The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

alive in our city an interest in ART,
when otherwise t would have died
They have brought good exhibits to
the city, and in the last year they
the big task of erecting a statue of
Abraham Lincoln in this city"
Governor Arthur Capper was as
signed the subject: What the club
has done for the state" THE influ-
ence of this club" he said, lis felt
turnout Kansas In legislation it has
assisted much. Five of the laws
approved and worked for by the or
ganiZation were passed at the last ses-
sion; namely, the bone dry law, the
the amendment to the mothers pen
sion bill, and the establishment of 4
detention home for women"
The music for the program consist
ed of some violin solos by Signo-
Guidi, of Washburn college, who IS
acknowledged as one of the ablesu
violinists of this part of the country
A quartet of women sang the club
song, Our Object" the words of
which were written by Mrs. ]. F. Jar
reIi a member of the club, and the
music by Mrs Norman Hay, also a
club member The singers were Mrs
Frank P. WhitmoIe, Mrs. R. Parks
Bennett, Mrs. L. c. Walbridge and
Mrs. Harry Pribble.
A Scotch dance and song was given
who is a niece of Mr.. ]. F. farrell,
and was with Mrs. FARRELL at the party.
The little girl did her dance very clev-
erly. Her costume was the Scotch
plaid, and she wore black and white
m-o'-shanter on her head
The company sang together THE
Star Spangled Banner" and Amer
ica.''
The house was decorated with flow
ers and flags. The big flag which
hung before the door was the GIT OF
Mrs Garvey upon her retirement from
office fourteen years ago. 1t has been
usea~at every meeting of the CLUB
SINCE then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stewart had as
their guests at cards Wednesday night;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. GiIlies, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hersh, Mr. and Mrs
Archie Mulholland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Coleman and Mr.. and Mrs
N4ionel Whitney.
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Mrs w A Morton will entertain
thA Fillmore Street Whist club next
Thursday afternoon at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Mitchell.
THERE'S \ WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who had the odious name old
maid" flung at her one day. A gal
liant old man who heard it rose to her
defense. She is not an old maid, I
say. Anyone who says she is an old
maid lies" He fairly bristled in his
vindication of her good name. She
used to be one. maybe, but she has
outlived it,
The show Experience" last night
was one of these categorical affairs
with all the characters named after
virtues and vices, etc They had
Pleasure, Ambition. Frivolity. Curios-
ity Drunkenness, Drivel Love and
some fifty others. In fact they had
the whole family except innocence up
on the stage. But Innocence was in
the audience. Ingfact there were two
of them. Mr.. and Miss Innocence
were apparently a couple from the
high school. The curtain rose on the
opium den scene, snuff. smoking and
all that belongs to the traditional
opium hivA
What is that place" asked Miss
Innocence.
Il don't know" said Mr. Innocencey
land what do you suppose they are
snuffing out of those boxes?" Ss
What are they doing anyhow, and
what's it for?" And thus they asked
each other questions thru the scene,
neither getting any satisfactory answer
from the other. Now if the author
had put an Innocence in the play. she
could have asked the questions pub
licly, and some of Mr.. Vice or Mr.
Drug-Habit could have called out the
answer and enlightened the audience
properly
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The wedding of Miss Marguerite
Klopfenstein and Mr.. Fred Cook was
solemnized at the residence of the
Rev. o. L. Cook of 337 Wood
lawn avenue, at 1880 p. m. Wednesday.
The ceremony was simple and the
Rev. Mr.. Cook officiated. Only a few
frip wit he al
Among those present were: Mrs.
J. KlOpfenstein. the brides mother
Mrs o. L. Cook, Miss Genevieve Id
dings, and Mrs. S. A. Swendson, the
brides aunt.
They will make their home at 100
East Eighth street, city.
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In the midst of all the talk of wars
and battles and the tumuIt and shout