The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-23

a paper on by PRODUCTS. In April
there will be Notes From a Log
last meeting in May is designated as
Field Day with the we'll known verse.
Gather ye rosebuds while We may.
Old time is still flying
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow viii be dying"
The officers for the year are Mrs.
w. W. Kitchell. president; DR.. Ell
nora G. Whitmore, SECOND vice presi-
dent; DR.. sara E Greenfield, secre-
tary; Mrs H w Roby, treasurer.
Mrs. J. F. FARRELL. who has gone to
Washington. L. c.. TO live. was first
vice president and no one has yet been
elected to take her place.
Women are peculiar creatures" a
local shoe store manager concludes,
altho he does not say so in that many
words. You can sell them a SI2
pair OF pumps and a IS pair Of spats
much easier than you can sell them a
ST. pair OF shoes. A big amount
you divide it up it won't seem so ap-
paliing 10 her. It's the same way
with selling pumps and buckles. Show
a woman a pair of shoes adorned with
beautiful buckles and tell her the
price is s25 and she would faint or
call the police. But show her the SIS
pumps first and get her interested in
them then bring out some buckles
and Mold them in place and tell her
they Will be $40 more and she is quite
willing to consider the matter"
AFTER all the hue and cry about
the appalling prices this fail. how are
shoes selling?" the man was asked.
''Better'n ever. You see they come
in and expect to find nothing under
$40. while only a few OF our highest
grade boots have reached that mark
One woman after another tells me
she Is surprised at the moderate
prices. But" and here he goes on
with the dismal warning we have been
hearing for. several years now-"next
season the prices are going TO jump
so high that shoes will be a real Ques
ton. Prices in the spring will be rs
per cent higher. So buy what you
,o But i. win they 9evsr begin to come
Like a few wise people the shoe
man admitted he didn't know. They
can never go far down. for you see
people are demanding better material
and better workmanship in their
shoes than they did five years ago.
That's the point. II people had worn
the shoes then they do now then the
prices would have had 10 be in pro-
portion. When a certain well Known
high grade shoe house started up a
few years ago they had a small fac
ging for business. They could get 1t
only in a few of the larger cities. To-
day they have enlarged and enlarged
their factory and yet they cannot han
die the business that comes TO them
unsolicited. Even the very small
towns around Topeka are trying to
get their shoes put cannot Shoes are
an index OF the mines. and are charac-
teristie Of the people who wear them"
The June. 1912. class of the As
sumption school will hold a reunion
nineteen members expects to be pres
ent There will be a dinner at the
Chocolate Shop. followed by a dance
Those to be present are: Miss Eliza
beth McAuliffe- Miss Margaret Eyer
Miss Helen Fitzgibbons Miss Marie
Cooper. Miss Esther Gamlowski. Miss
Katherine Rossiter. Miss Gertrude
Metty. Miss Mary Birmingham. Miss
Genevieve Schiller. Miss Laura Nc
Givern. Mrs. Alan Roper. formerly
who was Miss Mary Miller, and Mrs.
Fred Hess. formerly Miss Fay Null
vihin: Mr.. Paul Gamlowski, Mr.. Mi
chael Birmingham. Mr.. Clarence Ehr-
hart, Mr.. James 'McGinnis. Mr.. Clar-
ence Murphy Mr.. Joseph Lannan.
DIR. H. w. Charles. who has been
superintendent OF the Boys Industrial
school, has resigned and as a farewell
party several families who formerly
lived in Washington, Kan. which is
Doctor Charles's old home. gathered
was held on the grounds of the In
dustrial school,
Members OF ! he woman's committee
OF the council Of national defense, who
helped in the survey of Topeka retail
stores met this afternoon at $3.50 in
1 the governors office with Mr.. Clyde
/ Reed. Miss Margaret .Haggart. of the
home economics department at K S.
A. C. and Miss Irene Taylor. county
home demonstration agent. gave short
talks
A swimming party yesterday morn
/ ing at Gage park was made up OF Miss
Edna Anton. Miss Ernestine Blank,
Miss Forestine Blank. Miss Mary
Higgins. Miss Marian Moore, and Miss
Josephine Johnson.
The Lillian Mitchner W. c. T. q.
will meet Tuesday afternoon at 1880
with Mrs. L. F. sherman at 1os East
Tenth street. Medical temperance
will be the subject of the discussion.
1t Is time to pay dues and members
are urged TO be present and to bring
their dues.
The cultus club will meet Thursday
morning with Mrs. Laura H. Evans,
sos West Twelfth avenue.
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Mr. and Mrs. sam r1artin went to
Kansas City this morning to attend
the wedding OF Mrs. Martins sister.
Miss Coda Hook OF Rossville. who
was married to Mr.. Carl Harshbarger
OF Lawrence. at the home of her sis