The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31

of the club the past year Mrs. Baird
had a seat on the rostrum with the
past presidents of the club and the
wives of Kansas governors who We're
in Topeka for the meeting. She was
the house guest of Mrs. David Palmer
during her stay in the. city
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Mrs C. F. Menninger announces a
meeting of her art class Wednesday
morning at the Y. w c. A. immedi-
ately following the parade for the
president and Mrs. Wilson.
Madame Lunde Souther and Miss
Helen Hogeboom entertained infor-
mally this afternoon complimentary
to Mrs. John Redden, of Winnipeg,
Canada, who IS visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Page. The
guests included about fifteen or
twenty of Mrs Redden's special
friends. A short musical program was
given by Mrs. Charles Joslin, Miss
Helen Brigham and Miss jeanette
Price.
The meeting of the Spalding Read
ing Circle which was to have been
held tonight, has been postponed until
Monday evening, February Z. The
change in date is due to the illness of
one of the members of the cast of
THE Follies of 1915 which was 20
have been given at tonight's meeting.
The same program will be given the
evening of February l.
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Miss Mabel Vernon, of Delaware,
who has been working in the middle
west in the interests of suffrage,
through the Congressional Union, is
in Topeka, and will remain until after
the conference tC be held by a COM
mittee of Topeka women, with Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. The president
has consented to meet the committee,
and Governor Arthur Capper has CT
fered the use of the reception room of
his office for the meeting About
twenty women will be asked to attend
the conference and TO be present when
the president is presented with a reso-
luton that is being drawn up. The
members of the Congressional Union
are working for the acknowledgements
of all the women of the country
through an act of congress, instead of
by the old method of enfranchisement
by separate states. Some twenty
five women have been asked to
call up other women on the telephone,
asking them to be present at the meet
ing Wednesday;
News has been received of the
death of Miss Mott, of Wilmington, Ill
Her death occurred this morning. Miss
Mott has often visited in Topeka, and
has spent a good deal of time here
with her nieces, Mrs. R. F. Hayden
and Mrs. w P. Montgomery. Mrs.
Montgomery has gone 20 Wilmington,
and will be present at her aunt's
funeral
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The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority of
the State university, celebrated foun-
der's day at a dinner at the chapter
house in Lawrence Saturday night,
The decorations were crystal vases of
yellow roses and ferns. The dinner
was served at quartet tables, lighted
with yellow shaded candles. Covers
We're laid for eighty guests. Topeka
women who attended the party were:
Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mrs. Forrest
Loveland, Mrs. w. F. Bowen, Mrs.
Clyde Miller and Mrs. J. c. Thomp-
son.
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A new member of the Kansas
council of women, which met in To-
peka last week. is Mrs. DeWitte c.
Nellis. The council is open to presi-
dents and past presidents of state or
CARNATIONS of women. Mrs. Nellis is
the organizer and first president of
the Kansas Society of Native Daugh-
tiers. which had a meeting and recep-
ton this afternoon in Memorial hall
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Mrs. Alice Love gave a dinner at
Mills tea room and line party to the
theater for Miss Dorothy Harrington,