The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-21

the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry W. Seery in Topeka boulevard
Miss Irene Cordelia Seery. a sister
of the bride. will be maid of honor,
and Mr.. Herman Ewers. of Independ-
ence, Kan. will serve as best man
Miss Helen Cook, of Lincoln, Neb.,
who will play the wedding music, is a
former Topeka girl and will arrive
next week to be a guest at the Seery
home. Miss Alena Philbin will sing.
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Each year the Kansans in Cali
fornia have a reunion and picnic at
Los Angeles. This year the affair was
held at Sycamore grove, and it is esti-
mated that over $4,000 persons from
the Sunflower state met. picnickcd
and talked over old times and as
enc former Topeka man. Eir. Charles
E. Lagerstrom, expressed it, Il was
back in good old Kansas and Topeka
for a few hours last Saturday, Sep
TENDER II, and 1 met Topeka people
there whom 1 hadn't seen in years"
Records of the Kansas State society
in Los Angeles show that there are
now more than 10000 Kansans in Los
Angeles county alone. and of the
8, 900 present at the picnic more than
half the number had arrived on the
Pacific coast since the last annual
picnic. 4
A brief history of the state wa
given during the speaking program,
following this Mrs. Lena Wilhoute, a
made an address upon womans suf-
frage. Others who spoke were Ed
ward L. Haynes, who was reelected
president of the Kansas State society;
C. H. Parsons, and DR.. John R.
Haynes. Other officers of the organ
tization are r. V. Bashore, treasurer.
and George Hamlin, secretary.
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the picnic were Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Watson, Mr.. E. H. Crosby, Mr. and
Mrs. John Brunt. Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
Rosser. Mr.. and Mrs. Eshe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Benson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cottrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. E. Uric. Mr.. and Mrs. Sweddick,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cross, Mr. and
Mrs. Bailey M. and Mrs. w. NJ. Amos,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Holmgren. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Hearick, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston
Mrs. s. Huston and daughter. Miss
Thelma Huston, Mrs. Fisher. Mrs
Swanson. Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Armour, Mr.. Porter S. Cook,
Judge r. Nichols. Nj. Jim Brier, Jr.,
Mr.. Elrick Sharp and Mr. Curtis
Porter.
saturday morning, at 10 o'clock the
Social Service club will resume thu
Children's Hour at the Orpheum
theater. but instead of showing the
pictures each Saturday morning, there
will be but one each month and that
on the last Saturday morning in the
month. Next Saturday morning the
children will see Bessie Love in "A
Yankee Princess
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The Ladies' Aid society of the First
L. B. church will meet Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. J. S KEEL
sey, 400 Orchard street.
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The Military Sisterhood will have a
called meeting Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock in the Shawnee room
at the Y. W. c. A. They will perfect
plans for the entertaining of the visit
ing women of the Thirty-fifth dfvi-
sion.
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To date the men of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity have pledged fifteen men
They are: Mr. George Whitcomb. Mr..
Brown Stewart. Mr.. Francis Heron,
Mr.. Maurice Edison. Mr.. Dana Brown,
Mr.. Dale Sharp. Mr.. Elliott White,