The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13

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virgie Payne, Miss Mary Whitton, Miss
Daisy GarretSon.
Cards have been received in the city an
nouncing the marriage of Mr. A. :. Ran
kin and Miss Nora Z. Norris, in Chicago,
November IL. They will be at home at
the Blower house in this city after De-
cerber L
and good. The girls will take to the
sale things that have been given them
that they themselves do not need or
ct least can spare from among her
possessions. The loom will be fitted
up with counters. where the goods
will be displayed, and there will be
saleswomen and cash girls After
wards, all things left unsold will be
disposed of at auction.
The party, of course, is a benefit at
fair. as the club gives few parties of
any other kind; their business being
to devote their corporate interests en-
tirely to charity. The club is keep
{ ing a school N connection with Red
den Mission, in . building that they
own near the mission. They are hir-
! ing a teacher, Miss Glasgow, VINO
gives all her time to the school, That
plan was found to be more practica BILE
I Than 81 former arrangement whereby
members of the club taught different
/ branches at the school The club pays
all expenses of heating. lighting AMI
keeping the building in repair In ad-
ing a family of ten. during the illness
of the head of the family.
Miss Grace KOontZ is president OF
The club, and the membership list in
cludes. Mrs. Robert Stewart. Mrs.
Henri Strawn, Mrs. Paul Walker, Mrs
Edwin Kistler, Mrs. Robert Carver,
Mrs. George H. Allen. Mrs. James s
Mayes, Mrs. Glenn Deaver, Mrs P. O.
Hagan, Mrs. ]. B. Walker, Mrs. Cyrus
Monroe, Mrs Merrill Mills. Mrs. David
fNeiswanger, Mrs Charles McKirahans
( Mrs Carl Searle. Mrs. William kerch-
er, Mrs. Robert Pierce, IN. Mrs. \: "
Wood, Mrs. Blair, Miss Enid Striek-
Ter. Miss Lucille Sorensen, Miss Louise
/ Culver Miss Clyde Ponebrake. Miss
Elfie Dean, Miss Helen Estey, Miss
Myrtle Howard and Miss Lulu Nc
Cabe.
s. Estey. Mrs Silas Porter, Mrs. NJ. F.
Southwick, Mrs. George Parkhurst
Mrs. E. E. Ames and Mrs J. B. Lari-
ner.
A memorial service was held this
afternoon at the home of Mrs A Mar
! burg for Mrs. Fannie Cooper Atkin-
son, whose death occurred last week
The service was held at the same houi
as the funeral of Mrs. Atkinson IN
Parsons, Kan
airy as the president of the Woman!
| Kansas Day club. Mrs. Marburg wa:
her vice president Mrs. George w
Parkhurst, who was head of the mu
sic department of the club last year
was asked to sing at the memoria
service Her song was entitled Nc
Night There Mrs S. s Estey, whC
was Mrs. Atkinson's hostess the las
time she visited Topeka, offered th'
prayer at the service, and Mrs w A
Johnston. a former president of thu
club and a fellow worker with Mrs
in m
years, made the memorial address. Sh'
spoke of the life and character of tn
I deceased, her relations with other clul
women and her part in the develop
ment of the club movement in Kansas
. Mrs w. E. Atchison, who was secre
! tary of the W. K. D. club last year
read an original poem in memory o
Mrs. Atkinson. The meeting closed
, with the Twenty-third psalm. repeated
by the people in the audience.
Mrs. Atkinson was the wife of Judg
w. D. Atkinson, formerly of the stat
supreme court. She was a lawyer
had served as president of the Kansa
Federation of Women's clubs, and wa
a pioneer president of the Parson
; federation She was very highl.
esteemed by the club women of Kan
sas, among whom she has a grea
many friends thruout the state.
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. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wethertol
entertained guests at cards and dane
ing Saturday night at the Virginia, il
honor of Mrs. Ed White of Stockton
5 Kan, who has been visiting Mrs
t Wetherton for few days Mrs Whit
mas gone to Kansas City before re
turning to her home.
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{ The Child Conservation league vii
meet Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clocl
with Mrs E. c. Winters, los Wood
lawn avenue. The following progra
will be given:
The vital bearing of play upon tn
proper development of the body, b,
Dr Genevra Leader; the Period of Con
structive Play in our Children an,
How Best to Feed It. Mrs NJ. o
Locke; Child Labor ard its Evil Eff
fects Upon the Child's Development
' Miss Lima Bresette: vocal solo. b,
Mrs R. Parks Bennett
Miss Reita Updegraff was hostes
at meeting of her bridge club thi
g afternoon
Il One of the young couples recent,
= married, went well out to the edge O
e town to make their home. When tn
: bride was planning her new residence
= some of her girl friends demonstrate,
\ with her for going so far from tn
II center OF town to live. They though
she ought TO take an apartment Sh
} replied that it was her purpose to keel
: chickens and live in luxury. The girl
a scoffed at her. Chicken, indeed. Yoi