The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-22

homes and primitive ways of living
and doing things. Goats furnish the
milk and are seen at almost every
home one, two and three being the
popular number, with a sheep or two
here and there with the goats. Be
tween Patras and Corinth the currants
are the great crops, the fields being
continuous along the railroad and ex-
tending far up the mountains, often
to the very top, growing luxuriantly,
and making fields and mountain sides
green and beautiful. Olive trees can
also be seen everywhere.
I'VE spent a large part of this
morning visiting the Acropolis which
city of Athens and the museum of
statuary excavated from the ruins of
temples of ancient times. This after
noon we saw the Temple of Jupiter.
the largest of all, also Hadrian's Arch
leading into it and Mars hill where
Paul preached to the Athenians, the
DionysiuS theater; and a great mod
ern stadium, seating $4,000 people.
Tonight we had a splendid dinner
in a fine outdoor place. The Greeks
feed us well, and are fine people. They
are very kind to us"
The fourth annual convention OF
the National Federation of Business
and Professional Women's clubs closed
last Saturday at Chattanooga, Tenn,
with over one thousand delegates
present fro mall parts of the United
States. Kansas was represented by
five business women of the state, Mrs.
LYDIA Keyes of Hutchinson, Mrs. ]. N.
Joerger of Leavenworth, Miss Hazel
Myers OF Parsons, Miss Florence Rug
BY Of Ellis, Mrs. A. s. Thomas of To-
peka. Members Of the Topeka club
who attended were: Mrs. Thomas,
Miss Gertrude Potter, Mrs. Lutte H.
Embleton, president of the Topeka
club. Miss Myrtle Howard; Miss Gussie
Shirley and Miss Carrie Bouten.
The women returning from the con-
vention report that southern hospital
ity is all that it is advertised and then
some. They were feted, entertained,
benqueted and enjoyed motor trips
every minute of the day. excepting the
delegates and those attending were
given several watermelon feeds"
they enjoyed barbecue at Burnt
Cabin Spring, on Lookout Mountain,
suspected the battlefields of Civil war
days.
Many women prominent in literary
iaffairs of the country were present
and save talks. including Mrs VIII
liam Brown Meloney. the editor OF
Delineator: Miss Elizabeth Toonlbs of
Good Housekeeping, Miss Genevieve
Parkhurst of Pictorial Review, Miss
MaR5orie Shuler of Review of Reviews
and Mrs. Montayne Perry of the |
Beauty Magazine.
The Kansas Business and Profess |
sional Women's club has built up |
strong organization during the last |
three years due to the splendid CO. |
clubs have been added this year, max |
ing a total of tWenty-three, which puts |
them in second place with reference
to numbers in the national federation.
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New officers of the Cosmos club |
elected at the last meeting held at the /
home of Mrs. H. E. Shore were: |
President, Mrs. Jennie Cart; first vice |
president, Mrs. o. S. Owen; second /
vice President MRS J. Drew; par
counselor. Mrs. George Hanley; critic, /
Mrs. H. K. Goodrich; press represen-
tative, Mrs. H. A. Black; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs H. G. Shore.
be held September Is.
The wives of the members of the
club will have a special meet
ing and conference Thursday after
noon, July 81, at 2 o'clock Plans will
ton.
A group of eight girls enjoyed a
dinner party at Pel1etier's tea room
Friday night, followed by a line party
at the Orpheum theater. Those IN
the party were: Miss Helen Green.
Miss Lulu Tregamba. Miss Margaret
Walters. Miss Anne Harrison. Miss
Florence Lesser. Miss Bernice Smith.
Miss Gladys Buck and Miss Helen
Nelson.
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Miss Yoland Makfson, Miss Dorothy
Sands and Miss Madeline Makison,
pupils of Miss Ceora Lanham. will
give a recital Tuesday evening at the
nome of their teacher.
Miss Lanham presented the mem