The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24
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cashier of the First National bank.
Mr.. J. R. Burrow of Topeka, was
guest at the wedding
The luncheon in Kansas City in
honor of Lord Northcliffe, of England.
will be given Thursday at the Meuhle-
bach hotel Topeka men who will go
to the luncheon as guests of Mr. 1. R.
KirkwOod, of the Kansas City Star,
are Gov. Arthur Capper, Mr.. Frank P.
MacLennan, Mr.. Marco Morrow, Mr..
Albert T. Reid. MIR. Arthur J. Car
ruth. jr., Mr.. Walter A. johnson ana
Mr.. Cecil Howes.
l. The Topeka chapter of the D. A. r.
will meet with Mrs r. G. Merrick,
1901 Harrison street, Thursday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock for war relief
work.
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A meeting of the National Farm
Women's congress is being held in
Springfield, Mo. Miss NJ Edna Corbet.
county, superintendent of public in
struction, has gone to Springfield to
attend the meeting. She was appoint
ed as a delegate from Kansas by Gov
Arthur Capper.
The Literature department of the
Woman's Club will have its first meet
ing of the season Thursday Morning
at ten o'clock at the Y W. c. A. The
program will be furnished by Miss
Helen Palmer Gray, of Bethany Col
lege. The meeting is open to all MEM
bers of the club.
The Friday Bridge-Luncheon will
be entertained Thursday by Mrs. A. 7.
Lucas.
A box of candy is to be sent to the
men of the Washburn Ambulance
treat. Anyone who wishes to contrib
ute candy for the gift to the corps
may telephone 2S48-White, and the
candy viii be called for.
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The committees appointed by Mr..
H. ]. Waters to supervise the work
of the new food drive. will meet
Thursday at the Chamber of Com
merce. There is to be a mans COM
mittCe to organize the state in the in
terests of food conservation, and the
woman's committee for that purpose
is already in existence, and has been
thoroughly organized. The new food
drive will probably demand a house
to house canvass, men as well as wo-
men will be asked to pledge them
selves to program of food economy
This pledge will also extend to chill
dren over nine years of age.
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Memb ers of the woman's committee
expert to be present at the bondfire to-
night at the capitol grounds. and are
assisting to arrange the program for
the evening.
Mrs. W. C. Grice and Mrs. w. A.
Ransopher will entertain the o. D.
o. club Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Grice, 1880 Topeka avenue. =
Mrs. Ray E. Walker of Detroit,
Mich formerly of Topeka, is visiting
Mrs c. D. Spear. She will be the guest
of honor at an informal party Friday
afternoon by Mrs. c. W. Studdard.
The guests will include members of a
bridge club to which Mrs. Walker for
merly belonged.
The Queen Esther girls will have
spread Thursday afternoon at the
home of Miss Edith Barrett. 526 To-
peka avenue.
The wives of the secretaries of state
who came TO Topeka for the conven-
ton, were entertained at an informal
party Tuesday afternoon at Masonic
hall given~by Mrs. j. T. Botkin, wife
of the Kansas secretary of state, and
by the heads of state organization OF
women who are living in Topeka. The
Topeka women who are at the head
of statewide organizations are: Mrs.
d. w. Mulvane, chairman OF the KAN
sas Woman's committee of the Coun-
ell of Defense; Mrs. A. Marburg, pres
ident of the Woman's Kansas Day
club; Mrs. H. o. Garvey, president of
the Kansas State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs; Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis,
president of the Native Daughters of
Kansas; Miss Effie Gre ham, head OF
the Kansas Council of Women; Dr.
Nancy Godfrey. president of the state
Society of p. L. o.
An informal address of welcome was
made by Mrs. w. A. Johnson. honor
airy chairman of the Woman's COM
mittee. Council of Defense. The in
Productions were made and the pro-
gram announced by Mrs. Mulvane,
Mrs. George w. Parkhurst and Mr..
Glenwood Jones sang Flower of the
Verdant Lea by Barnby; two harp
solos We're given by Miss Mary Sands,
who played Alpenleider, by Oberthur,
and Irish Airs from Moore. A fairy
dance was given by group of Cen
trail park kindergarten children,
dressed in red, white and blue cos
tune, and directed by Mrs. June Chap
man. Mrs. w. w Whittenburg of
Grand Rapids, Mich, formerly Miss
Jessie Waller, of Topeka, played q
group of violin numbers. Souvenir and
Serenade, by Franz Drdla. and Per-
petue Mobile, by Bohn. Mr.. Jones
gave two solos, Star, Dy Rogers, and
One Year, by Burleigh. He gave an
explanation of the second number
which was written to commemorate
| a year of war and year of peace
represented by the year 1913 and 1914
The closing number of the after
| noon was a reading of the last act OF
j., the play Mona Wanna" by Miss Ma
non Herren. Miss Herren has given
| the entire play before a Topeka audi
ence, and it is considered one of the
best numbers in her repertoire.