The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

There's nothing to prevent,
For to every letter that we write
We always add a Isl cent
Mrs. Luther johnson will enter
tain the Sunshine society of the South
west Lutheran church Saturday at
ternoon at her home, 519 Fillmore.
First Lieut.. Seth Cox of the wash
burn Ambulance company is home on
furlough. He is visiting Mrs. Cox of
1924 Boswell avenue. Lieutenant Cox
will speak at WaShburn chapel on the
work of the ambulance company Fri
day morning.
KeIIam hall willsbe the scene of the
seventh annual ball of the Railway
Switchmen of North America on De-
cember IS. The proceeds from the
dance will be used for the benefit of
the members of the organization who
are in the army.
Travels in Egypt will be the subject
| of a talk by Mrs. G. w. Griggs to the
Missionary and Young Ladies' society
of the First English Lutheran church
at their joint meeting in the church
on Sunday evening. The meeting is
open to the public.
The fifty-second anniversary of Lin
coins Gettysburg address will be ce1e-
brated by the Old Abe camp, Sons of
Veterans, by a patriotic meeting at
Lincoln Post hall this evening. The
program Will De given Dy the 11SIlA-
! bers and will consist of music and
speeches.
The high school boys of Auburn
have pledged and will raise 500 for
the Y. NJ. c. A. war fund and to COM
| plete this fund they are going to
| give a game dinner, consisting of
| poSSum, sweet potatoes, rabbit, Squir-
rel. etc, Saturday night, November
"a, at Emmerson hall. Auburn. Ev-
eryone from Topeka is cordially in
| vited to attend this dinner and join
in the festivities
Initiation of the new stenographer
at the Chamber of Commerce is in
| progress Miss Anna K. Kimball has
| been employed to take the place left
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Minnie Jones. Miss Kimball has been
stenographer for the draft board of
the first district. of Topeka. She is
now at the club rooms becoming ac-
Quainted with the members and with
| the details of her new work.
Another musical treat is in store
for the business men of Topeka on
| next Tuesday noon at the Chamber
| of Commerce. And what is more i'm
portant, the music will be real music
| of the classical variety, rendered by
artists of real merit. Mrs Daniel
Muller, pianist and Joe Pelosi, an
Italian yiolinist, will give the enter
tainment. The numbers on the pro-
gram are u DaIieC by de Ber1Ot and
| ''Liebesfrued" by Kreisler, both played
by Pelesi. Mrs. Muller will offer as
her solo the Ballade by Chopin, OPP.
At.
Wearing hats inside the high school,
! pushing and showing in the cafeteria,
| crowding in the hallway and black
| ing boots and shoes were subjects dis
| cussed by A. ]. Stout, principal of
the high school in a talk to the stu
dents Wednesday. Hooverism of. hat
| racks isn't necessary, Stout main
| tanned, A cafeteria isn't a bargain
counter and there is no more need
| for girls to shove and push on their
| way to MONDAY lunches than there
is for boys. Gossip is essential to
! those of the weaker set, but not SO
necessary that the hallway must be
stopped up at noon and the lives OF
the boys marching thru endangered
| by rapidly moving knitting needles
Shoe polish is cheap and there should
be sufficient energy in every stu
dent to apply the polish on shoes, he
| stated