The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-30

shopping bag, and came to Topeka
When she wanted to buy shoes she
took her pictures of shoes to a large
store here, showed them to the sales
man, frankly admitted that she didn't
know what to ask for, but that she
wanted her feet to look like the pic
ture, and asked him to help her get
the coveted results. Being, the right
sort of a chap, the salesman got to
work and gave his best efforts to fit
ting the girl out with such shoes as
he thought would serve her best. He
reaped his reward by selling her six or
eight pairs that ranged from $11 to
SIS each in price.
The young woman followed the
same method in buying her dresses.
winning everyone who served her by
her honesty and her good sense. The
result is that she will go away looking
as smartly and suitably gowned as
any of the young women she will
meet, and she has also gladdened the
hearts of a few Topeka people by the
wholesome artlessness of her methods.
X X X
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Shawnee county unit of the womans
committee, Kansas council of defense,
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
National hotel. The meeting was
called by the chairman, Mrs. George
NJ. Crawford, for the purpose of Civ
ing detailed instructions on registra
ton to the. precinct captains and their
lieutenants, for use on registration
chairman, Mrs. d. w. Mulvane, was
present, and assisted in explaining the
system of registration.
The counties of Kansas are organ
lied, and all but two of the counties
have sent in their list of officers. AL
ready registration cards are out to all
the counties, and instructions have
been sent in exact detail to county
chairmen to be given to their cap
tains, SO that no misunderstanding will
occur on registration day
Mrs. D. w. Mulvane, state chair
man, explains that registration is pure
ly voluntary, and that those who reg
lister for war service will not be re-
quired to leave home. The registra-
ton cards have question as to
whether the signer is willing to leave
home to serve the. government. If the
answer is mo" the signer will not be
asked to do work that takes her away.
If it is Yes" she may or may not be
called for such service. Housewives
are among the most valuable assets
the government has, so that this class
of women is especially urged to regis
ter. Their registration is especially
valuable in enabling the government
to determine its conservation strength,
and such registration asks nothing
that any housekeeper could not freely
offer the nation.
+ Nurses and stenographers will be
especially needed. Any women who
wish to prepare for either branch of
service, may write to her county chair
/ man or to Mrs. D. w. Mulvahe, To-
/ peka. to get information as to the most
/ convenient place for taking training.
| X X
Mrs. ]. F. Schwulst wil1-receive her
/ friends informally Friday evening
| from eight TO eleven. at her home il.
/ the West Tenth road. The family
expects to leave about the middle OF
! September to return to their former
home in Bloomington, Ill. No formal
invitations are issued, but all friends
of the family are asked to call.
X X
A meeting of young women was
| held this morning at the home of Miss
| Mildred Bowman. in Potwin Place, tic
| arrange a system of supplying the sol
| diers with current magazines. People
will be asked to contribute new maya