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STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY l6. 1S94.
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Highest of all in Leavening Powerv-Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSOISITEU PURE
A SEA OF WOMEN
"With Many Islands of Men Scat
tered About
T THE GREAT SUFFRAGE MEETING.
Ltora John, Susan B. Anthony and
Carrie Lane Chapman Talk, and
Jimn Willis ;ieed U elfome Them
ea Jtehalf of the Men.
A sea of bonnets filled Hamilton hall
last niht. There were bonnets that had
been the pride of some milliner's heart,
and others that were strange aggrega
tions of ribbons and feathers. Under these
bonuets were located the happy, smiling1
faces of Topeka's better half, the female
part. The men we're there, too; sand
wiched in between the bonnets, and a
pair of immeuae sleeves at either side.
When anything funny was said all the
man had to do was to turn his head and
laugh in somebody's 'sleeve, and nobody
was the wiser.
There were fully 3,000 people in Ham
ilton hall last night and maybe more.
Those who got there at 7 o'clock were
able to get good seats; those who ar
rived at 7:ik were in Iuck to get any kind
of a neat, and those who came at 8
THE GREAT
BARGAIN STORE
OF TOPEKA,
CAPITAL GROCERY,
109 E. 6 St. Phone 308.
It Is both, nonsense and amusing to
read of the methods some stores adver
tise to conduct their business.
For this store to draw crowds of
buyers no ci.tp-trap Is necessary. In
thousands of instances, as so many
thousands have found out during ihe
past three months, we give a suerior
quality for le,s money than asKeJ hy
oilif i. We aiso make it a pleasure for
customers to trade in this large store.
The service is immeasurably superior.
We quote a lew of our bargains for
tomorrow:
Choice Colorado Potatoes, per bu. 90
2S lbs. Kx. C Miliar l 00
So lb. sack bhawnee t ancy Flour. .. 65
no lbs. liiuli Fat. Flour
Soda. Butter or Oyster Crackers,
per .b '.
California .Pried Apples. 3 lbs
75
5
23
4j ids. large cat. jiaisms 25
FRESH VEGETABLES FOR
TOMORROW. .
Pie Plant. Aspararus. Radishes. Green
Peas. Ouious. spinach. Cauliflower.
Your choice 2 bunches for 5
1 dozen Pickles 5
l- bars Toiiet $jap 20
Machine Oil, per bottle a
triTcn will find the best
place to trade at is tlie
CAPITAL GROCERY.
IV e atp cooda every place.
for price sheet. '
Send
How You May Save Yflnr Dollars.
GOLDEN EAGLE
SPRING SUITS for any occasion, cut according
to Latest Designs, and each garment iitted to you.
The Latest "Regent" our price, $12. $15, IS. $20
per suit.
. TIle Sobby "West End Sack" our price, $S, $11.50,
$14 per suit. .
Our line of BALTIMORE STRAW HATS now
ready for your inspection at prices lower than ever.
m S0Yf gJTS Exceptional Tallies at $2.00,$3.00,
$4.00 and So.00.
a
- a a i
fl
o'clock were doing well to get within
hearing distance. A reporter who ar
rived at the latter time, was only able to
gain entrance by making a jump at the
main entrance over a six-foot fence that
guards the approach. Every chair in
the vast hall was filled, and the people
stood up all evening in the four corners
of the room. Miss Jessie Lewelling, the
governor's daughter, remained standing
by the south wall for three hours, while
an old man from Menoken with only one
eye and a big quid of tobacco, dozed in
a chair by her side.
The lady speakers had a great deal of
difficulty in making themselves heard all
over the hall, which is one in which A.
B. Campbell would have to shout in order
to command attention.
Decorations of tbe Hall.
