The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-10

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Kulp. Mrs. ]. P. Slaughter. Mrs A.
! Marburg. Mrs. W. H. Fighter. Mrs
w NJ Forbes Mrs Speed Hughes,
Mrs. l. NJ. Powell. Mrs. H. S. Reed.
Mrs. D. P. Paxton. Mrs. A. P. McKown,
Mrs. Carrie Fife and Mrs. Davies.
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Mrs. W. p. Snyder was hostess to
the members of her card club this
afternoon. There were no substitutes.
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Little Caro- Mason, who, with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mason. of
Los Angeles. Cal. is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Williams, will be guest of
honor at a party which Mary Alice
Staebler will give some afternoon next
week at her home in PotWin Place.
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Theta fraternity will be given Friday
night at the Elks' club. The enter
tainment will be dinner-da nee.
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Mrs. H. E. Ray will entertain the
Vignette club Thursday afternoon at
her home. $40 Topeka avenue
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Miss Virginia NJ. Adams of Chicago.
Ill, and Mr.. Morgan Roberts of To-
peka were married Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. W. Rob-
erts, 1885 Jackson street. The we'd
ding was a quiet one. only the -rela-
tives and a few close friends attend
ing the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts will make
their home with Mr.. Roberts's mother.
Mrs. ]. w. Roberts. in Jackson street.
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! Mrs. Charles Spencer was a special
guest of the Atheneum club in Kan
sas City yesterday afternoon. 1t was
a guest day of the club and Mrs. Spen-
Ger was asked to show her war posters
for the entertainm ent of the club
mem bers and their friends. Mrs. Fl.
10. Garvey was also a guest of the
club.
A Red Cross work room has been
opened in the basement of the obser-
| Vatory at Washburn college for the
convenience of the women in College
Hill neighborhood and the college
girls. Mrs. P. P. Womer. Mrs. E.. L.
Nudge and Mrs. D. L. Shirk will be
in charge. The civic committee of
the college Y. w. c. A. of which Miss
Sue Louise Bell is chairman. will as
sist at the rooms. which will be
opened for work on Thursday.
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The county branch of Woman's
| Farm and Garden associat ton meets
| Friday, April II. with Mrs A. T. Mod
lin. chairman, at the Chamber of
| Commerce.
| The object of this organiza ton is
| to increase the food production so nee
essary to win the war. Each family
| able to have a garden, should try to
produce enough food for whole year
grow beans, peas, corn, beets and to-
matoes to can, besides plenty to eat
| all summer
Also, to help women to help each
other. we need all the inspiration we
can get these troublous times, and it
is only by touch of hand to hand and
| greeting that we can keep brave
enough for our task to help the brave
| boys over seas.
| The meeting is held from ten to
/ four, with lunch at 1915. A very in
teresting program has been arranged
especially needed in these times of in
tensive gardening for greater food
production. Every one interested
| or they will miss some of the good
| things of the day. Mr.. Charles Dillon
| will tell of a personal experience of
intensive Gteas garden ling; Mrs: clydia
agent, will tell what vegeta bles to
plant for canning: Miss Ward will tell
| US how to live on the homely spud.
The afternoon will be given over to
r. NJ Sherwood, who will talk of
poultry.
Mr.. sherwood is from the Kasas
State Agricultural college, Manhattan
and his talk on poultry will be very
interesting and should be of much
benefit to all members of the asso-
citation.
They say that a Topeka bachelor
who was married a short time ago,
had at least fifteen hundred dollars
worth of diamonds set in the ring
which he gave his wife. His frien DIS
all say that she is most lucky woma n
to have captured such a prize-they
mean the man, not the ring.
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Prof E. D. Schonberger, Miss Au-
drie Myers, Miss Avis Clayton and
Miss Frances Cav have returned from
Ottawa where they attended the sec
ond National convention of Pi Kappa
Delta, the honor Forensic society.
April 4 and 5. The first convention
| was held at Washburn two years ago.
Four of the eight states having
chapters sent delegates. The schools
sending delegates to the convention
were: Washburn college. Colorado Ag-
college, University of Redlands- Cali
on college, Wisconsin.
Egbert Ray Nichols, professor of
English at the University of Redlan ds,
retiring president of Pi Kappa Delta,
| presided at the meeting. An interest
ing feature of the first session was the
presentation of the service flag by Mr.
| Raymond E. Untereiner. of California.
Ninety members of Pi Kappa Delta