The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-28

RE Whitaker, Mr.. Robert Steele, Mr..
f. Sardou and Mrs. r. NJ. Spivey.
Those who were born in the terri
tory are: Mrs. Rome Colvin, Mrs. f.
p MacLennan, Mrs. Asher, of Law
renee; Mrs. Jennie Ward Meade. Miss
Ann Griffin, Mr.. Byron Davis, Mr..
George Stone, Mr.. Henry w. McAfee,
Mrs. Marcia Gordon Troutman, Mr.
Josiah Gordon, Mr. Homer Moore
worth; Mr.. Ed Smith, Mrs. Cora Well
house Billiard. of Tonganoxie, Mrs
Nettie Cartilage. Mr. Matt Weightman
Mrs. Mollie Hunter, Mrs. T. J. Hankla,
Mr.. Hale Richie, Mr.. Ed Whitaker,
Mr.. W. NJ. Stephenson, Mrs. Alice
Sturges and Mrs. Clara Ginette, both
of Florence.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter has
returned from Chicago, where she at
tended a meeting and luncheon of the
Midland Authors club. The club is
composed of writers from twelve of
the midwestern states. The president
is Emerson Huff, one of the leading
novelists of the day. The aims of the
society are to afford the members the
pleasure of association, to stimulate
creative writing among them, and to
establish library of books and maya
zines representing the work of the
members The society was organized
by John NJ. Stahl, and is an outgrowth
of the Chicago Writer'S Guild. Riley
was honorary president a few years
before his death. The membership
roll includes such names as Randall
Parrish, Hamlin Garland, George AIDE,
iona Gale, Whitlock and others of ma
tfonal fame. Among the members
from Kansas are Mrs. McCarter, Miss
Esther Clark, William Allen White
and Walt Mason.
The luncheon was hold in tho At
institute, and part of the entertain
ment of the guests was a visit to an
exhibit by the artist Maurice Fronkes.
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ldrs j. F. FARRELL has written a new
play, The Wise Made Simple" which
she read Saturday before a meeting
of Western Sorosis, at the home of
Mrs. c. ]. Evans, in Buchanan street.
Mrs. farrell, who has written a good
deal from time to time, and has news
paper articles syndicated, does her
best literary work, acc riding to critics,
in the writing of plays. She prepared
{. delightful comedy which was given
by local talent for the Woman's club
of Topeka year or two ago, and she
wrote play some years ago which
was given by a local stock company
in q weeks run in this city. '.The
Wise Made Simple" is probably the
best work of the kind she has yet
done. 1t is filled with good dialogue,
sparkling repartee, and the play is
artistic in form and workmanship.
A discussion of the play was given
by Miss Effie Graham and DR.. Dorothy
Nicoll.
Guests of the club, besides the mem
bers, were: Mrs. Matte Britt Hale, of
Lacrosse: Mrs. Charles S. Huffman,
Mrs. H. B. Pugh, Mrs. S. J. Crumbine,
Mrs. B. T. WEIGH, Mrs. George God
| frey Moore, Mrs. j. l.. Moneypenny,
Mrs. Warl Burlingame, Mrs. H. B..
| Wilson, Mrs. w. d. Ross, Mrs. S. w.
/ Lyman, Mrs Katherine Hand, Mrs E.
| G. Foster, Mrs. Lyndon Day, Miss
Josephine Mendun and Mrs. Charles
| Elliott.
The following young men were en-
! tertained at dinner Saturday night by
! Mr. Christopher Thomas at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Thomas: Mr.. Edwin Nellis, Mr.. War
rem Coolidge, Mr.. ,MaIvin Rutledge.
Mr. Harry Bone. Mr.. George BeaI, Mr..
Philip Fable, Mr.. Curtis Porter, Mr..
| Glen Davis, Mr.. Tom Wakeling. Young
Mr.. Thomas was graduated Friday
might from the Topeka high school
and will leave this week for Indiana.
where he will enter Purdue univer-
sity.
The program for the Woman's Kan
sas Day club meeting Tuesday is to
inlude some excellent musical num-
bers. all of which will be furnished
by professional musicians. Miss Helen
Phipps, vio1inist, and Mr.. Hugh Dick
erson and Mrs. George H. Allen will
give solo numbers. Accompaniment
will be played bysMrs. c. ]. Wilson and
Mrs. Robert Carver.
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
To whom neatness and cleanliness
are meat and drink, religion and poll
tics. When her friends get word that
she Is going to make them visit they
start in securing the furniture and
digging at the children's ears. The
latest story told on a family that re-
ceived notice of a pending visit from
her says that the women of the fam
lily spent two days washing Their