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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
Looking Backward In
State Journal
Society c olumn
TWENTY YEARS ACC TODAY

The Topeka Whist club met
with Mr. Arthur Murphy last
night. The next meeting will be
with Mr.. E. L. Copeland. Messrs,
Black and Pounds lead in the
score now.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eagle en-
tertained the NJ. n. nigh five club.
Mrs. Lockton of Atchison played
in the hostess place. Mr.. Court
club. The next meeting will be
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mcconnell.
The members are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Eagle. DR.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter B. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. David
j. Harding, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Carney, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. SUIT
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Con-
nelly.
Mrs. W. f. Sterne entertained
the En- Reggie Whist club Tues
day. Mrs. Frank Crane substl-
tuted for Mrs. Harding; Mrs. r.
A. Prescott for Mrs. George w.
Veale, and Mrs. Webb for Mrs.
C. P. Reed.
Mrs. P. 1. Bonebrake is issuing
invitations for thimble parties
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The engagement of Miss Edith
ndCilGI5 lIAS VI Tic -dl6
T. Dwight Thatcher, and MIR.
Amos D.. Plumb, of Emporia, son
of the late Senator Plumb, is an
nounced.
Mr.. F. o. Popenoe, who has
been in New York, will arrive
home tomorrow.
Miss Margaret Mulvane enter
tanned the Duplicate Whist club
last evening. Mrs. John Shelton
Miss Mabel Pounds, Miss Gle1na
Cross and Mrs. Speed Hughes
played at the guest table. Mrs.
Eugene Quinton will be the next
hostess to the club.
Mr.. Percy Hemus is in the city
in advance of the Alpine Concert
company with which he is singing.
Mr.. George r. Peck's children,
Minnie and Charley, were in the
city a short time yesterday on
their way home from Texas.
They were accompanied by Mr..
Ed Nettles.
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Madame Souther has been in Topeka
for ten or a dozen years perhaps
During that time, up until last winter
she was at the head of the voice de-
partment of Washburn college. Since
retiring from the Washburn faculty
she has conducted private studio for
vocal instruction. She has a pleasant
and artistically arranged bungalow at
FifteeSsh and College avenues. where
she has been making her home for
several years.
Madame Souther is a woman of
strong and interesting personality, and
she has drawn around her a circle of
friends who are unfailingly en-
thusiastic in her praise, and who. deep
ly regret her decision to make her
home elsewhere.
Miss Esther NJ. Clark, of Lawrence,
will come to Topeka Monday to be
guest at meeting of the Monday
Tourist club, at the home of Mrs. c.
E. Neil, in Taylor street She has
been asked to read some of her poems
at the meeting. Mrs. Charles Gard
ner will play the violin, and Mrs. May
nard will make an address She is in
Topeka with her parents, Mr.. and
of her furlough from mission service
in Turkey.
Miss Clark will be guest of honor
at small dinner party which Mrs.
Neil Will give for her Monday eve
ming. The guests will be a few of her
intimate friends in Topeka.
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Some of the students of French at
the College of the Sisters of Bethany
gave a French play Friday night at
the school. A good sized audience At
tended and approved the performances
| The play was in three acts, and was
given entirely in French, which the
/ girls spoke exceedingly well. The role
| of the heroine was played by Miss
| Evelyn White, the daughter of Mr..
/ and Mrs. r. ]. White, of Topeka. Miss
| Maude Webb took the part of the
/ hero; Miss Nora Hardesty took one of
| the male roles. Miss Mildred Lusk
and Miss Gretchen Voiland were
maids. and the other members of the
castwere Miss Merpie Turrell, Miss
Dorothy Hunley and Miss Helen Sill
yer. Tho instructor, Miss Wilhelmine
! Harris, also took a part in the pro-
duction.
The play was in three acts. The
scene for the first two acts was a
palm room, and the last was a draw
ing room scene
The play was given under the d.
rection of Miss Harris, instructor in
French, and Miss Lun6e, head of the
Dramatic Art department
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Mrs John Green gave a party this
! afternoon for her little daughter
Florence Ethelwyn. who celebrates
her second birthday anniversary to-
day. Little green hats, filled with
candy were given as favors to the
! small guests, who were: Florence
Ethelwyn Green, Christina Louise Cal
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gent invitation to the members. of the
Topeka Federation of Women to at
tend a lecture to be given at the Com
mercial club rooms Monday afternoon
at one o'clock by DR.. Charles NJ.
Sheldon. His subject will concern
some phase of the civic question.
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News that brings regret to a large
circle of Topeka people, is that
Madame Sigrid Lunde Souther is to
leave Topeka for an indefinite time to
take up her residence in the east She
will be in New York and Boston,
where she has relatives and great
many friends, and will remain there a
year at least. and perhaps longer, de-
pending on how well she likes it after
a long residence in the west.
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HIGHLAND PARK NOTES

