The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-12

both "Orphant Annie and Orphant
Willie" are to be made happy in a
thrilling last chapter.
In the years to come maybe a Sc
Quel will be written to the story, when
the two American citizens, transferred
from institutional to home life, may
prove the value of that transfer.
Other childless homes also may be
opened in view of the cattleman's ex-
ample. And certainly it is a service
to the state in saving it the expense
of maintaining a child in the home at
a cost of from $22 to $40 every month
for every child so supported.
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Dr. Elizabeth Todd announces the
marriage of her daughter, Lalah Mae,
to Mr.. Bertram Kelley, on Tuesday,
September IL.
A party of Topeka people motored
to Fort Riley today to visit friends of
the camp. Those in the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griggs, Miss Ber-
nice Johnson of Atchison, Miss Clyde
Bonebrake. DR.. Wilson Hobart and
Captain Jerry tombstone. They were
guests of Captain and Mrs w. P.
Montgomery.
An affair of the early social season
will be a dancing party to be given
Friday evening, September IA, at KEEL
lam hall. by Mr.. John Parkinson and
Mr.. Percy Paxton. The guests will be
the young people of the Washburn
and high school crowds.
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Mrs. Adrian Greene, secretary of the
Kansas Travelling Library association,
was appointed to have charge of the
task of collecting books and maya
zines for the soldiers for this state.
e, .it Of II hi
son has sent $50 books and $50 mag
azines. These magazines are none
of them older than three months Mrs.
Greene is having these books and
magazines packed and shipped to Fort
Sill Manhattan people have collect
ed 500 books, and Mrs. Greene has
directed that they be sent to Camp
Funston.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity at Law
renee gave a dancing party Tuesday
night at chapter house Miss Dorothy
Crane, who is visiting Miss Ruth
Strong, of Lawrence, was one of the
guests. Mr.. Arch McKeever, of To
peka, was also a guest at the dance.
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The Lillian Mitchner w. c. T. U.
and the East Side w. C. T. U. gave a
program this afternoon at the w. C.
T. U. tent on the fair grounds.
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The members of the Good Govern
ment club who have books to con-
tribute to the library being prepared
for the soldiers, are asked to leave
them at once at the home of Mrs. J.
D. Mcfarland, 100 Harrison street.
Good magazines, especially current
numbers, are desired also, and may be
left by members of the club at Mrs.
Netherlands home. Any member who
wants to subscribe for a magazine for
r O
ton there, unless she especially wishes
to attend to the subscription herself.
Inasmuch as there is a good deal of
unavoidable delay in shipment, either
by express or freight, the books are
wanted to be forwarded just as soon as
possible. People who buy popular
novels scarcely ever care to keep them
in their own libraries, and if they are
interesting, they should be given to
the soldiers library. 1t is no use lum-
bering up the book collection for the
soldiers with books that they VIII
be likely to care for.
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Bethany college opened today for
its fall term. A swarm of girls who
had not seen one another for three
long months collected in the college
yard and halls, and thO- e were en-
braces and osculatory demonstrations
such as young girls always indulge in
when they have a lot of vacation en-
ergy to work off. One of the girls
who was chattering and having the
best time in the world, encountered
the matron. Are you glad to be back
again ?" inquired the matron- No,
indeed" honestly declared the girl
why, child,' returned the house
mother, you seem to be having a
good time. and there are so many
girls here your age"
''Ah, yes" sighed the girl. but I
have had SUCH a good time this sum
mer, and then l am so much older
than my age, you know"
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Mrs. Jay Franklin Close entertained
her sewing club this afternoon at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
F. Southwick.
Mr.. Eugene Campbell of Topeka
who has been in Rio de Janeiro, S A
has gone to New York, and expects to
serve as a linguist for the United
States government in the war. Mr.
Campbell has been with the National
| City Bank, at its branch house in
| South America.
Miss Birdine Chandler, who has
been in the city library for a few
years, has gone to Pittsburg to accept
library position.
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Notes and Personal Mention
| DIR. Lydia A. DeVilbiss, head of the
! Kansas bureau of child hygiene. has
returned from a trip east. She has
been in New York and Boston the
greater par. of the summer.
Miss Bernice johnson of Atchisor
/ is visiting Mrs. Frank Griggs.
1 Miss Day Monroe and Miss CYNTHIA