The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-23

Boone, Mr. Dean Wilson and Mr..
| Charles Wilson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George McDermott en-
tertained at dinner at their home, 223
WoodiaWn avenue. Covers were laid
Tor; DR.. and Mrs. Forrest Loveland.
Mr.: and Mrs. L. o. Lock. Miss Daisy
Neil, Judge Robert Y. as, and Mr.. and
Mrs L. .. McDernott.
The West Side Forestry club will
meet Thursday afternoon of this week
with Mrs. Thomas Page Mrs How
ard Johnston will be the assistant
hostess. DR.. Elvenor Ernest will read
Il paper on 'Herbs-Their Medicinal
and Culinary Vaiue." Answer to roll
call will be Biblical flowers and
| herbs.''
A meeting of the executive board
and the committees of the Hughes Az
| lance will be held Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock at the National hotel, when
arrangements will be completed for
the meeting Friday, when some distin-
guished women from the east will go
thru Topeka on a special train and will
stop for a meeting in the auditorium.
The train will arrive Friday morn
! ing at 10:45 o'clock. Automobiles will
be waiting to take the visitors down
town. An informal reception will be
held at the auditorium, when those
who wish to meet the visitors will have
an opportunity to do so. Speaking will
begin at IL O'Clock, so that men and
women who are down town at the
luncheon hour, may have a chance TO
hear the addresses. One of the
speakers will be Mary Antin, an an
other celebrated speaker is Mrs. Nell
son O'Shaugnnessy, of New York, who
d 'affafres of Mexico She will talk on
the Mexican situation from the wom-
ans point of view. She is the author
of a book entitled THE Experiences
icf nj IN
Mrs. w. A. Johnston is the state
chairman of the Hughes alliance. Mrs.
Arthur Capper is a member of the
national train committee The Off
lance are: Mrs. w. L. Peppmyer.
president; Mrs. R. G. Merrick, vice
president; Mrs. f. l. Campbell, sec
rotary, and Mrs. A. Marburg, treas
urer. The executive committee com
bines all the other committees on au-
tomobiles. entertainment, etc. The
members of the executive committee
are: Mrs. Lee Monroe. Mrs. Silas
Porter, Mrs. ]. S. West, Miss Effie
Graham. Mrs John T. CLANCY Mrs.
Mrs w. A. McCarter, Miss Effie Page,
Mrs. Earl Akers, Mrs. w. r. Smith,
Mrs. r. A. Burch, Mrs. CT. Wilson,
Mrs. c. 1. Martin, Mrs. s. NJ. Brewster,
Mrs. w. D. Ross, Mrs. D. L. McEac CHI
ron, Mrs. S. S. Estey, Mrs. A. L.
Greene, Mrs. ]. L. King, Mrs. w. f.
Davis, Mrs. Charles Sessions. Mrs. A.
T. Lucas, Mrs. ]. S. Dean, Mrs. JON
Mrs. George ParkhGrst. Mrs. Charles
Curtis, Mrs. H. p. Dillon, Mrs. George
Crawford, Mrs. M. c. Hammatt, Mrs.
H o. Garvey, Mrs. ]. D. McFarland,
Mrs. Frank Organ, Mrs Morton Al
w. Mulvane, Mrs. E. E. Ames, Mrs.
S. S. Beggs, Mrs. ]. E. House, Mrs.
E. E. Marshall and Mrs A A. GODDARD.
The ward chairman for Topeka are
as follows: First, Mrs. Rome Colvin 4;
Mrs. Charles Curtis; Fourth. Mrs.
Mary E. Chaplin; Fifth, Mrs. ]. T.
drummer; Sixth, Mrs. A. L. Banberg.
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Miss Effie Graham has returned
from Independence and Thayer. Kan,
where she made some addresses on
educational subjects. She has been
| invited to speak at the Usage County
the subject, Educational IDEALS
Miss Graham has recently had an
article accepted by the Housewives
Magazine, which is the official organ
of the Housewives league. an organi-
cation which has a branch in Topeka.
The editor and founder OF the maya
zine is Mrs. Julian Heath. Miss Ora
, hams article is entitled Brown Spots
in Housekeeping"
: guests this afternoon in honor of Mrs
Frances Littlefield Stoddard of Kan
) sas City.
The men of the Rotary club and
their wives will have a dinner Mon
day evening, October 80, at the high
i school, at $50 o'clock
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There are some uncertain rumors
that one of the soldiers bold down or
the border is becoming impatient te
, return to his sweetheart back home
As he will not be released from service
t very soon, there are suspicious thai
, she will go south and that there vii
be a border wedding of local interes
before the winter is over. The plaT
: mapped out by the gossips does not III
? in very well with some reports, bu
= one never can tell, and that is the way
| it has been dished up.
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{, Mr.. La Rue Royce of Salina, was the
/ guest of honor at an informal after
/ noon at the home of Miss Annette
Nico11 Sunday. Mr.. Royce is to b'
l married Wednesday of this week, an'
$ by way of dividing the social atten
l tions between him and his bride, thu
young people gave him shower
| Crocheted yokes for Munson's and
: V DIS embroidered night caps, an(
! all sorts of be-ruffled, hemstitched ant
T lace trimmed garments fell in tn
. shower. In the company was brida
| couple, Mr.. and Mrs r. c. March
whose marriage occurred just befor
the shower. The company escorted tn
bridal couple to the train to see then
! off on their wedding journey.
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The interest in the endless chaii
| parties for the benefit of the Topek;
Public Health Nursing association, ha
spread well thruout the town. ant
about a hundred and forty women viii
be hostesses this week
Some of the women who have beel
invited to chain parties have asked
that they might do their entertaining
before they attend the parties t
which thew are asked. Some of tn