The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12

month, and still another one next
sprinG.
A former Topeka woman now in the
canteen service - Mrs. Barbour Walk
err at one time principal of Bethany
college.
The girls of the Alpha Phi sorority
will give a buffet supper for the IRA
ternity men of Washburn college.
The first party of the series will be
given tonight at the chapter house.
and the guests will be the men of
the Alpha Delta frat. The Phi Delta
Theta men and the Kappa Sigma men
viii be entertained. one fraternity on
each of the two following Monday
evenings
The suppers will be given in place
of the regular fall formal dancing
party of the sorority.
Mrs c. w Kouns gave a dinner
party Sunday evening at her home on
Topeka avenue, complimentary to Miss
Carrie May Price and Mr.. Frank L.
Carson, who were married this morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. The guests at
the dinner were relatives of the bride
and bridegroom who came to Topeka
to attend the wedding.
The Red Cross society announces
that the work of collecting Christmas
cnG6r boxes IOT the SOIO1eGS Will De
continued this week. The boxes pre-
pared last week will be shipped abroad
for the soldiers, and those collected.
for this week will be sent to the can
tonments of the state to men who
have no friends or relatives to remem-
Der them at Christmas time
Gifts for this work will be left at
the Red Cross rooms in Crosby Bro
theirs store.
A meeting of the Military Sister
! hood is called for Tuesday afternoon
at 2:S0 o'clock, and a report will be
made on the proceeds of the waffle
house which the organiza ton MAIN
tanned during the teachers conven-
ton. The returns have not been en-
tirely checked up, but the society is
certain that it cleared upwards of
$500.
The organiza tons chief aim is to
help the families of the soldiers, and
those who. need financial assistance
will receive it from the Sisterhood, so
long as the society has the funds,
that they may not feel that they are
objects of charity.
X
The U and L club, party, which was
postponed from November 1, will be
held Tuesday November 81, at KEEL
lam hall The statement that the
party would be given at the EIks'
club was mistake.
X
Each day at the Red Cross rooms
there will be special assistant to the
person in charge. and the members
of some particular club will also give
the afternoon. Those who will assist,
with their clubs, this week are:
Monday: Mrs Walter Bates and
the West side Forestry club.
Tuesday: Mrs. George Supple and
the Good Government club.
Wednesday: Mrs. Alice Love and
the Shawnee County Political Science
club.
Thursday: Mrs. J. c. Mohler
Friday: Mrs. Guilford Dudley
Saturday: Mrs. Earle Williams and
Mrs. w. H. Roby, with the Council
of Defense.
Volunteer workers for the Red
Cross rooms have been offering in
very gratifying way for the afternoon
sessions, and the society now needs
more workers for the forenoons.
X X
The Tuesday Bridge club will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. Frank Bradley at
her apartments in the Gordon.
x X
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P McComas gave
a party for their daughter, Thelma. to
celebrate her eighteenth birthday
anniversary. The house was decor
and the evening was spent in dane
ing. The guests were: Miss DoIa
Forsgren, Miss Ruth Reisner Miss
Dorothy Reddick, Miss Sadie Yetter.
Miss Dorothy Christian. Miss Lillian
Larson, Miss Helen Rolley, Miss Thel-
ma McComas, Mr.. Johnny Miller, Mr..
Virgil Scholes. Mr.. Scott Brown, Mr..
Leonard Hanna. Mr.. Charles Chris
man. Mr. Charles Cuthbert Mr.. Henry
ForSgren and Mr.. Paul Rolley
y X
Mrs. J. B. Heym will have guests
Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. o. c.
Neiswender,s who will leave soon to
ma Ike her home in Salt Lake City.
Mrs. E. c. Arnold is asking guests for
cards Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
Neiswender. and Saturday night Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Atchison will enter
tain at dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. Neis-
wender.
Mrs. Atchison will entertain at
bridge two afternoons this week.
| Thursday and Friday, in compliment
I to Mrs-Neiswender.
X X
Mrs. Ruth Bomgardner gave a
/ party in compliment to Mrs. Paul Van
| Ness. who was formerly Miss Mar
/ jorie Cole. and whose marriage to Mr.
/ Van Ness was a recent event. Mrs.
I Van Ness shared honors with Miss
/ omgardner's house guests, Miss
Katherine Powers and Miss Eileen
Roller, of Bristol. Tennf1fi and Miss
Dorothy Heaton, of Fort Wayne, Ind
X
The Portia club will give a dinner
party tonight for the husbands of the