The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22

is 3 years of age, will give program
CT sixty-six pages entirely from mem
ory All but one of his numbers are
difficult ranging from the fifth to the
eighth grade. He plays ten pages
that are written in six sharps and SIN
pages written in six flats. The publlc
is cordially invited to attend the re
cital. 1t requires forty minutes to play
the program Between numbers some
short readings will be given;
Mrs. Ruth Ingham Stations and
Miss Mary Clark will give the next
program.
The Good Government club will give
a Kansas Day program at an aIter
noon party which they VIII give az
the home of Mrs. Hattie HornlnS' OF
Topeka avenue, Friday, January 20.
The guests will be received by the
members of the executive board OF the
club Three charter members OF the
club, DR.. Deborah Longshore, MIS- a
H. Horton and Mrs. Ward BurhnSahe'
have been made honorary members,
and they have been asked to give the
early Kansas "reminiscences for the
Kansas Day program. Music VIII De
furnished by Mrs. r. Parks Bennett,
and readings will be given by Mrs. Jo-
seph Hicks.
The party is in compliment to the
visiting women who are the wives and
daughters of the legislators.
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The Good Government club had
called meeting Saturday afternoon to
discuss legislation.
The subject of a new auditorium
was brought up, and the club decided
to endorse what appeared to them the
best plan of providing a sufficiently
large auditorium.
They discussed the bill on equal
property rights for women, which will
a legislature
week.
good deal of the afternoon was
taken up with the discussion of the
paroling and honor system in use at
tho state penitentiary. The club pro-
tested against the paroling of moral
perverts, such as the man Stuckey,
who has already given to the world
nine children, some of whom may be
expected to inherit their fathers de-
generate tendencies The club also
ton of the parole system, on the
ground that the cost of prosecutions
and commitments to prison are so
great, that a sentence should have
time to operate for the correction of
the individual and the protection OF
society, before the prisoner is again
turned loose upon the public.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Margaret Glover. who has been
visiting Miss Helen Yoder. returned to
her home in Kansas City Sunday
evening. Miss Yoder will leave to-
night for Muskogee, Okla, for a visit
to Mrs. William Kupper
MISS Louise Heath, who has been
teaching in the high school at Cha
mute, has been elected to a position
of teacher of English in the Topeka
nigh school, and will take her classes
with the opening of the new term.
She is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Heath.
Mrs d. w. Mulvane is i'll at her
home with grippe.
Miss Frances Hammatt spent the
weekend with Miss Margaret Merri-
weather of Kansas City.
MI and Mrs. B. II. Pugh are spend
ing the winter in Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steele Gordon
OF Tyler street have given the name
Grace Margaret to their daughter
born January Is.
Mr. William Schwarting of New
York is spending the day in Topeka on
business.
The postal card found in the pound
can OF Rumford Baking Powder will
admit you free to the MidWinter Fly
position.-Adv.
A surprise party was given for Mrs
}. e. Rodemyer by the members of
r. A U No. 1902, in celebration of
her birthday anniversary The guests
NhI. ana MRS M. Bowman. Mr.
ana Mrs. f. A. Warren, Mr.. and Mrs
Z. A Treesh, Mr.. and Mrs. Berridge
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Deimler, Mrs Flor.
ence Shafer. Mrs L. Elliott. Mrs. 70. nj
Hopkins, Mrs. Anna Hewitt, Mrs. John
Kltchie, Mrs. Rosa Putnam. Miss OIL
lie Shafer Miss Julia Shafer, Miss
Theresa Marie Blitz. Miss E;steI1a
De1mler Miss Louise Deimler. Mr. Toe
zimmerman, Mr.. Herman Coffman
Mr.. Alfred Treesh and Mr.. Rodemver