The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14

ments with direction finders to de-
| termine the direction from which re-
ceived signals are coming All of the
government buildings are guarded by
doorkeeperS and government emE:oy-
es are provided with passes so that
they may enter. Even tho it is
| necessary for person entering the
| building to have a pass, they are keep
! ing the door of the laboratory locked
so that they can carry on their work
without any possibility of its being
, talked about too much.
! Some work which Mr.. Whittemore
! did in K. L. last spring is considered
of such Importance that it is Going
to be used in a circular which is
soon to be issued by the bureau 1t
concerns a matter which will make
more complete the discussion of
coupled circuits.
Washington is a very busy pla ce
! now There are soldiers and sailors
in great numbers on the streets and
in the cars. Washington goes dry
the first of November and it is funny
to see all the advertisements OF sa-
looms selling out cheap and urging
people to stock up before it is too
late.
Mrs. A B. Deutsch gave a lunch
con at the Chocolate Shop Tuesday
at noon, in compliment to Mrs. Fran
ces Nelson, of Chicago, who is visit
ing Mrs. H. A. Auerbach. A cluster
! of rose pink flowers stood in the
center of the table, and covers were
laid for: Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. NJ c.
Hammatt. Mrs. Alvarado NJ Fuller.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley. Mrs. 3. F.
Akers, Mrs. Chester Woodward, Mrs.
Auerbach, Mrs. Jack Dillon, Mrs.
Tom Frost, Mrs. Arch Catlin, Mrs.
Clyde Miller, Mrs. D. w MuIvane
and Mrs. Deutsch.
club was entertained yesterday at
luncheon at the Chocolate Shop by
Mrs. Frank Bradley, with cards at
Mrs. Bradley's apartments at the
Gordon
Miss Elizabeth Baxter, of Waterloo,
! Iowa, will, arrive in Topeka soon to
take a position in the Kansas State
Historical library, and she and her
sister, Miss Anne Baxter, of the state
library, will make their home to-
/ gether.
Miss Elizabeth Baxter is a Theta
girl, and received her education in
Leland Stanford university. She took
library course in the Pratt library
school of New York and has been do
ing library work in Waterloo
Mrs Willard Nichols of Colorado
Springs, is visiting Mrs. Noble Prentis,
and was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given Tuesday by Mrs. Prem
tbs at the swallow. The hostess and
! the guests were girls together in ter
ritorial days in Kansas, and went to
school together. Covers were placed
! for Mrs Willard Nichols (who was
formerly Harriet Long,, Mrs. S. j.
Crawford (Be1ie Chase)' Mrs M. b.
SchnevIy MARY Allen), Mrs J. M.
| Ire
Whitteker Carrie Sain), and Mrs.
Prentis Carolyn CampbelD.
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The Home Economics department
of the Woman's Club will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the Y. w. c. A. at
2:30 o clock. Mrs. George M. Craw-
ford, chairman of the department, has
arranged for short addresses by
women who are active in war work.
The program will be as follows: Mrs.
John Pullman of Bridgeport, Conn,
will talk on some of the changes war
is making in the east, especially about
the munition factories near her HON :.
Mrs. David w. MuIvane will explain
the work of the Women'S committee
of the council of defense. Others to
talk are Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler on
French Orphans and Their Adop-
ton" Mrs. ]. Frank FARRELL on THE
Military Sisterhood of Kansas; Miss
Mary Ward on Home Economics in
the 3uDHc SchOOlS 1dul walker
on THE Y. W. c. A. War Council 4;
Mrs. F. W. Freeman on Christmas
Packages for the Soldiers; Mrs.
ii Charles Brooks Thomas on Miss
Il Wards Work at the Provident AsSo-
cation; Mrs. John Forrest Dillon on
Red Cross Work.; Mrs. A A. Rod
gers on THE Navy League; Mrs. Ed
mund James Kulp and Mrs. Stephen S.
Estey on Red Cross Work in
Churches"
The Minerva club met at the home
of Mrs. E. D. Clithero, with Mrs. w
T Davis as assistant hostess. The
literary program was on the subject
. of Robert Louis Stevenson, given by
Mrs. ]. D. Heym and Mrs. Frank w
Thomas. The music department fur
nished a program from John Field
!, known as the creator of the nocturne
. and from Helen Hopekirk. famous for
her song arrangements and piano ac-
compa ninentS Fields nOcturnes