The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

may be knitted together. Nearly
every housewife has bits of yarn left
over from sweater knitting. Anyone
who has yarn to contribute and does
not have time to knit it into the
blocks, may send it to Mrs. Lee Mon
roe, who will see that it is made into
the squares When the blocks are
completed, the club will have social
meeting and tn work of putting the
squares together will be started.
Mrs Monroe is knitting a border for
the quilt.
Anyone interested in the work is
invited to contribute to the enterprise,
whether a member of the club or not
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Mr. Marco Morrow was the princi--
pal speaker at the X. U. school of
Journalism banquet Wednesday eve
ming Mayor ]. E. House wns invited
to address the guests at the party, but
was unable to attend.
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A recital will be given the evening
of April s by Mr.. Paul Lawless, head
of the voice department of Bethany
college, when he will present five OF
his advanced pupils in program at
one of the large halls down town.
probably the high school auditorium
Helen Sharp, a young piano student
of Topeka, will appear on the pro-
gram of a recital to be given satur-
oav evening at 7:45 O'Clock by Mrs.
e. D. Clitheros pupils who are nm
isiling the second years work. MISS
Mary Clark and Miss Fac Chitwood'
of Valencia, will assist at the recital
Little Miss Sharp, who is only ~
wears of age, has had to take speclai
exercises to strengthen her tiny hands
for the execution of the piano num-
bers that she is able to give
AZ ~i<,f
woman,s liberty loan committee
held in Topeka Thursday, Will be the
beginning of a systematic educational
campaign to precede the great drive
in April. This campaign Will De car
ricd on in every county or the state
under the direction OF the county
chairman. Teachers in the city and
rural schools will be asked to CO.
one ate with the committee in bring
ing the matter to the attention or the
children. TIE ministers in all the
churches will be asked to preach war
sermons April I.
Mrs. Henry Ware Allen, of Wichita,
chcirman of the state liberty loan
committee (woman's section), is
speaking at distric. meetings turnout
the state Mrs w. A. Johnston is
district chairman for the First dis
trict.
Mrs o. S. Perkins and Miss Marie
Witwer of the What-Not Shop. will
have an informal Easter party Satur-
day afternoon at the shop in West
Eighth street All friends and pa
tronesses are invited to be present.
Mrs. E. c. Winters was hostess at
an informal evening at cards Thurs
day night for Mrs. John Winters of
Pratt Kan. who is visiting at the
Winters home.
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Miss Frances Lindsay. instructor in
art at Washburn college, was the
speaker at the meeting of the art de-
partment of the Woman's club Thurs
day at the Y. w. c. A. She talked on
the pictures of statuary of dorado
Taft, one of the foremost American
sculptors. The photographs which
she displayed formed collection that
were loaned to the Topeka Art Guild
a few weeks ago.
Miss Lindsay formerly studied art
under Taft in the Chicago Art In
stitute. Mr.. Taft is an Illinois man,
and is Jealous for the success of some
projects for identifying Chicago One
of his plans looks toward the con-
struction of a canal to connect the la
goons in Jackson park and Washing
ton park. and the erection of bridges