The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-02

Invocation: "A Prayer for Club
Women" by DIR. S. S. Estey-Mrs. s. s..
Beggs.
The mystery dimly understood = a
| That love of God is love of good
| Vocal SOLO. Mrs Robert Parks Ben
nett. 81
"All the Earring notes of life seem
blending in a Psalm
Mrs. Bennett sang "a Voice in the
] Wilderness. by John Prindle Scott.
! Following this song Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter presented to the club
the following honor guests: Mrs.
Henry ]. Alien, Mrs. Willis J. Bailey.
Mrs. w. r. Stubbs. Mrs. w. A. John
ston. Mrs. H. o. Garvey. Mrs. ]. C.
McClintock.
Mrs. McCarter then called upon
Mrs, L. &C. Schnacke. secretary of the
club, who, in response, gave resume
of the summer business. Mrs. GUILE
ford Dudley. corresponding secretary
read the correspondence and contract
between the former club house COM.
| nittee and the one now in charge.
Mrs.-David Page, treasurer. gave a re-.
port of finances of the club in general
and Mrs. C. A. Wolf, who is the treas
urer of the club house funds, gave her
report.
I Department chairmen were next
presented. who in turn presented the
departments The chairmen are; Mrs.
/ L. c. Hodge. Mrs. w. n. Mason, Mrs.
]. d. Gossett, Mrs. A. r. Springer. Mrs.
T. W.-Thomas, Mrs. D. L. McEachron.
Mrs. Norman Hay. Mrs. s. s. Estey.
The vice chaiFmen and secretaries
of the departments are Mrs. w. c.
Wheeler, Mrs. Clarence Bowman. Dr.
Dorothy Nicoll. Mrs. l.. f Benjamin.,
Mrs. ]. H. Luxton, Mrs. ]. A. Seeley.
MRS. Glen Deever, Mrs. Tinkham
E. C. Fable, Mrs. C. P. Buck. Mrs. A.
IL. Beverly, Mrs Robert Parks Ben
nett. Mrs. VA. Harshbarger, Mrs.
Henry j. Allen. Mrs, w. 7. Crosby;
| Chairrlen of standing committees
were presented, including Mrs-A. Mar
burg, Mrs. c.. A. Wolf. Mrs. L. H.
Mum, Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler, Mrs.
| Charles Dillon. Mrs. e. L. Campbell.
Mrs. E. R. Taylor. In the absence OF
some of the women. other members
of the committee responded for them
| Following this, Mrs. George W.
lParkhurst sang two snort songs
| Values" by Vanderpool, and MY
Love Is Like Red Red Rose" by
Cottenet. -
Then came the program proper,
consisting of four talks. representative
of the four club aims.
Mrs. w. N. Mason talked on "Civic
Services; Our Obligations" The fol-
flowing quotation was used: who have
spoken out for these-the women and
the young?"
Mrs. D. L. McEachron gave the cul-
tural talk, Our Privilege
Invite the eye to see, the heart to feel
The beauty and the Joy within their
reach
Home Buiiding-Our Necessity.
was the subject assigned to Mrs. A.
Marburg. II shall know that your
good is mine; you shall feel that my
strength is yours"
DIR. S. S. Estey's talk was on "Soci-
ETY.; Our Opportunity"
Mrs. w. W.. Wikidal sang two
charming little numbers-'Come Out,
Mister Sunshine" by Paul Bliss, and
"Smili1' Thru" by Arthur Penn.
The last talk was made by the presi-
dent, Mrs. McCarter, who gave for
ward for the work of the year 1919
1920.
AS a final number, the club..Jed by
Mrs Bennett, sang together, Amer
ica.' 5tNHS
Miss Maude Bishop has received a
most interesting gift from Mrs. G. P.
Grimsley of Columbus, O., formerly of
/ Topeka. 1t is a mahogany coaster for
a wine cruet. 1t comes from the Bar
bados isles and is more than century
and . half old. When in these isles a
few years ago Mrs. Grimsley got two
of these coasters. She took them to a
furniture man to have them polished
and in lis ignorance he vanished
them! Eut despite the shiny finish.
the coaster is beautiful piece OF
wood work.
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Mr.. Robert F. Biene and Mr.. Walter
Bowman, two well known Topeka
young men. have been discharged
from the army in France and are now
i attached. to the American peace com
mission ut Paris as civilian attaches.
Since March. Mr.. Biene and Mr.. Bow
man have been with the commission,
and until recently were connected
with the military personnel on clerf-
cal duty at Versailles
Mr.. Biene was discharged with the
rank of regimental sergeant major,
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Biene,
OF Topeka, and was formerly con-
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the Santa Fe railway. He
was a member of the Helianthus and
Tivolu clubs and was well known here
Mr. Bowman was discharged with the
rank of sergeant. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Bowman, of To-
peka, and before entering the army
was cashier of bank at st. Francis
Kan. At Kansas university. where he
was a student three years, he was a
member of the Sigma NJ fraternity.
Both of the young men saw active
service in France with the 130th
seven months ago. It is proba BILE that
they will visit Russia, and perhaps
Hungary and the Balkan states in Of
ficial capacities before returning
home. Incidentiy both of them have
written home for such necessities as
silk hose and shirts and cravats, a.
| these articles are not only scarce bui
very expensive in the gay capital OF
France.
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An event of much interest among
the underclass women at Washburr
for several years has been the annua
reception given by the Kappa Kappa
Chi sorority to all the freshmen girl.
and the women of the faculty. Thu
reception this year will be- held from
four to six Friday afternoon at thu
chapter house in College avenue. Thi
Iaffair is the only formal to which tn,