The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-26
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| ilHBdHle. 4IIS- y. Baxter Oh Kansas
City. No invitations to this affair
| have been sent out, but friends of Mrs.
i Lindsay and her daughters are cor
daily invited to call between the hours
Of three and six.
Saturday has been set specially aside
/ for young visitors" to the art exhibit
| at Washburn. Owing to the flu ban
| there has been no time for the school
children TO see the pictures hung in
Boswell hall, and the Art Guild that
/ is always eager to engender apprecia-
/ ton in the young is making special
effort to have speakers Saturday who
can interest the children and make
them appreciate the pictures. To en-
ge the childrens parents to brin g
= them to the exhibit, the Art Guild
will charge the children only % cents
admission. Members OF the Junior Art
league are asked to visit the exhibit
Saturday afternoon between the hours
! of and 4 O'Clock. Their card of
membership will admit them to the
exhibit. There will be pIenty of people
at Boswell Saturday to take care of
the young visitors apd there will be
/ speakers at all hours CT the day.
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| Said a very wise woman: 1T isn't
! a matter of how enthusiastic yuu feel
about man. It's how long you feel
! it,
| Kansas authors who are not recog-
nized by the whole wide world as yet.
but who are doing sincere original
work will be able to look forward to
something more tangible than the
satisfaction of creating something and
of having the family listen with awe
struck ears to their words. Prof. j.
w Searson OF Manhattan. who has
recently been elected president of the
| Kansas Authors club. is arranging TO
esta blish a series of prizes to be given
for the best Kansas song, the best
short poem and the best short story
written by a Kansan. These prizes
will be of a sufficient size to make
them interesting aside from the glory
their winning would bring
THERE'S A YOUNG MAN IN TOWN
Who writes at length of the reasons
he is classed with the bachelors who
are the prey of the matrimonially am
bilious this year. From the letter OF
this young journalist. for such Is his
profession, it would appear that a
woman to be sought by him in mar
rage must be as beautiful as Helen, as
wise as Minerva, as strong as DIANA
and as graceful as nymph: Bet there
is a girl who chuckled as she read his
letter and casually remarked that
probably she could give a more nat
ural reason for his single blessedness
if one-quarter of the vows and devo-
tons he once uttered were one-quarter
true.
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Mrs. Ed Hunter entertained the G.
". c. club at her home in Western
avenue Wednesday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. T. c. Roe. who leaves soon for
Soldier. Kan. Guests were: Mrs. Roe
Mrs. Frank Holt. Mrs. j. W. Keller
Mrs Earl Coburn. Mrs. James Lewis,
| PriddN Mrs Row Wright.
Mrs. Frank Wilson. Mrs. Robert Weir,
Mrs Frank Phinney. Mrs. Robert
Hunter, Mrs. H; Fl: Hunter
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Trinity Methodist
church will meet tomorrow at go al
the home of Mrs. ]. H. Mills, 1924
Harrison. Assisting hostesses will be;
Mrs Hattie Horning, Mrs. J. S. Work
Mrs. c. L. Williams. Mrs. Ada Weaver
Mrs L G. Thorpe !! :: Mr.: ); s cuni'Nle'
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
United Brethren church will meet
with AIRS. +. y. Stiederson at f112
East Twelfth street Friday afternoon
The Womans auxiliary of Grace
cathedral will meet Friday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock in the chapel.
Ass sting at the art exhibit at Wash
burn today are Mrs Chester Wood
ward. Mrs. Arch Catlin. Mrs S. S. Els
ltey. Miss Helen Estey. Miss Rutf
Kingman, Miss Elsie Jones, Miss Kit
isue Moore.
Mrs. Ada Douthitt Carr talked tC
the visitors yesterday in the afternoon
and again at night. Her explanation,
of the pictures We're interesting ant
particularly enlightening for the un
trained observer.
Among the unusual visitors a. the
exhibit have been two women, one
blind and the other nearly SO. The
one who is totally blind said she en-
jjoyed the talks so much and that she
got a certain thrill from the picture:
themselves. The other woman came
in hopes that she might catch a little
of the form and color of the paintings
and also to hear the talks and NEE
the art lovers who are blessed witt
sight.
Mrs. George Whitcomb who left ear
ly in February for Panama, has ar
rived and is now the guest of her son
Mr.. Richard Whitcomb. and Mrs
Whitcomb. Mrs Whitcomb sailed
from New Orleans on February 4 anC
landed at Colon on the 10th of the
month. There was some difficulty
about the landing owing to a threat
ened quarantine. But the voyage was
pleasant and the weather in Panama
is delightful Mrs. Whitcomb says
everything about the city OF Colon and
Cristobal. which is in the canal zone
and hence part of the United States
is neat and we'll kept up because OF
American effort during the building
of the canal.
Mr.. Robert Whitcomb who is al
Panama City, has been over to Colon
10 visit his mother. She will spend
some time with him in Panama before
her return.
/ THERE Is A THREE-YE IN
OUR TOWN
Who when given some candy the
other day was asked. as children al
| ways are, And what do you say to the
nice lady, dear?" The little blue eyed
girl looked UP and after chewing sol
EMMY for a moment replied-"More.