The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-19

was the late Major General Lewis Per-
rine, who was for thirty-five years
quartermaster general of New Jersey
and was a resident of this city from
the time of his graduation from
Princeton university in the class OF
1888 until his death here in 1889. The
Perrine family came from France
originally and settled in New jersey in
with the state, no less than thirty
eight members of the family serving
in the Revolutionary war. Her ma
ternal grandfather was the late Hon.
Edward w Scudder. who was for 80
years a justice of the supreme court
of New Jersey and was a resident of
this city all of his life, until his death
in 1893. He graduated from Princeton
university in the class of 1S41 and was
an able lawyer and a distinguished
jurist. 3
The bride was gowned in a dress of
white Princess point lace with panne
velvet court train embroidered in sill
yer, with a girdle embroidered in sill
yer and rhinestones. and wore a cor
sage bouquet of orange blossoms. Her
veil was of white Princess point lace,
tulle and orange blossoms, and she
carried a shower bouquet Of white
roses. white orchids and lilies of the
valley.
The Grade Teachers club held its
annual banquet Friday night at the
F1TSI MHIQOQlSI cnufcn. ABOUT Z5U
guests attended. The tables were dec
Grated with yellow peoples and fern.
! At the beginning of the banquet and
between the courses. the company
sang old songs, and the books from
which the songs were chosen were
given as souvenirs to the guests
Miss Mabel F. Smith, the president
of the club, was toastmistress. Mr..
H. B. Wilson, superintendent of the
city schools, responded to the toast,
9
dent" He told how he came to Kan
sas to take the position OF superinten-
dent, about the time Woodrow Wilson
was elected to the presidency. He
found a good deal of confusion in the
minds of some of the young children
as to how he could be both president
( of the United States and superinten-
dent of city schools. He spoke of the
many kinds of interesting relation
ships in a superintendent work, in
cludilg appointment and supervision,
casual acquaintance. professional &C
quaintance and friendly acquainta nee,
and his contact with the ESQ members
of his professional family. He spoke
/ in nigh terms of the use served by
the Grade Teachers club in promot-
! ing friendliness and acquaintance
among it's members and the grade
principals, and the board of education.
The address of welcome, a toast to
/ Our Guests" was made by Mrs. Ruth
Roby, who said, I'VE who are here
4 tonight are all engaged in trying to
solve the came problem, and we are
all vitality interested in its solution
the problem of educating the chill
dren. The opportunity of America is
to give to all children in its borders
an equal chance in life. This is an
ideal that must be worked out
through the public school system. Ed
ucation is subject to the same laws
of evolution that govern all life. An
educator must keep in advance of his
age and foresee what the next gen.
/ Grafton will require in its leaders, and
keep up to the high standards de-
manded by the idealist."
Dr. C. B. Van Horn, who was to
speak on behalf of the board of edu-
cation, was unable to be present Miss
Ina May Earkins spoke to the sub
ject Clubs Are Trunps-" This club. "
she said, has grown from small to a
large and prosperous organization. 1t
I has been reaching out, and through its
Influence other clubs throughout the
state have been formed, which belong
/ to league of such orga nizations.
! Anything that brings frank presen-
tation OF the problems OF education
frCm one department of the system
! to another. is good"
Miss Jeanette Price sang two songs,
/ ''Daffodil Scng'' and Sunlight Waltz. p"
Miss Anna Kelley talked or "A Ser