The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-02
TOPEKA STATE JoURNAI-sATURDAY EvENING

DECEMBER z, 1916
department of literature. There will
music by a quartette, the members OF
which are Mrs. George H. Allen, Mrs
r. J. Shoemaker, Mrs. ]. K. Rankin
and Mrs. Warrick Updegraff. The
meeting date is near the date of the
founding of Topeka, and will celebrate
that event. Mrs. S. J. Crawford will
give some personal "reminiscences; Mrs.
J. NJ. Meade will teal of the early social
life of the town; Mrs F. r. Reming-
ton will speak on the music of that
day, and Mrs. Ward Burlingame on
the press of that time.
The forestry and horticulture de-
partments have charge of the 2
o'clock program Prof Michael
Ahearn, assistant professor of horti-
culture of the State Agricultural COL
lege, will speak on the three topics,
Lawn Grass, Flower Bed Problems and
Shrubs.
The hostesses for the social hour
will be Mrs S. S. Estey, Mrs. Fred
Freeman and Mrs. George NJ. Craw-
| ford.
Special music is being prepared for
the afternoon program by Mrs. Carey
J. Wilson. The meeting will be under
| the auspices of the art department.
An address on Kansas Relation to
Art will be made Mr.. Merrill Gage
/ The following women have been ap-
pointed to inspect the membership
cards: Mrs. r. G. Herrick, Mrs B. H
Pugh, Mrs. ]. L. Work, Mrs. Charles
Elliott. Mrs. w. w. Kitchen and Mrs
H. L. Alkire.
The Amaranth club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. William AL
| len, 719 Lincoln street.
The Amaranth club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. William AL
len, 7l9 Lincoln street.
! The Dies Non club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. F. NJ. Drake
The Philomath club will meet FRI
day, December 8, at the home of Mrs.
Frank Bassett, 316 EImwood avenue
Mrs. E. G. Foster will entertain her
bridge-luncheon club Friday of next
week.
The department of education of the
Topeka Federation of Women, has ar
ranged for lecture to be given Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
high school auditorium, to be given
by Prof. T. w. Galloway of Beloit
College, Wisconsin, the subject being
Social Hygiene Professor Gallo
| way is one of the two or three leading
authorities of the country on this sub
ject.
The department is making the
| meeting open to all members of the
| Womans club, and they also invite all
the teachers of the city schools to be
| their guests.
/ Dean Horace Whitehouse will give
his weekly organ concert Sunday aft
ernoon at the auditorium. The pro-
gram will be made up entirely OF
| numbers that Dean WhitehouSe has
been especially requested to play. The
numbers include some of the best
things that have been written for the
organ, and their suggestion by the
concert goers of the city speaks well
for the public taste in music.
The forestry and horticulture de-
partment of the Woman's club has
been invited to attend the sessions
of the State Horticultural society in
in representative hall. Committees
from the department have been APP
pointed to attend the different meet
ings.
Among the speakers will be Mrs.
| Mary Holmes of Kansas City, presi-
dent of the Amateur Gardening club
of that city, who will speak on per
ennialS for the Small Garden at the
meeting December 6, in the afternoon
at O'Clock. Professor Scott of Man
haitian will also address that meeting.
The committee appointed from the
forestry department to attend that
meeting are Mrs J. F. Close, Miss
Gertrude Barnes and Mrs. j. C. Har-
mon.
December Z, at 9 a. m, an address
will be given on insects and Insecti-
eide" by Professor Hunter of Law
renee. Professor Dean and Professor
Green of Manhattan will also address
that meeting. The committee to at
tend are Mrs. w. D. McDonough and
Mrs. C. H. Morrison.
The meeting at o'clock, December
s, will have an address on canning
vegetables, by Mrs. Teeter of K. u,
and one on canning fruits and making
jellies and fruit buffers, by Mrs. Alice
E. Boschen of Troy. The committee
appointed to attend the meeting are
Mrs. D. G. Kline, Mrs. Frank Squires
and Mrs. Joseph Hicks
The morning meeting for December
s will be held at o'clock, and the
addresses will be Vegetables Under
Glass" by Joseph Blake of Wichita.
and 1.-The Business Mans Garden" by
} Willis Davis of Wichita. Mrs. T. F.
Doran and Mrs. A. o. Rosser are the
4 members of the committee appointed
to visit that session
The committees will make reports
on the meetings to the forestry de-
! Women After S-HOur Day.
New York, Dec. 2.-Representa-
tives of mattresses, laundresses and
; women garment workers are in con-