The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-02

An event of interest for Tuesday,
February II, will be the unwilling of
the Lincoln monument, which has
been erected on the state house
grounds. The statue is the work of
MerreH Gage, of Topeka, who is now
in army service at Camp Doniphan.
The monument was place in the
grounds a few weeks ago but the
formal unwilling, and the presentation
to the state, was postponed until the
date when the nation celebrates the
birthday anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln.
made on behalf of the Woman's club
of Topeka. which was the prime fac
tor in procuring the monument, and it
will be accepted by the state in a
speech delivered by Governor Arthur
Capper.
For a good many months the Wom-
ans club, assisted by the school chill
fren and the general public, worked
to raise funds for the monument. Mr..
Gage made a gift of his work, and
thus reduced the sum required to the
bare cost of producing the statue. An
appropriation of about half the
amount was made by the state legis-
lature.
A meeting of the executive commit
Tee Of the Woman's club is in session
this afternoon to arrange the entire
program for the unwilling ceremony.
The February meeting of the Wom-
ans club will be held Thursday, Feb
ruary I, at the Y. w. c. A.
Arrangements for the session have
been changed somewhat from the pro-
gram announced for that day in the
year book The board of management
will meet from II to -, instead of at
the usual hour, 10 o'clock The bust
ness meeting will be from IL to 1, fol-
lowed by the cafeteria luncheon. The
open department meeting scheduled
for the forenoon will be omitted The
social hour following the luncheon
Will be in charge of Mrs. F. W. Free
man, Mrs w. T. Crosby and Mrs.
George NJ. Crawford.
The afternoon session will be in
charge of the department of home
economics. and will begin at 2:30
O'Clock. Mrs. George NJ. Crawford is
chairman of that department, and has
arranged an especially interesting pro-
gram for the. afternoon.
DIR. Charles NJ. Sheldon, recently
returned from lecture tour of Eng
land. will make an address concern
ing food conservation. period OF
fifteen to thirty minutes will be al
lowed for discussion and a ques-
tionnaire.
The music for the afternoon will be
furnished by Mrs. Arthur Capper. who
will play America" on the harp as
the opening number of the program
This will be followed by another harp
solo. and after the lecture Mrs. Capper
will play a number of her own COM
position. entitled Peace" She wrote
both the words and music. and the
lines will be read by Mrs. J. F. farrell
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distinguished guest in Topeka is
Mrs. Annie Baright Curry, of Boston,
who arrived Friday and will spend
the coming few weeks in Topeka. She
is now the guest of Miss Nanon Her
rem.
Mrs. Curry is dean of the Curry
School of Expression in Boston, and
she is also prominent in a number OF
organizations of women of her city
In recognition of the presence of sc
well known and gifted a woman in the
city. the Vignette club has invited her
to be its guest of honor at the Lin
coin day party which the club will
give February 2 at the home of Mrs
J. w. F. Hughes. The Rota club. and
other women's organizations of the
city. will invite her as an honor guest
at some of their meetings or social af-
fairs.
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The Auction Bridge club meeting
which was to have been held with