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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

Mis-, Kate Bacon, whose engagement
10 MIR. +. W. Bond, of Chicago, is
announced.
she went to Chicago to attend the Art
Institute She graduated from the
Chicago Art Institute, and has since
conducted a class in designing in that
school. She also has an art studio
in the Fine Arts building in
Chicago, and does special work in
miniature painting. She IS SAID TO
have a good deal of talent ana mas
made a place for herself among the
arfis.5 of her city. .
non engaged in business as manager
ofthe printing and supply department
OF the Hartford Insurance company
He is an Indiana man, who has peeh
in.Chicago for some time.
MIR Bond and his bride VIII make
their home in Chicago.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Koontz Will nave
asstheir guests at dinner tonight at the
Cdnntrv club: Mr.. and Mrs. Frederlck
FREEMAN. Mr.. and Mrs. willard n
Hall. MT. and Mrs j. NJ Connell' MI;
and Mrs Fred BOnebrake, MI ana
NF-s ri. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs.
Rebert Pierce 80
Air. and Mrs. Thomas B. Frost Will
have dinner party at the CLUB mouse
ana there will be a number OF tamlly
parties.
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Topeka society is experiencing
solnethtng new. a form of diversion
tliat for some time has been popular
wfth the people of the cities. The
first of a series of hotel dinner-dances
wsS given this week at the Throop,
Thursday night. About hundred OF
ting society people attended me rooms
wefe decorated with palms and
flsyers. ,..
Some entertainers from Kansas City
ft1rnished singing and dancing for the
cabaret features of the evening, which
were of a high order and highly
pleasing to the guests During the
dinner hour there was dancing in the
dining hall. after the cabaret fashion,
and the party was one of the gay af-
fairs of the season Following the
dinner the hall was cleared for the
regular after-dinner dance.
The Throop dinner-dances will be
given once each month"; the dates to
be announced from time to time. They
are under the management of Mr.. F.
E Crandall
An out of town visitor in Topeka
this season is Mrs. Frank Elwood Mil
Ter, of st. Louis. Mo. She is spending
a few weeks with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John f. Mitchell, and her
sisters. Miss June Mitchell and Maxine
Mitchell. She has been a guest at a
number of parties since her arrival
nd will be the inspiration of some
social activity next week.
Mrs. Miller. before her marriage,
was Miss Helen Mitchell, and was one
of the prettiest and most popular
girls of her set. Her marriage last
october was a social event of much
interest.
Mrs H. d. Wolf, Mrs. Charles Nc
krahan and Mrs. William Collinson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

year book. The book is bound in
white and tied with lavender. The Of
ficers for the new year are: Mrs. wal
ter Ashton Smith. president; Mrs. o.
E Walker, vice president; Mrs. w L.
Bates, recording secretary; Mrs. Harry
T. Forbes, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. d. o. Coe, treasu- err; Mrs. w. A.
Johnston club forester; Mrs. r. l. Lee,
club historian.
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The n. L. NJ. s., an organization of
the girls of the June, 1914, high school
class, will have a breakfast and skat-
ing party at Garfield park, Wednesday
morning.
The Topeka high school normal
training alumnae association had a
cafeteria supper and a rally Friday
night at the Y w. c. A After supper
there was a program in the club room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

A distinguished traveller who will
pass through Topeka Sunday, is Mrs.
Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los Angeles,
Cal. who is on her way from New
York to her home. Mrs. Cowles is
especially in the public eye at this
time, as she is the newly elected
president of the General Federation of
Womens clubs which is probably the
most influential and powerful organi-
zation of women in America, if not in
the world. She was elected at the
federation biennial held in New York
in May. On her way west she stopped
in Richmond, Ind, to attend a re-
union at Earlham college. The college
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