Mrs. I. j. Parrish and Miss Jessie
Parrish visited with Mrs. w. H. Door
ley of 327 CORTLAND avenue Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Manshardt have re-
turned from Manhattan, where they
We're visiting their son, Mr.. Thomas
MaEshardt and family.
Mrs w. r. Lott and Mrs. H "
Mills will be hostesses of the ChaIitso
club, Thursday, March 9 at the home
of Mrs. Scott.
Mr.. Elmer Davis, of Johnston, Pa,
visited with his sister, Mrs. a. f.
Strauss and family last week.
Mrs. William Banta of Overlook. is
spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
j. C. Banta and family.
There will be regular services at the
church Sunday. Sunday school at Ii
o'clock. prea ching services at IL
o'clock by Mr.. Thomas Manshardt of
Manhattan, assisted by the R. r. Y.
NJ. c. A quartet. Evening service at
1880 by Rev. c. W. Marlin.
Mrs. C. H. Booth was the guest
Monday of Mrs. Lloyd Hammack of
Scotland avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Boast en-
ming Misses Beatrice and Pansy An
liam Boast of North Topeka.
The weekly prayer meeting will pe
held Thursday evening, March at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Stevenson, Twenty-fourth and Vir-
ginia avenues.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. s. Miller and
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Ripley, Miss Mary Weightman, Miss
Beatrice Rush, Miss Faye Banjour,
Miss Nina Nicholas, Mr. Glen Logan,
MIR. Edwin Menninger. Mr.. KnoWlton
Guegler, Mr.. William Tomlinson, Mr.
Kenneth Kearns and Mr.. Kelsey
Petro.
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New members of the Washburn
Dramatic society are Miss Mary
Weightman, Miss Audrey Meyers OF
Seneca and Mr.. Martin Porter of
Hutchinson. A tryout was given at
the home of Miss Alice Hughes, and a
farce was presented by candidates for
membership before the active mem
bers. .t-
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Kansas has reached that stage in
her history. when she is turning her
head for the backward look. So
cieties areorganized to honor her pio-
neers and to keep records of their
experiences. One of the Topeka pio-
neers lad an anniversary celebration
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have organized a wrestling, boxing
and gynnastic club. They are plan
ming to give an exhibition next FRI
day evening, March 10 at the school
house Matches in different sports
have been arranged to which every
one is invited. Richard c. Ahlstrom,
instructor will be assisted by DR.. Ca
hill. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Peters and
family, of Oakland, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Peters last Monday
and attended the play at the school
house.
The Highland Park Art club will
meet next Friday, March 10 with Mrs.
A. B. Smith.
The play, 1.-THE District school,"
given by the Highland Park Ladies'
Aid society last Monday night was a
laughable comedy from start to finish
1t was enjoyed by a large audience.
The paid admittance amounted to
about fifty dollars which will be APP
piled to paying the debt on the new
church
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Sterrett and fam
lily have moved from 1928 Jackson
street, to 2514 Maryland avenue.
Mr.. Z. Leuenberger and children.
Edwin and Nettie were surprised last
Sunday by a party of relatives and
friends from the city. Dinner was
served in Swiss style. The members
of the party were Mrs Esther KloT'-
fer and daughter, Wilma; Mrs Clarn
Leuenberger and daughter, Alice, and
Master willard: Miss Helen Leuen-
berger; Mr.. and Mrs. Buchschacherj
Mr. and Mrs. o. Buchschacher: Mr..
and Mrs. George Weaver and chill
dren; Mr.. H. Kapfield and daughter
Helen.
Mrs Clark Berry, who has been i'll
with the grip and threatened with
pneumonia at the home of her parents
on College avenue. is improving and
now at her home.
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daughter, Leila went to Parsons, KAN
sas. Wednesday, where they We're
called by the death of Mrs. Miller's
sister.
The Self Improvement club will
meet next Thursday evening, March
8 at the home of Mr.. Frank Stiles,
south of Highland Park.
Mrs John Marsh spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with Mrs. e. L. Jones on
Grattan street.
Mrs John Brocish, of Lane street,
was the guest of Mrs. Rollin Chubb,
Thursday.
Mrs. w. H. witherell entertained at
a birthday dinner Friday for Mr..
Witherell in honor of his birthday
The guests were fifteen members of
Mr.. Witwell's Bible class of the First
NJ. E. church, which Mr.. Witherell is
a member.
Mr.. C. B. Buehrer spent Monday
and Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas,
attending the Oppomeprise state con-
vention at the Grund hotel.
Mrs Jennie Weber and daughter,
Lucille of Western avenue, were guests
of Mrs o. K. Hill and daughter, Mar
jorie Monday.
Mr.. Melliman is seriously i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Alice
Hicks, Twenty sixth and Indiana ave-
nue.. Mr.. Amherst Melliman, of Har-
ris, Kansas, is visiting at the Hicks
home, where he was called by his
fathers illness.
The entertainment given by Miss
Elliott's classes, in the assembly room
of the school Friday afternoon was
well attended by the patrons of the
school. The program consisted of
songs, recitations and dialogues and n
dramatization of Cinderella. The next
program will be given in three weeks
by the fifth and sixth grades. Miss
Ward, teacher.
At the next meeting of the High
land Park Booster club Monday eve
ming, March 6, literary musical en-
tertainment will be given by the pu-
pills of the Oakland school under the
direction of Prof. viii Vanorsdol. The
pupils of Oakland school have given
number of successful entertainments
this winter. There will be no charge
of admission. Everybody invited.
Mrs. James Smith and Clarence
Smith, Who have made their home in
Highland Park for the last ten years
have moved to their old home at 1923
Harrison street.
The young men of Highland Park,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

