The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Miss Mary Parkinson. Miss Jane Alex
ander. Miss Marie Miller, Miss Doro-
thy Wahle, Miss Sue Louise Bell, Miss
Gertrude Gray, Miss Christina Ward.
Miss Lois Segar, Miss Elsie Cuthbert
and Miss Laura Neiswanger.
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The Shawnee county teachers will
give a reception Monday evening be-
tween the hours of and 9 at the
Y. W. C. A. building. This is to be
get acquainted reception. The
following people will form the receiv-
ing line: Supt. and Mrs. w. D. Ross,
Supt. and Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker, DR.. Florence
Brown Sherbon, Miss Effie Graham,
Miss Edna Corbet, Miss Lulu Nc
Kee, Miss Clara Johnston, Prof. and
Mrs. H. 1. Woods. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
McVey. Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Brown,
Mr.. Ambrose D. Folker, Miss Amanda
NJ. Weber of Kansas City. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. r. Phipps of Emporia, Miss
Louise Caldwell of Manhattan, Prof
w. D. Money of Greeley, Colo.
program will be furnished under
the direction of Miss Florence Now
ers. Miss Lena Anderson will play
some numbers on the violin.
The reception committee is Miss
NJ Edna Corbet, Miss Eva. Willard
Miss Lois Shorthill and Miss Merle
Palmatier.
To those whom it may concern:
ITO be witty and wicked is easy
'Tis clear from your ready replies.
But who would be witty and please
Must learn to be witty and wise
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DIR. and Mrs. H. c. Suess announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Louise, to Mr.. ]. w. Fazel. The we'd
ding will take place in the early fall.
Judge and Mrs S. u. lien and
their son, Mr.. George Allen, and their
daughter, Miss nellie Allen. returned
yesterday from a motor trip to Nor
ton county, where they visited another
daughter, Mrs. c. H. Drew. They
were delayed on account of the high
water and finally made the trip under
| day with MIR. Frank Forbes and Mr..
Scion Smith. son of Judge c. w.
Smith. in car for California
| Mrs. Carl Peterson, of West Sixth
street. entertained in honor of her
daughter Ruth's seventh birthday this
afternoon. The guests were a few of
her daughters little playmates.
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A young woman, of Wimbledon
England, conceived the -dea of MAX
ing use of the useless for the aid OF
/ the government in its crisis. At her
suggestion a fund was started which
was known as the silver thimble
fund" and to which was added any
/ old piece of metal such as old silver
i thimbles, wCrn out silver spoons and
any old trinket made of silver or gold
These articles have beef converted
into money used for the English army
The United States has taken up this
idea and has what is called the
Treasure and Trinket Fund" Of
America. Mrs. Henry p. Dawson i:
honorary chairman. Mrs. William
Allen Bartlett, chairman If the avia.
ton committee; and Major Charlie.
Aliot Warren, treasurer O. the fund
instructions are to be furnished tt
people all over the country wishing tC
help in this way. They may have {
regular trinket day when each wo
man will part with some bit of dis
carded jewelry. Every thing from tn,
and battered thimble viii be gladl!
accepted.
/ The Good Government club ha.
taken up the work here. At theil
meeting at Mrs. J. C. Purls Friday
they will make their plans to aid tn,
treasure and trinket fund If America
One of the pretty college girls say
there are to be no war priles in thei
family but she intends to meet he
soldier-boy sweetheart at the docl
with the marriage license as he re
turns from France.
x
Mrs C. w. Schwartz and her daugh
ter. jeanette. entertained the follow
ing girls and their teacher at slum
Der party last night and a breakfas
this morning at their home on Yves
Tenth street: Miss CASTOR Washburn