The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-24

ssass 81 &
1pEk DAILY B1k1
Miss winifred Greene. Miss cathryn
Albaughs Miss Ruth Graham, Miss An
toinette West. Miss Erma Larrick. Miss
Isabelle Marsh. Misc Miriam Ring.
Guild.
Mrs. Crichton r. Miller will be host
ess at tea Monday afternoon for her
-Crichton, Of Chetopa. Mrs. Ed Gmith.
Mrs. Rose Loomis. Mrs. H. 9. Miller.
and Miss Nellie Miller. of La Porte,
Indiana. The visitors came to Topeka
to attend the golden wedding anniver-
sary celebration of Mr.. and Mrs. g. F.
Miller.
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Mrs. 8. A. Umpleby announces the
engagement of her granddaughter. Miss
Jessie Mae Umpleby to Mr.. Earle
v. Gibson of this city. The we'd
ding will take place in the early winter
and will be quiet affair.
The Lincoln. (Nebraska) Sunday Star
contains an account of a party given
lin Lincoln by Mrs. c. B. Letton and
Mrs. J. c. Stevens. and Mrs. G. p. Ell
men, at the Lindell hotel. A part OF the
entertainment was a musical program
given by a Topeka woman. The fol-
lowing is an excerpt from the account
of the party:
The program was given by Mrs.
Frank p. Whitmore Of Topeka, Kan,
a, charming singer, who has been heard
in Lincoln on other occasions and al
ways with greatest pleasure. A spe-
c1al interest was felt in her appear
ance at this time as she has not sung
here since her course of study in New
York City with Mr.. (Frank) Bristol. Her
voice is remarkably sweet and of wide
range and her enunciation is exceed
ingly good. She opened with a group
OF German songs. which were inter-
preted by Mrs. Letton. Four old Scotch
songs followed. and the last group was
made up of American songs by modern
composers. Miss Anne Stuart was at
the plano.
:. The musical program was as fol-
lows. two encores being added. Lad
die by Thayer, and 1.-The Banjo
Song by Sidney Homer.
Wenn ich in define Augen sch, Schu-
mann.
I'm wunderschonen monat mai, schu-
mann.
Der nussbaum, Schumann.
Die Prinzessin, Grieg.
Erstes Gegegnen, Gricg.
Nit elmer Wasserlilie, Grieg.
Ye banks and braes O. bonnie Doom.
Hush-a-by- Darling.
John Anderson. my 10, John.
+ Mary OF Argyle.
Boat Song, Harriet Ware.
Yesterday and Today, Chas. Gilbert
Spross.
A Rose Rhyme. Mary Turner Salter.
Day is Gone, Margaret Long
f The Birthday. Huntington Woodman.
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A letter from a British officer who
writes from the field, has been received
by Miss Gladys Cav. The letter is
written in the form Of a diary which
gives a record OF the writer's expert.
ences from day to day in field and
camp. He has the office Of captain and
has under him men in the signaling
service. Following is an excerpt from
the letter:
Il had my baptism of fire on Au-
gust p, when we had a bit Of a scrap
with the Germans in the evening. 1t
was not SO bad as thought it was 60
ing to be-. One hears whistle past
ones head and then realizes that that
bullet anyhow has missed him. The
German infantry fire is not very ac-
fire. which Is splendid. They seem to
get the correct range.at once, and very
unpleasant it is. We had q big fight
each of the two days following. A very
nasty show it was, too. had rather
an exciting experience as a party of
troops got detached. rode out two
miles in front of our position, only one
side OF which the Germans were attack
ing,r to find them. avoided some of
their cavalry and had to double back
on being warned by some inha bitants
that there were come Germans around
the corner. then made a big detour
round to the right and got back safe,
but without finding the men 1 was
looking for. -
Eat sunset the general asked me to
have another try at finding these peo-
pie, and had a most awful ride from
in the evening till in the morning.
That chestnut horse of mine carried me
splendidly. I would not like to say how
many miles.
1T is not all beer and skittles career
ing about a strange country on a pitch
dark and rainy night with all sorts of
cavalry patrols messing about. 1 ran
into four different brigades of ours. but
avoided being shot by any excited
sentry, thing which happened to some
unfortunate fellows yesterday.
s The next day was the big battle at
Candry That was a terrible show
Apart from the usual number of bull
let's that whistled past me, the iron nose
of shell about as big as a tennis
ball, hit a wall within six inches of
my head, and then later when 1 was up
in the firing line, was hit right over
the heart with a spent .shrapnel bullet.
There Is the hole in my coat where it
went in, and picked it out of my left
hand breast pocket. am sending you
the bullet which you may want to keep
as a memeEto. In another minute a
bullet plowed the field in front Of me
and got me in the ribs. The force was
spent. though, and only gave me a
bruise. A little later 1 was wounded
in the thigh. 1t is absolutely nothing and
has not stopped my work. 1t made a
pretty big Craze but is healing well,
and I have the finest bruise you ever
saw-from knee to waist just like a
magnificent sunset.
mot long after that they began she'll
ing the place with six inch explosive