The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-25
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

Who is taking care of a department
of Red Cross work and is just begin
ming to realize some of the troubles of
the public spirited citizen. She de-
clares that the strain is making her
gray and wrinkled, and that she finds
she hasn't time to eat, sleep or pray.
She omitted the name of organiza-
ton in a published list, and is likely to
have half of Kansas peeved at her
for it.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Cliff of
Winfield and Mr.. John T. Urner of
Topeka was solemnized Saturday
evening in Wichita by the Rev. John
ate of the Enid, Okla, high school, and
attended Baker university. Mr.. Ur-
ner is a graduate of the University of
California and of Baker university. He
is freight agent for the Rock Island,
and he and his bride will come to To-
| peka to make their home.
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The All Star Girls club will meet
| Thursday evening with Miss Minnie
L. Doering and Miss Marie MAYHEM at
| the home of the latter, 1897 College
avenue.
| The G W. c. club will meet Thurs
| day afternoon with Mrs. Clement X.
| Roose, 1880 Central Park avenue.
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Mrs c. H. Riker, who celebrated on
that day her birthday anniversary and
her wedding anniversary. Mrs. Riker
/ asked the members of the club for
luncheon. The house was decorated
with flowers sent by friends as ami
versary gifts.
The president of the club, Mrs
Scotch, presented the hostess with a
birthday book, the gift of the club,
and Mrs. w. H. Davis, on behalf of
| 4. Il Il. L.,
onnaise spoon. A relative of Mrs. Ri
| ker, who was present, gave a souvenir
spoon.
The Thursday Study club will meet
Thursday with Miss Gladys Dougher-
ty, 1925 Western avenue. Three min
ute addresses will be given as follows:
DO We Read Too Many Magazines ?"
Mrs. F. J. Bell; Growth of the Short
| Story Mrs. A. NJ. Thoroman: What
| worth while taking in a family, and
why" Mrs. c. n. Mertz; What Each
Magazine Seems to Stand For Mrs.
z. S. Dean; Magazines of Thirty
Years Ago and Today" Mrs. J. NJ
/ Quail.
A Topeka mother told her little
daughter that the small boy next door
/ had a baby sister. rs it," she asked
/ in big-eyed wonder, lis it a French
baby"
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Edith Council, who spent the
| past ten days visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Connell, has left for
| Phila elphia, to resume her work as
student in Ogontz College. She was
| accompanied as far as Chicago by Mrs
I Cornell
Mrs D. w. Wilder who has beer
visiting Mrs FLOYD Hite of Humboldt
has returned to Topeka to resume her
visit 20 Mrs. NJ. Weightman, ST., and
Mrs. L. w. Stevenson, $50 Fillmore
street
Miss Violet Crumbine has returned
from Alma, where she visited Mrs.
Phil Samson.
Mr.. w. Lee Fergus of Chicago, is
visiting his brother. Mr. Ewing Fer
gus, of Washburn College
DR.. and Mrs. H. w. Putnam are the
parents of a daughter, born Tuesday
night. They will name the baby
Carolyn Louise.
II Prof N era wford. of the Kansas
State Agricultural College, Manhat-
tan, is in Topeka today on business
connected with the National Defense
council, in the food production de-
partment
Mr. and Mrs A X Wilson are
spending a few days in Excelsior
Springs.
Miss Laura Ewing will spend the
, week end with friends in Kansas City
Major and Mrs. Alvarado NJ. Fuller
tspent the day with friends in Kansas