The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-30

given Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock in the college yard. This year
the little people had their entertain
ment all to themselves. without shar-
ing honors with the older students. A
Mother Goose festival was presented,
for the benefit of perfect army of
relatives and friends of the children
The audience section of the campus
was filled and more chairs had to be
brought, and still late corners had to
stand during the pantomime.
Miss Rose Walsh of Ottawa was
Mother Goose and introduced the
characters, introducing some of the
favorite rhymes Miss Elsie Osgood
took the part of the nurse with the
sleepy children. Arthur and Albert
Wilson, the charming little twin chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson
were the brownies. Helen Wilson was
Mistress Mary in Mary's garden scene.
Little Mary Elizabeth Wikidal, one of
the favorite children of the kindergar-
ten, was Little Miss Muffit.
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A lawn fete which is to be a Red
Gross benefit will be given Saturday
evening, June /, by the members of
the Westlawn Dramatic club, an or
ganization of the young. people of the
Westlawn neighborhood. The party
will be gwen on the lawn of the H.
Ward Page home, sol Lane street
The yard and veranda are large, and
the facilities for a party such as is
planned are excellent.
A program will be given in which
many of the Westlawn families will be
represented. There will be dancing,
singing. piano music and readings.
Mrs. c. H. Bunger and Mrs. Ralph
Moore will have charge of a booth
for the sale of food. The articles sold
will be all home made, and will be
such as will save the housewives the
trouble of preparing the articles for
Sunday dinner. Refreshments for the
party viii be cake and ice cream, and
the cakes will Ill be home made
The patronnesses for the fete are:
Mrs. H. G. Haggart, Mrs. T. H.
Bridges, Mrs. A. Newman. Mrs. w. g.
KAISER and Mrs. Louisa Blank.
Miss Minerva Hall, musical director
at the Topeka high school, will leave
in June for Illinois, and will take
charge of the musical courses at the
Illinois Normal school. She will teach
methods of public school music teach
ing and will direct the university sing
ing. She will return to Topeka next
fall Her mother, Mrs. Sarah w.
Hall, who has been in Topeka this
winter will leave in two weeks for
Bedding, Mich. to spend the summer.
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Mrs. George A. Guild was hostess at
meeting of the Washburn kinder
garten Wednesday. The club is COM
posed of women who were students in
Washburn college in the eighties, and
who organized into the ''Washburn
kindergarten club in 1906. The club
has members living in all parts of the
country, and as many of them as are
able to do so, try to attend Washburn
commandments and the annual meet
ing of the club. Members and guests
at the meeting Wednesday were: Mrs.
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Mrs. Harry Reading, of Lawrence;
Mrs. Hattie Daily McC1elland, of
Maple Hill; Mrs. Matte Daily Riley,
| Of willard; Mrs. Nellie Benedict, of
Robert Merrick, Mrs. Mary Sheriff.
| Smith, Mrs. P. P. Womer, Mrs. Arthur
| McCabe, Miss Ella Pixley, Mrs. Will
liam Quail, Mrs. r. H. Cav, and Mrs.
Gertrude 1. Guild.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who wouldn't give one copper to
the Red Cross because she lis hard
up" Then she wonders why her
| friends fail to rave with envy when
she shows them her fine, silk. hand
| embroidered underclothes which she
| bought at bargain in Kansas City.
But the friends do not admire her
man doesn't blush when she boasts
that her maid gave five dollars in the
| drive for the Red Cross.
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The women of the College Hill
| neighborhood will meet Friday after
noon at 1880 o'clock at the Washburn
college observatory to sew on hospital
garments. There is plenty of work
! for all the women of the neighbor-
| hood, and all of them are urged to
be present
The young women of College Hill
will meet next Tuesday afternoon at
1880 at the observatory to do Red
Cross sewing.
| One of the. divisions of the Rota
club will be hostesses at the Sunday
| afternoon party for visiting soldiers
at the Chamber of Commerce. Miss
! Rosa Ferlet is at the head of the en-
tertaining division. An informal pro-
| gram will be given, and supper will
be served late in the afternoon.
The club is in need of funds to
carry on this excellent work of pro-
viding entertainment for the men
from the camps. Anyone who can
| give even a small amount of money
for the cause. is asked to send it to
| send it to Mrs. Alonzo S. Thomas.
president of the club. at the Santa Fe
Watch company. The money may be
either sent or left at the store for
| Mrs. Thomas.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Bliss Lounsberry of MeAlester,
Okla, is the guest of Miss Helen
Whitfield. Miss Whitfield and Miss
Lounsberry and Mr.. Elrick Sharp will
/ go to Lawrence Friday to attend a
| dancing party in the evening.
] DR.. P. P. Womer will deliver lee
lures at the Iowa university this sum-
/ mer and he and Mrs. Womer will
| spend a. part of the summer vacation
4 in Iowa City.
i Mrs. D. L. McEachron and her chill
4 dren will leave next week for Colo
RADIO to spend the summer. Dean and