Cullough,. Delavan; Real Daughters,
Mrs. R. w. Gates Chanute; D. A.
Magazine, Mrs. George R. Hooper,
Atchison; Children of American Revo-
luton, Mrs. l. H Phillips, Pittsburg;
Printing and Stationery, Miss Agnes
thompson, of Lawrence; Press, Mrs
r. B. Bittmann; Mothers Day, Mrs
). f. Woolard, of Wichita: State Flag.
Mrs. J. F. Eckdall, of Emporia: Maya
zine Prize, Mrs. George Hooper; Flag
Award, Mrs. Ferd Evans
Word has been received in Topeka
OF the death of Mrs. D. ]. Ross, who
died Tuesday, March %. at South
ampton, England, after a lingering ill
ness. Mr.. w. ]. Tod of Maple Hill,
Mrs. Ross uncle, received the sad
news by cable
Mrs. Ross is remembered by many
topeka friends as Miss Hilda Bedford
who spent year with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Tod. and during
that time she met many Topeka peo-
pie who knew her as a young woman
or flne character, high order of
ability and charm of personality Aft
er leaving Topeka she went to Iabra-
dor and assisted at a mission in charge
of DR.. Richard T. Grenfell Her reIa-
tlves believe that it was at that place
that she contracted the illness that has
just cost her her life. After returning
to England she married in March of
last year.
Mrs. r. X. Hinkson will give a party
for her little daughter, Josephine. Sat
urday, in celebration of her fourth
birthday anniversary. The guests will
be children of the Bethany kindergar-
ten.
play will be given by some of he
high school people Friday evening al
the high school auditorium. for the
benefit of the piano fund. The pro-
duction is called Die Meisterschaft, -
and was written by Mark Twain. 1t
will be in English and German
Mark Twain was much liked by the
German people. and his books are
read in the original and in transla-
tons. Mark Twain Travelled in Ger
many and wrote sketches about the
people and their languages. and .ne
of the best of those sketches is the
play to be given Friday evening. 1t IS
the story of some American boys and
girls who have gone to Germany to
learn the language. Mr.. Stephenson
an American, takes his daughters
Margaret and Annie. to GERMANY to