The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-09


which is in dialect. 1t is the simple
story of an aged negro couple, the
young grandson, and colored parspn
A group of white people, benefactors
of Aunt Liza, who is a cripple, enter
the story. and a secondary plot is
worked out in the love affairs Of two
of that group. The trouble for the
heroine and the hero has its begin
ming in a sermon in which the preach
er expounded the text Give her the
fruit of her hands, and let her works
praise her in the gates From that
/ sermon, delivered to the crippled
woman second ham" thru her grand
son. she learned about her second
free day." in other words her po-
litical emancipation, and it is from
the words of the text that the book
gets its name. The domestic difficult
ties of the Hollersons are traced thru
the ten or twelve chapters of the
book, with happy ending in recon-
Citation.
Miss Graham has graced her story
of primitive people, set apart from
an advanced civilization. with fine
touch of sympathy that never for
| line becomes maud1in or false. She
pictures her characters as they really
are, never investing them with the
| Uncle Tom type of saintliness, but
making them perfectly human and
| real.
The story is full of rich humor
|
pathos is unobtrusive. but still yield
| ing its mild flavor and giving charac-
| ter to the story.
Practically all of the material in
| Textbook is taken from actual observa-
! ton of the writer. The characters
| are living Kansas people. The story
! of the old couple who lived near the
river bank in the Kaw valley, repre-
sents people whose homes were lost
in the 1903 flood and replaced by
FgzA-
references to everyday life among the
people of the eolored race in this
state.
The illustrations were made by
Fred A. Arting, of McClure's. Head
ing the chapters are pictures of
scenes along the Kaw, and at the close
of each chapter is drawing of some
article that the chapter suggests.
/ X X
Mrs. Frank Bradley entertained La
Douzaine Bridge club today at her
/ home on Western avenue Those who
played for absent members were Mrs.
c B. Reed, Mrs. James s. Hayes and
Mrs Jack Campbell.
/ X X X
/ The and 1 club will give its an
nual party Friday afternoon, Novem-
| Der 3. at Kellam hall. Invitations will
be out in a few days. The club enter
tains every year at one on more large
parties to raise money for their char
liable enterprises. The party was plan
ned at meeting Friday at the Ma
tional hotel
The officers of the L and club
this year are: Mrs. Silas Porter. presi-
dent; Mrs. W. B. Swan. vice president;
Mrs. Albert T. Reid, secretary, and
Mrs Guilford Dudley, treasurer.
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The endless chain entertainment
scheme is working out very satisfac-
torlly, and the board of directors of
the Public Health Nursing association
wish to express their appreciation for
the enthusiasm shown. The plan is for
five of the directors to pledge them
selves to entertain four guests. each of
whom agrees to two things@to give
fifty cents to her hostess and to enter
tam IN turn four more. thus keeping
up the chain. The guests of group
TOUR who are entertained during the
week of October % to October %, and
form group five, are not required to
entertain guests but it will be greatly
appreciated if those who can do SO,
Will continue further the chain
Each hostess is requested to send
her $500 and the names of her guests
to Mrs. John F. Dillon, 404 West Ninth
street
The members of the board earnestly
hope that the chain may be kept COM
plete and carried on as far as possible
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Mrs. ID. w. Mulvane will have
guests this week to her party in the
endless chain series for the benefit of
the Topeka Public Health Nursing
association. She will ask the hus-
bands of the four women, the re-
quired number in the endless chain
parties. The company will go to a
movie show with a Welsh rarebit sup
per afterwards. The company will in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Reid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnes, Mr.. and
Mrs Harrison Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Hall and Mr.. and Mrs. Null
vane.
X
/ Mrs. L. NJ Campdoras and her
daughters entertained at dinner Sat
Iurday night. Their guests were Mr.