The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30

A number of the young women of
Topeka's fashionable set have married
army men, and thus allied themselves
with the ''aristocracy of America" for
at the army posts, traditions of prece-
dence by rank are more strictly ad-
hered to than in any other circle of
society in this country, unless perhaps
we except official circles in Washing
ton.
II know of no place visitors can CO."
Mrs. Cullen says, Ito have so good a
time as they can have at the posts.
A visitor to any Of the officers wives
is to receive calls from all the other
people of the post within two days
after her arrival. She Immediately
becomes acquainted with all the peo-
pie of the set in which she will be en-
tertained. Then practically every one
gives a party of some sort for the VS.
itor. The Sunday night dinners at the
forts are elaborate and fashionable af-
fairs, and there are other dinner
parties, bridge parties, teas and dances
through the week. Each of the wo-
men gives a big bridge party every
season, and never a week passes with
out numerous social functions. SO
woman of The army set could not be
lonely no matter how far she may be
from home and old friends All the
women belong to bridge clubs, many
of which play during the morning.
zone of the queer things among the
women of army circles is the way in
which the wives of some Of the higher
officers try to assume superior airs
with the wives of the under officers.
OF course the women have no rank.
and the colonel's wife in reality has no
reason to snub the captains wife and
no call to special consideration, I'M
less, of course. she is az older woman,
which is frequently he case. II some
places where 1 have lived the coleneIs
wife would never permit the other wo-
men to leave party until she was
ready to GO. None of them could be
seated in a room where she happened
to be until she chose to seat herself
In other places the wives of the COM
manding officers assume no such pre-
negatives, and it naturally adds i'm
nensely to their popularity among the
women of the post.
The real fun, though, is for the
children. There is a good time for
them all the while. Nurses are always
employed for the children, and there
is riding and driving, large grounds for
them to play in, and no end of atten-
ton from the grown-urs. Sometimes
they go to the nearby towns to school,
attending either the public OF the pri-
vate schools, and in some places a gov
erness comes to the post and teaches
the children"
Young Dorsey is now OF kindergar-
ten age and a mighty good looking
youngster, though his mother protests
he is getting to look too much like Il
boy to be as pretty as he used to be.
He finds his chief amusement in the
pony presented to him by his uncle,
Mr.. Hurd. At Columbus Barra cks he
frequently rode out with Colonel Dodd.
the commanding officer. who has now
been transferred tc Fort Douglass.
The colonel is exceedingly ford of rid
ing, and his mount is one of the finest
and highest priced in the whole army.
The horse has taken ever SC many
prizes ard blue ribbons from coast to
coast Colonel Dodd will stop in To-
peka on his way south to his rev COM
mand, and will visit at the A A Hurd
home. Mrs. Dodd, who belongs to the
wealthy Steele family of New York !
has gone east to remain through the !
winter She and Mrs. Cullen were
close friends during their stay at Co
lumbus.
Mrs. Cullen. before her marriage, |
was Miss Kathleen Moreland and !
made her home in Topeka with Mr. /
and Mrs. Hurd before her mother
moved to this city. She was one of