The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

came from all over the country, in
Guiding some of the southern and
eastern E. states. that are I. practically
hopeless of obtaining suffrage except
through national amendment. OF
course, only delegates from the en-
franchiSed. states could enter the ex-
ecut1ve session or cast a vote in the
convention, but after sitting the num-
Der down to voters, we had repre-
Sentation of upwards of two hundred
me Kansas delegation numbered
thirty or forty. women, including mem
bers from Topeka, Hutchinson. Fort
Scott Wichita, Ellsworth, and other
towns of the state.
some women from Washington and
oregon made the trip to the Springs
just to attend one or two sessions. cast
their vote and got the message they
were TO take back to the states they
represented, and then hurried back to
pegln work at once. AS soon as the
convention closed the women swarmed
out OF the hotel like ants ont of an
anthill to hurry away to begin Their
attacking campaign They held at
once public meeting in Colorado
springs, where they addressed nearly
i've thousand people, who received
.neir remarks in a friendly and cor
dial way.
Representatives of MANY of tho
large newspapers of the east were on
mana to report the conference. The
Cllcago tribune sent man out with
moving picture photographer. HAIR
per Bazaar had a representative at
,he meeting. and he also procured a
ase picture OF the convention Three
other moving picture concerns took
tures.'' Lea
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Iopeka will be gay three DAYS next
meek When the movie convention is in
are TO be in town for the parade and
the Dali to be given "wednesday
august 90 In addition to the recoe,
nIzed stars who will appear. will be
o,..as actors who are before the cam
era m parts of varying Importance
ana whose names and figures arc IA
IllIlar TO all the habitues of the pic
lure houses. The ball will be given
III the evening at Garfield park.
ne convention is to be a cola bora
tioH OF tne Amusement association and
the Motion Picture Exhibitors league
ana rs a state wide affair About $50
eAhipltors from all parts of kansas
are expected. The headquarters will
ee the Tnroop hotel. Some special
features of entertainment are planned
by the various Topeka exhibitors.
ne amusement association includes
IN us membership manufacturers ( nd
producers of pictures, vaudeville house
ana amusement park people,
part of the work of arranging for
the convention is being done by Mr..
L. j Scott of Kansas City, who is now
IN Iopeka on convention business. Mr..
scott IS publicity agent for the Vita
grapn, Luoln, Selig and Essanay com
panies.
The Cosmos club will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs Lucy Milf
ken, 522 Horne street A miscella-
neous program will be given, and the
fnr- n
be distributed
The following girls had a picnic
breakfast this morning at Gage park
Patricia Evans, Ruth Thorman, Eliane
Hudson, Helen Rosen. Margaret Rair
Helen Beasley, Marjorie Lewis and
Elizabeth Lewis of Kansas City; Helen
Ikresie. Alberta Rosen. Nellie. Smith,
Muriel Lyman, Dorothy Souderss and
Eleanor Neil 80 = "
Mrs. w. A. Harshbarger will pre-
sent group of her pupils in recital
Thursday afternoon at $500 She will
be assisted by Miss Ruth Bomgardner.
VINO Will sing group of songs. The
pupils who will play are: Mrs. BeIya
webster, Martha Whittemore, Marga-
ret Whittemore, Marian Ross
Faye Hathaway, Dorothy s3hoemater r
Elaine hudson, Neva Shoemaker. Lois
Romig, Ruth Whitaker, Jeanefte
Dooley, Daisy Peart, Carrot Squire
Mildred Boggs, Dorothy Perkins and
Ruth Bushong.
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- Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Helen Hughes of Pierre, S. D.,
arrived today to visit Miss Polly Now
| erS.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Henry F Ma
son expect to leave the latter part OF
the month for trip to Chicago.
az art of 1ol,if
her daughter, Mrs. George McDerrnott
Miss Dorothy Reddick has returned
from a. visit to her sister, Mrs K. F
1 Burnett of Joplin, Mo-, and her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Elbrs del
of Bronson, Kan.
Mr.. Ed Kellam, Mr.. Ned Osborn
and Mr. Dan Hammatt have returned
from motor trip to the Great Lakes
and New England.
| Miss Winifred Hartley has returned
| from a weeks visit to friends in Kan
4 saS City.
Miss Ethel Walton and Miss Estelle
Walton of Troy have returned nome
after visit to their cousin, Mrs
jr., accompanied them and will visit
them in Troy until school begins il
| September.
| Mr.. ]. w. Thurston has returned
from Cape Ann, Gloucester, Mass.
where he spent the past month. Mrs
Thurstons sister. Miss Olive Bray, re-
| turned with him.
| Prof. c. F. Lopez and his family re-
turned Monday from Boston. He has
been in the east taking special work
| in Harvard and the Boston School OF
Technology the past year.
| Mrs. Lee Monroe returned Monday
| afternoon from Colorado Springs
where she attended a conference o.
! the Woman's party.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Foberg and theil
family, of Leavenworth, are visiting
Mr.. Foberg's mother, Mrs. Mary Fo
| berg, and her family.
| DR. and Mrs. T. E. Chandler Of
! Atchison are on a western motor trif
to Colorado Springs. and stopped Ell