morning for a short business session.
Luncheon will be served at 1890 and
after the luncheon will be social
hour with a program of music and
readings. The readings will be by
daughters of some of the members of
the club. The music is in charge of
Mrs. c. ]. Wilson. and wils consist of
oldtime songs to be sung by all the
company present. The songs will be
old favorites that everyone knows.
such as "Old Folks at Home" Loves
Old Sweet Song" etc. The singing
will be led by Mrs. George Payne.
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The June meeting of the West Side
Forestry club will be held Thursday
of next week. The hostesses are Mrs.
W. NJ. Forbes and Mrs. ]. M. Meade.
Mrs. Forbes will read a paper on Ma
tive Birds" and roll call will be My
Favorite Bird and Why"
The club has just issued its new
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conferred on her at that time the de-
gree of Master of Arts.
Mrs. Cowles is unable to stop in
Topeka on this trip west. but she will
come to Kansas some time during her
term of administration, when it is
likely that Topeka women who do not
already know her, will have an oppor-
tunity to meet her.
Mrs. Cowles, it will be remembers d;
is a cousin of Mrs. o. H. White and
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, of To-
pe1a- In the current issue of Leslie's
magazine is photograph of Mrs.
Cowles. with a short sketch regarding
her, in the page of People Talked
| Of and with her are the pictures If
some of the most noted people of the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

Airs. Annie Bacon of Chicago, for
merly OF Topeka. announces the en-
Raeement of her daughter. Miss Kate
Lee Bacon. to Mr.. Frederick w. Bond
of Chicago. The wedding will take
place in the early autumn.
Miss Bacon was brought up in To-
pel<a and has a large circle of friends
here. Her father. the late F. P. Ba-
con. who was president of the Topeka
Transfer and Storage company, was d
we'll known business man. and the
family has a wide acquaintance here.
Mss Bacon graduated from the Tope-
ka high school, was student in
Va shburQs college. and some years ago
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs H. L. Nudge, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. A. Milliken,
of Horne street, left this morning for
Denver, Colo. Mr.. and Mrs. Nudge
and their son, Hugh Nudge, have
moved from Chicago to Denver. Mr.
Nudge, some months ago, became
president of the d. & r. G., and some
went to Denver to join him in a per-
manent residence.
Miss Mary Atkinson, of Lawrence,
will come to Topeka next week, and
will assist at a party to be given in
honor of Mrs Frank Miller. by Mrs
H. D. Wolf, Mrs. Charles McKirahan
and Mrs. William Collinson. She will
be Mrs VOLTS guest while she is in
Topeka.
Mrs. David c. Thomas is in Wichita
visiting Mrs. J. II. Adams.
MIR. Leslie QUAINT, who is superin-
tendent of schools at randolph, and
Mr.. Harold Loucks. principal of the
high school at Saffordville. who have
been visiting in Topeka the past few
weeks, expect to leave in a short time
for Columbia university. New York,
where they will take some courses
during the summer session. They will
stop N Chicago. Niagara Falls, Buff
falo, Montreal and Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs r. e. Stutzman of
Walsenburg, Col. are guests OF their
relatives Mr. and Mrs. L w. Wilson
and DIR. and Mrs. F. E. Vest Mrs
StutzrnatI. formerly Miss Amy Vest,
was a student in the Topeka high
school some years ago.
Mrs. Lewis Deppe and Mr. Clifford
Deppe. who have been in Topeka for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

