The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19

sound to her She opened her suf-
fering eyes just to wink, and saw
bending close to her and pointing
finger in her face. the woman preach
er, who was shouting at her .Doan lou
all want dis here 'iigion?" Then mop
ping up the drops that were not tears
of repentance, she bolted for the door,
boarded a street car and got to the
doctors office for some first aid treat
ment. No more of your simple home
remedies for that woman.
X X
The Central Park kindergarten club
will meet Friday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock, at the kindergarten rooms
Mrs. c. A. Whittelsey is president of
the club. An address will be made by
Mrs. Noble Prentis.
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Mrs. B. w Carter will entertain the
Philomath club Friday afternoon at
her home in Potwin Place, 434 Wood
lawn avenue. Mrs. Frank Britton will
read a paper on France, and Mrs. Jo-
seph Hicks will give some readings.
Mrs. Mildred Carter Anderson will
furnish the music.
X X
The Catholic Ladies' club met
Wednesday with Mrs. 1. S. Sheetz
X X
The XIV club will meet Friday aft
ernoon with Mrs. T. V. Kirkpatrick,
1884 Polk street.
Miss Pickens has returned from a
buying trip east. bringing back with
her some attractive, new summer
dress hats.-Adv.
A special meeting of the Vespuccian
club will be held at the home of Mrs.
r. H. Morehouse. 81 Broadmoor,
Friday, April 20. Mrs: Sam Cunning
ham and Mrs. ]. S. Ensminger will
read papers. There will be dancing
and musical numbers.
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The open meeting of the forestry
department of the Woman's club will
be held Friday afternoon at o'clock
in the high school auditorium. At
that meeting a distribution of the
prizes in the bird house contest will
be made. The meeting place has been
changed from the Y. W. c. A. to the
high school auditorium.
The program for the afternoon will
consist of group of songs by Mrs.
Frank Whitmore, an address on ia
miliar Kansas birds, by Mr.. E. w.
Estes, who will illustrate his lecture
with his bird chart; a resume of the
bird house contest by Mrs H E. Ray
and Mrs. Frank Squires; the presenta-
ton of prizes by Mr.. A. J. Stout prin-
cipal of the high school. and an adj
dress by Bishop James Wise, if he is
in Topeka tomorrow
"A great zeal OF interest mas Deen
created in Topeka thru the efforts of
the Woman's club forestry depart
ment. of which Mrs. a. A. Robinson is
chairman, and Mrs. Bennett r. Wheel
er. vice chairman. The bird house
contest plan was introduced by them
last year, and because it met with
much success, it was repeated this
year, with even greater results. One
of the grade school principals said to
Mrs. Wheeler, the vice chairman, You
women of the forestry department
have no idea how far reaching have
been the educational influences of the
visit of Mr. Baynes. whom you brought
to Topeka to lecture. No speaker has
ever come to Topeka who has given
the stimulus to the children that he
gave. Mr.. Hasty, supervisor of man
ual training, says that he has heard
from many of the teachers expressions
OF enthusiasm on the influence of Mr.
Baynes's visit to this city.
X
A meeting will be held for the or
ganization of bird club in Topeka
Monday evening, April %, at Grace
Cathedral Guild hall When Mr. f
Harold Baynes was in Topeka for his
lectures on birds, temporary bird
club was formed. The meeting next
Monday is to make the organization
permanent. 1t will be the Toueka brancl,
of the Meriden Bird clubs which have
local chapters in many towns of the
United States. In some of the cities
where such organizations exist the
members make excursions into the
country to study the life and habits of
the birds. A nominal fee of so cents
is charged for membership, but it is
not an expensive club at all, and it is
open to everyone interested. All who
wish to attend the meeting Monday
night are cordially invited.
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If you listen 70 Mrs Gundy you
will have to believe that the presi-
dents eldest daughter. Margaret is
engaged again. Miss Wilson's latest
attachment. they say. is a musician.
Melville Clark, who has been with her
great deal all winter, being a guest
at the White House besides. AS Miss
Wilson is much interested in music
and sings publicly sometimes, there
may be something in the rumor of
another big wedding at the capital
X
Miss Helen Griffith, teacher of ex-
preston at Washburn college, assist
ed by Mr.. Hugh Dickerson, instructor
in voice, will give a recital tonight in
the college chapel. The program will
be as follows:
"A Royal Princess Christina Rossetti
THE interviewer" Mark Twain
Non piu anbrai'' (Figaro) Mozart
caro- Mic Ben Observation-Disclosures iorbanf
"Bedouin Love Song. :..........C Chadwick
MI DICKINSON
The Man Who Planted the Hungry
Grass" Ruth Sawyer
Miss Griffin
"Evensong Sidney Homer
For Music Hugh Dickerson
Even Bravest Heart from Faust
CTOunOd
| Mr.. Dickinson
"A Set of Turquoise
............--.Th Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Miss Griffin
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Notes and Personal Mention
| Mrs. Roger Van Hook arrived Wed
nesday from Colorado Springs, to at
| tend the funeral of her uncle A Burk-
hard.
| Mrs. V. Sheldon Smith of Seattle.
Washington. who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. P. Arens, will leave Sat
urday or Sunday for Vancouver F2rif-