The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07

wonderful collection of posters on a
recent visit in New York City, when
the realization that art as generally
understood would be practically dead
until after the war, and she wished to
keep something akin to art before the
state federation. The collection was
also made for patriotic well as
artistic purposes. Most all of her
posters are patriotic subjects The
first one showed Columbia Asleep"
by one of the foremost artists of the
country, James Montgomery FIagg.
Red Cross organizations were being
organized in high school yesterday, SO
Mrs. Spencer closed her program by
displaying several Red Cross posters
which were very effective.
Some of the best artists in the coun-
try are engaged in making these pos
tiers for patriotic purposes. The day
after the war was declared Henry
Reuterdah1 went to the head of the
naval bureau and offered the services
of the best artists. These posters and
many others are the result. Among
the artists whose posters Mrs. Spencer
has in her collection are James Mont
gomery Flagg, Howard Chandler
Christy, Kenyon Cox, Sidney ReiSen-
berg and Louis Raema eker- Mr.. Rae
maeker is a Holland artist whose pos
tiers were so patriot; that he was
run out of his country even tho it is
one of the neutrals.
Mrs. Spencer. will show her posters
before the Athaeneum club in Kansas
City for their guest day meeting next
week, and before the State Federation
at Salina in April. Mrs. Spencer is a
criterion of art, having studied it all
her life. She had the first art pupils
in Topeka when she returned from
Boston, where she studied in the Bos-
ton Art school and with private teach
ers before her marriage.
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Mrs. Frank Soutnwick entertained
her bridge club yesterday afternoon
at her home on TAYLOR street.
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Miss Helen Shirk will be hostess to
the members of the alumnae of the
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority this even
ing at her home, 1855 Mulvane street.
The Washburn girls who live at
Hoibrook hail on the campus gave an
informal at home yesterday for the
students and faculty of the college be-
tween the hours of four and six
O'Clock The reception is one of the
annual affairs of Washburn day, and
the one yesterday was unusually sue
cessful
Mrs. P. P. Womer and Mrs n. S.
Renney, house mother, DR.. Edith
Twiss, of the faculty, and the follow
ing girls who are class or student gov
eminent officers, Miss Bess Haines,
ELL Miss Ellen Brett, Miss Lorena
Palmetier. Miss Nellie Wise. Miss
Helen Dolman, Miss Matilda Darby,
Miss Edna Morrison, Miss Anna
Brown Miss Laura Rohrer, Miss
Loretta Smart, Mrs. Helen Rolly. Miss
Louise Wilson, Miss Odettius Nelson,
received the guests.
An entertaining musical program
was given during the afternoon by
Miss Hazel Swagger, Miss Bess Haines.
Miss Bernice Mitchell, Miss Mabel
Howerton, Miss Sadie Lindenmire,
Miss Irene Howard, Miss Helen Nor
man and Miss Edna Worley. Miss
Verna Bloom, Miss Edna Worley, Miss
Mildred Hines and Miss Crystal
| Wheeler served punch in the dining
room.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is so good looking that all her
| friends have been wondering for some
time how she did it. Finally some of
the more brave asked her and now
, the town is surely going to have a
larger number of raging beauties.
Whether they will all have auburn
hair or not remains to be seen.
At o'clock next Tuesday afternoon
on the south steps of the state house
the first part of the ceremony for the
unwilling of. the Lincoln statue will
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