The only decorations in the room were
some star-spangled bunting stretched
from the chandeliers, that were left over
from the last ba,ll. 'J. here were also
some banners of yellow cloth, on which
were painted the following lofty senti
ments: "Give us the ballot for home pro
tection; for the home is woman's
sphere;" "Taxation without representa
tion is tyranny;" Woman's rights means
human progress;" "Give woman the
happy privilege of voting if she will;
she gains and you lose nothing; she's a
womanly woman still."
The members of the local equal suf
frage organizations sat on the rostrum
alongside of the big speakers aud wore
yellow badges and smiles of approval.
Mrs. Laura M. Johns,' president of the
State Equal Suffrage association, was
mother, or rather mistress of ceremo
nies. After music by the Alhambra
Mandolin club and prayer by Rev. F. M.
Porch of the Lutheran church, her first
act was to make those standing up to
"move along" towards the upper end of
the hall and give those by the entrance
more room.
Mrs. Emma Pack, matron of the state
insane asylum and editor of "The Farm
er's Vife,"made the first address of wel
come. There were two such addresses,
one by each branch of the human fam
ily; the other branch being represented
by James Willis Gleed. Mrs. Pack said
that while woman had not carried mus
kets in the wars of the world, the great
est battles were the silent oues, and those
are the kind women fight and win.
"A greater and a wiser man
than Bishop Vincent once said
that woman was the moral half of the
world. We care not for notoriety; what
we want is freedom for the wives and
mothers and sisters. When that is grant
ed us, woman will rise like an unfettered
bird, and soar above the four walls
where man-made laws have confined
her."
Sir. Oleeii'a Welcoming; Speech.
Mr. Gleed in welcoming the visitors
on behalf of the men of Shawnee county,
made a gallant and sarcastic speech. "I
propose," he said, "to welcome you from
a non-partisan standpoint, and in such a
way that nobody in this vast audience
will know how I stand.
"ihis county is divided into two great
classes, the majority aud the minority.
We of the minority welcome you with a
reservation. We don't want to break up
your meeting, but candor compels us to
say we don't believe you have got sense
enough to vote. One reason why we
don't want you to vote is because we
want harmony in the home. We have it
now. (laughter). If the wives want tea
for dinner and we want coffee, we com
promise on coffee and harmony is pre
served. If women get into politics our
BUY RIGHT,
BUY CAREFULLY,
A T-J D BUY
AT THE
CLOTHING CO.
domestic life will be like dogs and cats.
(This was said without any reference to
Mrs. Catt)
"As one of the majority you are wel
comed without any reservation, and our
hearts and souls go with it. We intend
to permit you to vote, and blush to use
the word permit.' It is said that the
fewer privileges you have the more
chivalrous treatment you receive. The
squaws receive a great deal of this kind
of chivalry. The men have been run
ning the government for a long time now
and I can't say that our success has been
so conspicuous that we can afford to put
on any. airs."
MJaa Aathonf Speaks.
The principal speaker of the evening,
Miss Susan B. Anthony, was next intro
duced by Mrs. Johns. Miss Anthony
was greeted with prolonged applause.
She looks like the old fashioned round
framed pictures at home, and her speak
ing is rather eccentric. She is not elo
quent like Mrs. Lease or emotional like
Clara Morris. She made simply what
everybody expected of her, a straight
forward talk full of oddities and strange
conceits. She said in part: UI am glad
Topeka extended a welcome from both
branches of the human family. Glad of
it. I likeit. I am glad a majority is with
us. Delighted.
"Kansas lost her chance to be the ban
ner state of the union and of the world
in this reform by not passing the amend
ment when we first asked for it in 18t7.
It was lost that year through political
cowardice. I mean it. Political cow
ardice." Mi33 Anthony scored the Republicans
for being "neutral" on this subject, and
said that while the Democrats openly
opposed them they didn't expect any
thing better of them. She scored Ed
itor Eskridge of the Emporia Republi
can for opposing equal suffrage. She
said that his daughter was a reporter on
his paper, and if she could report she is
surely able to vote.
