The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-03

Mrs. c. A. Kline, 1897 W; state. : ..
~. F., Robey, White 1851; SUI
Mrs. II. F. Guthrie, i54s; Ell a
street Catholic, Mrs. H. A. F1oersch,
1SS-R2; Tenth street Catholic, Mrs.
r. F. Jack, 1855.
Mrs. J. A. Bostic of 915 West Six
teenth street, whose telephone NUM-
Der is White 1850, is chairman of this
committee. Among the magazines
wanted are the Literary Digest, Amer
lean Boy, the National Geographic
magazine, Youths Companion, Popu-
lar Science, Worlds Work, Mentor
and Little Folks. Any member of the
Woman's club or other patrons of the
schools who have current issues of
any of these magazines, which they
are willing to donate, are asked to
notify the supervisor of their school
district as above listed, and the maya
zines will be called for and delivered
to the schools.
Miss Louise Curtis has returned
from Omaha. where she spent Christ
mas, and y IS Gertrude Laudenbach
is back from Chicago. Miss Curtis
taries at the Y. w. c. A. The business
clubs and gymnasiums will resume
their work next week
No more appropriate play could be
given on Kansas Day than THE Price
of the Prairie" 1t is written about
Kansas, by a Kansas author, drama
tized by a Kansas college professor
and presented by an all-Kansas cast,
the children and grandchildren of
those brave men and women who paid
the price the prairie. demanded. The
first performance will be given the
afternoon of Kansas Day. 1t will be
repeated in the evening.
The afternoon performance is for
the Kansas Day club. They will pay
all expenses but the Dramatic club will
not make anything from it. In the
evening it will be given before the
public. Money taken in at this time
will go into the fund Washburn is col
lecting for a Greek theater.
Prof. E. D. Schoenberger '-amatized
the story by Margaret Hill McCarter,
and he is coaching the play. The cast.
Baronet, Charles Calvert; Phil, Tom
Springer; Whately. Elliott Belden;
Cam, Sam Heller; Omie, Rueben For
Jean, Leonard Young; Dodd. Martin
Potter; Mapleson, Leslie Fo aey; Jud-
son, Martin Potter; Bud, Pearce Aul;
Dave, Gerald Hamilton; Deever Leslie
Forney; Tillhurst, Elliott Belden; LIE
Claire, John Barstow; Yeager, Gerald
Mead, Gerald Tasl-er; Lettie, Marie
Moore; Bess, Marjora Blank; Mary,
Esther Thomas; Candance, Vivian
Horsefield; Mrs. Whately. Thelma
Houston; Rachel. Georgia Neese; Dol
lie, Agnes Grub.
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The luncheon which will be given
by the Native Sons and Daughters on
Kansas Day will be followed by
short program, which has already
been partly arranged. Charles F.
Scott of lola will deliver the principal
address of the meeting. Mrs. Mary
Perkins Briggs, Hutchinson, and Mr..
Willard Wattles, Lawrence, two of
Kansas foremost poets, will read
some of their poetry. Mrs. Henry ].
Allen will speak and it will be an
nounced later if Governor Allen will
be on the program
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The Woman's Kensas Day club will
meet Kansas Day at the Masonic tenn
pie In the morning a meeting will
be held in the Egyptian room. Lunch
con will be served in the banquet
room. There will be no program dur
| ing the luncheon. In the afternoon
the members will go to the Grand
theater where Margaret Hill McCar-
ter's price of the Prairie will be
played by the Washburn college dra-
matte club.
4 The evening before Kansas Day. the
liWoman's club will give large recep-
Iition at the 7. w. c. A. for the women
lIof the Kansas Day club, the Native
llSons and Daughters and the council
of women.
The Miners Ball' was held at the
Chocolate Shop Friday evening. The
hours of the party were formal. A
humber of the boys who went to Pitts
burg at the call for volunteers gave
the affair. 1t was chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry J. Dotterweich.
Those who danced were Miss Eliza
beth Purdy. Miss Margaret Seaton,
Miss Doris CARRIER. Miss Marian Price,
Miss Thelma Huston. Miss Margaret
Worden. Miss Frances Price. Miss
Helen Mckee. Miss Leone Erickson,
Miss Carrie Thorp. Miss Marian Nc
Arthur. Kiene Saxon, Harold Port.
ROLAND Jacquart, Douglass Bowman.
Vincent Westrup, Stewart Ripley.
Hugh Kiene, Charles Allen. Marion
Black, Edwin McElhenny, Earl Pal
matter, William Huggins.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Upper enter
tanned at dinner the following guests:
Mrs L. k Bowers. Mrs. n. l. Rich
ardson, Mrs. I. D. Myers, Mrs. Matte
Ackley, Mrs. J.. S. Gilbert. Mr. and
Mrs. H A. Herrick. Miss Minnie Dos
from, Mrs. Jack Neeley.
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There will be a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the Native Sons and
Daughters of Kansas Monday after
noon at O'Clock ~ the National hotel.
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Mr.. Robert J. Dillon. who has been