One of these bellies of a few years
hence is Miss Mary Paxton, the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. t. R. Paxton, of
the pretty New England Colonial house
in Western avenue. At the parties
everybody comments on her good
looks. Though she is still in high
school, she goes out socially a good
deal, as the other girls of her set are
doing. She has pretty brown eyes and
dark hair, a tall slender figure. and
IL wild rose complexion that belongs
to health and girlish vigor. At one of
the masque balls of the winter, she
wore the costume of a red-cross nurse.
and she certainly was topping" as the
English say. The PaXtons have a ball
room in their new house, where the
young set forgathers for numerous
little dancing parties under the ma
ternal guardianship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paxton and Miss Pax
ton are in Kansas City today, and will
attend the Russian Ballet tonight,
They are visiting relatives who are in
Kansas City for a sort of family re-
union. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall of Kansas
City, Mr.. and Mrs 4. Z. Bergson of
Leavenworth, Miss Meta Leg1er of
Norman, Okla, Mr.. Nell Legler of
Valley Falls, and Mr.. and Mrs Paxton
and Miss Paxton, make up the family
party.
The Phi Delt men of Washburn
night at the chapter house They in
stalled a moving picture machine for
the evening, and gave five reel
movie. They showed some lantern
slides, and gave a vaudeville turn.
The room in which the show was hel1
was fitted out with fire exits and fire
escapes, and a "roost'' was arranged
for those -~ho preferred balcony seata.
Some of the freshmen Phi Debts
dressed in white suits and were the
DOnC0Tn
performance.
The company included: Mr. and
Mrs. DeBukaleur. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Carruth, Miss Jessie Dean, Miss Dor
othy Sproat, Miss Dorothy Lyle, Miss
Morrison. Miss Isabel Savage. Miss
Lurene Creary, Miss Pansy Benton,
Miss Marjorie Herris, Miss Clara
Beaver, Miss May Beaver, Miss Ruth
Rooster, Miss Erna Zutavern, Miss
Oracle Woods, Miss Alice Hughes, Miss
JuHette Brown, Miss Ruth Graham.
Miss Sue Louise Bell, Miss Esther
Lauterbach, Mr.. Seton Hammil, Mr..
Don Heath, MIR, Harry Champeny, Mr..
Robert Hastv, Ndr John Hayes, Mr.
Frank Ripley, Mr.. Arthur Champeny.
Mr. Robert Robert Hasty Mr.. Tracy
Leedon. Mr.. Major Glueck. Mr. Fred
Beerbohm, Mr.. Glen Conkling Mr.
Frank Peers Mr.. Harwood Benton,
Mr. Walter Slagle. Mr.. Glen Elbe, Mr.
Herbert Heyn and Mr.. Ed Seely. The
pop orn boys were: Mr.. John Parki1-
son, Mr.. Arch FARRELL Mr.. Glen Hussy
and Mr.. Harry Welty.
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The Beta girls of Washburn college
viii have the third of a series Of b1tf-
fet suppers Monday night at the chap
ter house for their fraternity men
friend
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Mr.. Kelsey Petro gave bridge
party Friday night, at his home in
Topeka avenue. Those who played
were: Miss Grace Dana, Miss Corinne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of
bed-wettfrig. There is constitutional
cause for this trouble Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers Box w. South Bend, Ind, will
send free to any mother her success
full home treatment. with full instruc-
tons. Send no money. but write her
TODAY if your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
By day or night.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