Keever Margaret White, Barbara
Kaye, Gertrude Knowles, James Nc
Cormick, Carl Smith, Margaret Kaye,
Alfred Corp, James Corp.
+ J. 4
Mr.. George NJ. Stone, the Topeka
artist, is in Dodge City, Kan, filling a
very important assignment which he
has received. He hai been commits
stoned to decorate the new Roman
Catholic cathedral in that town, which
is to be costly and exceptionally mag
nificent, as western churches go. He
/ is doing the mural decorations which
are to be elaborate, and include an
| heroic sized painting of the Cruel
| fixion as an altar piece. He will be
engaged on the work for two or thr 0e
months.
Things happen thick and fast at the
White House down in Washington
these days. The wedding was excit-
| ing enough, goodness knows, but 1t is
being whispered that still another
event may be expected some time.
Since the Wilson's were in Topeka we
all talk about them as though we had
known them for twenty years; so II
! is quite in order for US to speculate on
their expectations, don't you think SO
The Lovely Lady, who has friend in
Washington, tells me that the word
she gets from there is pretty reliabl
and a Topeka girl corresponds regu-
larly with a Washington woman
informs her that race suicide promises
to. be absolutely questionable in the
national capital.
The following program will be given
Sunday evening. June rs, at o'clock
by the choir of the Potwin Presoy-
| terrain church:
| Chorus: GLORIA mozart
Tenor solo: Send Out Thy Light Hawie9
| Mr. Bernard McNown-
4 Quartet: Sweet the Moments" Donizett
Miss Alma Nelson, Mrs. Frank w Har-
rison, Mr. Hugh A. Smith, Mr. Frank
Chorus The Heavens Are Telling" Haydn
1 Choir.
Saxaphone duet:
l (b) Forget Me Not. Lefebr'
Mr.. Herman Jupgk, Mr.; Leo Elm ss :,
Chorus: The Radiant Morn " ood"ar'
sydney Smith. director.
| Mrs Fred r. Munson, pianist.
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DR.. and Mrs II. c. Suess of ia
Grand avenue celebrated their COLDER
wedding Thursday evening. June ~
The rooms were decorated for the oc
casion with garden flowers and sun
burst roses Mrs. o. E. Hunt sang
80 Promise Me- and two grandchil
dren, Louise Elizabeth and William
Willis, were attendants. scattering
| roses in the Dr1dal pathway MI ,
Suess wore a gray silk gown and car
ried an arm bouquet of sunburst roses
The Rev. John H. FazeI performed the
wedding ceremony, after which the
christening of William Gabriel Willis
Jr.. took place
DR.. and Mrs. Suess have five chill
dren. fifteen grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. The children are
Chas. H. Suess of Grand Rapids
Mich; Mrs H F. Parsons of Waco
Tex; S. H. Suess of Lordsburg. Cal
Mrs. Fred H. Willis and Miss Louise
Suess of Topeka. Kan. About FORT
quests attended the wedding: The
out-of-town guests were: Mr. Chas
H. Suess, Mr. and Mrs. s. H Suess
Mr. and Mrs Chas. BIanke of Bur
Iington, Iowa, and DR.. r. F. Blanke oil
Garden City, Kan. Mr.. Blanke and
Doctor Blanke are brothers of Doctor
| SueSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

The navigation school OF the ROYAL Te-h
nical college at Glasgow is said to be the
most perfectly equipped Of its kind in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

MIS-. Frank ElwOod Miller, of ST.
Louis, who is guest of honor at a
lea next Tuesday.
have issued invitations for tea which
they will give in honor of Mrs. Miller
Tuesday of next week from to 6
o'clock. at Mrs. VOLTS home, 115S
College avenue. The hostesses have
asked the assistance of Mrs. Frank
Southwick, Mrs. Holmes Meade, Mrs
Jack Campbell, Mrs. Walter Cannon,
Mrk. Frank Theis. of Hastings, Neb.,
Ms. Walter G. Shipe. of Kansas City,
Mrs.. Ivan Dibble. Miss June Mitchell.
Mss Louise McGoff and Miss Mary
Atkinson. of Lawrence. Two little
girls, Dorothy Rollman and Frances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

Dame Fashion to the ends Of the world to
has furnished her with an idea for the o. straw another
ribbon fashion modelled somewhat after the idol of the bull The
there their being extensively this
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
DR.. 0. C. BREWERS CHILD
HAS CLOSE CALL FROM POISON

DIR. o. c. Brewer came into
Brookhaven from his home at Ruth
on Monday morning early in his
car. Later he was shocked to re-
ceive a message telling him his
little three -year-old boy had acci-
dentally swallowed some bi-chlo-
ride of mercury tablets.
DR.. Arlington accompanied the
anxious father back and in forty
minutes after they left Brookhaven
on the 18-mile journey, the phone
told of the child's improvement
after directions given by DR..
Brewer from Brookhaven were fol.
lowed by the distressed ones in his
home. 1t was stated the trip was
made in "a minutes. The family is
to be congratulated upon the mar
row escape of the child.
1t may be said with entire trutt
that had it net been for the tele.
phone and the very rapid transit
made by the automobile, the chile
would have died.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
OLD VETS ARE ENTERTAINED.
]. W. McGrath FayOrs 1872 Vets by
Taking Them to Birth Of a
Nation" Performance.

