The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14

Miss Charlotte West, Miss Ann Weight
man, Miss Marian Williams, Miss Ruth
Lemon, Miss Babbie Gault, Miss Ruth
Marsh, Miss Ruth Raster. Mr.. John
Parkinson. Mr.. John Long, Mr.. Jack
Merriam, Mr.. Ned. Fleming, Mr.. Ar
mond Smits. Mr.. Clyde Schenk. Mr..
Armin Weiskirch, Mr.. Harold Lowe
Mr.. Henry Anton. and Mr.. Ward Sum-
meryille.
Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Parr and Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Purdy will entertain
a few friends at a fish dinner tonight
at thu Parr home in Harrison street.
! the fish having been caught at Lake.
view by the guests. Covers will be
laid for Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. DicKe.
Mr.. Id Mrs. H. f. Guthrie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lagerstronl. Nj. and Mrs.
d. 3. johnson, Mr.. Frank Sturges, Mr..
C. M. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy and
Mr.. and Mrs Parr;
The Topeka friends of Mrs. Robert
w. Coppedge will be glad to hear that
she is being recognized in the east as
an artist of unusual ability. She has
recently been elected to professional
artist membership" in the Philadel-
phia Art Alliance The Philadelphia
Press, in commenting on an art ex-
hibit in the Plastic club gallery, has
this to say regarding Mrs. Coppedge's
work: "As is naturally to be expect
Is
ity, but is enlivened with some rather
brilliant spots; notably, Fern I. Cop
pedge's two vivid canvases of Cape
Ann subjects, one of which. Afternoon.
Gloucester is particularly handsome. :"
MERELY. a SUGGESTION.
OF course, it may not be so much of
my business. but 1 just thought it
might not be a bad idea(to remark.
and I hope no one will take offense,
because 1 don't mean to be rude, yet
it seems to me as public-spirited
youth and feeling that more beauty
added to the city would help lot. and
just as a friendly little idea, which
arrived in my brain" yesterday, as 1
walked around town, with my wife
and baby. But don't get me wrong.
don't mean to tramp on any ones
toes, nor am I mad, but just wanted
to tell you, that is, inform you, to let
you know, that 1 would like to say
Why tell don't a lot of you bohunks,
get the dandelions out of your yards
you lot of lazy loafers::. N. s. A.
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The hosts and nostesses at the Art
guild Thursday evening will be the
officers of the Native Sons and paueh-
tiers of Kansas, who wish to do honor
to a native Kansas artist. Arthur
Covey, who has several paintings in
the collection now being exhibited.
One of the most noticeable paintings
in the lot is a reproduction of a typi-
cally Kansas mural decoration which
he painted for the public library of
Wichita, his home town. Mr.. George
Stone will explain Mr.. Covey's WORK
and tell something about him. He is
an artist of international fame, hav-
ing had pictures exhibited in Euro
pean salons.
The officers and directors of the two
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president, Senator Arthur (Capper;
president, Senator J. E. Hilkey of Lyn-
don; first vice president, Mr. Imri
Zumwalt; second vice president, Mr..
Walter Payne; secretary, MIR. Carl
Bolmar; treasurer, Mr.. F. E. Cobb;
historian, Mr.. George M. Stone. Ma
tive Daughters-Presiden Mrs De
Witt c. Nellis; first vice president.
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan; second
vice president, Mrs. L. T. Hussey: sec
rotary, Mrs. W. F. Galloway; treas
urer, Mrs. Harry Donaldscn; directors,
Mrs. William Curtis, Mrs. Louise D.
Wolfe, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. ] A.
Colvin. Mrs. H. C. Root, Mrs. Beryl