The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

that have been drawn up and printed
in postcard form. The laws that the
club will lobby for at the legislature
this winter are:
Municipal and county farms; Wild,
owls exemption; relief for INDECENT
and widowed mothers-state aid I'M
der county commissioners; care and
confinement of degenerates; segrega-s
ton of mental and moral delinquents;
majority and political age of boys and
girls to be the same, Fl; national suf-
frage and uniform citizenship of
American women. Also a law for a
copartnership of husband and wife as
it affects the child. with the following
provisions:
Right of child to inherit from the
mother.
Right of child in family copartner-
ship.
Marriage or prenuptial contracts.
Rights of illegitimate child.
Health, contagious and communca-
BILE diseases.
The law which the club will oppose
thru it's lobby it's inheritance tax for
husband or wife, and for direct heirs.
The regular subject of study for the
days meeting was municipal and
county farms, and those on the pro-
gram were Mrs. Effie Main, Mrs. E.
G. Foster, Mrs. E. E. Fisher and Mrs.
r. L. Cofran.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Scott. of I415
Boswell avenue. will keep their golden
wedding Monday. Their daughter
Mrs. D., L. McEachron, and Dean Nc
Eachrof1 will give a dinner party Nom
day night for Mr.. and Mrs. Scott. An
other daughter of the SCOTS, Mrs
Psuetze, of Manhattan, and her five
sons, will attend the party. Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott came from Burlingame to
topeka about three years ago. Mr..
Scott was in the book and stationery
business in that town, and is now in
charge OF the Washburn college book
store.
Mrs. Harold Rankin entertained
Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. A. J.
Kettler. of Ell Reno Okla Mrs
Kettier formerly lived in Topeka. The
Kettler. Mrs. ]. w. Howe, Mrs. A. D.
Griggs, Mrs. c. C. Kerns. Mrs. NJ. E.
Uric. Mrs. r. A. Rutledge, Mrs. E. C.
Winters, Mrs. David Page, Mrs. F. w.
Harrison and Mrs. ]. K. Rankin.
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Miss Jennie Blinn and Miss Ethel
Everingham. who have their music
studio at 9O9 Kansas avenue, gave a
studio reception and musicale for q
company of their friends. Miss Blinn
spoke informally on the composers
Beethoven and Franz, explaining the
..
The hostesses We're assisted by Miss
Iona Buchanan, Miss Jennie Stoves,
Miss Tresa Heck, Miss Stella F'errin,
Miss Virgie Morse. Miss Helen Nal
strom, Miss Pauline Sanders, Miss
Edith Troxell, Miss Faye Knox, Mrs.
w. G. Grice. Mrs L. G. Thorpe, Mrs.
]. W. Larimer and Miss Helen Hollar.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mi. Herbert Guild, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Guild, has gone 20
Princeton, N j., to continue his work
as a student in Princeton university.
DR. and Mrs. H. l.. Alkire Mrs A.
X. Rodgers, Miss Villa Rodgers and
Mrs. Wheldon Morris have returned
from motor trip to Lawrence.
Mr.. George Barrett. a student in
Wsshburn college, and president of
the senior class, has. returned 70
school after a few days absence. He
was called to his home in Iincoln7
VILE on account of an accident to his
mother, whereby she received injuries
that confined her to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lodge have
moved from West Seventh street. to
their new home at 1865 Boswell ave-
nue.. o..
Dr. H. L. Alkire has left for Chi
cago and will return about the first of
October. ,-s-
Mrs Lou Brown of Kansas City Is
visiting Mrs. ]: H. Brown of Harri-
son street. Mrs. Lou Brown is on
her way home from Denver, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs Grover Dunn. of West
moreland, Kansas, are visiting Mrs
Dunn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H
Welty.
Mrs. George White. of San Diego
California, who came to Topeka to
visit friends. is now with her sister
Mrs. Otto Kiene, of Concordia. Her
&c 11xy nd ~
White will arrive soon from California
to join his family at Concordia. Word
was received last night in Topeka that
the little boy was somewhat improved
Plans for Mrs. Whites entertainment
while in Topeka have been postponed
until she can return to resume he1
visit here.
DR.. and Mrs K. B. Northrup and
their son, Clarence, of Palco. Kansas
formerly of Topeka. are visiting Mrs
Northrup's sister, Mrs. l. d. Myers.
Mr. Jack Erickson who is a student
in x u, has been pledged to the Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity, and Mr.. j. r
Hess also a K. U. student, is pledged
to the AcaciaS.
Mrs. J. P. Root, of Emporia, who
frequently visits at the c. B. Reed
home, has been engaged as house
mother for the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority in the University of Texas, al
Austin.
Mrs Ariel Nichols and Miss Mamie
Zahner are spending a few days at
Lakeview. They will have as their
guests at the lake. Miss Aurelia Penny
kamp and Miss Esther Pennykamp. OF
Kansas City.
Miss Elizabeth LAID, of Denver. has
gone TO the Philippine Islands to spend
the winter with her brother, Lieut..
oliver Laid, and Mrs. Ladd. Mrs.
Ladd and her little son. Oliver, will
ir7f I,a -va,-ir, n
will come to Topeka to visit Mrs.
Ladd's parents, DIR. and Mrs. C. b
Reed.
Mrs. Charles I. Martin. Mrs. I. S.
Lewis and Mrs. A. w. Whitsett went to
Lawrence today to be guests of Mrs.
L. d. Roberts, who is entertaining for
Mrs. D. G.. Egert of Charlesville, Ia,
Z, Z, Rice of DenNer