The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

ent. 1.-The place is a perfect junk
shop, and you can find a sample of
anything in the world in that dump,
Just anything from the pope's bless
ing to the family wash"
How we women love each other!
Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis who, for
years. has been at home to her friends
on the fifteenth and thirtieth of each
month, will receive informally Thurs
day afternoon of this week from to
6, at her home, 314 West Fifth street.
No invitations are issued, but all To-
peka friends and visiting women, es-
peciaily the wives of state officers and
Legislators, are cordially asked to call.
Receiving with Mrs. Nellis will be Mrs
Mrs. P. P. Womer and Mrs. ]: NJ.
Miller of Council Grove, and others
who will assist are:f Mrs. A. A. Rob-
inson, Mrs. NJ. C. Hammatt, Mrs. NJ.
a. Low, Mrs. H Q; Garyey Mrs. Ben
nett r. Wheeler, Mrs. Charles Spencer
/, of Kansas City, Mrs. L. H. Mum, Mrs.
Frank p. MacLennan, Mrs. d. w. Null
vane, Mrs. ]. w. F. Hughes, Mrs.
George w. Parkhurst, Miss Effie Gra-
ham, Mrs. John 7. CLANCY. Miss Lizzie
Wooster of Salina. Mrs. w. F. Bowen.
Mrs. F. w. Watson, and those who
will serve in the tea room are: Mrs.
Robert Carver, Mrs. w. S. Galloway,
Miss Carlotta Nellis. who is spending
the winter in Topeka. Miss Mildred
Wiggin of Otego, Miss Annabel Gar
vey, Miss Mary MacLennan and Miss
Altha Watson.
A musical program will be given
during the afternoon by Mrs. Park
hurst and Mr.. Glenwood Jones.
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The National Education association,
which holds a meeting in Kansas City
the latter part of the month, will
bring west a former Topeka man, Mr.
William M. Davidson, who is now su-
perintendent of the public schools of
Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. Davidson was for
years superintendent of the Topeka
schools. He will come to Topeka from
Kansas City to visit his sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth D. Lowry, and will make an
address to the teachers of Topeka on
the afternoon of March 5, at the high
school auditorium. He will also be
the speaker at a luncheon to be given
in his honor by the Chamber of Com
merce at noon March 5. He will also
talk to the high school students at
TIER assembly the morning of March
o: In the evening a reception will be
given for him at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H B. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is at
the head of the committee to arrange
for the party, and entertaining for the
evening will be Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
and the teachers of the city
Mr.. Davidson will address the super
OINISlOH OIL the N6IlOn0l
Education association in Kansas
city His subject in his address to the
Topeka teachers will be 1.-The Human
Touch in Teaching" and to the Cham
Der of Commerce he Will speak on
THE Old Order Changerh." He will
be in Topeka the 4th and 5th of
March.
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Mrs Lee Monroe will be at home
informally Tuesday afternoon, at her
residence, 900 Harrison street, for the
wives of the legislators, and Topeka
friends. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Cyrus Monroe, will receive with her
Early in the season Mrs. Monroe ap-
pointed the second Tuesday of the
month as her receiving day, but on
account of illness, she has been unable
to entertain for the past few weeks.
She will resume her afternoon teas,
beginning tomorrow. The hours will
be from to 5, and a number of
friends are asked to assist.
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A Kansas City lecturer on the rela-
ton of beauty to goodness and truth,
is I. B. Stoughton Holborn, who has
been making speeches at the Univer-
sity Extension course at the Poly
technic. One of his addresses is on