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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
8
Data fragment shows Lawrence reports on a university fashion event in Manhattan, courthouse floor refinishing, and staff moves at Royal Shoe Store. It notes rapid work on a new school building, kindergarten class plans, and Menninger clinic clarification. Also mentions bids for new high school equipment, warm winter forcing use of summer furs.
Personal notes list Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith and others traveling to Kansas City for the funeral of Mrs. Smith’s niece Mrs. W. S. Martin who died Monday. Other residents like Miss Louise Marsovin and Mrs. A. E Tunin also depart for Tulsa and Kansas City on visits and business.
At Unitarian church a federation meeting elected officers for the coming year including President Mrs E Lindsey and Secretary Mrs F P O'Brien. Department chairs named for Good government, legislative, health, education, social hygiene, social, Art and music. The group endorsed children's code bills and compulsory schooling measures. Miss Beryl Buckley, drama interpreter, spoke via telegraph about appearances in Kansas cities. A funds-raising idea to support federation expenses was discussed along with a musical program by Mu Phi Epsilon and guests. The Rotary ladies hosted a luncheon at the Country Club for Mrs. Albert Faulkner with forty attending.
Kansas Woman's Page corrects an error about the first native Kansan to hold the office of president of the Woman's Kansas Day club. Mrs H B Asher of Lawrence is named as a former president and a native Kansan born in 1856 in Franklin. Births announced include Phylis Jolen Young in Wichita and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ben Brown in New York City.
Two daughters visiting abroad are staying at the Riviera in Menton France and plan to remain for several weeks before traveling on to Italy. Mrs A C Mitchell received a letter from Mrs Chalkley confirming the extended stay and upcoming trip to Italy. Market Basket Every Friday.
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