"I am not a Republican. I am not a
People's party man. 1 am not for any
party and will not wave my handker
chief for the success of any of them
until they make a campaign on our
lines. Then I'll tell you how I will
work.
"I have received a letter from a Popu
list who wishes to have me understand
that he is in favor of equal suffrage, but
does not wish to have the plank favoring
it in the platform of his party. I have
another letter from a prominent Repub
lican to the same effect. I tell you
friends, that the Republican, Democratic
and Populist parties of the state of Kan
sas will not fail to have a plauK in their
platform in favor of woman suffrage
because they have not been asked to do
so.
"If we fail to make this a success in
this state this fall, you will be responsi
ble for the most terrible setback that we
have ever had. We have had enough of
seeming disaster. Aud now we ask you
to make us an example for the cause in
New York. In our state as many Demo
crats are in favor of woman suffrage as
Republicans. We have kept things more
evenly balanced there. What will they
say if Kansas after trying equal suffrage
partially fails to enfranchise women
wholly?"
Sirs. Chapman Catt.
Mrs. Carrie Chamjaman Catt, of New
York,, was the next speaker and she
made a most favorable impression on
the hearers. There is nothing masculine
in her appearance, but on the contrary
she was decidedly pretty, which with a
musical voice, were two charming points
in her favor. Mrs. Catt in referring to
the right to vote did not refer to the
"franchise" or "suffrage," but used a
little term all of her own; the "electoral
urn." She said that thousands of poor
girls toiled in the great "sweating" shops
in manufacturing towns. Their only re
lief is marriage.
"Women are getting pretty indepen
dent in such things," the speaker said,
"and a thousand dollar woman thinks
for a good while before marrying a ten
cent man." Mrs. Catt said that for
every' fallen woman in the United
States thre are twelve fallen men,
and that while woman may have brought
sin into the world it didn't take Adam
long to catch up. She called attention
to the fact that the women of Boston own
$150,000,000 worth of property, and in
Brooklyn $113,000,000.
"The great question before the people
of Kansas is not whether the Republi- I
cans shall rid the state of Populists, or
the Populists rid the state of Republi
cans, but whether one half of the people
of the state shall be given their rights."
The speaker called attention to the
fact that the philanthropic associations
are nearly all managed by women. "In
one city," she said, "there are twenty
woman's organizations for the public
good and but one of men and its mem
bers are limited to nine it is a base ball
club." She spoke of the worfc of the Red
Cross, W. C T. U., Kings Daughters, and
other organizations through which wo
men are accomplishing much good.
"Now all those societies have been
silenced in our government," she
continued, "and the members are refused
the right of franchise, but you say to all
men, no matter how low they stand in
tne scale of humanity, 'Come up to the
political urn and deposit your ballot.'
"You say that taxation without repre
sentation ia tyranny, but you keep that
principle only for fourth of July occa
sions. . You disbar women from voting,
no matter how much property she has,
but you invite the tramp in the street to
come up and express himself at the
polls. When the women wealth produc
ers and wage-earners ask for a voice in
our government, you say go down into
the highways and byways and find you
a man and marry him that he may vote
for you. But then there are not enough
men to go around."
Tbe Meeting; This Morning;.
There were dishes to be washed and
floors to be swept this morning which
probably accounts for the fact that only
about 2o0 women of Topeka attended
the opening of the second day's equal
suffrage rally.
RevI C M. Sheldon began the meeting
with a prayer in which he asked for
better homes and purer politics.
Susan B. Anthony was the first speaker
today. Among the good things she said
were:
"We want to put a stop to that horrid
old cry that the men are ready to let the
women vote whenever the women want
to vote. I saw that same statement in
thia morning's paper. We have - been
trying for forty years to get the- men
'ready'."
"Women of today are not meek know
nothings. They have tasted the sweets
of the ballot. They have got tired of
floating your kites and in turn getting
your foot on their necks.
