The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21


Wednesday, and who is asking
guests for luncheon Saturday.
Lenore Monroe, Miss Day Monroe and
Miss Cynthia Monroe, and Saturday,
Miss Cynthia will have guests at
luncheon.
A charity party is being planned
for a cause that the philanthropic
minded people of our town can scarce
ly disregard. Down at the Provident
association, and conducted in connec-
ton with that institution, is an or
ganization known as the Day Nursery
club. This club has thirty-five MEM
bers. and it is their self imposed task
to assist in supporting the nursery for
children under years of age, whose
mothers are obliged to go away from
their homes by the day to work
This club is arranging for a card
and thimble party which they will give
Thursday afternoon, May 10, at the
Elks hall. One-half of the proceeds
of the party will be given to the Red
Cross fund, which seems to be upper
most in the minds of the people at this
time, and the other half will be used
for the promotion of the clubs chief
project, that is, the support of the day
nursery.
governess is kept at the associa-
ton every day to look after the chill
dren who are brought there by their
mothers for safe keeping during the
working hours. Mothers who can af-
ford it, pay five cents a day for having
their children looked after That sum.
of course, is not a patching to the
amount that the service really costs;
so the Provident association and the
Day Nursery club divide the expense
The club has raised the money by
small parties, hitherto, and by dues
which amount to 25 cents a month for
each
fore given a large party to make mon
ey for their enterprise of helpfulness
for the poor, and they look for a gen.
erous response to their invitation to
the party they will give next month
from the women of Topeka They
will charge so cents, and in addition
to the card and thimble entertainment
a program will be arranged, includ-
ing musical numbers. and probably
some aesthetic dancing. Miss Anna
Simpson of Liberty Mo, the niece of
Mrs. F. ]. Ross of Topeka, has prom
ised to sing for the party.
In addition to keeping the little chill
dren while their mothers work. the
club and the Provident association
give them a good, wholesome meal at
noon. There is. no charge made for
that.
This work that is conducted by the
Day Nursery club is certainly one of
the really worthy public benefits to
which the more prosperous people of
the city are asked to contribute Mrs.
George P. Whiteker is president of
the club; Mrs. J. L. Calihan. vice pres
ident; Mrs. Harry st. John. secretary;
Mrs. c. r. Ransom, treasurer; Mrs.
F. J. Ross. club reporter
Those who have the arrangements
for the party in charge, suggest that
the different card clubs reserve their
own tables. as that will enable friends
to play together.
party. but are making their invitation
to all those who wish to COME and
who are interested in the causes the
party is designed to assist.
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Mrs H. B. Simpson of Liberty, Mo-,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. J. Ross,
Simpson will come to Topeka in the
first part of May to visit her aunt,
Mrs. Ross. She is a musician and
will sing at the party to be given at
the Elks hall by the Day Nursery club.
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Miss Marie Vancil, who is voice
pupil of Mrs. George H. Allen. will
give recital next Tuesday night,
April "a in the audience room of the
Daniel Muller School of Music, where
Mrs. Allen is an instructor.
Miss Vancil will be assisted by Miss
E. May Leet, reader, who is a MEM
Der of the faculty of the school, and
Miss Marjorie Petro. who will give
piano number. Miss Dorotha Leeper
and Miss Helen Leeper will play vio-
lin and cello obligatos.
Miss Vancil was one of the popu-
| lar college girls and Of