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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

Women, whereas they were formerly
known as the Topeka City Federation
OF Women'S Clubs. The session be-
gan with a short musical program
given by Miss Mary Dallas Gage and
Miss Gladys Cav, after which the new
constitution and bylaws, drawn up
by committee appointed at one of
the recent meetings. was read. The
articles were adopted section by sec
ton, as far as the meeting went, but
the discussion of the various points
was so long that the meeting had to
be adjourned after the matter of dues
was settled. The constitution provid-
ed that the dues should be $40 a year.
The discussion was long and animal
ed, and the result was a decision to
place the dues at $3.50 per year. Mrs
F. w Watson spoke in favor of the
high assessment. I'VE want" she
said, ito have an organization whose
meetings will be so attractive and so
valuable that no other kind of en-
tertainment can keep the women
away We want to be able to give
concerts by musicians of recognized
talent, and to take care of work we
ought to do we must have more
money than we can get al a low fee"
Mrs. G. J. Evans spoke in favor of
the low admission fee, giving it as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

Mrs Larimer, Mrs. Loomis, Mrs w.
F. WorIey, Mrs. j. w T. Hughes, Mrs
J. c. Emahizer, Sfrs. r ". Thompson,
Mrs A. D. Gray, Mrs. W. w kitchell,
Mrs. c. T. Mcclellan. Mrs. Loomis is
spending a few days in Topeka visiting
her former friends, and during her stay
will be a guest at the Larimer home,
and the c. T. Mcclellan home. Mrs
LOOMS formerly lived in Topeka, and
makes occasional visits to her friends
here. She wore at the party yester-
day a gown of black chiffon over yell
low satin. A revere Of the satin
trimmed one side of the bodice, and on
the left side the satin was embroider-
ed in shades of blue and gold. In the
dining room the serving was done by
Mrs George Staebler, who poured tea,
Miss Alice Larimer, Miss Emma Boil
mar, Miss Huldah Poole, Miss Verna
Worley, Miss Nina Roudebush, Miss
Marjorie Thompson and Miss Gertrude
Kitcheu. The dining room table had in
the center a large basket filed with
gloria begonja.
X X
The City Federation of Clubs
held a meeting Thursday afternoon,
and began the work of reorganizing.
Hereafter the association will be
known as the Topeka Federation Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

number was present, and at the close Of
the meeting social time was enjoyed.
Miss ldabel Watson is improving after
being quite sick for the past two weeks
with attack of fever
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan White have re-
turned to their home in Lawrence after
spending two weeks here with relatives
Miss Myrtle Williamson of Usage City
spent Wednesday here visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Rachel GARDENER Is improving
after being quite sick for the past week
at her home on Chandler street.
Mr. Dell Dawdy of Clay Center has re-
turned home after spending a short time
here visiting his cousin, Mr.. Fred Dawdy
of 81 Lake street
Mrs. Fred Skidmore, who has been ill
for the past number of weeks at St
Francis hospital, has been removed to
the home of her mother Mrs. Chaplin, on
Tenth and Lawrence streets She is stead
lily improving and will soon go to her
home at 1419 East Sixth avenue.
DR.. j. 3. Norman of Logan street is
spending few days in Kansas City on
Mrs. Clyde Tressner has returned to
ChanuTe after spending short time here
street.
Mrs w. R. Wright underwent an oper-
ton in st. Francis hospital Tuesday and
is reported to be getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams have re-
turned to their home in Miltonvale after
spending a short time here visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Vera Furman entertained the Y.
G. S. club at her home on Branner street
Wednesday evening. Those present were:
Miss Adell White, Miss Dorothea Adam
son, Miss Lola Blansett, Miss Florence
Kay and Miss Vera F'urman-
Mrs Melvina D. Metzger entertained
her club Thursday afternoon at her home,
q33 Madison street. Those present were:
Mrs. Tom Dana, Miss Gertrude Nicholas.
Mrs Roy Stoves, Mrs. W. c. Summers,
Mrs. L. c. Bell, Mrs. Frank Tamblyn,
Miss Pearl Jones, Mrs. Earl Johnson,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

where they have made an extended visit
with relatives and friends
Mr. and Mrs. T. Deckwa have given the
name Viola Mabel to their infant daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Edward Wilson has returned to
her home in Lawrence after having been
called here by the death of her niece.
Miss Grace Conway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller are spending
this week with friends and relatives IN
Scranton.
Mrs. Frank Keeney has returned TO her
home in Garrett after spending a short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08
EAST SIDE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Snyder have returned
to their home in Albuquerque, N NJ,
after spending a short time here visiting
relatives and friends.
The regular meeting of the Westnin-
ster Guild of the Presbyterian church
was held Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Clarence Alexander at her home at the
Hotel Thorne ON Holiday street A large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

