The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

to learn, thru the pubic prints, what
she has to say to them. She has valu-
able advice from her husband as to
how to interest all women in the
minute details of her plans. He says,
Make it a secret and they'll break
! their necks to find out about it,"
:: X X
Little Virginia Mills the daughter
of Capt and Mrs. Arthur Mills, had a
birthday party Friday. and a part of
the fun of the afternoon was a sur
prise planned for Captain Mills and
his men, encamped at the fair
grounds. Mrs. Mills and her little
daughter, and the guests at the party,
with a number of the women friends
of Mrs Mills drove out to the camp
taking with them a load of cakes that
had been baked by Mrs. Mills and the
other women in the party. These
were presented to Captain Mills and
his company, and served by the little
girls. After the party. the children
/ lined up to wave their flags to the
men, and received salutes and cheers
in response.
Miss Madeline Whitney, who spent
/ the past season in New York as a stu
dent in the ParsonsSSchooI of Fine and
Applied Arts, has been asked to speak
at the next meeting of the Art Guild
on the subject Costume Designing -
The meeting will be held Friday eve
ming, August 81, in the Francis &
Hodge studio.
The meeting is one of special i'm
portance to the members, as the guild
intends to launch at that time its
campaign for 500 new members Each
member of the guild is asked to be
present, and everyone who can do so,
is urged TO bring a new member.
The guild is also very much inter-
ested just now in preparations for the
exhibit to be held in the state house
during fair week. This exhibit is to
include work by artists thruout the
state, and is expected to be repre-
sentative of the best efforts of Kansas
artists.
Judge and Mrs o. L. Moore have
returned from a motor trip to Abilene,
Solomon and Enterprise. They spent
two weeks with friends in Abilene,
their former home. Mrs. Moore was
asked to make an address at the coun-
ty normal and both she and her hus-
band were speakers at the Old Settlers
meeting at Enterprise.
Mrs. J. S. Dean asks that all the
women of the Military SisteerhOod
who have cars which can be used in
the woman's committee of the nation
al defense council parade. to notify
her Sunday, and all women of the Sis
terhood who wish to go in cars are
also asked to notify Mrs. Dean. Her
telephone number is 11S4.
The rooms OF the Military Sister
hood, in the Memorial building, are
open every day hut Sunday from 8
o'clock in the morning till in the
evening, and all soldiers in town,
whether they are Kansas men or not.
are at liberty to make use of the
rooms. There are books and maya
zines there, and writing materials, for
the use of the soldiers.
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The plan for the parade to be given
Monday afternoon under the auspices
OF the womans committee of the KAN
sas council of defense, is as follows:
The parade will form on Harrison
street between Eighth and Tenth, at
80 O'Clock. Promptly at o'clock,
/ the line will march east on Tenth to
( Kansas avenue; thence north on Kan
sas avenue to Fifth; counter-march
/ south on Kansas avenue to Tenth
thence west to Memorial hall.
a buSler is to lead the march, fol-
/ lowed by a mounted honorary escort
4 Next will come the officers and hon
/ orary guests, and that part of the
parade will form on square Cf the west
steps of the capitol building.
The Red Cross division will come in
/ the following order: Children in Red
I Cross formation marching These
/ children will be drilled by Miss Mar
| Suerite koOntZ; Red Cross float,