In response to his published in
vitation MIR. ]. w. McGrath had
the pleasure of entertaining 1872
Confederate Veterans on yesterday.
A delectable lunch was served the
entire guard at one O'Clock at the
McGrath Store, after which the
procession was organized at the
Court House and the march taken
up to the Opera House. The sight
of the company of old soldiers, led
by Commander A. M. Summers
who wore the sword of the late L.
Clarke Maxwell, many of whom
were lame and halt and almost
blind was rendered the more effect.
i've and pathetic on account of the
renewed scenes of blood and car.
mage portrayed in the birth of q
Nation.
Once seated at the Opera House,
their host proposed cheers which
wele Justify given for the Veterans
who in turn gave the old yell fol
MIR. McGrath. One appreciative
and enthusiastic representative OF
the cause that never failed" was
Mr.. d. ]. Laird who said: "If Mr..
McGrath wants to run for the
United States Senate, Bilbo won't
be in it. = This was conceded tC
be the highest praise possible anc
was met with appreciation accord
ingly.
Many of the old vets expressed
personally their appreciation of the
Birth of Nation" which i'm
pressed the principles involved II
the Revolutionary period and tht
troublous times of the go;
through which they struggled.
They fought the battles all over
again; and "tears adown the sol
dier's cheeks washed off the stair
| of'-bitter memories, we hope
while the influence of Woodrow
Wilson's statesmanlike utterance'
thrown on the screen adjusted tht
ballast in this morning of the new
civilization in the interest of a bet
| ter American citizenship.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10

troubles come from the habit of
eating rapidly.
"Third, cheerfulness and con-
tentment will do much to lengthen
life.
MANY people bring on disease
and shorten their lives for years by
getting into the habit of worrying.
"This like any other habit, can
be changed by any man or woman,
who will use determination and
will ll.power and learn to always
look on the bright side of life.
''Last, but not least, get into
the habit of taking some kind of
regular systematic exercise each
day. Not the kind of exercise
taught years ago, which develops
merely the arms and limbs, but
that kind which brings into play
the muscles of the abdomen and
chest. Any system of home exer-
cises, if taken moderately every
day will do wonders in keeping
the body in a state of magnificent
vitality, but most people are too
lazy to do this.
'.The best time to exercise is
the first thing in the morning, but
it can be done before the other
meals, or before retiring at
night. =
At the close of his lecture DR..
Barker took off his coat, and to
the intense interest of everybody
demonstrated set of simple exer-
cises which he declared any person
not having serious heart trouble
could take with great benefit to his
health.
Hundreds of people pressed tc
the platform after the lecture to
shake DIR. Barker's hand, anc
thank him for the lecture.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
DEATH OF MRS. REBECcA PRICE.
Aged Pioneer Dies After Passing Her
101st Birthday-BrOO
Grew Up Around Her.

On Thursday, January 6, 1916,
Mrs. Rebecca Price (nee White)
celebrated her one hundred first
birthday. On May 6 following
last Friday-she closed her eyes,
grown dim to earthly scenes, and
opened them on her first birthday
in Heaven.
Mrs. Price lett eight imme diate
descendants to mourn her going,
the eldest Child being 72 years
of age and the youngest SIS. They
are Mines. w. c. Mason, and
Sam Dunn, of BrookhaVen, Mrs.
Julia White, Wesson, Miss Maggie
Price, Brookhaven; Messrs. Samuel
and Mack, of Wesson and Robert
and Frank Price, of Brookhaven,
faIl of whom attended the funeral
services of their revered old Moth.
er, twelve grandchildren also be-
ing present.
Mrs. Price left more than forty
grandchildren; and, perhaps, sew.
enty-five great-grand- children and
great great grand children. Five
generations were represented while
she lived.
Rebecca White was brought tC
Mississippi by her parents in 1916
when one year of age, from Fort
Claiborne, Ala. She married
Thomas Price, remembered by oul
Oldest citizens. He died in 1867.
Mrs. Price formerly owned all OF
the land in the Schwem Addition
reaching out west through the
place on which she died and where
she had lived for nearly a half cen
tury.
! She was member of Saron Bap'
tist church in this county and ther
when the Brookhaven church was
organized in 1872 she became one
of its pioneer adherents.
Mrs. Price was Frustrated five
weeks Immediately preceding hel
death. Up to that time she was re-
markably well preserved in mind
and body. At the funeral ceremonies,
her pastor, Rev. w. H. Morgan,
who oficiated stated, that he once
asked Mrs. Price when she came
to Brookhaven. Why, she re-
piled, "Brookhaven came to me.
was here when it got here. +"
One of her most devoted grand
children, Mrs. Bonnie Lee Bosw ell
gave expression to the following
beautiful sentiment" think
Grandma lived to teach people
how to love and care for their fam
lilies. - Mrs. Price was surround
ed with love and its expression
every moment that she lived and
one of the sorest regrets of the
bereaved ones is that they can no
further minister to the necessities
of the departed who with never {
dream and never a fear has wakec
in the morning light.
| The body was inferred at Rose
hill, after the services at the home
conducted tenderly by MIR. Nor
gan.
| Another name is stricken from
| the ever -lessening roll of our oil
lsettlers. There is no cause TO
grief. Her life-work was don
and we are glad that she has livet
so long to bless and comfort ant
direct so many that looked to he
| for guidance and protection AM
inspiration.
/ kiss her and leave her-ou
/ hearts delight
/ Her pain is oversize sleeps to
night.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
CLOSING EXERCISES At THE
BROOEHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL

