The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16

OBYNhrRAMd1lIAMs IARREl)

The Womans club is making q
quiet campaign among the members
to find out how much money can be
raised for the purchase of the lots
and the erection of a club house. A
pledge card, similar to those used in
the war drives, is being circulated,
and the member is asked to say how
much she will give, and in what man
ner, either by cash or in three pay
ments, June 1, October l, and Febru-
airy l, 1920.
At a called meeting of the club
some time ago the question of the
club house was voted upon, and the
site selected. The lots on Ninth and
Topeka avenue, part of the old
Bethany property, have been pur-
chased.
After the pledge cards have been
filled out by the members, and the
board of management knows what can
be counted on as the nucleus of the
sum to be raised, the matter will be
put up to the public thru some local
spell-binder, probably Mr.. Biby.
1t is perhaps fortunate for the sue
cess of the project that the officers
of the club who were in favor of cut
ting the present membership limit
of 400 with paid up list of 3S8 to
300 were defeated by the BolSheViks
at the last meeting of the club. 1t
might have proven embarrassing to go
among the business men of Topeka
with the proposition that they put up
money for the erection of a small and
exclusive club building, which their
own wives could never hope to enter.
The club members are requested to
have their pledge cards in at an early
date, so that it will soon be known just
how strong they are for it, and how
much the business men and general
puOic viii be z ssks * t 3 contribute
Mrs. Thomas f, Dewey has received
interesting letters from her son.
Thomas, who is attending a university
IN Grenoble, France. Mrs. Harry Don
Carlos of Lawrence is in charge of the
woman's division of the Y. NJ. C. A. for
that area, and does everything in her
power to make life delightful for the
American students. Thomas has been
invited to teas and other social func-
tions, and is also making splendid
progress with his studies. The teach
ers are wonderfully thoro, and he feels
that he has learned more in a short
time than he eyer had before.
The children who are to take part
be given next week at the auditorium
are being directed by Mrs. June Chap
man. The Tom Thump symphony or
chestra. which promises to be one of
the most attractive features of the en-
tertainment, is composed of the fol-
II,
Thomas Page, Grace Peterson. Eliza
beth Brink, Muriel Leach, Princess
Wood, Alice Andrews, Martha Stew
art. Jack Freeman, Norma Knox. Es-
Their Flora, Mildred Grim. Harold
Marlin, Mary Drayer, John Ray Cos
sett, Harold Damernon, Lee Erickson,
stephen Allen, Spencer Wynant and
Charlotte Weaver
The little dollies, from to years
of age, who are going to stand up to be
shot at, are: Martha Stewart, Frank
Griggs. Jr., Kenneth Dillon, Gordon
Kistler. Sonny Campbell, Jack Sleeper
Jr., Mary Alice Staebler, Virginia
Howe, Mary Elizabeth Wikidal,
Maureen Kern, Bernard Capes, Morley
OVERLY, Helen Blanton, Carolyn
Stark, Jean Campbell and Betty Hag-
CART.
The rehearsal of the entire cast of
adults for the Rota club community
circus, which was to have been held
at the auditorium tonight at 1880, will
be held instead at the Y. W. c. A The
children who take the part of dollies
in the community circus and those of
the Tom Thumb symphony orchestra
will rehearse at the auditorium Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
y X y
THAT EGOTISTIC BOY.
About the most pathetic thing of all
things that 1 know, is the foolish, sap
head youngster who tries to pull a
show. Did you ever see this idiot. as
he stands around and brags, of how
much booze he can consume and never
get jag? OF his wonderful hands at
poker, how he cleaned up shooting
craps. OF the girls he knows and
their reputation raps. He thinks he's
bout the wisest thing that ever struck