The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-28

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will be interested to know that he has
been offered and has accepted a posi-
ton on the staff of the New York
Tribune, the old Horace Greeley pa
per. Mr. Flint is graduate of the
Kansas university, and taught rhetoric
in that school for a year to two. Last
summer he went to Europe to get
look at the war ridden country, and
he wrote during his absence a series
of articles on conditions abroad for
the Topeka State Journal. His stories
attracted a good deal of attention both
here and elsewhere. He went east
recently to take his new position, and
it is his expectation to be sent abroad
again as a war correspondent.
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The thirty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Sigma Chi fraternity Will
be held in St Louis from June y to
July l. Mr.. Victor Blakely, of To-
peka. will be a delegate from the X.
L. chapter.
Elizabeth Guy, who celebrated her
seventh birthday anniversary Wednes-
day was honor guest at a party given
by her mother, Mrs. Hinkle Guy. The
guests were:
Elizabeth Guy Helene Marling
Florence Allen Ethel Sachs
Katherine Allen Charles Shaffer
Katherine Montgom-Joe Shnffer
cry (ieuevieve Sherrell
Jane Mills Ruth Bunnen
Marcia Mills Constance Van Alta
Newman Jeffrey Mary aJne Strawn
Elizabeth Jeffrey Caroline Edison
Charles Gossett Louise Page
Sally Lou Gossett Betsy Edison
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The following people motored to
Gage park for supper Wednesday
night: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Beck,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Elliott, Mr.
and Mrs. J. b. Wheland, Mr. and Mrs
J. r. woodruff and Mrs. Grace King
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Mrs Holmes Meade entertained
her sewing club Wednesday. Miss
Mildred Mari, of Kansas City, who is
visiting Mrs. Willis Coston, was
guest.
Kansas people, and especially the
university crowd, are swelled with
pride because Frank Harris, a former
Kansas university man, has been
chosen as editor of Pearsons, a mag
azine of considerable importance,
which is published in the east. Mr..
Harris was called back to Lawrence
few years ago to give a series of
lectures for the university. He is the
author of number of books, shake
speare, the Man, a recent book on
the war, and other works of recog-
nfzed value. He is a close personal
friend of Bernard Shaw, and other
writer's of renown.
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A party of Topeka women, working
in the interests of the state fair this
fall motored to Granville Wednes-
day, and spoke before a meeting of
women at the home of Mrs. Shirley.
Mrs. Harry Forbes. Mrs. Robert Copp,
Mrs. Olive Jones Whitmer and Miss
M'Edna Corbet. all interested in the
fair, made the trip, and accompanying
them was Mrs. Noble Prentis, of the
council of defense, who spoke in the
interests of food conservation. Mrs.
Forbes gave a demonstration of the
cold pack canning method. taking her
utensils with her. Miss Corbet spoke
on the new junior department at the
fair. and Mrs. Whitmer spoke on the
department of handmade articles. The
women expect to visit the various
oranges of the county to present the
work of the fair in which they are in
terested.
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Miss Rheva Welsh of Kansas City
will spend the weekend with Miss Sara
Maxwell Miss Ella Kelley of Silver
Lake and Miss Ruby Towns of Va
lencfa have arrived to he guests at the