The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
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Cards are ISSUED by the Elks club
for an afternoon tea al the club house
Tor the visiting women who will at
teiId the ~ nua meeting of the state
association this month. The tea will
\ be given from to . O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon, May 8.
"A dancing party also will be given
for the visitors Friday evening. May
10, in the Elks hail and for all the
Topeka Elks and their wives.
Arrangements for the parties are
being conducted by Mrs. James L.
King. who is a. the head of the en-
tertainment committee.
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After cong reprieve from party
giving and party going, society once
more prepares to take its old stride,
al least to the extent of giving big
benefit party.
4 The affair will be sponsored by the
Tuesday Bridge club. an organization
4 O. society women, who expect to give
an afternoon at the Elks club June
8. The affair is to be benefit, and
4 the proceeds will be given entirely to
the Red Cross Bridge tables and tea
trays have been deserted for so many
| months, that everyone should be
Keen on an afternoon of relaxation
and good times. that, at the same
time, serves a good cause.
The affair IS to be a bridge-tea-
knitting Thin BILE musicale party, and
the variety of entertainment to be
provided will make the afternoon
. D easant ore for everyone. Those
who do not care for cards, will find
other things to do. A short and
varied program will be given. includ
4 ing music ard dancing. A corner Will
he set aside for those who feel i'm
PEELED to keep up their Red Cross
sewing during the afternoon, and
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bring her knitting.
\ All the members of the Tuesday
4 Bridge club will share equally in the
work and responsibility of making the
party success. The members are:
Mrs. Frank Bradley. Mrs. F. n. Ris-
teen. Mrs. George Crane, Mrs. George
Eagle. Mrs. Horace Humphreys, Mrs.
Charles Skinner Mrs Frank Hobart,
Mrs A. A. Hurd. Mrs. C. B. Reed,
Mrs Herbert Jones, Mrs. T. ]. Myers
end. Mrs. Frank Squires. Mrs. ]. P.
Root, who will play for Mrs. Crane in
the club, will also take part in ar
ranging for the party.
Anyone wishing to reserve tables
may telephone to Mrs Myers, 1908.
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The Washburn Dramatic club held
q business meeting at the home of
Miss Mary Paxton, and elected the
following officers for the coming
4 year: Miss Mary Paxton. president:
Miss Gertrude Wheeler, vice president;
Mr.. Elliott Belden of ST Joseph. sec
rotary; Mr.. Lyman King, manager.
The club will repeat it's recent the
atrical success, 1.-The Yellow Jacket"
The play will be given May 20, on the
college campus, as part of the com
mencement exercises. The role of
Woo Hoo Git, formerly taken by John
Troxell, will be taken by Prof. E. w.
Schoenberger.
The club has just paid Sis to the
Campus association, to be applied to
the payment for the boulder wall on
the north side of the campus That
amount finished the sum owing on the
cost of the wall.
The club will begin a new fund for
campus Improvement. 1t is their pur-
pose to build either a new chapel
stage. or to erect an amphitheater on
the campus
Out of town relatives of Mr. and
MRS. J. @. Wood, who are in Topeka
to attend their golden wedding cele-
bration this afternoon and tonight
are. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carlyle
Wood and their children, Margaret
and Billy, of Chicago; Miss Mary C.
Wood of Brownsville. Pa; Mr.. AIph
Tanner and Mrs. Eta Tanner of Ma
rleton, Kan; Mr.. and Mrs Clayton
HUNTER Foote, of Cleveland.
The parties are from to 6 this af-
ternoon. and to 10 this evening. Nc
Formal invitations are issued, and all
friends Of the family are asked to call
MIR. and Mrs. Wood request that nc
anniversary gifts be sent
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Judge w. F. Schoch entertained the
following guests at dinner Friday
evening: Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Beck Mr.
and Mrs. F. w. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs
y. r. Paxton, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G
West, Judge and Mrs. Rousseau A
Burch, DIR. and Mrs. w. F.. McVey
MIR. and Mrs H. w. Jacobs. Mr.. anC
Mrs. c. E. Foley. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
j. Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S
Elliott, DIR. and Mrs. J. P. Raster, Mrs
A. T. Lucas. Mrs. Georgia ODER ant
Miss Elsie Jacobs. The women of the
party are members of the Frida,
Bridge Luncheon club. and they have
been having evening meetings this sea.
son. and inviting the men to play
After the dinner the company played
bridge at Mrs. Lucass home.
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The following officers have beer
elected to the Washburn student coun
Gil: Miss Frances Cav. president
Miss Emma Lyman. vice president
Mr.. Kenneth Hobbs treasurer.
The members of the student council
and the Phi kappa Delta honorary de
batting fraternity. had an Informed re