The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-18

self witnessed the fir3, and then made
her determination to enter the ranks
of those who were fighting for an
extension of the franchise to women.
She has given up her business to come
west to the suffrage states to work in
the campaign.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, who
was in Colorado Springs for the meet
ing of the Woman's party, accom-
panied Miss Taylor to Topeka, and
went on east for a short time, and in
the early fall she will come back to
Kansas and will lecture in the cam
paign.
Miss Taylor is a member of the
Civic club of New York, which Is made
up of women who are in business or
else actively interested in some pub
lie enterprise. The club excludes every
woman who is not working at some
thing useful, and no money or in
fluence weighs in gaining admittance,
which is eagerly sought by many New
York women. The club has its meet
ings IN the Vanderbilt Hotel and is
coming to be 4 factor of some inn
in public affairs can be effective with
out the ballot.
X x y
Miss Grace Gaines, whose marriage
to DIR. Carl Menninger will take place
the first of September. was guest of
honor at a kitchen shower given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Ray Var
nell. The. other guests were: Mrs.
Gilbert Worley. Mrs. George Platt,
Mrs. Robert Kingman, Miss Eleanor
Neil. Miss .Nerna Woorley, Miss Mar
garet Russell, Miss Leila Butts. of
Montezuma. Iowa; Miss Margaret
Vest, Miss Daisy Peart. Miss Ruth
Bauer, Miss Helen Tillotson, Miss
Mabel Coe and Miss Floy Wetherbee.
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Mrs. Ralph Skinner entertained her
bridge club today at the tea room at
luncheon.
Mrs Donald Thompson went to
New York to meet Mr.. Thompson,
who is returning from the Verdun
battle scenes, called back to the states
as captain of his company in the
guard to go to the border. His ship
Chicago" locked last week. Mr.
Thompson wrote from Paris that he
had suffered rather severe wound
A piece of she'll struck his head, cut
ting a cash two and a half inches
long, and he still wears it bandaged
Among the gifts he brought back
for Mrs. Thompson were a rope OF
opals and jewels bought in Russia
and number of handsome garments
from Paris. Mr.. Thompson will prob
NOAS SOhtAlAQC his WOTk as war DnOIOR-
rapher when the trouble between the
United States and Mexico is settled
and he is released from service in his
company.
X x x
A letter from a Topeka girl in New
York tells of her visit to Ellis Island
where the immigrants are landed fol-
physical examination before being
admitted as residents to the United
States. A special writing of permits
sion allowed her entrance to the dining
room, just as the serving was begun
She says: The government feeds it.
newcomers while it waits to find out
II it can accept them permanently, and
1t must be said that our Uncle Sammit
feeds them pretty well-doubtless bet
ter than they are ever fed elsewhere
They served them soup, vegetables
bread and butter and dessert w,
saw them later being examined, ant
we saw friends greeting the newcom
ers when they were passed in, and
then we witnessed the terrible sight o
the rejected ones being taken from
their families and to be sent hacl
alone. 1t is probably a necessary ar
rangement, but I forgot that this coun
try must be protected when l saw ont
woman rejected and turned back
while her family of children re
NAMED"
Miss Mary Macarthur entertained a
a slumber party Thursday night TO
Miss Marguerite Nichols, who has jus
returned from her summer home a
Nortonville. The girls had a hike t.
Gage park this morning, where the.
ate breakfast. Those in the party wer
Miss Nichols, Miss Anna Crane. Mis-
Matte Bair, Miss Esther Macarthur
Miss Nancy Boon, Miss Dorothy Thor
oman and Miss Verna Wise.
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| Mr.. A. NJ. Harvey contributed tn