The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06

in Binghamton, n. Y, will arrive. en-
route to the home from California:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Farnham sail
this month for a European trip and
she is stopping in Atchison for a day
and a night to say goodby to her
father and TO her brother, Gene
Howe, and his family"
The first annual banquet of the Of
ficers. directors and agents of the Lib
erty Life Insurance company will be
held this evening at the Pelletier tea
room. The dinner is being given in
honor of Col. Frank L. Travis, super
intendent of insurance in the state of
Kansas Covers will be placed for a
hundred guests. The room and tables
will be deliberately decorated for the
occasion and following the after din
ner speeches there will be dancing.
The officers of the organization are:
President. Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf,
Lawrence; vice president, Charles A.
Moore; second vice president. Will w.
Mcbride; secretary and treasurer, B.
r. Bays; directors, Chester Wood
ward: DIR. Charles S. Huffman. Column
bus: Charles F. Bolton, Scranton; Eli
G.. Foster: James R. Plumb. Emporia;
medical director. DIR. Henry B. Hoge-
boom.
To introduce Miss Beryl Buckley
who will read Mr.. Antonio" Friday
L, !.
cago who is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Nanon Herren, Miss Herren and
Mrs r NJ. Johnson will give a re-
ception Saturday afternoon at Mrs.
fJohnson's home. No invitations are
being issued but the hostesses will be
happy to welcome all of their friends.
Assisting will be a number of To-
peka women who are teachers of ex-
preston. These include Mrs. F. A
Mccoy. Mrs. r. d. Schoenberger. Miss
Katherine Louise Ross, Miss Grace
Schoonover and Miss Ceora Lanham.
Miss Buckley. accompanied by her
mother. Mrs Buckley. of lola, will ar
rive in Topeka Friday, and will be the
guests of Mrs. r. NJ. johnson. Miss
Katherine Rue. of Kansas City. who
will be here for Miss Buckley's enter
tainment. will also be guest at the
johnson home.
A particularly interesting and in
structive meeting will be held by the
PeIIetier Mothers club Friday after
noon at o'clock. Mrs Clare w.
StahI. of Burlingame, will come to
Topeka to. speak on THE Mentessori
Method From the Teachers stand
point Mrs. Stahl studied the Mon
tessori method of teaching in Cali
fornia university and afterwards had
practical experience with the work.
Mrs. Stahl is the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs w s Lindsay of Topeka.
Mrs. Eleanor Sims Hill will sing a
solo.
The Sunday school delegates from
Marion county had luncheon together
TO-DAY at the Pelletier Tea room.
Reserva tons were made for thirty.
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Notes and Personals.
4
Miss Myrtle Radcliffe arrived last
night from California, where they
have been spending the last few
months
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Bear have re
turned TO their home in st. Louis.
Mrs. Bear has been visiting her daugh-
tiers. Mrs. William Colvin and Mrs.
John Nicholson, for several weeks and
Mr.. Bear came for the week end and
to return with Mrs. Bear.
Mrs. ]. E. Barrett and daughter of
Wooster. O.. are the guests of Mrs.
| Mrs. Levi Chandler of Bazaar is like
wise the guest of Mrs. Porter.
Mrs. Hal Hazlett has returned from
a short stay in Excelsior Springs
Mrs. A. K. Rodgers has purchased
the w w. Webb house at 1927 Tyler
street and will take possession next
week. The Webbs have purchased a
house in the same block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Sherman have
returned from Excelsior Springs.
Miss Virginia Mills and Miss Doris
Gilmore have been spending a few
DAYS at Lake View.
Better own stock in Pepp's Coal
Savings Plan, and have your next
winters coal paid for. Topeka Coal
Co., EIks' building. Phone 482.-Adv.
National Millinery Week. May Bird
to sth. We will display some beauti-
full summer millinery. Hats in white,
black and white and plain black
Courtney's, sos Kansas.-Adv.
Miss Polly Mowers has returned
from a visit to Mrs. Cecil Merideth in
Waco, Tex.
The West Side w. c. T. L. will meet
Friday at $50 o'clock with Mrs. F. W.