The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

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The Art Department of the Womans
club will meet at the Y w Z. A.
/ Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock AT
the last meeting Mrs. Whtttemore,
chairman of the department. made an
address on the Art Institute of Chi
\ eago. giving some personal remin-
fscences and showing reproductions or
n paintings by Sargent, Whistler, chase
Il and other eminent artists. At the re-
H quest of members of the department,
H Mrs Whittemore will give second
H lecture on the same subject at next
Thursdays meeting.
A Christmas mystery play will be
given Sunday afternoon at o'clock
\ IN the chapel of Washburn college
The play viii be a pageant, under
the direction of Miss Meek, head of
the department of expression. The
Art department and the glee club will
assist Dean Horace Whitehouse
win direct the music for the play.
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Mr. Frank Edison and Mr.. George
H A. Clark have returned from their
annual duck hunt in New Mexico. Mr..
and Mrs Clark and Mr. and Mrs.
n Edison are giving series of duck
n dinners, as is their custom after the
return of the men from their hunting
Thursday night and Friday night, and
II guests will dine with the Edsons and
Clarks tonight and Sunday night. The
affairs are given at the Clark home in
Mr.. and Mrs David J. Hill, of Sa-
lima, are guests at the Clark home.
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Miss Louise Duncan Shaffer, of To-
peka and Mr.. Gale w. Riggs, of
Wichita. were married Friday morning
r in the chapel of Grace Cathedral by
A the Right Reverend James Wise. Mr..
and Mrs. Riggs have left for a we'd
ding trip to Maryland, Washington
/ D. c.. and Kentucky. Mrs. Riggs was
4 formerly superintendent of nurses for
4 the Public Health Nursing associa-
ton. Her home was formerly in Mount
Savage Md. She is a graduate of the
Children's hospital Washington. ID. c.,
and has done graduate work in the
University of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Riggs
is a travelling salesman for an imple-
ment house in Wichita.
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Pie Phi Delta Theta men of Wash
buIu gave their annual Christmas din
nerf dance Friday night at the Elks
club. The arrangements were very
simple. no decorations being used. The
usual expensive favors were not given
this year. The party was cha perOned
by 4Mr and Mrs. A. J. Carruth, jr.
OTHER members of the party were:
Miss Katherine Knowles, Miss Paul
ines AIcVey, Miss Nell Gum, Miss Eliz-
abeth Fyffe Miss Glee Iden, Miss
Flofence Marseu. Miss Loretta Smart,
Miss Teresa Tucker, Miss Helen Lu-
cass Miss Mabel Howard, Miss Edna
Anton, Miss Georgia Neese, Miss Ha-
eel SWOggeT Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss
Mafian Williams, Miss Elizabeth Bass,
Miss Freda Bonjeur, Miss Eunice Get
gert Miss Irene Peers, Miss Catherine
CoHlSling, Miss Esther Jensen, Miss
Ma tjorie Herrig, Mr.. Arthur Cham
l., Mrs
renee Chapman, Mr.. John TroXen, Mr.
J. arthur Bulge, Mr.. Ralph Pettis
NIrf Norman Bloom, Mr. Floyd Coss-
MAJ, Mr.. Harold Calvert, Mr.. Charles
CuAy, Mr.. Ronald Finney, Mr.. Ned
4 Fleming Mr.. George Gereke, Mr.. J ohr
Jones Mr. Armin Weiskirch, Mr.. Err
ski1e Wyman, Mr.. Churchill Sargent
M Frank Peers, Mr.. Glen Hussey
Mr. James Orr. Mr.. Hobart Hogue
Lieut., Arthur Champeny, Mr.. Ray
CaHhan and Mr.. Percy Paxton.
They say that the fair clubists OF
our city are going to see after the
morals of the soldiers from mrs
to last. and that they have begun by
censdring the books that are sem
them The following censorship
story. is told by Kansas City paper
The soldier boys in the various can
tonments are not going to be permit
ted to have their minds disturbed by
reading a lot of trashy old novels
uot if. some of the Topeka club womeI
are Permitted to have their way. Las
Sunday a committee of Topeka mel
4 Went OUT and gathered up about II,
600 books from the homes of tn
towns. The books were taken to thu
state house and are being packed
Some Of the club women offered t
help in the packing and in doing thi
they have appointed themselves tn
ceasors OF the reading matter of tn
boys in the environments. Some of tn
books written by Bertha NJ. Clay, ELL
Wheeler wilcox, lola Laura Jeal
Libby Mary J. Holmes and even
book by william J. Bryan have beel
thrown out. Three Weeks was con
siSred to the scrap heap. But Ray
Arithmetic. McGuffy's readers and tn
fifth edition of the Encyclopedia
Britannica all were passed. The PEG
pie Of the city gave freely of thei
books the ones they had read an
their friends had borrowed. But tn
club women are not letting a lot Q
these books go to the environments.
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THERE'S \ WOMAN IN OUR tow
Who has been paying rather un
usually frequent visits to the Beaut
Parlor, with the result that her lock
of silver have become locks of golC
A man me- her after one of her trans
formation spells. Said he, q didn
know your hair was SO golden"
1t wasn't she answered, wit
more honesty than diplomacy.
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Announcement is made of the mar
rage of Miss Theresa Chambers an
n. Harold Temple. Mr.. Temple
the son of DR.. and Mrs Stephen Ten
pie. Of Topeka. He was formerly as
sistant manager at the Kresge stor'
and is now connected with the SAINT
Fe. with his office in Kansas Cit,
Mr. and Mrs. Temple are living
Kansas City
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