The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-24

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birth into statehood. They laid the
foundation stones upon which has
been builded the Kansas of today
The state unparalleled in song or
story, the state that dared to point
the way and lead and climb to high er
planes and brighter. broader vistas, a
state resplendent with the deeds that
were and are. and the promise of the
deeds that are to be-"
District presidents are: First dis
trict, Mrs. w. p. Lambertson, Fair
view; Second Mrs. c. f. Hensen,
Paola; Third, Mrs Luther Taylor,
Pittsburg: Fourth, Miss Anna Crouch,
Alma; Fifth, Mrs. c. NJ Harger, abb
lene; Sixth, Mrs. c. B. Walker, Nor
ton; Seventh, Miss Lenore Cornwell,
st. John: Eighth. Mrs. +. II. Cron,
Ell Dorado.
The Art Guild of Topeka will have
its formal opening tonight at the new
headquarters. 100 West Eighth ave-
nue., just east of the new Sullivan Art
store. The hours of the party are
from to 10, when a reception will
be held. The guests will be received
by Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. WhittemOre
Mr.. and Mrs. George M Stone, Mr.
and Mrs. H. o. Garvey. Judge and
Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis, Mrs o. S.
Perkins Miss Marie Witwer and Mr.
! Carl Bolmar.
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MUSICAL PROGRAM
/ Grace Cathedral, Sunday Nov ember 70.
Morning IL
Organ prelude. .........-.-.. ..... Selected
Mrs. ]. II. Campbell.
5h Tnste ana See. Goss
/ The Roseate Hues OF Early Dawn.
( Quartette: Miss Jeanette Price Miss Rob
ert Shoemaker, Mr.. Glenwood Jones and
Mr.. Hugh {: Diekerson-
Nesper Service 100 p NJ
Mrs. Campbell.
Muge iI Dimitis .''.'..'.. Sim sim per
'1n' '''''' choir. 'iln Per
Souls of the righteous. -''''s
Choir.
Word has been received here of the
I marriage of Miss Theo NJ. Jewell and
! MIR. Orvin NJ. Loose of Kansas City
| Mo, which took place November 81
at the home of DR.. Jenkins. Mrs.
Loose has a wide circle of friends in
| Topeka, having made her home ir
| this city until last June. She is the
sister of Addie Jewell Newton. who
was formerly well known in musica
circles here, and also of the late Fred
NJ. Jewell. Mr.. Loose is connected with
City. Mr.. and Mrs. Loose will make
their home in Kansas City.
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War relief work and Red Cross con
tinues to be the burden of all the
songs the women sing. The Red Gross
rooms have more workers now thar
at any time since they were opened
and the quarters have been enlarged
TO include rooms in Pelletier's as wei
as in the Crosby Bros store. There
are two surgical dressing rooms, one
at each of the two stores At th'
Crosby Bros room, the teaching ii
done in the mornings, and voluntee1
work in the afternoon The othe1
room, is kept for volunteer work eX
clusively.
The bureau of Women's Work o
the Red Cross society of Topeka, ha
as it's chairman, Mrs. Charles Brooks
Thomas, who has general supervisor
of the work and does the buying. Sht
was one of the early workers in tn
Red Cross and is particularly eff
cient woman in all public and philan
thropic work in which she has beef
engaged.
The three big departments of tn
Red Cross work are knitting, worl
room and surgical dressings. Tn
knitting department is in charge o
Mrs Charles L. Mitchell The de
partment has lately acquired two new
knitting machines which are turnini
out large quantities of finished arti
Giles, for which there is coming on al
f immense demand. Mrs. Mitchell ha
visited the Red eros departments o
other cities, and is a successful mana
ger of her part of the work
The general work room committee ]
headed by Mrs. Jack Dillon, assiSte
: by large committee of women. Sh
is exceedingly well liked by the vol
unteer force which she directs, an
she has succeeded in harmonizing an
faction feeling. such as is sure to de
2 Velop in any sort of public work.
: The direction of the work in tn
l surgical dressings rooms and tn
= teaching of that department are in tn