The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-24

says Jean IS boy name, MTS.
Wheeler Barlow, a French scholar,
says Jean Is a boys name, but that
it is more commonly used for girls.
Jeanne is the feminine for Jean. Miss
Jean or Jeanne Howe is the first
grandchild of E. w. Howe and he was
the first person to call to see the new
conner. Mr.. Howe looked at the baby
intently for at least two minutes and
then turning to its father said: II
think I'd keep it"
The Tuesday Bridge club met this
afternoon with Miss Grace Koontz.
Miss Bernice Emahizer was a guest.
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The following young people were
guests of Miss Violet Matthews at a
porch party:
Miss Virginia Kit Mr.. Claire Men
cheIl ninger
Miss Edna Anton Miss Louis Hoatson,
Miss Augusta Tay- of Indianapolis
lor Mr.. John Troxell
Miss Helen Bennett Mr.. Harry Sears
Miss Lillian Mr.. Curtis Nettles
Gleissner Mr.. Harry Davis
Miss Irene Peers Mr.. Otto Re1nbach
Miss Lillian Martin Mr.. Charles Nc
Miss Ramona Kirk Arthur
patrick Mr.. Harvey Wright
Miss Pauline SandersMr. Harry Bennett
Miss Helen Rutledge Mr.. Arthur Saville
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Mrs. Bruce DeGarmo had as her
dinner guests today Mrs. F. E. Foltz,
wife of DIR. Foltz of Hutchinson. and
her son, Elliott Eugene, and Mrs. c.
F. McNair, wife of DIR. McNair, of
Haven, Kan.
A branch of the Military Sisterhood
has recently been organized in Wich-
ita The city of Wichita already mad
a society of similar aims which they
called the Ladies of the Federal
Guard. They held a meeting recently
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terhood and to arrange to affiliate
with the state organization, which has
it's headquarters in Topeka. Mrs.
Stephen G. Skinner, president of the
Guard, called the meeting.
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The National Education associa-
ton has closed it's annual meeting
which was held in Portland, Oregon.
The association at this meeting did
something that it has never done
before in it's history-it elected a
woman to its presidency. The wom-
an chosen to lead the largest educa-
tional organization in America, if not
in the world, is Mary C. c. Bradford,
who is state superintendent of public
instruction for Colorado. She is serv-
ing her second term in the state Of
flee. She was previously superintend-
ent Of Denver county.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams have re-
turned from a trip of six weeks to
i California. They visited Los Angeles,
Long Beach and Balboa.
The j. c. Emahizer family expect
to go to Colorado for an outing about
the mid lie of August.
Mrs. N. B. Campbell will leave
Wednesday for a two months trip
north. She will go to South Haven.
Mich, to visit her niece, Mrs. Henry
Clemens, and from there to Detroit
and later to Canada. Mr.. Campbell
will join her for a part of the trip.
Mrs. George Hetherington and her
daughter Dorothy spent the week end
in Hutchinson visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Hoagland.
Mrs S. d. Cooper and her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Hobson, and Muriel Hob
son, will leave Saturday for a trip to
California. They will visit San Fran
cisco, Redwood City, Santa Cruz and
Monterey. They will return in about
a month.
Miss Melba LIE Griffiths of Chap
man, Kansas, is visiting Mrs. w. H.
Brooks.
Mr.. Frank H. Curry of Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, is visiting his relatives in To-
peka. He is mining engineer. a
graduate of X u, and is <snected
with large mining interG1tz e Ari-
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The Foreign Missionary society of
! the Walnut Grove church will have