The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-02

of the press and the people of that
state for one of their useful and
prominent men shows a fine spirit
and lack of jealousy even in the high
art of music. The memorial perform
ance. which was given TO earn money
for the widow of Mr.. Davies, was
given in the Mason opera house, and
the program was furnished by some
or the great stars of the stage, who
are in California making pictures
Some people attended the show, and
had chance to see, in real life, num-
bers of the heroes and heroines of
the film world, wherein they have
gazed in awe, from the seats of our
own movie houses. Bessie BarriscaIe
was IN the audience, clothed in a sim
PIE Wnite frock, selling flowers Will
nam >. Hart was on the stage and
told western stories Thomas LETTER.
son appeared in the awakening scene
OF Rip Van Wrinkle. Louise Clam,
gave little performance of her own.
Douglas Fairbanks was there and told
stories; charlie Chaplin also was one
OF the performers Blanche Rine
gave some songs. Some Ornhenn,
crcult starts were among the per
formers, Randall and Myers ana
s susie Conant. The proceeds of the
snow were big. A new phase of hens
etlt performances is created NV tta
oolrectlon In one place of such an
aggregation of famous PLAYERS
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An the members of the .woman,s
noIa cup are asked to meet Satureiay
Tenth between and 1880 O'Clock. at
-, IN ana Harrison streets. Thev
are asked to be prompt. So al to ha =,
teaoIness to take the places ASSIGNED
tnem In the work of condnctine ~
d dtuns party. the street frolic and
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Mrs. L. A. Eddy. of Indian c4-oo,,
farm, West Tenth road. will he at
nome Friday evening from to II
20 friends of the family, for her son
mr: Jesse Eddy. who is a member Of
i n1 a. ana expects to enter train
ing about the tenth of this month
Mr.. Eddy has been in joplin. Mo fore
some time, and has returned to enter
the army service. His friends are
sven an opportunity Friday night to
meet MIN before he leaves. No formal
lh IN are issued, and all friends
OF the family are asked to call.
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Miss Margaret Haun and 7. n
haser, both of Jetmore, have lust an
nounced their marriage Miss Ham
| served two terms as county superin-
tenoent or Hodgeman county and is
Wen known in this part of the state
Mr.. Raser is a well known stockman
of the county.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is having a summer outing at
the great lakes. She writes back to
: the erect that the lakeside resorters
are having bad time of 1t this sea-
son, since they are steamed and roast
eo allve by day, and at night time they
ran the prey to the huge mosquitoes,
which have a taste for knick-knacks
and like the parboiIed better than
the raw food. According to these
assets are Kansas heat plus northern
grown mosquitoes.
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/ Notes and Personal Mention.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Woodward
and their family will leave Saturday
Tor the east. They will spend the rest
OF the summer at the Maine seashore.
Col. William A. Price, of Tulsa
Okla, former prominent Topeka
man, was in Topeka a few days this
week and visited friends It the To-
peka club.
Mr.. and Mrs H. P. Dillon and Mrs
Bennett r. Wheeler, who have been in
the east for few weeks, are now in
Chicago.
Col. Frank Travis, of lola, accom-
panied by Lieutenant Epp. motored to
J Topeka on an inspection trip. Colonel
Travis has charge of ammunition fol-
! the states of Kansas and Missouri.
} Henry H. Hall. New York Life
Adv.F -
Mrs. Stokes and her little grand
daughter returned today to their home
IN Chicago. after visit to Mrs