"I was in the New York Sun office not
I0n4tag.0.and nacLft talk. iyi mjolJjast night in almost breathlesaeil6n.ee.
friend C. A. Dana, whom I have known
for forty . years. He is the author of the
old slang phrase that the women can
vote as soon as any respectable number
asked for the franchise. I asked him
what he considered a respectable num
ber?' He replied that a petition from
100,000 women ought to settle the ques
tion forever. I said, 'Bless you, for forty
yeara we have been taking petitions to
the legislature of from 50,O0j to 100,000
names, and they have had no effect.
"A petition from every woman in the
state would not create a ripple in the
minds of Boss Croker of Tammany, or
Boss Piatt of the Republican forces."
Mrs. Otis Slakes a Snort Talk.
Mrs. Bina Otis, wife of the ex-congressman
from this district was the next
speaker. She admitted that one half of
her house had not yet been cleaned to
day because of her loyalty to the cause
of equal suffrage. "I rejoice," she said,
"that my oldest son will cast his first bal
lot this year for the enfranchisment of
his mother."
Mrs. Johns, the master of ceremonies,
said, "We have heard from representa
tives of two parties. We will now "
Miss Anthony "Hold on dear; who are
the two party representatives? I don't
represent any party. There's nothing in
any of them to represent!" (laughter).
Rev. Anna Shaw of Boston, the next
speaker, was introduced as a mugwump.
Miss Shaw is rather stout and speaks
with a heavy "tragedian" accent, and
winks both eyes vecy fast. She is as
smart as a whip and says lots of brilliant
things. The following were among the
things she said:
"'Mugwump' comes as near it as any
thing. Thank God I never hollowed for
any party that doesn't hollow for me."
'I am beginning to think Eve was not
made out of man's rib, but out of his
backbone, and that accounts for his not
having any left. All I can say. to you
men is, 'Brace upl'"
"1 am not waiting to see what 'turns
up' but to see who gets 'turned down.'"
Miss Shaw was very severe on the
men who were present and scolded them
roundly. She intimated that they were
ring-riuaen ana aebasea ana naa no ex
cuse for existence. The speech met
with a great deal of approval among the
women on the platform and most of the
audience.
Noah Allen was called on for a speech.
He put himself on record as saying that
if the Populists didn't put an equal suf
frage plank in their platform "he
was afraid" he would have to
hunt some other party. He continued:
"We men have got ourselves
in the mire and taken the women with
us, and it is only proper that we should
ask them to help us out. We are
moral and political cowards if we fail to
say in our conventions, 'women are as
good as we are and can vote when we
vote.' '
Mr. Kelly and Mr. Hadion Talk.
His was the last of the speeches, and
Mrs. Johns called for volunteer speeches.
Bernard Kelly was among those who re
sponded. He said, "I have deep convic
tions on this subject and I am one of the
kind of men who don't hesitate to speak
them.N Speaking for myself, I have be
lieved from boyliood that women should
be extended the elective franchise. No
matter what my party may do, I shall
work and vote for equal suffrage."
Major J. K. Hudson took ocAsion to
renly to Mrs. Shaw's remarks. He said:
"Imiifference and lack of interest among
the women is of more impartance to the
people here than the matter of political
rings. If Mrs. Shaw wishes to talk
about them she should talk about the
rings of New York and at her home in
Boston, from where all we know about
corruption in politics have come. Mis
sionary work in this dive should begin
in the east and move westward. Do
something more than scold the men.
'1 hat doesn't make any votes." In con
clusion he said he would ask to have an
equal suffrage plank in the Republican
platform.
SUFFRAGE IX WYOMING.
Mrs.
Theresa A. Jenkins Tells Some In
teresting facts.
Mrs. Theresa A. Jenkins, of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, is here to tell about the work
ing of woman suffrage in her state. She
addresses the suffrage meeting this
evening.
