The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-23

forum. She will be assisted by
Plummer Good, violinist, Marjorie
Hemus, Ruth Auerbach, and Mrs.
Daniel Muller. Mr.. Good will play
concerto by Accolay, accompanied by
Mrs. Muller A two piano, eight
hand number will be given by Bernice
and Maporie Humus, Ruth Auerbach
and Mrs. Muller. Invitations are be-
ing issued for the recital.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Downie of
1850 Lincoln street, celebrated their
silver wedding Thursday night at
their home. The house was decorated
with flags and other national en-
blems. in honor of Washingtons
and Mrs. William Downie, Mrs. Sarah
Downie. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Engle, Mr.. Ed
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Pitch
err Mr.. Will Pitcher, Ruth Hutchinson,
Vey Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Cunning
ham, Mrs. Belle Station, Elmer Stat
ton, Dorothy Engle, Sue Downie, Alice
Hutchinson and Robert Downie.
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A DEBUTANTE'S LETTER.
Dear S. r.: In the past week 1 have
had some twenty good ideas that got
themselves summarized just before
the proper consideration, it would
actually do the startling things it is
accused of. Nevertheless, hope with a
good1y aspect, feeds the eye, because
the ground hog has Joined the union
and walked off and left his job. That
may mean that the picture shows can
run two performances in the after
noon, and that the gay crowd can
dance without the consent of Daniels.
1t will not be long until the annual
upheaval in club affairs is to take
place. The clubs have a sort of fruit
basket upset" arrangement which
takes the present occupants out of the
seats of the mighty and puts some new
peaches in their places. the Wo-
mans club is to nominate In April
The women already in sight as pos
sible candidates are Mrs. j. +. Jarrell,
Mrs w. A. McCarter, Mrs. F. w. Wat
son. All well. we shall see. And say
what you will, the position or presl-
dent of the Woman's club is one that
no Topeka woman need be ashamed
to want No woman can get 1t, in the
first place, that hasn't rather unusual
abilities because the field to choose
from is large and is equipped with
mighty good material.
And speaking of club women, there
is one in our midst who has rather
overworked a little game of hers for
pleasing all her associates. Whenever
she makes particularly brilliant ad-
dress, she sweetly bows her acknowl-
edgments to all the women who come
forward after it is over to give their
congratulations. To each one she
whispers confidentially, You, my
dear, the you may not suspect 1t, were
the inspiration of my address,.
Have you ever loved a color until
you saw it too often on the wrong
person, or a name until you met an
enemy who bore it? And have you
not sometimes been almost ready to
die for Ii cause until you tried living
next door to one of it's chief expo
nents? oh. nothing in particular. 1
was just thinking of equal suffrage.
There is a man from Harrington in
town this week to attend a convention.
He has a tragic story that should be
a lesson to all men. Just wait till 1
flip a coin to see whether 1 shall tell
it or not. Fate says yes Down in
the mans town there is a clique of
and his wife belong. The women of
the crowd decided to give their hus-
bands an evening off every week which
they could spend as they chose. The
wives selected Saturday night. in the
firm faith that those in business that
kept them at work late on that even
ing would be tired enough to come
home without playing around up town
very long. Their first Saturday night
off, all the men of the set went down
and sat in a game of poker. They
agreed that the limit of time was to be
6 O'Clock the next morning. Our hero
took out chips, figuring that what he
could make would just about pay his
expenses to Topeka. At 8 o'clock in
the moning, he was just s24 ahead of
the game. That was just about the
amount he had expected to spend on
the trip. So he retired from the game,
much to the disgust OF the other play
ers. who look daggerS a winner who
/ quits before the game is finished. All
the way home he congratulated him
self on his luck. but as he drew near
the portals of his house he braced
himself for the encounter that he
dreaded when he thought of the hour.
At the door of his house he stop
ped and looked at thermometer which
glistened under the porch light which
his thoughtful wife had left burning
for him The mercury was at zero
! but the hero stopped and removed his
/ shoes, padded silently into the house
| and went upstairs. He opened the
! in a deep sleep. Then he thought
I back and playing a while longer, and
| tend his trip down to Kansas City for
a regular time He quietly closed the
door crept down the stairs, again got
| into his shoes and put off down the
street His face doomed above the
game ia ole at the club like a fair moon
rising over Damascus, and once more
he took hand. At O'Clock in the
morning the game broke up. and left
our hero lust S4Z out of pocket. Well,