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

licent Dillon; reading, Rabbits and
Other Eggs" by Dwight MAXWELL; a
song, 1.-The Blue Sky" by Miss Mar
garet Morrison, and a piano number
by Eleanor Dillon. Children will be
admitted for 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. King will
be host and hostess Sunday afternoon
and have asked the assistance of Mr..
and Mrs. II. E. Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Marburg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Wear. Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Parkhurst, Mrs. H. P.
Dillon, Mrs. T. J. Kellan, Mrs. Adrian
Greene, Mrs. Carl Frederick White,
Miss Margaret Ray and Miss Wini-
fred Greene.
An attractive musical program has
been planned for Sunday afternoon,
including vocal numbers by Mrs.
George w. Parkhurst, Mrs. w. w.
WiNiGal and Mr.. Glenwood Jones.
At the meeting of the department of
literature of the Woman's club, / cid
yesterday forenoon, Mrs. w. A. Nc
Carter gave an interesting talk on
The Philosophy of the Ep;stles." Mrs.
McCarter spoke of the four heads IN
der which she believes the philosophy
of the Bible may be divided into:
teachings in regard to the art of life,
those regarding the order of life, those
of love which is the spirit of life and
teachings on a triumph of life, which
is a faith in a life after this one. Mrs.
w. E. Atchison is chairman of the de-
partment.
Mr. Albert Vail, of Chicago. ad-
dressed the department of education
Universal Love-. Miss Margaret
Prout, instructor of music in Lowman
Hill school. told the Departmental OF
| Music in the Public Schools. The
| songs were illustrated by Mrs. w. w.
| Wikidal and Mrs. Henry J. Dotter-
WEIGH, Mrs. Wikidal Singing the pri-
mary grade songs and Mrs. Dotter-
WEIGH those of the older children. The
folk dances were illustrated by five
little girls from LoWman Hill school
Venita McClelland, Queena Caldwell
Ethel Sachs, Jeanette Guy and Ruth
/ Knapp who gave two very pretty dan
ces-"Jumping Jack" and THE Spin
ming Wheel
Mrs. J. D. Gossett. chairman of the
department, presided.
At the meeting of the department
of home economics Capt. Millard
knoWlton, who is connected with the
state board of health, talked on the
| problem of public health, speaking
| especially of the social evil and the
| fight against it, Mrs. Frank w. Thomas
| is chairman of the department and
presided at the meeting.
DR.. Dorothy T. NicolI, chairman OF
the department of civics, presided al
the meeting from 1890 to 1870. An
entertaining musical program was fur
| nished by Mrs. Roland Sibert, who
| played violin numbers, accompanied
by Miss Josephine Mckee Mrs. Sfbert
OF Circleville, Ohio, is visiting her par
ents, Judge and Mrs. Ralph Cav.
Each member of the department OF
clvics is asked to help furnish the sup
ply of sheets and pillowcases for the
tuberculosis hospital Altho the club
as whole has not taken up the mat
| ter, any members who care to helm
are invited to do so. Mrs. Wilbur n
Mason is in charge of the contribu-
| tions.
Mrs. Charles F. Spencer gave mos
| interesting talk on art as Aid in
| Winning the War" and showed he,
1lne collection of war posters Some
| of these posters have been sent to her
| recently by her son, Lieut.. Alexander
Spencer, who is in France, some OF
| them were given her by DR.. Charles
| Sheldon and were collected by him ir
London about the time we entered the
| war. but most of them belong to a
collection which Mrs. Spencer made
in the east at the beginning of the
war. Many of them are by the fore
most artists of the day and they were
very much enjoyed at the department
meeting yesterday.
Mrs. Clement Smith, vice chairman
| OF the department. presided. Mrs
Spencer was assisted in showing hel
posters by Mrs. H. E. Ray, Mrs. Frank
Squires. Mrs. f. w. Watson, Mrs. c. B
Merriam and Mrs. Smith.
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| Announcement is made of the mar
| rage of Miss Ruth Sandstedt, of Lin
coin. Neb.. to Mr.. Guy E. Wilcox OF
| Topeka, which took place Wednesday
evening at the brides home Mrs
Wilcox was until recently connected
with the extension service colleges Of
| agriculture at Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Wilcox is cattle man residing
near Topeka. Both Mr.. and Mrs Will
cox were students of Nebraska State
university. They will live at :Justa.
mere Farm" near Topeka.
MY DOG.
1 have a pup up home, he's a little
fluffy one, he certainly does love Il
roam-the little son-of-a-gun. If
do not watch him very closely, he will
run away, but he doesn't go very far
mostly. for he finds it doesn't pay
i One day a policeman picked him vi
and when I came to get him. the COZ
| glad 1 met him. My little dog is in
demand, I bought him from a mar
named Fowler. L have given him the
name of Can-Can. because he's sIicf
a growler. q can write 'em worsel
than this-maybe.) n. S. A.
The H. D. club was entertained