The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-17

peka, and in addition to her regular
office business, she has been engaged
in night school teaching on the East
side. She conducted classes in the
rudiments of American free school
education among the Russian, Ger
man and other foreigners in the shop
districts She taught them to speak
and read English and gave them other
instruction according to the degree of
their educational advancement in
their home countries.
Her interests have centered in work
among foreigners ever since she came
to this country some years ago. She is
German by birth, but at an early age
she went to Russia to the home of an
uncle who was in the diplomatic ser
vice in that country. She belonged to
the advance political party of Russia,
and while still in her early teens she
was imprisoned for teaching ideas of
political freedom. She suffered the
vicissitudes that fell to the lot of the
revolutionary party in Russia, until
she reached America some years ago.
She returned to Europe. and was in
France when the war broke out, and
engaged in hospital work for a short
time before. returning to Topeka. Her
understanding of the Russian, Ger
man. Polish, English and French
/ languages. with partial knowledge of
| Spanish, as well as her early life and
education in Europe, tit her especially
well for her new work. She has a
personal friendship with Mary Antin,
the Russian immigrant writer and lee
turer.
Among the receptions given for the
wives of the legislators, the par'g Fri
day afternoon by the state officers
wives was one of the largest. The
guests were met by Mrs. George NJ
Crawford, who presented them to 4he
women in the receiving line, who
We're: Mrs. Arthur Capper Mrs. J. T.
Botkin, Mrs. W. L. Payne, Mrs. S. NJ.
Brewster. Mrs w. d. Ross. Mrs. C. j.
Wilson and Mrs. W. r. Smith. Mrs.
+ w Knapp was unable to be present
on account of illness in her family.
Mrs. Capper, the wife of the govern
or, was the guest of honor, the host
esses being the wives of the other Off
Gals.
Those who assisted thru the rooms
were: Mrs. w. a. Johnston, Mrs ST.
las Porter. Mrs. Rousseau A Burch.
Mrs. Henry +. Mason, Mrs.. j. S. West,
Mrs. John Dawson. Mrs. John Mar
shall. Mrs. f. A. Cornell, Mrs. E. I.
/ Thompson, Mrs. C. E. st. John, Mrs
! Noble Prentis, Mrs. Charles Sessions
/ Mrs w. E Davis. MRS. Earl Akers
! Mrs. Jay F. House, Mrs. j. NJ. King
( Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis. Mrs. c. 1. Mar
tin, Mrs. l. S. Lewis. Mrs f. E. Mar
I Slldll. MIS- II. u Eayne. Mrs. r A
1 Derby, Mrs. Frank Campbell. Mrs. t
; r. Paxton, Mrs. H. e. Ray. Mrs. w
I o. Worswick. Mrs. w. Wells Mrs S
/ S. Estey, Miss Kate CIough and Miss
/ Mona Ames.
Palms. ferns and spring flowers
were used in decorating the parlors
In the dining room the table was
] adorned with a high basket of pink
n and red carnations. Mrs. r. p. Payne
Il presided in the dining room and Mrs
c. L Martin and Mrs. H. E. Ray di-
4 rected the guests to and from the
I room. Assisting with the serving were
Miss Carol Brewster, Miss GLADYS
West, Miss Margaret Ray. Miss Heller
Lucas. Miss Mary Paxton. Miss Eliz.
abeth F'yffe and Miss Lureen Patter-
son.
Music for the afternoon WAS fur
nished by a trio, the members OF
which are Miss Dorotha Leeper, vic.
linist; Miss Helen Leeper cellist, an(
Miss Lillian Huckel, pianist
A feature of the afternoons enter.
tainment was some aesthetic dancing
by a group of pupils of Mss Haze
Howe. Isabel Smith. the daughter OF
Mrs. Adelaide Smith. danced Love:
Greeting" Almene Bridges an(
Evelyn Bridges danced the HUI.
moresque by Dtorak; Marian Reid.
dance was The Swan" and uttl,
Muriel Hobson gave ITO a Wild Rose.
Isabel wore a simple empire frocl
CT white crepe. The little Bridge:
: girls, children of Mr.. and Mrs T. H