"Why we were so well satisnea witn
equal suffrage that when the state con
stitution was adopted the suffrage clause
met with no opposition she said to a
Journal reporter. We had the right
to vote in territorial times from the time
of the organization of the territory in
1869. We do not attempt to work separ
ately in politices we only co-operate with
the men and they co-operate with us.
' 'What do you think of women holding
office?" the reporter asked.
"I consider it perfectly proper. So far
the women we have elected have made
no mistakes and we have a great many
women holding office. Do you know that
every county superintendent in our state
is a woman? The educational field is
that to which we give our greatest atten
tion." "Do the women come out and vote at
elections?"
"Yes, all of them. I don't know of a
woman that does not vote. In the city
of Cheyenne we have a total vote of
2,800,. and at the last election 1,122
women registered. ' Out of that number
all but eighteen of the women voted."
"What effect has suffrage on ring pol
itics and morals?"
"A very good effect," responded Mrs.
Jenkins with emphasis. "Not a corrupt
man can get on the tickets. We don't
have to beat them. The women don't
go to the primaries we hold our own
caucuses in the parlors and the men don't
dare disregard us. The best men are
with the women and they say we don't
dare to put a bad man on the ticket for
the women will not vote for him.' "
"Do the country women vote?"
Yes,-they take a great interest in the
elections. I have known women to ride
25 miles in order to vote."
Mrs. Jenkins is a Republican and says
that most of the women in Wyoming are
Republicans probably from the fact that
President Harrison signed the admission
act. She is a candidate for state super
intendent of public instruction and thinks
ahe will be elected.
ONLY FIFTEEN VEAK9
MORE
Wnea Women Will Vote in
Every State
Says Mrs. Catt.
Imagine a large finely-formed woman
with strong symmetrical features, beau
tiful, expressive eyes and a face that
beams with womanly grace and you see
Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman Catt. She
deserves the title beautiful and she
dresses with simple elegance. She is an
orator in the true sense of the word,
which Is proven by the fact that she held
the lartre tired-out audience for an hour
after they had had a surfeit of woman
suffrage doctrine for more than two
hours.
Mrs. Catt was born in Wisconsin, bat
moved to Iowa in early childhood. When
she grew to womanhood she taught
school and was principal of the Mason
City schools. Leaving school work, she
took up journalism and did work on the
local papers in Iowa. After three years
she moved to San Francisco and took a
position as reporter on the San Francisco
Journal of Commerce. She was the first
woman reporter in San Francisco. She
spent one year in the journalistic
field in California and then became
a disciple of Miss Anthony, and since
then has been an active advocate of
equal suffrage. She has spent six years
on the platform and is now national or
ganizer of the Woman Suffrage associa
tion. She owna to being past thirty but
looks younger.
Mrs. Catt talked to a Journal reporter
after the meeting last night about the
situation in Kansas. "What we want in
Kansas," she said, "is that the parties
will put suffrage clanks in their plat
forms. If they do not do it we still have
hopes f carrying the amendment but by
a reduced majority. Our work will still
go on nevertheless whether planks are
adopted or not and we will win the light.
Miss Catt said in speaking of the na
tional situation, "I am satisfied that in
fifteen years the political disabilities of
women will be removed in every state
and territory in the United States."
MISS ANTHONY AND THE OTHERS.
Some Remarks by tbe Distinguished
Woman About Her Co-Laborers.
"I call her Carrie. Lane Chapman."
said Susan B. Anthony, speaking of her
disciple, Mrs. Catt, "and 1 prefer to think
of her that way. Her first husband was
a Mr. Chapman and they had only been
married a year when he died, but now
she has married again.' Her husband is
a splendid man. lie is all right and the
only unfortunate thing about it ia that
his name is Catt."
Susan B. Anthony doesn't like Mrs.
Lease. She is careful not to say anything
about her, however, if she can help it.
She was very much vexed because an
eastern paper had quoted her as speak
ing of Mrs. Diggs, Mrs. Lease and Mrs.