Wait, and family. ~ -.
Miss Myrtle Worthington is irnpro,,,r..
after being quite sick for the past y,,e.sss
at her home on Chester avenue N
Mr.; and Mrs Fred Luddington ars
family VIII move from Men,, u ana
to 355 Chester avenue. @Fenue
Miss Hernia McNown OF Kansa. ~
VIII come here today to spend the baiyy
days with relatives and friends, Hon-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

Mrs E. 6. Noel gave a luncheon
Thursday at her home on Harrison
street Mrs Noel has given a series of
Iuncheons of which the one yesterday
was the third. The decorations for the
table were red roses and stevia, AID the
guests who were asked were: Mrs T.
F. Carver, Mrs. Jonathan Thomas,
Mrs. Silas Porter, Mrs. D. l. Lakin,
Mrs M A. Low, Mrs. A w Knowles
Mrs. c. o. Knowles, Mrs. F. r. Mills
paugh, Mrs. Scandrett, Mrs James F.
DEB. Kaye, Mrs. W. A. Johnston, Mrs
g w Merriam, Mrs John Harmon,
Mrs S. s. Estey. Mrs Kendall OF Kala-
mazoo, Mich, and Mrs B. NJ Davies
Mrs. Noel has asked guests for five
tables at bridge Tuesday, December T.
The party in Potwin Thursday after
noon at which Mrs. n. H. LOOMS Of
Omaha was the guest OF honor, was
was given at the home of Mrs. ]. b.
Larimer and those who received were;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

Journal Ads Get Results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

The law department of the Kansa
university will give a reception Tues
day night next week, and Judge an
Mrs. w A. Johnston will go to Law
renee to attend the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08

The sophomore class of the hig1
school will have a party tonight at th'
home of Mrs J. P. Wahle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09
THEOLoG|AN RAPS
AMERICAN women
IN FIERCE TRADE
Professor Henry S. Nash, Of
Harvard, Paints a Gloomy
Picture of Affairs in
This Country.

Rutland, ~Vt.-special: American
women We're harshly assailed by Pro-
fessor Henry s. Nash, of the Harvard
Divinity school. in an address on The
Birth of the New Democracy" deliv-
cred before the Main society of the,
Sons of the American Revolution. Re-
ferring to foreign marriages, he said:i
Most of these events are just plain,
brutal dickers, disgraceful to both
sides and particularly to the Ameri-
our best women have been lacking in
decency and they think they are doing
the greatest thing in the world when!
they go fishing in the foreign pool for
a nibble and finally land a fish.
AssaiIs Expatriates Also.
Since the war u nation has been
largely an absentee for most of the.
been absentees from our best POLITICAL
interests to oar peril.
Many of our young men are going
TO Europe for their Industrial training
and they come back almost d~isgruntled!
with the republican form OF govern,
ment.
America has the worst and the big
gest foreign colony in h world. Go
through an English colony and you find!
five who are hot for English politics to-
OF man in our expatriate colony, and.
he doesn't care n rotten herring for
American politics.
ITO have good politics we. must have
two things; n is a high ideal and the
other the economic pinch. We cannot
have good politics so long as we are
burning up money. The money dumped
into Europe has corrupted that conti-
nent. according to statements by peo-,
pie living there; but thanks be to the
Lord" he added. referring to tho
ginning to pinch.
Crisis in High Cost Of Living.
THE increased cost OF living in the
last is years has made almost bloody
sweat in my family. / thank the Lord
that the crisis has come. / have been
filled with unutterable shame at the
~disgraceful things that have happened
u country into disrepute across the
water. 1t has brought joy to the aris-
tOcrats. who have clapped their hands
n said that democracy is rotten. We
have been absent-minded We must
get together for clean politics.
II do not agree with the president
in many things, but I do admire his
tempt to reform legal administration.
1t is absolutely true that the money a.
criminal has makes 1t easier for him
to break through the net. The new era,
means a passionate belief in Justice
and an immense reverence for law.
Slew to make law. when 1t is made, we
should sit up nights with a hair trig-
ger gun to see that 1t is enforced"
Toward the close of his address Pro-
fessor Nash referred to football. Men.
gather in New York" he said. ito
hammer VI the rules and then 20
back to the various colleges and try to
break them without being found out.
AT the Groton school, students go down
to Harvard, Yale and Princeton and
on. Gould anything be more immoraJ
than tllat?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09

