The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

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The Lillian Mitchner w. C. T. L.
will meet with Mrs. L. F. Sherman,
1OS East Tenth street, Thursday aft
ernoon at 2:3O. Mrs. Julia NJ. Gordon
is in charge of the program.
The program which is to be given
at the banquet of the Political Science
club Friday night will consist of talks
and music The banquet will take
place at $50 o'c.Sck at the Chamber
of Commerce and those interested are
invited to attend. Tickets are on sale
at present. The program follows: In
vocation by DIR. Charles NJ Sheldon;
music, America" by Mrs. Robert
Parks Bennett; greetings by the presi-
dent. Mrs. John Lloyd Bagby; adj
dress. Gov. Henry J. Allen; solo,
Spring Song and 1.-The East Wind"
by Mrs. Robert PARKS Bennett; Just
Politics." Miss Lorraine E. Wooster;
| Legislative Experien ces.'' Mrs. Min
ME f. Grinstead; solo, slave Song"
by Mrs. Bennett; Reconstruction"
Ex-Gov. George H. Hodges; "Evolu-
ton of Women EX-Gov. E. w. Hoch;
music, THE Star Spangled Banner"
Mrs. Bennett; accompanist, Miss
Myrtle Radcliffe.
The Girl Reserves of the eighth
grade of the Central Park school will
meet this evening at 1880 o'clock with
Thelma Steinmeyer, 1853 Clay street.
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| THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has been in the hospital three
times this winter with the influenza,
and every time the disease affected her
differently.
Mrs. Francis C. Price, who is spend
ing the legislative session in Topeka
with Judge Price, president pro tenn
of the senate, will be at home in
! formally Thursday afternoon at 1921
Harrison street for her sister, Mrs.
John Whitworth, and Mrs. Whit
worth's daughter, Miss Millicent Whit
worth, of Pasadena, Cal, and for Mrs.
Henry j. Allen and Mrs. Charles S.
Huffman. The hours of the reception
are from three to six and there have
been no formal invitations issued, but
all wives of the legislators and state
| officers and others visiting Topeka
| are cordially invited.
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Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan enter
tanned the Alta Vista club Monday
| afternoon at her home in Topeka ave-
nue.. Mrs. c. E. Burgson, of Kansas
| City. gave an interesting talk on her
experiences in South America.
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ANOTHER QUIET ONE AT HOME.
Put your things over there-Fine-
| How are you Yes, the baby's a bit
| fussy-But. then she's so good, we
can't complain-I'll hold her, dear
This is the first time she's cried for
a week-Say, 1 want to tell you
i Please hand me that rattle-As 1 was
saying-She's dropped it, give me that
rag doll-As 1 started to say-Tut,
| tut, now, now, now-You know the
| dern it, she's generally so good. give
rirO-Vn1I
| resident-GGuess she must be teeth
! 1ng-the president said to-Don't cry
now, there, here, sh: sh: there now
give me that horse-the president said
| yesterday at-Darn it. this baby didn't
get this disposition from me. Guess
| my wife's folks must have been mean,
L can't understand why she should
cry-And the president said yest-give
me that ball, it rolled under the sofa
The president said yesterday that he
| was-Now, hush, honey, please don't
yesterday he said that we we're
Oh. this is the way the ladies ride
| there now she's Quiet-As 1 said the
| president-Oh, now, o! o! o! o! o!
sh; sh; hush. please-naybe it's a
| pin-The president sa-Say, wait a
minute. will you lay. that doll, and
| rattle, and spoon. and pan, and ring
and dog, and string, and ribbon, and
morse, and bell, and bunny. and watch
on the table, so 1 can get them handi-
| ly-Thanks- look at the pretty
watch-And as I started to say, the
president said-Oh. are you going?
Sorry you can't stay-But do come
| over sometime again, and We'll go
over in the vacant lot and I'll tell
| you what the president said-Good-
! night. n. S. A.
Miss Jean Lindsay was hostess to
/ the members of the Pi Beta Phi
alumnae association this afternoon at
| her home in Western avenue
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Mrs. ]. A. Cole has been appointed
| to be in charge of the canteen work
| of the Red Cross during the absence
of the chairman. Mrs. Charles Mitch
| ell, who has been given a leave of
| absence and will go to California to
spend a few weeks.
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A letter from Washington, D. c.,
| which was published in the BROOKLYN
| Eagle describes some of the clothes
! worn by Mrs. George Thacher Guern-
| sey of Independence, Kan Mrs
Guernsey has often visited in Topeka
and is very well known here especially
among the Daughters of the American
revolution. The letter follows:
| Mrs George Thatcher Guernsey of
independence, Kan, and incidentally
| of Washington. as she is the capable
president of the Daughters of the
american Revolution, is one of the
| best gowned women to be met this
season. whether at an evening recep-
ton, luncheon OF distinguished wom-
en-, or at her headquarters in Com
| dnental hall. At a beautifully APP
nointed reception at the home of Mrs
/ Matthew T. Scott recently Mrs Guera-
| sey wore silver and mauve brocade
that may have been made in America.
| nut II so. by artist familiar with every
| detail of the Paris fashions of 1918
The foundation skirt was narrow and
! straight and to the ankles, with the
top a severely plain but very graceful
pointed tunic with square ncclled cor
| sage. The latter was draped in silver
tulle which supplemented the elbow
| sleeves Of the brocade in some snort
ia Shion that cd to-