The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

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the office of the general manager OF
the Santa Fe in May, 1879. and since
that time has served in various Of
flces of the accounting, auditing and
engineering departments. His popu-
larity among his own clerks and fell
low workmen was proved by the en-
, thusasm with which they entered into
his party last night.
The office presented him with fit
ting memento for the occasion and
Mrs. Mowers wore a beautiful corsage
of pansies and purple sweet peas given
her by Mr.. Nowers's office associates
Members of the committee in charge
of the party were: Mr.. E. H. Clarke,
Miss Mary Strohm. Miss Katherine
Miller, Miss Elizabeth Maloney. Miss
Ethel McClements. Miss Fanny Sib-
ley, Miss Edna Miller Miss Marie
Evans.
Mrs. c. w. Smith. state president of
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae;
Miss Ethel Chase, state recording sec
rotary, and Mrs. T. F. Doran will go
to Lawrence tomorrow to attend
luncheon and playlet to be given by
the local chapter of the A. c. A.
Mrs. Herbert Guild was hostess at
tha regular meeting of her sewing club
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Miss Charlotte NJ. Leavitt, head of
the English department at Washburn
college, has been delivering a series
of lectures before the literature de-
partment of the Woman's club this
year and yesterday she spoke before
the entire club at their open meeting
of which the literature department
had charge. Miss Leavitt read and
interpreted passages from Tennyson's
in Memoriam."
Prof Thomas Virgins, also of
Washburn, discussed the modern
American magazine and showed the
difference between the tawdry fiction
with which they are filled and the
works of the best English novelists.
The American public wants stories
full of rapid action and tense situa-
tions, while real literature concerns
itself for the most part with charac-
ter study. philosophy and the caliner,
deeper events of life. Professor Wig
gins cited Thomas Hardy. Arnold Ben
nett. Joseph Conard and H. G. Wells
as leading writer's of the last twenty
five years.
The open meeting was closed with
sisting of Mr.. Howard Searle. Mr..
Hugh Smith, Mr.. Don Campbell and
Mr.. Frank Ripley.
No action was taken on the COM
munity canning project which Miss
agent, presented to the home econom-
les department of the club yesterday.
The matter will be taken up at the
next meeting.
Miss Margaret Haggart, formerly
Ahead of the domestic science depart
ment of the State Agricultural college,
lgives an almost impossible job to the
\ successful housewife and requires of
her more than ordinary virtue and
ability. She must have commo2
sense. intellect skill and heart and
she must be a good playmate for her
children and husband. according to
Miss Haggart. She cannot be an
eight hour-a-da worker, but must be
on her job all the time. Her husband
and children need spiritual as well as
physical food and for this reason an
institution, no matter how scientific,
can never take the place of the home.
After listening to the talk Miss Edith
Heller made before the departments of
art and education, it made one agree
with Mrs. L. c. Hodge, who urged that
art be made a more important part of
the regular school curriculum. The
fundam entail laws of color cannot be
learned too young or too early become
a part of the child's every day know
ledge to be used practically all thru
life. An understanding of line and
form and proportion will make all
things more significant to him and
early training in art may develop his
own latent ability as it never could in
later years. Miss Heller exhibited a
number of sketches, designs and color
schemes made by her students in the
high school.
Mrs. c. c. Bailey. superintendent of
nurses of the Public Health Nursing
association, told of the work this or
ganization is doing to the members of
the department of civics. Miss Lima
Bresette secretary of the state well
fare board told of the living condi-
tons of working girls. Mrs. F. A.
BENJAMIN reported of the work of the
Topeka Provident association day
nursery.
The many beauties and artistic pos
sibilities of the clinging vine were de-
scribed by Mrs. A. r. Springer in the
forestry department meeting. When
space is limited vines can many times
be used to take the place of shrubbs,
and there are many places where moth
ing else can be used so effectively.
Mrs Springer had a basket full of
government flower seed packages
which she gave to any one interested.
Mrs. Walter Bates spoke on recent
development in the memorial tree
movement.
The marriage of Miss Edith May
Curtis and Mr.. John Gordon McComb
was solemnized Thursday afternoon az
s o'clock at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Curtis, in
Buchanan street. The Episcopal ring
Taliaferro, an aunt of the bridegroom.
The ring was carried in a Gala lilV nv