Had not these children splendid
memories Of their father marching
away with General Grant? Had they
not seen Sheridan on his black horse
with the dashing cavalry go past their
very door? And now-now-Jack was
to join the multitudes in doing them
honor. In the pocket of his neatly
mended jacket was the little note. 1t
read:
my e General Grant, take the
liberty of sending o this message
by my only son. who goes to lay flowers
on the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
" l gave all I had. 1t is my longing
desire to have my boy meet face to
face General Grant, his father's gener-
al. My husband n son loved him and
their beloved general. MARY MOORE.
Twenty-one guns We're fired as Jack
and Mr.. Sam" made their way toward
the platform.
How beautiful the soft grass, the
singing birds. the flags and banners
and music. Flowers We're carried
about in huge baskets, bands played
solemn. sweet airs, like tender songs
from the deep hearts OF the people.
Tears We're on many a brown cheek,
and old men wept like boys, as officers
and soldiers grasped hands, beside the
dead. The orphan children marched
round the gray tomb piling up Their
OiACiAii6s, W Al VI Il SlOW, BAG
dirge. Jack laid his flowers with the
rest and said to MIR. Sam" oh, ii
my mother could see this! She would
MT cry SO much: it's 81 beautiful here
A blue-coated officer whispered tc
General Grant. after the addresses
Jack was lifted to the platform, as the
general quickly turned, and In lis
grave, quiet n read the tiny
crumpled note.
Keep the lad near-till I come
down. he said to the officer.
Flowers were heaped upon tn,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09

graves; little children planted flags and
plants; the sun went down over the
great, silent city of h soldier dead.
The trees waved, the tramping of many
feet grew farther off and the music
died away. as thousands of reverent
people aid each to the other; How
perfect it has been!"
Carriages rolled down the broad.
smooth roads of Arlington. General
Grant and his wife waited to speak
With Jack. The little lad looked so
manly and eager in his clean mended
jacket, his small cap in his hand, while
he looked into their facec With big,
brown eyes.
How are you my boy? l ann glad to
see YOU the general said, as he shook
hands warmly. Tell your mother 1
have little sons, l know how she loves
you. Your father was d brave man
and a good soldier. l saw your brother
taken off the field after a brave fight"
No prince was prouder than this
small colder of Virginia as he received
this message for his mother.
Mrs. Grant standing by her carnage.
listening to her husband. laid her hand
on Jack' arm and said kindly:
You vol AT to drop, child! You are
so tired and excited-and see. dear,
the boy is fainting! Put him in the
carriage %Guickly!"
Jack fell into her arms-the general
lifting him int the carriage beside his
wife who held him tenderly, and cover
ed him With her rich robe.
Mr.. Sam rushed to the general, and
begged to take the boy; for. you see,
sir, l beg your pardon. sir, his mother
trusted him to me! l must give him
back safe!"
You shall; go on to the city; I'll
see h a you have him at the barracks;
all right"
Officers and orderlies rode beside the
carriage, but Mrs. Grant refused assis-
lance. letting the brown head lie on
her shoulder, and taking off her gloves
white face as she said to her husband:
Il can't take him to camp now he
must eat some dinner, and get strong
err; the child is exhausted. utterly"
I'VE must see him safely with his
mother. She has borne quite enough.
The lad has had a long exciting day."
added the general.
When Jack opened his eyes and felt
the soft touch on his face, heard low,
eral, and the kind, gentle woman, like
his own mother, holding him against
her shoulder, he asked slowly, lam
in heaven?"
Have you eaten anything today?"
asked Mrs. Grant.
"Oh, mol forgot-it was $3.50
lovely. Mother put it in my pocket
see?"
Out came the luncheon from the for
gotten place.
Jack sat up and told his story of
father. brother. mother and this won-
derful day: of his cabin home in the
hills, and" he added, II am so glad
I've seen my fathers general and his
) wife! and l love you SOL"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09
PRETTY EYES DECIDED
TO Be PUBLIC BOON
Pennsylvania Jurist Says Girl.
Should Be Glad She Has
Them to Use.

