The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22

old silver or gold articles that would |
otherwise be useless. The Good Gov |
ernme Mt club is the only organization |
in the state that has thus far taken up |
this project for making money.
Mrs. j. D. Mcfarland, who is chair /
man of the ''Trinket and treasure
committee of the club, spoke briefly
about its purpose at a meeting of the !
club Friday afternoon. She brought
to the meeting some of the articles
that have already been contributed. In
the collection were some sterling sill
yer ornaments that had once adorned
umbrella handles or pocketboOkS. She
had the sterling silver back to comb,
an old brooch, some worn silver
spoons, and a variety of other articles
that would be only trash to lumber up
a house, but which have substantial
money value in the fund the women
are raising.
Guests at the party will bring their
contri buttons to the trinket and treas
ure collection, and all members of the
club or others interested, are cordial
ly invited to attend. No formal invi
tations will be ISSUE d. The honors will
be from to 3.
The charming opera The Lost
Princess that is to be given in To-
peka October IL and 10, is to COM
prise in its cast some of the best
| known of the Topeka society people
who sing. The leading character, The
| Lost Princess herself, is to be Mrs.
George H. Allen, who is a singer and
i teacher in Topeka with foreign and
i home training.
The Queen in the opera will be Mrs.
! Albert T. Reid, one of the leading So
ciety women who has frequently taken
important parts in local theatricals,
J especially in singing parts.
The Old Woman in the Shoe, is the
| part assigned to Miss Matte Barnes,
| who has done some recital singing.
She is a manual training teacher in
! the public schools.
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Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Martha Whittier, of
/ Muscotah, Kan, to Lieut. Glenn W.
| Rogers, which was solemnized at
Lawrence, Kan, June 16.
| Mrs. Rogers is graduate nurse of
Stormont hospital and has lived in
Topeka for the past year or two. Lieu
| tenant Rogers is a son of Mrs. Jennie
| E. Rogers, and has lived in Topeka
| practically all of his life. He attend
| ed school here and during the past
! two years has been connected with
the office of the adjutant general. He
served on the Mexican border last
| year and was a sergeant in Battery A
before his appointment to the Fort
| Riley training camp last spring.
| Lieutenant Rogers won his COM
| mission in the quartermaster corps OF
the regular army and is now stationed
! at Camp Funston.
| Miss Karolyn B Whittlesey has is
sued cards announcing a recital by
her pupils, Miss Elsie May Hixon and
Miss Lorena Grace Hixon, Saturday
evening, September %. at 7 o'clock
at the studio in the Stormont build
ing.
There are more pretty girls in
school at Manhattan this year than
ever before. Why? The dashing
young officers at Camp Funston near
by. The gold hat cord lads are going
to add a little society sport to their
routine drill program this winter
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The military division of the Red
Cross society of which Mrs. Alvarado
M. Fuller is chairman, has presented
to the Washburn Ambulance COM
/ pany 100 new housewives, made in
the last week. The presentation was
made by Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. H. A.
Auerbach, Mrs. Silas Porter, Miss
Grace Koontz and Miss Marguerite
Koontz. DR.. C. H. Lerrigo made a
brief address of acceptance. The Red
Cross has presented more than a
/ thousand of the sewing cases to troops
in Topeka this summer.
Iii Mrs John Meigs of Pottstown, Pa,
/ Miss Elizabeth French of New Jersey
II ana MISS LAY lOl VI We" L VI n
| City will arrive in Topeka the last OF
| the week to spend a few days. Mrs
| Meigs is the widow of the late DR.
| John Meigs, head of the famous Hill
| school for boys at Pottstown. She
| comes to Topeka as vice chairman OF
/ the war council of the Y. w. c. A
| and will speak here on several occa-
sions. Miss Elizabeth French is chair
man of the junior council. Miss Har-
| riet Taylor is one of the national sec
/ retaries of the Y. w. C. A, who has
large responsibilities in CONNECTION
with the war work council. A mum.
Der of people will be asked to meei
! these guests of Topeka at the home
/ of Mr.and Mrs. Clyde Miller on Sat.
j urday evening, September %. 1t 1,
possible that a meeting will bt
| planned for Sunday afternoon that
: larger number may hear these
4 speakers.
All the work undertaken by the Y
B w. c. A in or near the army can
tonments is upon request of the fed
d eral commission of training camp &C
tivities or of the commander il
j charge of the forts and environments
/ So ready has been the response il
in supplying workers in local com
4 munities that Mr.. Lee of the Fosdicl
] | commission on training camps said il
a public meeting that the commission
/ had come to think of the w in Y
w. C. A. as standing not only TO
Women" but for Willing" becaus,