The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-10

of songs of the present and such
composers as Grieg, Franz, Lehman,
Mcdowell and Whelply will be repre-
serted. Mr.. Boughton Will play sew
eral solos and the accomplishments for
Mrs. Whitmore's songs.
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The annual reception for Kansas
teachers assembled in convention, was
held Friday afternoon at the nome OF
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper
The rooms were filled from four to
six o'clock, the hours of receiving and
teachers, both men and women, and
convention speakers were the guests.
The callers were ushered into the
reception hall and directed upstairs
by Mrs. H E. Ray. On the landing
the visitors were met by Mrs. S. j.
Crawford, Mrs. Capper's mother, Mrs.
Bernard Kelley and Mrs. L. T. Hussey.
Mrs L. R. Booth and Mrs. A. M
Thoroman presided in the upper hall.
The assisting women are members OF
the social department of the Topeka
Woman's Club, who are always asked
to serve at the Governors annual re-
ception for the teachers Mrs o. l..
Moore, president of the club, stood
at the entrance of the reception hall.
The callers were presented to the
Governor by Mr.. A. ]. Stout, princi-
pal of the Topeka high school. Mrs.
Capper, who received with the Gov
ernor, wore a gown of deep blue satin,
yelled in silver embroidered net and
lace.
Assisting in the reception room
were: Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. w.
A. McCarter, Mrs. Noble Prentis, Mrs.
Jonathan Thomas, Mrs. J. F. Jar
rell, Mrs. w. D. Ross, Mrs. George M
Stone, Miss Effie Graham, Mrs P. P.
Womer, Mrs D. L. McEachron, Mrs.
H. B. Wilson, Mrs. w. T. Crosby. and
ire Alhrnnhf Ia
Watson and Mrs. A. A. GODDARD di-
rected the guests to the breakfast
room, and to the dining room, where
ices were served. Mrs George M.
Crawford and Miss Carolyn Thomas
assisted in the dining room
Mrs. Ray wore gown of taupe
velvet and GeOrgette. Mrs. Moore's
gown was of grey crepe de chine and
lace. Mrs. McEachron wore hand
some gown of old rose pussy willow
of the same shade. Mss Thomas was
gowned in white satin with narrow
stripes, combined with lace. Mrs.
Jarrell's gown was of black satin with
bodice of black lace and American
beauty satin.
and Mrs. Irwin Bachelor, who came
from the east to attend the conven-
ton, Mr.. Bachelor being one of the
speakers at the meeting at the audi
forum last night.
Two former Topeka women in the
company were Miss Alice Patterson
and Miss Ida Patterson, who are now
making their home in Independence.
Miss Alice Patterson formerly taught
in the Topeka high school, and a few
years ago she went to Montana. She
is now at the head of the Latin de-
partment in the Independence high
school. Miss Ida Patterson taught in
the grades in the grades in Topeka,
and is now living in Independence.
The receiving rooms of the Cover
nor'S home were decorated with yell
low chrysanthemums in tall baskets
In the breakfast room, which has been
newly decorated were plants of bios
soming pink flowers. In the dining
room, low bowl of yellow chrysan-
themums stood on the table.
Nearly thousand guests called
during the afternoon.
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The women teachers of Kansas who
attended the annual convention, and
who were born in this state, were in
vited to attend an informal after
noon party given at the home of Mrs
Frank P. MacLennan, by the society
of Native Daughters of kansas The
callers were received by Mrs. MacLen-
nan and by Mrs. DeWitte c. NeIlis
president of the society.
A register was kept in which the
guests wrote lhelr names. Mrs. Will
Der Galloway was in charge of the
registration Mrs Matt Weightman
presided at the tea table. Among the
other members of the executive
board who assisted were: Mrs Harry
Bubb, Mrs. Carl w. Moore, Mrs A. w
Dana, Mrs. ]. R. Koontz Mrs w. F.
Bowen, Mrs. L. H. Mum, Miss Mary
MacLennan and Miss Nanon Herren.
Miss Mary Sands, who is a member
of the society, and a gifted musician,
played the harp and sang some num-
Z bers TO her own harp accompaniment
A large number of guests called
during the afternoon, and many new
names were added to the membership
roll The society has underta ken
some work in the direction of collect
ing historical facts concerning Kan
sas, and in preserving landmarks of
! historical interest. Their activities in
those lines will be lessened during the
war, of course, but the society is to be
enlarged and strengthened, and its
primary purposes kept in view to be
carried out more fully after the war.
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One of the Red Cross nurses in
France at this time is a Topeka girl.
{ Louise Kieninger, of Tyler street. She
writes to Miss Elizabeth Wilson of
this city a letter which gives some of
the interesting details of the nurses
/ life on duty for wounded soldiers.
She says in part:
4 am happy because I always am
happy. no matter where I am placed,
and also because. over here in this
greet field W. 30 always do
ng for others and where we have
ever before mes self Is