W~iikesbarre, Pa.-Special: Alderman.
o h f. Donohoe has decided that it
is no crime for a girl with pretty eyes
to u.e them to attract young men or
old. He had before him Miss Marian
Chapelle, OF Brooklyn, who is visiting
friends across the river from this city.
1t was said she had effected a large
number of young men with her So
called Laughing eyes"
Mrs. Annie Ludlow caused the girls
arrest on the charge of disorderly CON
duct. Mrs. Ludlow asserted her son
Henry was among the young men at
fected by the Laughing eyes"
Alderman Donohue discharged Miss
chapelle at once and co~mplimented
her upon her pretty eyes.
w are glad to have such a capti-
waiting person in our community" he
said, land. indeed. we owe you a debt
Of gratitude for keeping our young
men out of bad habits by making them
think they are in lo.e with o It is
no crime for a woman to have pretty
eyes and to use them, and there ia no
law to govern the use of such eyes"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09

Jack eve ate such a dinner. Not
With the servants, but beside the sweet
mother who remembered her little
this other mother, who had
given so much.
Can l not speak with Mrs. Grant? ~
h man stood on the steps of the
Grant home; his horse was tied a block
away. The took Mrs. Grant
the message, and was admitted at once.
Madame, l beg pardon for this in
trusion, but the soldiers at the bar
racks tell me that you brought a little
boy home from Arlington. today, and
that he comes from ~Virginia-and he
might-know my people. I waited for
him. as he was expected back, but
perhaps can see him safely home
w We're sending the child to camp
by. Major Carr. The little lad was so
exhausted, we kept him to Inner. He
is a charming boy, and perhaps you
car see him safely nome"
Jack came in with the major, to say
goodbye to Mrs. Grant. He spoke
c~ourteOusly to the stranger, who. stand
ing in h doorway. asked quietly:
What is your name. my little man ~
Jack Harrison Moore" The man
started. put his hand to his head
and what is your mothers name ~
Mary Harrison Moore" And
your father's?"
MY father was killed lighting with
General Grant-his name was like
mine."-
The man in the big blue oyercoa,
leaned forwards as il to fall-hui
caught Jack in his arms. and almcs,
screamed: TITS. It-s!-my bow.
My own-my very own little SOM"
General Grant was called. The
major wiped his eyes. and tears fell
on Jacks head as 1t was tucked in hi.
fathers neck. And to think!-Tve
I've got him alive!"
4 Mrs. Grant kissed Jack. and sent 8
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09

The platform for the speakers and
the guests Was draped with flags and
banners; the marine band in their
scarlet coats made gay the green vines
and grounds.
General and Mrs. Grant. Generals
Sheridan and Sherman, with staffs of
officers. Sir Edward Thornton and the
foreign legations. With siXsy-siN SOL
dlers' orphans, filled the platform the
children each bearing wreaths or bou-
Quets.
In a small Virginia town in the hills
a mother stood in the doorway of her
cabin. this same lovely May morning
With her arms about a bright-eyed lad
ten years old. Together they looked
across he hills. at the blue Sky, the
glad sunshine just as this fair May day
opened.
My precious boy. I wish 1 could go
with you, but one ticket to Washington
you'll take this note carefully in your
pocket q keep very close to good Mr..
Sam; he'll get you there safely. and
find General Grant. The paper says he
speaks first today. If you possibly can,
my darling, give him the note, with
your own hand"
Yes. yes. mother; don't cry-don't.
I'm sure to see him. I'll tell about
they We're and how you loved them."
And Jack-the dear flowers'-
by lingo! Jack! lets be off, shouted
Mr.. Sam, the good %neighbor. Want
to be at the openin'; must sec the old
fellers. bless EN-: some with only one
leg. n arm! But my! how the bands
will lead Off! Last time we marched
up Pennsylvania emu a ragged, dir
ty. tattered lot! but / carried the old
flag. Come on, sonny! Goodby, Miss
Moore. Jacks a little soldier today and
will honor his father and brother, and
General Logan, who made this decora-
ton day."
Another hug and kiss, and Jack, with
his beautiful Virginia flowers, was on
his way to Washington.
Captain John Moore and his son Sam
We're reported killed at the Battle of
the Wilderness. Later reports said they
lii in a southern hospital.
The old Moore home was burned.
Union families a scattered. Both
succeeded in practically destroying the
country from the capital to Richmond.
Poverty. %privation and sickness had
lost to the world the few remaining
families, but in the hardest, hungriest
hour of exile, Mrs. Moore taught her
children that they We're suffering for
their country. Father and elder BROTH
er had died that the land might be
free! The We're to live and work for
this same country, a part OF the grand
and glorious cause! To be hungry and
not complain was TO them a part Of the
Battle of the Wilderness. They had a
share in the great tomb at Arlington,
where lay 2.111 brave and unknown
dead men lay.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09

