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

tools must be big enough for the job.
The fire departments of American
cities are the best in the world, and
the men in them the most self-sacri-
ficing ard efficient, but we have more
fires than any other country, because
our laws allow poorly constructed
buildings and inefficient inspection.
When our landlords and contractors
get the inspiration our firemen have,
there will be fewer fires.
Our libraries, our schools and our
bureaus of municipal research are
things to be proud of. and our great
difficulty comes in just one place,
and that is our city fails when IL
comes in contact with private inter
ests. That is where corruption be-
gins" .---.-.
A report on the results of the play
Miss Nancy was read Thursday at
a meeting of the City Federation The
net amount returned by the play in
to the Federation Golfers was $777.l2.
This amount is to be added to the
club house fund
Miss Mildred Wiggin, of Washburn
college, will give a weekend house
party IN Kansas City at the home of
her aunt Mrs. Walter Johnston. The
girls of the party will be her guess
at the Russian Ballet. Members or
the party will be Miss WlSgln, MIS-
Miss Edna Smith and Mrs. Chariotts
E. Davis, chaperon-
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Mrs. James Brewer entertained her
card club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
A Il. Austin was guest of the clu9-
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Mrs. w. p Montgomery will be
hostess at a meeting of the Young
Matrons Bridge club Friday afternoon
of next week.
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is making arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the State Federation
delegates to the annual meeting In
Topeka April IL and r. The meet
ings at the state federation session
will be held in the Memorial buildlnS-
A reception will be given by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Arthur Capper for the
members, and the guest of honor VIII
be Mrs. Percy Pennypacker, OF TeXas'
president of the General Federation,
who is to attend the state federation
meeting.
Appointments have been made of
committee chairmen for arrange
ments, as follows: General arrange
ments, Mrs. Albrecht Marburg; pub
licity, Mrs. H. o. Carney; music, Mrs
G l. Wilson: social, Mrs. w. A. john
ston; hotels, Mrs. A. A. Godard' dlrec-
tions, Mrs r. H Rhoads; badges, Mrs
S S Estey; educational, Mrs. q >:
Van Horn, Mrs. Fl. b. Wilson AMI
w ,.
l.. Moore; pages and ushers, Mrs, D
S Beggs; bureau of Information MISS
Carolyn Thomas; city entertainment
Mrs w. Watson; art, Mrs. katherlne
Hand and Mrs. l. d. Whlttemore'
Iuncheons and places of meeting, Mrs
A. NJ Thoroman, Mrs. F. l. camp
bell, Mrs. w. F. Bowen and Mrs Rob-
ert Stone.
Mrs. r. n. Risteen will entertain her
club Monday of next week
Mrs. w E. McVey was hostess at
meeting of the Topeka Avenue cluD
TO-DAY. Those who played for absent
members were: Mrs. Rousseau A.
Burch, Mrs A. w. Bronson, Mrs: o. L.
Moore and Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Campbell have
asked a few friends to play bridge with
them tonight the guests being mem
bers of crowd that occasionally meet
for an evening at cards. The company
will include: Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Shake
shaft, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Shake
shaft Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hobson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. 7. Newman, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. d. B.
Johnson, Mrs. F. G. Mileham of New
ton. Mr. and Mrs S. D. Cooper, Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. l.. Kiene. Mr. and Mrs. George
Hughes, Miss Elizabeth Newman. Mr.
and Mrs. f. A. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Campbell, Mr. Robert Hobson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Campbell.
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The girls of the National Kindergar-
ten School of Chicago are giving
part of their time to various sorts of
social service work. They have been
assisting the French Relief Society of
Chicago in making bandages for use
in the war hospitals. The work is so
heavy and long continued. that little
machines have been bought to make
the bandage winding close and COM
pact. Another branch of service some
of the girls have taken up is that of
telling stories to the children in st.
LulSe's hospital They go to the hos
pital regularly and entertain the little
people with stories
Miss Margaret Pettyjohn, who is a
student in the college, has written
home about the life of the girls an
their efforts to contribute, while they
are yet students, to the great worlds
work.
Two distinguished visitors are to be
entertained in Topeka in April The
annual meeting of the State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs will convene
April II and II. and to be present at
its sessions. Mrs. Percy Pennypacker,
will come from Texas. Mrs. Penny
packer is president of the National
Federation of Women's Clubs. with
which the state federation is affiliated.
The other guest will be Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. who is president of the
International Organization for Equal
Suffrage. Mrs. Gait succeeded DR.
Anna Howard Shaw. who was made
president emeritis. Mrs. Gait is said
to be a brilliant speaker and u Topeka
man. who has lived in the east and
met her and known of her work and