The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05

Lauterbach, Miss Mary Paxton. Miss
Marian williams. Miss Edna Smith,
Miss Ruth Wood. Miss Elizabeth
Hopkins. Miss Esther Thomas, Miss
Annie Laurie Close, Miss Jane Bone,
Miss Marguerite Stewart, Miss Mary
Billyer. Miss Thelma Houston, Miss
Dorothy Hetherington.
The beginning of the club season
for the Woman's club was the an
nual presidents day luncheon given
Thursday in the gymnasium of Wash
burn college.
The club is Hooverizing, and served
luncheon without meat. They
proved that meat was not necessary
to a, meal which could be made palat-
able md nourishing without the aid of
the flesh pots of Egypt" Instead of
meat, they served peanut loaf. APP
pie sauce cake was the substitute for
angel food, and nut maple mold was
a part of the dessert. Brown bread
was served instead of fine wheat
bread. Miss Mary Ward, the food ex-
pert, who is in Topeka for a season
of instruction to the housekeepers, as
sisted in planning the menu. The
success of. the party was largely due
to the heads of the social depart
ments-Mrs. Frank Merriam, chair
man, and Mrs. George w. Parkhurst
and Mrs. Arthur Capper, vice chair
men.
! An informal reception was held in
Boswell hall preceding the luncheon.
| The guests were welcomed by some
of the officers who stood in the re-
| ceiving line. Mrs. A. H. Horton, presi-
dent emeritus was at the head of the
line, and tho others were: Mrs. o. l..
| Moore,g president Mrs. s.. S. Beggs,
| first vice president; Mrs. Bennett r.
Wheeler, second vice president; Mrs,
A. M. Thoroman. recording secretary;
Mrs. Arthur Capper and Mrs. L. H
Mrs. w. t. Crosby and Mrs. Glenn
ent Smith had charge of the tickets,
and Mrs. Norman Wear and Mrs.
James L. King directed the guests to
| the dining hall.
Mrs. Moore gave the annual greet
| ing from the president to the club,
| speaking briefly of the good work of
| former administrations. She per-
| formed the work of toastmistress in
pleasing and clever manner. The first
speaker was Mrs. Frank Merriam,
representing the social department,
who was asked to speak on THE But
terhy." Mrs. L, D. Whittemore.9 head
of the art department, was assigned
the subject, THE Artistic Temporal
| ment She said, Everyone feels a
| response to the word art, which
proves that everyone has the artistic
|
make her home attractive or can
make a pretty Bingham dress and
knows when to wear it, has that tenn
! perament?"
Mrs. W. D. Ross spoke to the sub
ject, THE Educational Microbe." In
| making sacrifices fer the winning of
the war she said, I'VE must discrim-
mate between the essential and the
| nonessential. We cannot afford to
| give up what the world has learned
| along lines of advance thought and
our young people should not be put
to war tasks when they should be in
school In the early days of the war
England made the mistake of taking
children from school to go into war
work, and the result is a demoralized
condition of their school system
Mrs. George H. Allen sang THE
Winds in the South" with an encore
number. Her accompaniment were
played by Mrs Robert Carver.
Mrs George Crawford, head of the
home economics department, had as
her subject, THE Nimble Penny"
She spoke of the purposes of her de-
partment in assisting women to con-
serve and economic. Mrs. Rather
inc Hand, of the literature depart
ment. had as her subject, 1.-The Sue
cessful Litterateur.' I'm the past few
months our vocabularies have become
permeated with war phraseology. We
need to go back to our literary
masterpieces OF pure English and
strive to keep our language free from
the influence of transient words
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan, who was
on the program for a toast on the
subject "A Maker of Sweet Sounds .
introduced Mrs. George w Parkhurst
who sang solo, and was encored for
a second number. Mrs. L. H Mum.
chairman of the forestry department
responded to a toast, THE Woods
man" She explained some of the new
methods OF work in the great logging
and wood cutting camps, with their
great numbers of workers, their mill.
tary discipline and organization for
work.
DR.. Sara Greenfield, of the depart.
ment OF civ1cs and Justice, spoke or
civic Bacteria" explaining briefly the
relation between poor civic conditions
and disease
Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Capper were
asked for few words of greeting t
the club. and Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler
explained the progress of the com.
mittees for the collection of a. funt
to be used to buy books for the sol
diers' library.
The party was made as simple a.
possible, the table decorations con
slstlng OF baskets of marigold anC
nasturtiums The balconies of tn,
| dining hall were hung with bitterswee
and American flags.
4 Mrs Moore was gowned in a blu
and Persian striped costume, mad
1 with girdle and trimming of blu
banding. Mrs. Capper's gown wa
blue combined with gray striped silk
Mrs. Mum wore gown of white satil
and lace. Mrs Merriarn's gown wa
black satin with cuffs and trirnmini
/ of silver embroidery. Mrs Georg
Crawford wore taupe colored satir
4 Mrs Hands gown was of gray taffet
with a fine thread trimming of scar
let. and buttons of the same shade
Mrs. Allen wore a gown of pleate
chiffon and satin and salmon color
Mr.. and Mrs D. C. johnson, @
Eureka, have issued Invitations 70
the marriage of their daughter Loi.
to Mr.. Harold Cone, of Seattle. Wash