The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis B. Leach, and was
graduated this spring from Bethany
| college. She was queen of the May
festival at the college. Mr.. Fischer
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Fischer
| of Wamego, and brother of Mr.. Earl
/ Fischer of Hiawatha, whose marriage
| to Miss Helen Ames of Topeka, took
place few years ago. He is a grad
uate of the Kansas university law
school and is a mem Der of the Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity. He is now in
| the banking business in Wamego.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage associa-
ton will have its annual meeting in
Topeka Thursday, June Fl. The meet
! ing is called by the president, Mrs. w.
Y. Morgan of Hutchinson
! The program arranged for the meet
ing is as follows:
$3.50 u. m.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner.
Welcome-By the president emeri-
tus, Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston.
Reports of officers.
Chats from past presidents.
A few words from the president. =
Thirty minutes for discussion on
Where Our Work Is Needed Most.
IL o'clock together at 7.
W. c. a.
2:30-Round table, conducted by
Mrs. Noble Prentis, and given by the
presidents of the women's organizd-
tons.
Kansas and the Colors-Mrs. L. c.
Waite.
The Doings of the Daughters-Mrs.
DeWitte c. Nellis.
The Ballot as a Club-Mrs. H. ..
Carney.
Councils and Combats-Miss Effie
Kansas and Her Women Folks
Mrs. A. Marburg.
Women as Patriots-Mrs. Melissa
Hoffman.
Mothers as Teachers-Mrs ]. K.
Codding.
The Temperance Zone-Mrs. Lillian
Mitchner.
Election of officers.
Adjournment.
The offices of the Military Sister
mood of Kansas are opened today in
the assembly room of the Academy OF
Science, in Memorial hall The books
for charter member registration will
be open until the first regular meet
ing of the society the first Tuesday in
July. Someone will be on duty N the
office every day to receive those who
come to unite with the society.
TIL organization offers three classes
of membership: Active, which means
that anyone united by ties of blood or
marriage to a Kansas soldier, may be-
long; associate, which is for those
who are rendering service to the state
or nation or the organization, and
Honorary, for those who will pay the
membership fee Of 81, or otherwise
give financial assistance to the society.
The active members may be either
blood relation to Kansas soldier or
the wife or legally adopted daughter
of a soldier. The soldier to whom the
member is related must be serving
either in the guard, the reserves or
the regular army of a Kansas regi-
ment.
A called meeting of the society will
be held Thursday afternoon at $50
o'clock in the rooms of the society for
the purpose of filling the comfort kits
that are being prepared under the
direction of Mrs. George Crawford.
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The Woman's Rota club will meet
Wednesday evening for dinner at 6
O'Clock at the Puritan cafe. The cafe
is a newly esta bBshed eating house
opened by Mrs. Fannie Seymour, for
merly caterer at the Country club, al
113 West Fifth street. All members
of the club are urged to attend the
meeting.
The st. Elizabeth club will give g
card and thimble party at the hons
Of Mrs. NJ. F. Ctamlowski, 7O6 Poll
street Wednesday, January 90, from
to five o'clock, Tor the benefit of the
Red Cross. The hostesses will be Mrs
GamlOWSkl, Mrs. Il. ii. w hlte and Mrs
]. G. Miller
| Mr.. Clarence MesSick will give
student concert tonight at Sis O'CLOCK
at the First United Presbyterian
church, Eighth and Topeka avenues
The public is invited.
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!, The annual meeting of the Native
: Daughters of Kansas will be held il
5 Topeka June %. Mrs. DeWitte C
l Nellis is the organizer of the societ.
l and its president. An effort is being
4 made to procure record of the name
. of all daughters and granddaughter
e of Kansas pioneers of territorial days
e The charter roll is being kept opel
: until the last of June so that those WHIT
e wish, can join this month and hav'
v their names put into the first yea
: book of the society.
e Chairmen of membership commit
[ tees have been appointed as follows
f Miss Mary E. Dobbs, Wichita; Mrs
n F. NJ. Howard, Fort Scott; Mrs. E
}. Taylor. Pittsburg; Mrs. Anna Hocl
Reid, Parsons; Miss Jessie Johnson
t Salina; Mrs. G. Pfeutze, Manhattan
S Miss Melba Cornwell, st. John; Mrs
d Eliza beth johnson Wiggin, Otego; Mis-
: Golden Denton, Opolis; Miss L
d Benton, Oberlin; Mrs. Hugo Orlopr
S Atchison.
!. Among the district vice president
who have been appointed are: First
Mrs. W. P. Lambertson, Fairview; sec
a ond. Mrs. c. F. Henson, Paola; fifth
h Mrs Charles NJ Harger. Abilene
Sixtf Mrs r Walker Norton. Sev