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

The afternoon meeting of the Wo-
mans club will be in charge of the
music department, and the chairman.
Mrs. George H. Allen, has arranged
an entertainment which is new in
Topeka. and which promises to be one
of unusual interest. The Hbretto OF
the opera, Madame Butterfly" will
be read by Miss Nanon Herren. who
will wear japanese costume. and Mrs.
Leslie Guild, also in the dress OF
japanese woman, will play the incl
dental music on the piano. The song
parts will be given by Mrs Allen, Mrs.
George Parkhurst and Mr.. Glenwood
Jones. Some of the most famous and
charming arias will be given. The
stage setting, which is to be japanese
in character, is being arranged by Mrs
Charles Joslin, and materials for the
decoration will be furnished thru the
courtesy of Mr.. J. B. Walker.
Thursday is the regular all-day
meeting of the Woman's club, and the
open session of the afternoon is in
charge of the music department.
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Mrs. C. w. Kouns, who is in charge
of a series of entertainments for the
soldiers at Camp Funston, is planning
some plays to be given at the camp.
She is to be assisted by Charles Ed
wards of Kinsley, and Mr.. Edwards is
in Topeka for a short time to assist in
completing arrangements for the per-
formances. Mr. Edwards has given,
for succession of years, some out
door plays at Kinsley which have be-
come noted for their excellence thru
out the state. He had a season or two
on the stage in Kansas City, and has
had some successes in the east. He
has group of friends in Topeka, for
his family at one time made this their
nome, and in more recent years he has
visited his sister, Mrs. Jouett Shouse,
in Topeka during legislative sessions.
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visitor in Topeka the past ten
days was Mr.. Fred Wellhouse. of Bos-
ton, Mass. He has been spending a
part OF the holidays with Topeka
friends, and left Monday night on his
return east. Mr.. Wellhouse is en-
gagged in electrical engineering work in
Boston. His brother. Mr.. Walter Well
house, is at Ithaca, N. Y, where he
teaches in Cornell university. Their
mother, Mrs. Walter Wellhouse, is
spending the winter with her son in
Ithaca and during the summer she
Will live with Mr.. Fred Wellhouse
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THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN
Who is wearing a handsome new
an eastern man. No one knew of the
; frenzied ease" the two young people
had till they were seen the other day
at the stocking counter in one of the
stores, and the precious jewel flashed
in the reflection from a stack Of white
silk hose.
| The Woman's Rota club will have a
! noon meeting Wednesday at the
Chamber of Commerce. The members
will have luncheon together at IL
| o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Kistler enter
| tanned their bridge club Monday night
at their home.
/ Mr.. P. P. Womer president of
| Washburn college, went to Chicago
resentatives of colleges from all parts
of the country to discuss questions
! that concern college life during the
war.
| DR.. Deborah Longshore is visiting
| her niece, Mrs. Del Keller, and Mr..
Keller, of Kansas City Mr.. and Mrs.
Keizer's daughter. Mrs. Kenneth Lit
| tlejohn, and Mr.. Litt1ejohn and their
| children, will arrive in Kansas City
soon from Nogales, Ariz. Mr.. Little
john will go to training camp in
Pittsburg. Pa, and Mrs. Littlejohn
| and her children will remain in Kan
sas City with the Keizers. Mrs. Lit
tlejohn. who formerly lived in Topeka,
was Miss Josephine Keizer.
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The following young people of the
high school and college sets attended
a subscription dance at the Chocolate
Shop Monday night:
Miss Doris Rosser, Miss Ruth Lari-
mer, Miss Anna Horning. Miss Helen
! Gresser, Miss Grace Dana, Miss Doro-
/ tina Leeper, Miss Grace Gleed, Miss
Marian Moore of Salina, Miss Lucille
Smith, Miss Esther Paxton. Miss Aline
Officer, Miss katherine Harnit, Miss
Eva Miller, Miss Marguerite Stewart,
Miss Jane Bone. Miss Ruth Marsh,
Miss Anne weightman. Miss Mary
Rodgers, Miss Frances Hammatt, Miss
Isabel Crawford, Miss Thelma Huston,
Miss Helen Sippy, Miss Althea Wiede,
Miss Sara Dwyer, Miss Muriel Lyman,
Miss Dorothy Christian. Miss Eula
Fleming, Miss Helen Neese, Mr.. Kit
Thomas, Mr.. Willard Wear, Mr.. Guy
Brewer, Mr.. Lester Lemon, Mr.. Ray
mond Ferguson, Mr.. Tom Caps, Mr..
| Raymond Coolidge, Mr.. Edward Por-
ter. Mr.. Walter Tage, Mr.. Henry Mann
Mr.. Lewis Taylor, Mr.. Roswell Cofran,
NJ Ted Hussy, Mr.. Glen Davis, Mr.
Curtis Porter, Mr.. Warren Coolidge
r. Russell Parker. Mr.. Horace Bow
man, Mr.. Russell Lagerstrom, Mr.
Morris Dean, Mr.. Byron Boon, Mr.
Alfred Mitchell, Mr.. Robert Emble-
li--g, Mr.. Earl Metcalf, Mr.. Sam Hell
Ter, Mr.. James Lindsay.
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The annual holiday dinner dance OF
the Elks club was given Monday nigh,
at the club house. The favors were
horns, whistles, etc, and all the guests
were given fancy colored paper caps
to wear during the evening. The
guests were:
Charles Barnes, Maurice Montgom
cry, Dan Perkins, Son" Anderson
Joe Anderson, Jack Barnes, Velms
Blakely. Louis Clark, Jane Medlicott
Isabel Smith, Marian Reid, Virgini;
Scholle, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Wilson
Miss Dora Foshay, Mr.. P. NJ SEES
sions, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arthur Hodg
ms Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Mitchell, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. BirchfieId, Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. S. Locknane. Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Wear. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarenc
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