The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-24

tee. In Kansas City a hundred and
ten well known women volunteered 20
act as hosteSSeS at war bridge parties.
Each guest paid a dollar for the privi
iege of playing, and each party was
limited to two tables The series of
party at one of he Country clubs for
all the women who will have acted as
hostesses. The parties are for the war
relief benefit fund.
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DR.. and Mrs. c. D. Lloyd honored
their house guest, Miss Clara Francis,
of Topeka, at q beautiful dinner last
evening at their home on Fifth avenue.
The table was arranged with an artis
tic setting of pink roses and sweet peas
and the while candles were in silver
candlesticks. The guests numbered ten.
-Leavenworth Post.
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Mrs David Palmer is chairman of
the Red Cross committee, and a meet
ing of her committee was held this
afternoon at her house to make plans
for their work. There are nineteen
members of the group that forms that
committee.
The cub reporter is a youth just ou;
CT college and a stickler for good Eng
lish. He received the shock of his
innocent young life this morning when
known county officials in an effort to
locate a fellow reporter The first
answer he received was He hasn't
came yet" and his second reply was
I'VE hain't saw him here" while a
third nigh salaried officer made an
swer Nobody here hasn't heard moth
ing of him this morning"
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One of the married men who is
suffering temporary wfdowerhood-
invited one of the fellows downtown
to go out to his house for the night
last evening. The host has been bald
since his college Gays whether from
overstudy or just natural braininess,
this department has not learned Well,
anyhow, this morning the visitor
about for a comb and finally asked for
Cne "Comb-comb," meditated his
host Lets see, where shall l find
one?" He started a search of the
house and looked from basement TO
garnet. Returning, he said to his
visitor ut has just occurred to me
that my wife took the comb with her.
and if you hadn't mentioned it, l sup
pose I would never have known that
a comb is supposed to be part of a
households equipment.
Miss Lottie Kelley will give a bridge
luncheon Wednesday for her bridge
club at her home, 1108 East Sixth
street.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs c. S. Gleed have re-
turned from a trip to California.
Judge Lee Monroe has gone to Rus
sell, Kan, on business.
Miss Mary Van Vechten. who is
student in the Emporia Normal col
lege spent the weekend with her peo
pie in Topeka.
Miss Henrietta Alexander will go to
Atchison to attend the marriage of
Miss Helen Hackney and Mr.. Clauser.
She will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Willis Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Worley will re-
turn Wednesday morning from Cali
fornia, where they spent the winter.
Mr.. G. D McElhenney has returned
from a short visit to friends in Law
renee.
Miss Jean Lindsay has returned to
Lawrence, where she is a student in
K. u. after a short visit to her par
ents. DR.. and Mrs. w. s. Lindsay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lingafelt of
Oklahoma City, arrived today to visit
Mrs. Lingafelt's mother, Mrs. James
Brewer Mr.. Lingafelt will return
home in a few days. and Mrs. Linga-
felt will remain two weeks
Miss Clara Francis is in Leaven-
worth visiting Mrs c. D. Lloyd and
Mrs. Effie Van Tuyl.
Miss Marjorie Ehlers of Kansas
City has returned home after a visit
to Miss Maud McVey and Miss Pauline
| McVey.
! The Ladies Aid society of the Low
man Memorial church will be enter
| tanned "Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. C. Heck, 1929 Nor
! ris avenue The assisting hostesses