Gougar in the same sentence. "I don't
put Mrs. Diggs with those women," said
sh.e with a sweep of her long arm. "1
never allow myself to speak of them to
gether. Mrs. Diggs is all right, and she
is a very dear friend of mine." She
seemed very much aggrieved at Jhe im
plied insult to Mrs. Diggs.
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.
Items of Interest About Topeka
People
and Visitors la To TV n.
The Ladies' Music club met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. W. S. Charles, and
the programme was from ttchubert.
Miss Mildred Wheeler read a biographi
cal sketch, and a paper on "The songs of
Schubert," was read by Mrs. Hardt.
Among the vocal selections were "Mig
non's Song," by Miss Hollister; "The Sea
Calm" and "The Fisher Maiden," by Mrs.
Charles: "The Water Course," by Miss
Jessie Burgess; "fcylvia, bv Mrs. W. 1.
Miller, and two selections. "Faith in
Spring," Op. 20, No. 2, and "Beneath the
Evening s Last Sweet Smile," by Mrs.
ueu. far a hurst.
Ine instrumental selections were a
four hand "Rondo" bv Mrs. Frank Fos
ter and Mis3 Wheeler: "Rosamond," Mrs
F. E. Dietrich; a selection by Miss Kline;
an "Impromptu," Miss Iracy, and Im
promptu No. 90, Miss Campdoras.
The club will meet next time in Mar
shall's (band rooms, May 23.
Lord-Boreri.
A wedding was solemnized this morn
ing at 8 o'clock in Grace Cathedral and
Bishop Thomas performed the ceremo
ny which united Mrs. M. G. Rodgers and
Mr. John E. Lorain holy wedlock.
The altar was banked with roses and
palms were here and there about the
church. The bride was unattended and
wore a becoming gown of mixed novelty
cloth trimmed white lace, with bonnet
and gloves to match.
Only the immediate relatives witness
ed the ceremony and a wedding break
fast was served afterwards at the home
of the bride; the only out of town guests
were Mrs. Chas. Lee of Kansas City,
the bride's sister and Mrs. I. N. Baker of
Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Lord left
this afternoon for Excelsior Springs to
spend a few days and will be at home to
their friends at 934 Topeka avenue.
Recaption to Miss Cady.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
of the Y. W. C. A. was held last evening
in their rooms. Reports were made by
all the committees, the treasurer, Miss
Adams, and the general secretary, Miss
Burgess; the secretary reported a mem
bership of 560, 272 of which are new
members thia quarter- After the busi
ness meeting a reception was tendered
Miss Dora Cady, the state secretary, who
has just returned from Minnesota. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
foliage, snowballs, roses and carnations
and the enjoyment of the evening was
increased by a piano duet by Miss Alice
Fritz and Miss Emma Burgesa and a
violin solo by Mi3s Fritz.
About 100 guests were present, includ
ing the state officers of the Y. W. C. A.
and Y. M. C. A. and the young ladies
served, ice cream and cake during the
evening.
Osneral Social Kole.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Washburn enter
tained a few neighborhood friends last
evening, very informally, and among
them were Mr. and Mrs. John White,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Forsythe, Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Burson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Washburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman, Miss Elliott,
Miss Mabel Canniff and Mr. Roy Hoff
hein. Miss Nettie McCann ia quite ill.
Miss Lizzie Taylor entertained about
sixty ladies at high five yesterday after
noon. Kiss Maggie Montgomery, of Carbon
dale, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. K.
U. Whitley.
The Home lodge No. 155 Knights of
Awarded Highest Hoaori "Worlds Fair.
b a
m . I T2r.
The oaly Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; No Alnm.
Used in Millions of- Horues 40 Years the Standard.
THE
ESriiiiZliS " i""'
GROCERY.
"When prices and quality
are both satisfactory when
better goods cannot be had
when lower prices are
nowhere to be secured ia
there any room for doubt as
to where your best interests
lead you? And by our guar
antee of money back or com
plete satisfaction, you're am
ply protected as to quality.
