The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

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The Monday Whist club will meet
Monday of next week with Mrs. Silas
Porter at her apartments in the Con-
gleton.
The date of the U and 1 club bridge
tea has been changed to Wednesday.
November l. The date first decided
upon was Friday, November 8, but
conflicting arrangements for Kellam
hall, where the party will be given,
made a change of date necessary.
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Miss Martha Valentine and Miss
Lillian Valentine will entertain very
informally Saturday afternoon for
Mrs. Will CLANCY of Lewiston, Idaho,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Brooks. and for Miss Frances
Stoddard of Kansas City, who is with
friends in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. White, who
left Topeka a few weeks ago for New
York, expect to go to London, Eng
land, to make their home. Mr.. White
was in charge of the Woolworth store
in Topeka, and was transferred from
here to New York. The management
of the company then assigned him to
the business in London, and he and his
family expect to sail from New York
the last of this week. Their Topeka
since the sinking of boats off the east
coast by submarines, which may de-
lay them somewhat or change their
plans, but it was their intention to
leave Immediately for England.
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The Ideal Bridge club met today
with Mrs. William Falkiner The
hostess mother, Mrs. Annie Payne.
and her sister, Mrs. Samuel Fulton, of
New York, were guests.
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Mrs. H. L. Alkire has asked as her
guests to an endless chain party: Mrs.
Frank P MacLennan, Mrs L. A. Ry-
der, Mrs. Howard Williams, Mrs Roy
Shoaf and Mrs. J. D. Freeman
Mrs. Herbert G. West entertained
at an endless chain party this after
noon.
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The preparations for the Lincoln
monument fund day which is to be
kept Saturday of this week, have been
continued since the art department
meeting last week. Mrs. Charles Lud-
lngton Is chairman of a committee
whose work is to solicit a per cent of
the days earnings from the merchants
OF Topeka. Every merchant they
have called upon has responded with
a promise to help on Saturday. The
members of Mrs. Ludington's com
| m1ttee are: Mrs. John Kinkle. Mrs.
-; vi. Gdzln' MIS- FRANK SquireS, Mrs.
Charles Joslin, Mrs. E G. Foster. Mrs.
j. r. Close and Mrs. E. F. Stanley.
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The Minerva club had a meeting
Monday at the home Of Mrs Charles
curtis. Mrs. Robert Gordon was as
sistant hostess
The program consisted of biograph-
zeal sketches of Winding and Kjeruff,
Scandinavian composers, by Mrs p. g.
roster. Her paper was illustrated by
the composition Last Night" by
kJerulf, sung by Mrs. E. D. Clithero.
she also sang spirit Flowers" a
grouP OF three songs by Kjerulf: 81
hardly Know" Where Is MY Home. -
and Sing, Sing, Nightengale. was
given by Miss Carolyn Loveweli. Ban
ooula," by Gottschalk, was given by
Miss Ruth Tandy and a Chopin Ma
zurka' by Miss Freda March. Mrs.
Ludle Bassett gave two readings. eff
All MY ships. by Ella Wheeler Will
cox and Il Envio" by Kipling. Lit
tie Brown Brother" was a reading
| given by Miss Nanon Herren.
A discussion of Strindberg, the real
ist, with the reading of one of his
snort plays. THE Stronger" was the
n.eraIy feature of the program, fur
nlshed by Mrs. H. l. Peppmyer
The guests for the afternoon were
MISS Lovewell. Miss Tandy, Miss
MARSH, Miss Herren and Mrs. Bassett
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Mrs. Paul Smith of Moclips, Wash.
is visiting friends in Topeka Mrs
| smith, before her marriage, was Miss
Helen Fowler, and her visit is the
first she has made east since her
marriage. She will play accompani.
ments at the Bethany recital Wednes.
day evening for her sister, Mrs. Mar.
garet Fowler Forbes, violinist.
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The Art c111b
week with Mrs. Norman Wear. Those
on the program were Mrs. Luther
Burns. Mrs. David Palmer Mrs. A. w
Dana and Mrs. Harry Donaldson.
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/ meeting of the Ceramic Art clut
will be held Saturday of this week in
stead of Friday. The date is changed
as saturday is Lincoln Memorial fund
day. and the club recognizes it b,
holding its session on that day. After
the program at Miss Witwer's studio
the company will go to the studio OF
Mr.. Merrill Gage for the remainde,
of the afternoon
Mrs Theodore Snattinger entertain.
ed her bridge club Monday afternoon
Mrs. Fred Davis and Mrs. Walter
Hayes played for absent members
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A reunion of the ]. d. MCFARLAND
FAMILY will he held this weekend
Capt Earle Mcfarland will arrive
Friday. stopping in Topeka on his re.
turn to his post at Washington, D. c.
from the Mexican border, where he
has been giving instruction IT, the use
OF machine guns DR.. and Mrs. c. c
SULLIVAN of Morganville, are return.
ing from motor trip to Texas. ant
will arrive Friday to visit Mrs. Still
mans parents, Judge and Mrs Nc
F'arland. Mr.. James McFarband o.
Des Moines, and Mr.. sohn McFarlant
or Eureka, will be at home over the
weekend.
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