Mrs. r. ]. Parker and her house
guest, Mrs. r. r. Nickerson of Maine,
were at home informally Friday after
noon to a group of Mrs. Nickarson's
close friends in Topeka. The Nicker-
son family formerly lived in Topeka,
when the late Mr.. Nickerson was gem
eral manager of the Santa Fe. Those
who called yesterday were some of the
Topeka women who were friends Of
Mrs. Nickerson when she made her
home in :his city.
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One goes to the dances this winter
and concludes that the prettiest girls
live in Topeka, Kansas, u. s. A. The
Tivoli and the Varsity club dances
have brought out crowd of young
girls that have nothing to sigh for in
the matter of good 1ooks-nor good
clothes. either. thar ks to prosperous
fathers and doting mothers. To be
sure they tell us beauty is only skin
deep" but in the words of joke in
the High School World, that is deep
enough, thanks-Tm no cannibal."
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Fraternal Aid Union, No. :

Members are requested to attend
the funeral of Sister Sophia Samuel
son at $50 a. m. Sunday at PenwelIs
chapel.
T. B. GARRETT, President.
G. P. MIDDAUGH, Sec'y.
Adv
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The Topeka Central Union will hold
local institute at the Y. w. c. A.
Monday. The morning session will
begin at ten o'clock, which will in
clude the business meeting Miss
Lacey of the Public Health Nursing
association, will make an address on
the observance of baby week. In the
afternoon a program and addresses
VIII be given. The public is invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

this week. Mr.. julius Weiss gave a
dinner party to commemorate the
fiftieth anniversary of the esta blish-
ment Of his mercantile house in To-
peka. He is a veteran OF the Civil
war, and for half century he has
been an honored, outstanding business
man of the town, maintaining his
business house on the same site
through the fifty years of its ex-
iStence.
The Commercial club issues an ur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

"All things come to him who waits, you
know he said, yawning. YES" replied
his wife; but they don't always break IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

Summers. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley, Mr..
Claud Putnam and Mr.. and Mrs.
Campbell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

The Good Government club meeting
for Thursday of next week has been
postponed until Thursday, March 16,
on account of the cooking school,
which will be in session on the regular
day for the meeting. The meeting for
March Is is the last of the club year,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

Squires, Evelyn sParham, Edith Witt,
Margaret Connors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

The Day Nursery club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. H. H. St. John
and Mrs. F. L. Baker, at Mrs. Bakers
home. 1000 Western avenue.
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The Vespuccian club will meet with
Mrs. E. E. Brookens, 1882 College ave-
nue., Thursday. Mrs. E. V King will
talk on Africa
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CLUB NOTES.

