The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

her gentle spouse that that woman
was there to stay. The wife accepted
the answer as final, and without any
ado she gathered up her grips, col
lected her children, went Gown town
and telegraphed her father for money
to come home on, and then went to
the station to wait for the money. As
she waited, it occurred to her that
one of her children was the exact
pocket edition of his father, and de-
Gliding that one person of that kind
was all she cared to deal with. she
calmly led him back to the house and
formally presented him to the father,
whose stamp in looks and character
she thought he bore altogether too
distinctly. Thereupon. she proceeded
on her way home, the "gamest" wo-
man to be found in a weeks journey.
X X X
Mrs. Harry Wolf. of College avenue,
was hostess at a meeting of her bridge
club this afternoon.
X X x
Mr.. Scott Hopkins and his daughter
Miss Edna Hopkins, have returned
from Holton, where they were called
by the illness and death of Mr.. Hop
kins's mother. Mrs. Julia Scott Hop
kins. Mrs. Hopkins was one of the
early settlers of Jackson county. Her
burial took place Sunday afternoon.
X X X
Miss Gladys West, who expected to
entertain her bridge club this after
noon, has postponed the meeting until
Thursday of next week.
\ X X
A good many of our brave boys who
have considered enlisting, have been
casting about for the best place to light
when they get into the army. A ia
vorite spot selected is in the ranks of
the engineering corps. Anyone who is
following the safety first rules that
he wis "a
the public CONSCIOUSNESS for the pas
five years, better look beyond the en-
gineering corps. dispatch from the
scene of war today gives the informa-
engineers life at the front is thirty
minutes.
A woman who has lately moved to
Topeka from a southern city is as
tonished at church methods in our
town, as exemplified in a west side
meeting house one Sunday night re-
Gently. She was quite accustomed to
the system of being met at the exit
after the service was over, by the
committee of preacher and ushers
who hold out the glad hand, greet the
strangers within the gates and invite
them to become repeaters. She was
perfectly familiar with the phrase
MY names Hoompley- Oomp-your
name please?" Glad you came" II
of conversation that people often
make at meeting house doors. But
this time she got a surprise, when one
of the ushers greeted her with infor-
nation not only about his name, but
about his job as we'll. He seq. seq zee,
MY name is J. E. Wilson. and I'm the
chief of police" And he proved it,
by turning back his coat lapel and
displaying twinkling star.
X X
and parSnnaI Mention
Mrs. S. E. Barber has returned to
New York, after spending a few days
in Topeka looking after business af-
fairs and visiting friends.
Miss Carolyn Thomas returned to-
day from Decatur, I'LL. where she has
been visiting her mother.
Mrs. Charles Wolff, Jr., is spending
a few days at Excelsior Springs.
Mrs. Wallace Crutcher is in Kansas
City making a short visit TO friends.
Miss Elizabeth Alternately of Kan
sas City is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Bayard Whitney.
Mrs. Haskins of CORTLAND. n. Y, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wells. 1907
Western avenue.
Former Governor ard Mrs. Willis