That's why you should deal
here. That is why so many
do.
25 lbs. Extra C Sugar fl 00
1 box 12 cakes Coco Oil foap. .... i-'O
Large White or Red Colo. Potatoes,
per bu 1 00
Pettijohn'a Breakfast Food, per
package 10
8 lbs. Navy Beans 3
No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams, per lb... 10J.j
Dry Salt Side Bacon, per lb... M
7 bars White Russian Soap 2
8 bars WThite Spanish Soap 25
o lbs. California liaisins li-i
6 lbs. California Grapes
2 cans California Fruits,., 2"i
8 lbs. English Currants .. S2."
4 cans Vinton Corn i:.
3 cans 3 lb. Tomatoes
Lewis Lye, per can 10
7 lbs. Gloss Starch 2.3
10 lbs. Washing Soda
Star Baking Powder, per lb 15
3 cans Primrose Corn . Ii3
COFFEE ! COFFEE !
Arbuckle's, Lion, Mokaska, Jersey,
4-Jt and Gold Bard, per pkg
23
STRAWBERRIES!
STRAWBERRIES !
tf-We handle only fresh berries,
ana getting them direct from the growers
will enable us to sell them lower thar
any other place in the city.
J. S. SPROAT,
THE STAR GROCER,
TELE.
a Mb tJ
112 EAST 6TH ST.
Pythias gave a card and dancing party
at Castle hall last evening.
Mrs. H. L. King, of Atchison, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Mrs. J. Conley entertained the follow
ing young ladies at tea Tuesday evening
in honor of Miss Kittie Davenport, of
Sioux City, Ia.: Leona Foster, Dora John
son, Ida Council, Helma Johnston, 'Vina
Johnson and Nellie HilL
The courts of The Topeka Lawn Ten
nis association are nearly ready for ply.
All tennis players who wish to becorn s
members please see Dana McVicar, Will
Eberle, E. M. Shelden or Eugene Yates
at once and arrange for your member
ship. Mrs. W. F. Parker ia visiting In Sen
eca. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ramsey, of Arkan
sas City, formerly of Topeka, have rein
ed a bouse in Potwin, and will remove
here soon.
The Valhalla club mot last evening
with Miss Hortense Kelly.
S. J. Miner of Burlingame, 13 visiting
his brother, J. M. ' Miner, on Jacksta
street.
Mrs. G. McCammon, of Valley Falln,
was in town shopping yesterday.
Mrs. hu M. Lunsdun and daughter
Carrie, of Portland, Oregon, are visiting
Airs. V. s. Charles.
Mrs. S. K. Stewart has returned from
a week visit in hmuona.
Miss May Hillyer and Mian Daisy
Lakin will leave on the 22d of June for
a trip through Europe. Mrs. Hart of
Cleveland, Ohio, will accompany them.
Miss May Hillyer will visit Mrs.
Frank Hudson in Kansas City next week.
T. J. Anderson has returned from
Hutchinson
Dr. J. Miller, of Minneapolis, Kans., is
in trie city inspecting tne wordings 01
the state insane asylum.
Miss Nina and Helen Morgan went to
Hutchinson today, where Miss Nina will
whistle at the evening concert.
Mrs. Knox and Mrs. Thompson, who
are the guests 01 Iwrs. Auuiew inn tier.
will return to St. Louis Saturdav.
Mrs. Ella W. Brown, city attorney of
Holton, is in the city on business, and is
guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Menmner.
Mrs. lirown is a leading laay lawyer
of the state.
Judge and Mrs. Z. T. Hazen were ser
enaded last evening.
Mrs. A. 1L Simpson returned yesterday
from a four weeks visit at Grand Rapids,
Michigan and Keokuk, Ia.
Mrs. A. if. V naer entertained twenty
ladies at an 'anecdote' party yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Mamie Butler of Rossville, spent
yesterday in town.
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