The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10

made by Selig, and said to be very
artistic. "Old Exchanging Holland"
one reel picture, colored. How Flow
ers Breathe" one reel, colored. Tom
Snow Ball" a one reel comedy.
The women of the clubs have been
urging special pictures for children
for more than a year. There has been
correspondence with the national
board of censorship, which sends out
a pamphlet on motion pictures for
young people. In Kansas City the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
have taken up the subject of moving
pictures, and have obtained special
pictures for family programs. The
General Federation of Women's clubs,
Also, fss Interested and the subject of
the films will have special attention
at the biennial to be held in May in
New York city.
The Topeka women who are han
ding the club work for better pic
lures, has asked the cooperation of
the ministers of the city. The fedora
ton committee will be allowed to Sc
lect the films from about two hundred
censored pictures suitable for children.
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Mr.. Edward Mitchell, of Valencia,
Kansas, announces the engagement of
his daughter, PanSy Alice, to Mr.. John
Q. Adams, of Delphos, Kansas. The
part of June. at the home of Miss
Mitchell's sister. Mrs. Guy Kiene, and
Mr.. Kiene, at Valencia
Miss Mitchell was formerly a stu
dent in the Topeka high school. She
is "a gra duate. of Kansas State Normal
school and completed a course in do
nestle science at the State Agricul-
tural college this year. She has also
been a primary teacher at Ada Kan.
Mr. Adams is merchant of Del
phos, and was honored by being elect
ed to the state legislature as a Demo-
crat from strongly Republican dis
trict
The engagement announcement is
one of considerable interest to many
Topeka peop'e.
The Kansas Authors club will hold
its twelfth annual banquet Friday
evening, April IA, at the Y. w. c. A.
building. The social hour will begin
at $50, and the banquet will be served
at 1880. Prof. J. w. Searson, of Man
haitian will speak on THE New
Equality in Literature" Miss Margaret
Perkins, OF Hutchinson, the author of
the Love Letters of a Norman Prin-
cess, will be among the guests. 9th
ers expected from out of town are Mrs
Emma Upton Vaughn. of Kansas City
who has lately issued a new book
THE Cresep Pension" Prof C. l.
Williams, of Hoxie; J. W. Hickey, of
Lyndon: May Frfnk Converse of
Wellsville: Edward t. Fay. of Harris:
John E. Hinshaw, of Emporia, and
number of other writer's of Kansas
The officers of the club are: S F.
woodland, of Wichita. president; Geo
P. AIorehouse, Topeka, secretary; Mrs.
B. B. Smyth, Topeka. treasurer; JUS
tice John Dawson. critic.
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Announcement has been made by
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Larrick, of Lenora
of the engagement of their daughter
Fern Alta, to Dr. Carter W. Ward
the wedding to take place in the latter
part of the summer
Miss Larrick is a former Washburn
student and a member of the Beta
sorority. Last year she studied voice
and piano in the Homer Institute of
Fine Arts in Kansas City Miss Irma
1arrick, a sister of the bride-to-be,
was in Topeka last week for the Phi
Delt dance She is a student in K.
Z this year.
Dr.. Ward is the son of Mrs. Clara
NJ. Ward, of Osborne. He is a gradu-
ate of the Kansas university. Two
years ago he established the Cottage
hospital, and is devoting himself to
surgical work. He is practicing in
Lenora.
Among the out of town women who
are expected in Topeka for the lunch
con and meetings of the flying squad
ron next Wednesday are: Mrs Dan
Dillon Easement, Mrs. J. ]. Marshall,
Mrs J. c. Wnhoit, Mrs. Frank EN-
mons, Mrs E. ]. Moffatt. Mrs. D. E
Deputy. Mrs. D. y. Higginbotham,
Mrs. Lillian Greene, Mrs. E. A. Whar-
ton, Mrs. J. ". Harrod, of Manhattan:
Mrs Samuel Forter, of Marysville
Mrs Ed Arnold, of Chapman; Mrs c.
Haskell. of LeavenRorth. Mrs. Chaun-
cey Dewey, Mrs. C. Daughters and