The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29

Francisco and Los Angeles. One year
she made visit to Australia and New
Zealand to study social and economic
legislation. She also made a trip to
the Klondike at the time of the great
gold strike. She has written some
books that were very well received.
among them being with Hoops of
Steel The Delafield Affair" Elmer
sons Wife and Other Western
Stories
Mrs Kelly is a sister of Mr.. C. S.
Finch, editor of the Lawrence Ga
zette. and she will visit at his home
while she is in Lawrence.
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Mr.. William Lyon Evers of Chicago,
grandson of Mrs. Thomas S. Lyon,
1880 College avenue, Topeka, two
months ago Joined the American Red
Cross and was almost Immediately
sent to France and put in charge of a
big car. During a recent battle Billy
Evers ran his big car continuously for
siXty-three hours. The reason for his
long hours of labor was an emergency
caused by the disabling of all the
other cars of his division, but one.
The two men who worked for sixty
three hours straight were highly COM
mended by their commanders.
Mr.. Evers was born in Topeka and
spent his early life here attending the
public schools and Washburn college,
and is remembered by a large circle
of friends.
The little people of the Potwin kin
dergarten are planning a charming
entertainment for Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the assembly room of
Potwin school. The work is given I'M
der the auspices of the Potwin Kin
dergarten club, and anyone interest
ed in the work is invited to be present.
Mrs. June Chapman is director of
the kindergarten and she is assisted
by Miss Nina Nicholas.
The program will begin with a pa
geant and a greeting folk song The
program will include a review of some
of the studies and activities of the
school year. Dutch, Irish, Indian and
fairy dances, and the story of the but
terfiy dramatized, will be given. An
Hawaiian dance will be given by Sara
Louise Gossett, Mary Esther Bone,
Louise Allen and Lucille Cowdrey, in
costume. and the music will be fur
nished by a ukulele band, the mem
bers of which are: Katherine Cole,
Katherine Mullin, Marian Reid, Jean
koontz and Frances March.
The program will conclude with a
Japanese wedding. Fan-Tan. the
bride, will be Sara Virginia Richie.
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Edward Fisher. The bridesmaids are:
Helen Louise Swan, Isabel Pearson
Lorraine Dougherty and Mary Olive
Emery. The go-between man will he
Albert Benner. japanese costumes
which were brought from japan bv
Mrs. David Page. will be used for the
presentation of the wedding scene.
The Kindergarten club, of which
Mrs. Otis Allen is president, and Mrs.
George Swan. treasurer, some time ago
bought story rug" for the kinder
garten, and the object of the enter
tainment is to make enough money to
finish paying for it. No charge for
admission will be made. but an oppor-
tunlty will be given for those who
wish, to make an offering of any
amount they wish, for the fund. A
story rug" it seems, a big rug on
which the children sit, in a close and
cozy group during the story hour of
the kindergarten school day.
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The United Commercial Travellers
will have convention in Topeka Fri
day and Saturday of this week, and
some social affairs for the visitors are
being planned by the wives of the
local members.
A committee of woman has been ap-
pointed to receive the visitors at the
National hotel Thursday afternoon.
This arrangement is made that the
early corners to the convention NAV
be welcomed. The members of the