The graduating exercises and
other attractions given at the pub.
lie school building at the close OF
session 1856 are as follows:
May 11-Piano Recital by Mrs.
Staffler's pupils.
May 12-Class Play by gradual.
ing class.
May 16-Musical Recital by
Misses Maynor and Cassidy.
May 17-Graduating Recital ir
Expression by Miss Fanna Ma
Kees.
May 1910 a. m.-Alumn
meeting.
May 18-Concert.
May l9-Graduating Exercises.
May 20-Anniversary of Liter
B. T. Schumpert.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
COUNTY DEMOCRACY
IS RE-ORGANlZED
llew Executive Committee Delegates
to State and National COnven-
tioE- other Matters.

The Lincoln County Democr attic
convention met in the court house
at II 100 O'Clock Saturday for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State convention, and also for the
purpose of electing a new county
executive committee. The meet
ing was called to order by w. r.
Norton, chairman of the county
executive committee, who stated
the object of the convention. A.
A. Cohn was elected temporary
chairman and c. B. Firth tempo
rary secretary, and afterwards,
upon the motion of w. R. Norton,
the temporary organization was
made permanent. A credential
committee composed of T. Brady,
Jr., Judge P. z. Jones and P. c.
Mullins was appointed by the
chairman and all of the beat dele
gates present were seated.
Fifteen delegates were elected to
the State convention, one from
each beat and ten from the county
at large, as follows: Beat dele
gates, T. Brady, Jr., c. P. Null
Inns, ]. @. Brister, w. D. Won ack
and L. c. Magee; Delegates from
the county at large, c. B. Firth,
p. z. Jones, A. A. Cohn, Sam
Abrams, w. R. Norton, ]. F. No
bile, B. c. Price, Guy Hoffman, P.
M. Hobbs and w. D. Davis.
A resolution was introduced and
passed unanimously that the Lin
coin county delegation use their
influence and all honorable means
within their power to secure the
election of Hon. T. Brady, Jr., as
the delegate from the Seventh
Congressional District of the State,
to the national convention to be
held in St. Louis.
w. R. Norton introduced a res
olution that the delegation in
-dorse w. ]. Bryan as a delegate
from this State to the national
convention, and urge that he be
elected as such by the State con-
vention, but upon a vote in the
convention this resolution was
voted down, after some discussion
of the matter. 1t was defeated
upon roll call by an overwhelming
majority, but three members of the
convention voting for the resolu-
ton.
A resolution was introduced by
&c. B. Firth and passed indorsing
resident Wilson and commencing
his policy throughout this trying
time and requesting that the
State convention adopt suitable
resolutions and instruct the dele
gates to the national convention to
stand by the President.
The following new executive
committee was elected: Beat One,
A. A. Cohn, T. Brady, Jr., and ].
F. Noble; Beat Two, B. E. Sum-
mers, P. c. Mullins and Floyd
Middleton; Beat Three, ]. @. Bris-
ter, Bert Price and Will Daugh-
drill; Beat Four, ]. Lotion, Amos
Brewer and S. ]. Holloway; Beat
Five, E. D. Godbold, V. c. Smith
and Thomas Vaughan.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-05-10
BrOokhaven Bank 8 Trust Co.

The statement of the Brookha-
ven Bank & Trust Co.. condensed
from the bank S report to the Board
of Bank Examiners published in
the regular ad space of the bank
in this issue taken in connection
with the comparative statement Of
deposits also shown is fine show
ing for that strong institution.
The statement shows a reserve of
1914, ,243, O9. Undivided Profits net
$40, 448. Az and deposits of 1912,
482. 10. The comparative state
ment of deposits shows a steady
growth for the past five years-the
increase in deposits being more
than 10 per cent for the past year
and nearly 100 per cent for the
FIVE year period.