The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28

Mrs. David w. MuiVune was hostess
at luncheon and dinner Monday, for
d number of out OF town women, VINO
came to Topeka for the parade ana
meeting at Memorial hall. The guest
of honor was Mrs. Ida Couch Wood, of
Washington, ID. c., secretary of the
national woman committee of the
council of defense. The other guests
are among the officers Of the Kansas
. branch of the committee, and include:
Mrs C. H. Brooks, of Wichita; Mrs.
Rlngle, of Pittsburg, and Mrs. f. Dun
mont Smith, of Hutchinson MIS-
LOUIS Wulfekuhler, of Leavenworth,
chairman of her county, and MRS
James Tod, of Maple hill, chairman
of ,Nabaunsee county, were also guests
Mrs. Wood belongs to the Ira Couch
family of Chicago, one OF the OLD ana
prominent families of-that city. she
has been for long while engaged IN
orSa rlization work for public benefits,
and was chosen for the responsible
place she now holds at the time of the
organization of the woman's commit
tee The officers were appointed by the
president and his helpers. The day OF
the short-haired, dowdily-dressed, str1-
dent-voiced woman in public affairs is
strictly in the past, and the woman
who leads now is fairly represented by
such persons of culture, good breed
. ing, and Nattractiveness, as MIS- WOOD
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Mrs. H. H. Haynes was hostess ot
meeting of her bridge club today. Mrs.
s e. Lux ir. and. Mrs. Wallace
Crutcher played for absent members
~
II is No wonder the world of men
is supposed to go mad over Red cross
nurses A Red Cross costume, ana
especially the new American adaFta-
ton of that costume, is so very becom-
ing to almost any girl who puts it on.
1t makes a plain girl pretty ana d
pretty one, ravishiug. The
girls who ushed at the Memorial hall
meeting yesterday, wore the rec
Cross costume. and the two houns
girls who sang, also were dresSeu III
the same regalia.
II getting up the Red Cross float,
the directors chose Miss Clyde Bone
brake, the tiniest grown-up girl IN
'Topeka society, to be the driver she
e anpeared in the fetching costume of Il
French ambulance driver, with long.
belted coat of brown, close tltun&
cap. and tall, leather strapped boots:
And she knew the eyes right an"
the salutes Just like a soldier, too.
The girls on horseback were no enc
of a success as an attractive part or
ID the. parade. Two of them, Mrs Bruce
Mcfarland and Miss Mildred Fuller
wore white riding breeches, with long
dark coats, straight trimmed hats and
high boots. Mrs. Clyde Corbet anC
Miss M Edna Corbet were in dark
brown khaki, and were exceedingly
smart in appearance.
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The date of the wedding of Miss
= Alice Hughes and Mr.. Cecil Meredith,
is set for Friday, August 81. Miss
= Hughes had planned to be married
about the second week in September,
but on account OF Mr.. Meredith's ac-
ceptance of a position in st. Joseph,
Mo- she decided to advance the date
of the wedding, and be married before
he left to take up his new work.
The wedding will be held at
o'clock. will be outdoor affair, if
the weather is pleasant. Otherwise,
house.
Miss Hughes was guest of honor at
a sewing party given this afternoon by
Miss Polly Mowers. Miss Florence
Bartlette, of Cambridge, Mass who
is to be Miss Hughes brides
maid, was a guest, also Miss
Evangeline Schroeder, of Leav-
enworth. who is visiting Miss Wini-
fred Hartley. Other guests were
Miss Hughes belonged.
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Mrs. w. H. Fighter gave a luncheon
Monday for Miss Ella Watson, of Lin
c,.i;:. Neb., who is visiting Mrs, B. M.
Davies. Covers were laid for eight
guests.
a little girl of Topeka, Virginia
Squires has the business sense we'll
developed for so little a person. 1t
sec ms that her father has been paying
her 10 cents for every e. which she
brings home on her report cards from
school In making her plans for the