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

modelled on the plan of the Red Cross
work room; women of the Red Cross
organization marching in a body.
Next will come the first aid float
from the Y. w. c. A, forming on the
west driveway of the state house.
The navy league will follow, the
women members marching in a body,
and they will be followed by float.
The band will come next, meeting
at Ninth and Harrison on the west side
of the street. The food conservation
float, in charge of the federation, will
be ready for the parade at Ninth and
Harrison, west side.
The following order will be held for
the remainder of the parade:
Carsoline cars, agricultural parade,
forming on Harrison street between
Ninth and Tenth.
War Garden float, Rota club, in
front of the Presbyterian church.
| Knights and Ladies of Security drill
team, to form in front of the Presby
| terrain church.
/ Military Sisterhood division, form
ing in front of Manual high school
/ building.
| Electric cars, women representing
all branches of service, to meet on
Ninth from Topeka avenue to Harri-
| son.
Business girls squad, to form in
front of the Manual high school
| building.
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| rison, west side of the street.
| Good Government club, Eighth and
Harrison, west side.
Lincoln Post women, Eighth and
Harrison, west side.
Camp Fire girls.
| Native Daughters.
Ladies of the Elks' club.
| Political Science club.
! The meeting in Memorial hall will
begin at three o'clock. Promptness
| is urged
Every woman in Topeka is cordially
invited to attend and to take part in
the parade.
| The West Side Forestry Club will
meet with Mrs. ]. NJ. Meade. corner of
| Crane and Western avenue Thursday
| afternoon, August 80, at 2-20 o'clock.
Mrs. r. 1. Lee will read a paper on
| Preparation of the Soil for Planting"
Red Cross work will be continued.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Christian an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Lyle. to Mr.. James L. Cox, of St
Louis, Mo, August "a.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Moneypenny
! have been notified that their son, Mr.
Paul Moneypenny, has arrived safely
| in France. Mr.. Moneypenny had
| been with the Railway company at
Newton for some years, and entered
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partment. He will be engaged in the
| extremely interesting work of assist
| ing with the rebuilding and operating
| of railways in the reclaimed French
! territory. Wherever the enemy is
| driven back, the transportation lines
are demolished. and it is necessary to
restore them, as the troops advance.
Another of the Moneypenny sons,
Mr.. Kent Moneypenny. is taking train
ing in the military camp at Allen
I ffx I fritz int tod fr1
seeing a picture on the screen at one
| of the local theaters a few days ago,
! where troops at that encampmeft
were drilling, knowing that Mr..
Moneypenny must have been one of
the soldiers in the review.
The Topeka High School Normal
Training Alumnae association had
/ their annual picnic Friday evening on
the state house grounds. Officers
president; Miss Bessie Eddy. vice
president; Miss Marie Carter, treas
urer; Miss Faustina Meade, recording
secretary; Miss Joy Elliott. CORE
spending secretary; Miss Gertrude
| Dunning, publicity agent
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One of the soldiers who has gone
away to the war. and is even now in
France, declared before he went, that
he had less dread of facing the Ger
! man guns imam OF going nome to say
! goodby to his family. And that is
| just the way it always is with a white
mans heart, which is less afraid of
cold death than his womenfolk's tears.
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Miss Winifred Hartley had guests at
tea Friday for Miss EvangeIine
Schroeder. of Leavenworth, who is
visiting her. Miss Hartley and Miss
Schroeder were classmates at st.
Mary's convent in Leavenworth.
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| The Good Government club met
| Thursday with Mrs. ]. c. Purl, of 1890
/ Van Buren, street The club voted
| $500 for the Crittenton home fund.
| Mrs. D. w. Mulvane made an address
| on the work of the woman's commit
tee of the council of defense and their
purpose in registration for women.
| The club agreed to take part in the
parade Monday, and the members who
| will do so, are asked to meet at the
home of Mrs. Lee Monroe, 900 Harri-
son street, where autos will be in
waiting.
Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland, Mrs. Lee
Monroe and Mrs. Norman Keller were
| appointed to head committee to
look after the silver thimble' war
fund.
The next regular meeting of the
club will be held September 21. An
executive board meeting is called by
| the president for Wednesday afternoon
next week, at 2:30 O'Clock at the
navy league rooms.
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