The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-03
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Governor and Mrs Arthur capper
are invited guests of honor at the
Junior Prom at the State university,
Lawrence. tonight After a short re-
ception the evening will be spent IN
eancing. The grand march will be LED
BY Chancellor and Mrs. Frank Strong.
cabaret performers from Kansas CITY
will furnish amusement during the
supper time.
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cieties CT Washburn college will nave
q. reception at the Beta house tonight,
following the girls debate with a1an-
hittan. The reception is to introduce
the visiting team to Washburn people.
and others who may care to intend
the party.
q Announcement has been made of
Che engagement of Miss Eva Coors.
4 former X L. girl, to Mr.. eliza
Mowry. Miss Coors graduated from
Kansas university last year. AMI has
frieEds in Topeka among the i. y.
Students. she is a sister of Miss Nary
COors, who was close friend Of Nrs-
Ear Fischer and Mrs. Carl Smi ey,
formerly Helen and Julia Ames. Miss
roors is now teaching in the high
schcol at shawnee. Oklahoma. Mr..
Mowrv is studying law in the 'jniver-
sity OF Denver.
( Mrs. Ray Kiene of Valencia. for
naerly Miss Julia Wolcott of Topeka.
viii give Il family dinner party sun
day, celebrating the forty ninth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. Kienes pa
ents of Valencia. DR.. and Mrs. otto
kiene of Concordia and Mr.. and Mrs.
=. J.. Kiene of Topeka will be among
those who attend the. dinner.
The Argonauts will meet Saturd ~
evening with Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Mich
olson, $40 Lane street Miss Grace
Root will conduct the lesson. and Mrs.
+. F. Stanley will tell of the folklore
CT the African neEro-
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3 The first Thursday in every month
IS given over almost entirely to Fed
GRAFTON affairs. Even those who do
not belong to the organization never
attempt any large parties on that dav,
because so many Of the women OF the
city are members; and 1t IS to be SAID
20 the credit of the federation that
large per cent of the membership is
present at every meeting.
81 The departments of CiVics and If
Education had their open meetings
during The afternoon. Mr.. Ralph Cav
meeting on the Guardianship of
children and Legal Rights of Women"
He said that the laws Of Kansas gave
practically equal rights to men and
women in every respect.
DR.. Lydia DeNilbiss spoke at the
Education department meeting, telling
OF the plans for Baby Week in To-
peka. Mr.. II. B. Wilson, superinten-
aent of the city schools, distributed
the new reports of the city schools,
and called attention to the large per
cent of pupils who go through the
fsTades and the high school.
Z The afternoon meeting was in
charge of the department of justice.
Mrs l.. L. Kiene, vice chairman, pre-
ssided. Dean Horace Whitehouse sang
a. group of songs from Coolridge Tay-
Tors setting of Hiawatha. Miss Helen
Phipps played the opening number of
che afternoon on the violin. Mrs. a. A.
GODDARD read a memorial written by
Mrs. w. f. McCarter. for the late Mrs
George Huron, a charter member of
The City Federation of clubs, and
RESOLUTIONS were passed to be sent
to Mrs. Huron's relatives.
s The speaker for the afternoon
meeting was Professor c. A. Dykstra,
Of the State University, Lawrence,
whose subject was The City Awakes.'
.sThe picture of the first ideal city
aommonwealth.' he said, was drawn
~ st John in the Apocalypse, and
ne SAYS that children play in the
streets of that city. We want city
good enough for it to be safe for chill
uren 20 play in the streets. Other
eItrIy riters have always pictured
country life as the ideal life. In the
Nineteenth Century country life loses
come of it's advocates, and instead of
the country gentleman as the great
figure. we have the city lord
: The needs of the city have out
GROWN It's power to meet them. Our
Constitution is based upon the sup
posed superiority of rural life, and
this snortinG monster. the city. finds
itself hedged about with all sorts Of
RESTRICTIONS imposed by the state. The
Trainers Of our laws have rural con-
ditions III mind. Our cities, when they
find a condition that they want t.
remedy o. an improvement they want
t. axe. must go before a legislature
that * made up chiefly Of country
dWellcrs. and then, if anything is
done, a whole class of cities must be
Included in the change. For instance,
a town in Kansas that has no parks
has to pay "A park commissioner, be
cause all cities of its class have park
commissioners under the commission
fnrm If government. Emporia wanted
to employ a band master. but thu
state law made that impossible; so
they hired a park policemen, with the
acit understanding that he should
had the band. The city is awakening,
and it must be allowed TO make its
own regulations before it can reach
its best plane of efficiency.
"A city plan is a thing that all
xoung cities should adopt II they 10
not do it now they will have to later,
and then it will be much more diff
ficult and costly.
s. I'VE must not think that all mis-
government is personal. and that
everything will be right when we
have .urned out one set of officers
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