The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-17

statement made yesterday that Dean
Skiiton of Lawrence would give the
r. cital is incorrect. There is no charge
for admission.
Mr.. Andrews is an organist Of note
il New York city. The Universalist
society Of that city have in their build
ing, which is called the Church of the
Paterna1 God, an organ that was CIV
en- by Mr. Andrew Carnegie and his
wife as a memorial to Mrs. Carnegfe's
of the fine organs of the country, has
an echo organ in the gallery Of the
building. A Topeka woman. Mrs NJ.
p. Hillyer. who used to attend the
services in that church, says that Mr.
Andrews was the organist there. and
that his skill. matched with the in
strument on which he played. pro-
duced wonderful effects.
Mr.. Andrews program appears In
another part Ct the state Journal
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Country club was held
Tuesday night at the National hotel.
A dinner was served. followed by an
election Of the board of directors. the
members Of which will be: Mr.. M. A.
Low Mr.. ]. NJ. Cornell. Mr.. I. w.
Felix, Mr.. A. NJ. .Catlin, DR.. w. n.
West Mr. Armin Fassler Mr.. Chester
Woodward, Mr.. w H. Collinson and
Mr.. NJ. A. Thrill. The new members
are: Mr.. Low. Mr.. Felix and Mr..
Collinson, the others having been re-
elected.
The hoard expects to have meet
ing Friday night to make the plans
for the coming year
A soldier on the western line of
the European war, has written Topeka
fri dc telling nf the pYnariRncoS
he is having in the army. I'm many
places" he writes. 1.-The German
trenches are only about 80 yards from
ours. and we can hear their talking
distinctly. Their sniping at short
range is very accurate. Last night
started off to the Irish Rifles. and
while 1t was still fairly light, 1 was
able to pick my way along the road:
but a number of times l found myself
fairly up to my knees in mud. Not
far from headquarters there is a mag
nificent Jack johnson hole right on
the road. It is about twice the area
of an ordinary room and nearly as
deep. / fancy not a few fellows have
fallen into it in the dark. I found
the people at headquarters compare
lively comfortable, sheltering in the
ruins Of a tumble down farm.
| II started from there to see the reg
lment. had to go along the line
just behind the fire trenches. The
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full of water. and 1 had to go along
like a blind man tapping the ground
in front with stick. I kept slipping
and staggering into holes and got
myself into an awful mess. Further
on. when 1 got close behind the
trenches I found two or three men
digging while they swOre volubly. I
found they were trying to extricate
another man who had got stuck in the
mud.
had had a lucky escape the night be-
fore. They had had a jolly fine dug
out as big as a room. but the colonel
thought it was beginning to show
signs of weakness. and he decided to
sleep in the trench. During the night
ton of earth fell in. The colonel would
undoubtedly have been buried alive
had he not moved out when he did.
With the ground waterlogged, even on
the sides of the hills. the walls and
sides OF trenches are continually crum-
bling. They are SO wet that they have
twice their normal weight. 1t is pretty
poor fun for our men to have to stand
in water and mud in the trenches and
have them rooted with fair chance
CT having the show collapsing on TOP
of them sooner or later.
THE enemy have been Smelling us
bit, but out of 81 shells which came
: over our part of the line only three
SAplOOcu, WHICH looks ratner ike DaC
ammunition.
Il am going off to have tea with
: the regiment soon. I have just beer
, talking with a fellow who is fearfully
! pleased with himself There was ar
awfully good German sniper in from
: OF them who was a bit of q nuisance
. ana who had got the range onto hi.
lOOphOle exactly. Our man then go
his rifle carefully fixed up further
' along the line and then got q mar
1 to push a cap into the old loophole
Then he waited. He said: Gradual,
saw a fat faced Brighter with a rec
mustache preparing his rifle. I go
him fair in the mustache'"
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Mrs. Charles Curtis and Miss Dolli
Curtis received Informally Tuesda
afternoon between the hours of thre
nue.. A good many Topeka wome
called. as well as the out of tow
women who are in Topeka during tn
session of the legislature.
Mrs Curtis was gowned in blac
satin with trimming of white lacs
worn with a corsage bouquet G
fuchsias and roses. Mrs. C. w Koun
sat at the table and poured tea. TIL
table was lighted with candles an
Campbell and Miss Leona Curtis helF
ed in the dining room.
Those who were asked to ASST
through the rooms were: Mrs. W. ]
AtchisOn, Mrs. Charles Bower. Mrs. .
II A. Campbell, Mrs. Ralph SQuires, Mr.
L. L. Kiene. Mrs. Matt WeiEhtmal
Mrs O. X. Swayze. Mrs. George Whi
comb. Mrs. 10 Eby. Mrs 8. /
Haynes. Mrs Hugh Fisher. Mr.. J. I
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