The Thursday Study club will meet
Thursday, March 9, with Mrs. c. A.
Kline, 1921 Buchanan street. THE
Jews in Modern Europe" will be the
subject of a paper to be read by Mrs.
G. T. Lawrence; Mrs. w. D. Ross will
review 1.-The Melting Pot" music will
be furnished by Mrs. r. ]. Wilson of
Ell Paso, Texas, and Miss Gladys
Dougherty.
The N N S. club will meet next
Tuesday with Mrs. E. F. Strain, 1921
Clay street.
The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday of next week with Mrs. Matt
Macferran, S34 Fillmore street.
St Elizabeth's society will meet
with Mrs. T. E. Minehan, 1915 West
Eleventh street, Monday instead of
Wednesday afternoon. As the regular
meeting day falls on Ash Wednesday,
the date is changed to March 6.
The Nautilus club will meet with
Mrs. F. E. Vest Tuesday, March 7.
The subject for the afternoon will be
Appreciation of Sculpture" and Mrs.
L. D. Whittemore will be in charge of
the program. Mr.. Merrill Gage has
the subject of Sculpture" The meet
ing is a social affair, and ten or fiji
teen guests have been asked.
The Vespuccian club will meet with
Mrs. E. E. Brookens, 1882 College ave-
niue, Thursday. Mrs. E. V. King will
talk on Africa"
The Day Nursery club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. H. H. St. Johr
and Mrs. F. L. Baker, at Mrs. Bakers
home. 1000 Western avenue.
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The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday of next week with Mrs. Matt
Macferran, s34 Fillmore street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-08
LITTLE CAPITALISTS
NAY HE TO EUROPE
Pittsburgh Looks for Frugal
Workers to Emigrate.
Pittsburgh. October 7.

PtttSbuTgh, OctOOef Z.
A curious development has appeared
in the labor situation, according to one
large employer of coal miners and coke
drawers Of this district. He says that
instead Of an increase in immigration
after the war there is likely to be emf
grafton of the better class Of common
labor now engaged IN the mining re-
gions of Western Pennsylvania. lnves-
tigation has disclosed that among the
more frugal workers advantage has
been taken of full employment and
higher wages to increase savings, with
the object of going back home after
peace is restored. They believe there
will be exceptional opportunities for an
able-bodied man with little capital 10
do better abroad than by remaining
here.
How far this belief has gone cannot
be definitely stated, and therefore 1t Is
uncertain whether it will reach the pro-
portions Of a movement" or whether
there are merely isolated cases of de-
termination among workers to try their
luck abroad. 1t is certain, however
that employers are gradually revising
their views as to any materially IN
creased immigration after the end OK
the war.
In this connection an interesting
statement is made by contractor who
has had much experience in the work
of laying pipe lines for the oil COM
panies. Prior to the war he was en-
gagged on a large contract, employing
nine gangs of men of $50 to 175 to the
gang. 1t was his fortune to have one
gang composed exclusively OF Monte
negrins. He said they surpassed all
other nationalities in efficiency. There
are no Montenegrins coming to the
United States these days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-08
CANADA WELCOMES
SOLDIER SETTLERS
Would Help Solve an After-War
Problem.

Canada, with its millions Of acres OF
good agricultural lands, its vast tracts
of timber and its undevcloped mineral
resources, can provide homes and a
livelihood for all the British soldiers
who may wish to resume peaceful oc-
equations after the war, providing they
have a desire to take up life in new
country. To encourage such emigra-
ton the Premier of Ontario, Mr. W. IL.
Hearst, in an address recently deliv-
cred in London before the Council OF
the Royal Colonial Institute, stated
that the cooperation of the British
government was needed and that his
government was prepared to cooperate
in any properly organized movement
to that end Mr.. Hearst called atten-
ton to the fact that the province of
Ontario is eighteen times as large as
England, and at the time of the census
of 1911 had a population of 2523,274
and only little over 100000 acres
under cultivation, less than 8 per cent
of the whole area. Large tracts held
greater possibilities for timber and
minerals than from an agricultural
standpoint, but millions upon millions
of just as good agricultural land
awaited the advent of the settler as
the land already under cultivation.
This land, he said, the government
would give free, or at the nominal
price of 90 cents an acre, TO all desir-
able classes fitted for agricultural life.
The report written on this subject
by Sir Rider Haggard has aroused
much interest in Cana !,