The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25

ing about for organizers, the Woman's
party has gone SO far ahead that 1t
has called forth the admiration of
leaders in the various other parties,
said Miss Paul. She emphasized the
great strategic value from a political
viewpoint secured by being first in the
field, with generals, captains, lieuten-
| ants, sub-lieutenants all busy at work
in all the districts of the twelve suf-
frage states.
As typical of the complete political
| organization in preparation for the
coming campaign. Miss Paul spoke of
what has been done in Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Washington and California,
where congressional districts or coun-
ties, in many cases every precinct,
have been finished, with chairmen and
other officers named and committees
appointed to carry on vigorous cam
pafgn which will reach every voter
1t is planned to have all this COM
pleted by September Is, when cam
paigning will begin in earnest and all
the stump speakers for the Woman's
party started out.
All the other machinery has been
provided, with Miss Anne Martin
chairman Woman's party national
committee, at the Chicago headquar-
tiers now in charge of the general cam
paign. She will keep her finger on
the political pulse by detailed daily
reports from every state organizer, in
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drift in the various districts. A speak
ers' bureau has been stablished and
will be directed from Chicago; and
while a few speakers will be in the
field before September 5, after that
date there will be a steady stream of
them following each other through the
various states.
other important features of the
campaign machine include the cam
paign textbook, the publicity depart
ment and the supply department
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Mrs Ed Adams and Miss Alice Crit
fin gave an informal porch party yes
terday morning at the home of Miss
| Griffin, 404 Woodlawn avenue, for
i some of their friends There were six
| teen guests, among them Miss Ger
| trude Kitchell, whose engagement to
announced. and Mrs. Ed Robertson, OF
Wichita, formerly Miss Grace Cock
rell, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. M, Cockrell.
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/ Frank T. Burnham, attorney of
Kansas City and Miss Irene Smith,
| teacher in the Oklahoma public
schools, were recent dinner guests of
| Canon Geisel-both were at one time
members of the Episcopal church at
Beloit where Canon Geisel was the
rector.
|
There. is gathering at North Lake.
| Wis, which is of Importance to local
| society because several are we'll known
| Topeka society people and the others
| Rave visited here at different times at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Weiskirch.
Those in the party are Mr.. and Mrs
| i A. Marburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Terkes of Chicago, Miss Anita Weis-
| kirch. Mrs. Julia Goldschnidt of New
Y ork. Mr.. and Mrs Taylor of Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Helmer of De-
troit Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Harris
and daughters of St Louis, Mr.. and
Mrs L. B. Harris, Jr.. of Beaumont
Tex.
The children of the Polk school
! playground. under the direction of Mrs
Effie Overmyer, gave a play last night
in the Polk school grounds. The name
Il of the farce given is the "Wishing
] Well" Those who took part are Fern
Koudebush. Grace Roudebush, Lorraine
1 Reed. Florence Bell, Cleo Markley
I.eitha Caisson, Opal Myers, Dorothy
Dana, Isabel Bennett. Fern Halterman
| Virginia Price, Helen Broderson, Hell.
en- Turnbull Hesper st. John, Frank
Price, Herrick Price, Harold Webb
Melvin Lantz, Neil Oyermyer. Bobby
Blair and Clifford Baker.
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From the Galveston Tribune: Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Goodwin announce the
marriage of their daughter Lake to
DR.. Marvin NJ. Markwell Doctor and
Mrs Maxwell are at home 20 their
friends at 2130 Avenue NJ Y, Calves
ton, Tex.
II Mrs. F. NJ. Drake entertained IN
formally Thursday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Robert Copeland of Cushing
Okla, who is her house guest, and
Mrs. Josephine Houston, who is leav-
ing for California. The guests were
Mrs. Copeland, Mrs. Houston. Mrs
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