little note to his mother, such as only
n mother can write to another who
has little sons.
Jack sal to a friends later: Mother
got so white and father was so still
l thought they would both die; but we
all cried, n laughed, and didn't die!"
That was long ago? Yes-long-ago.
The sweet mother who sent Jack to
Arlington, and the tender mother who
cared for the little tired boy. are both
in the Beautiful City of Peace. The
great general has gone to meet them,
across the bar"
Jack is a true. brave soldier today.
always proud to tell the story OF his
general" and the great-hearted woman
who opened such a new II wonderful
life to the little lad on decoration day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09
And So They Couldn't.

Some doctors couldn't cure a ham.-Mil.
waukee Wisconsin,.
And some lawyers couldn't try q case
of lard.-Scranton Tribune.
And some p!anists couldn't play a line
of hose.-Mobile Register.
And some artists couldn't draw a pint
of b~eer.-Boston Transcript.
And some newspaper men cannot write a
cneck.-Syracuse Post Standard.
And some druggists mo fll a lons
felt want.-Aurora Daily Beacon.
And some cobblers cannot shoe q hem
Burlington Hawkeye.
And some dentists couldn't All . pulpit
Keokuk Gate City.
And some preachers couldn't save their
own s~oles.-Atlantic Telegraph.
And some would be detectives cannot
find the lost chord. while there are some
peace officers who could not even arrest
public attention.-Des Moines Capital.
And some tight-wads ouldn't spend =
few days.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09
A Nice Kind Of Park.

What fortunate persons are thoxn
who live in Fort Worth, Tex: There
the park board allows them to 20 NUT
ting in the parks-the onl,- restriction
being that they must not climb the
trees or damage them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-09
Sktar hkraN nxaT1 N5tRyEDs

1T was decoration day at Arlington.
twenty-five thousand people passed
through the big gateways on that beau
tiful May day.
The platform for the speakers and
the guests was draped with flags and
banners; the marine band in their
scarlet coats made gay the green vines
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1911-08-04
Scrbit Gr6ffnnns Ser @iKouri
Staats 9ormal Sdnlc, Srit.
ter Siitrift, Gnpe @irar.

The school opens Tuesday, Sep
TENDER S, 1911.
The following courses are offered
1. Courses leading to the College
Degrees and the Normal Diploma,
a life state certificate.
2. Courses leading to the Normal
Diploma, a life state certificate.
g.. Courses leading to the Elementary
Professional Certificate. a limited
state certificate.
A.. Special Courses in Agriculture,
Manual Training, Domestic Science
and Domestic Art, Music. Draw
ing. Physical Training, Reading,
Expression, bookkeeping and stem
ography and Typewriting. These
special courses, when completed,
lead to the Normal Diploma.
5. Diploma Courses preparing speci.
ally for Primary Teaching, Kinder
garten Teaching. and High School
Teaching.
~ Speclal course preparing Tor Ru-
raj School Teaching.
Consider the following points:
4. The School has a Faculty of for
ty-two teachers.
81 Six stone buildings. the best in
the state.
3. Good Library and Laboratories.
A. The best Dormitories and Student
Boarding conditions to be found in
the state.
5. The School has the most beauti-
full and one Of the most healthful
locations in the state. Fifty acres
in campus and grounds.
For catalogue or further Informa.
ton address
W. S. DBARMoNT, Pres,
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1911-08-04
Reinacfallen.

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