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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21

attended the Topeka high school and
was enrolled in the fine arts depart
ment at Washburn, where size special
lied in piano and languages. Mr.. Nell
son attended high school at Lewis,
Kan. and then graduated from the
engineering department at Washburn
college.
The house was prettily decorated
with ferns and flowers, and the young
people were married before large
window in the living room, the Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon officiating. Men
delssohn's wedding march was played
by Miss Helen Riddle of Marion, Kan.
The brides gown was a combination
of lace and net worn with satin
girdle. The bodice had large bertha
of lace headed with a pearl band and
finished IN the front with a pearl orna-
ment. The skirt was made full with
flounces of lace edged with insertion.
The bride carried a shower bouquet
Of sunburst roses and lilies of the val
ley. Her going away suit was of old
blue silk made sport style and worn
with a large white hat and white
shoes.
The young couple will take a short
wedding trip and after their return
will be at home ct Lewis, Kan.
X x =
Miss Mamie Zahner, whose engage
m mt to DR.. Herbert L. Reynolds has
been announced, was the guest of hon
or at a luncheon given Saturday by
Miss Jane Alexander, at the home Of
her aunt, Mrs. L. S. Ferry. Covers
were laid for ten guests.
X X X
There is a little boy in our town
who knows when to hide out. few
evenings ago his big brother was ped
aling about on his bicycle hunting the
town over for the small boy. To ev-
eryone he met he said: Have you
seen Bill? He is going to be baptized
tonight. and we can't find him any,
where
Mr.. N. A. Crawford, of the Kansas
Industrial1st, Manhattan, expresses
himself regarding the ukelele, which
is rapidly becoming the most popular
instrument in Topeka, our town hav-
ing five OF six ukelele orchestras. Mr..
Crawford says:
''Old man Smith, a highly respect
ed citizen of our little community,
who shot and killed a pair of ukelele
players from his bedroom window last
Friday night. has been discharged
from custody and granted a pension
for meritorious service"
X X X
Mrs. Claude Neil gave a party Sat
urday for her little daughter, Vir-
ginia, who celebrated her seventh
birthday anniversary. Mrs. Monte
Kistler and Mrs. Ralph McEntire as
sisted, and the following guests at
tended:
Alice McEntire Claude Neil, jr.
Virginia Welty Billy Heer
Betty Neale Lucille Gibbs
Jean Gibbs Mildred Stansfield
Doris kiStler Harriet Perry
Sally Lillard Mary Louise Lillard
Billy kirkpatrick Clinton Schonberger
Bobby Schonberger Marcella Tillmans
Helen Knox Louise Page
Richard McEntire Mason Flora
Esther Flora Virginia Neil
X X X
Announcement has been made by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Anderson of the
engagement of their daughter, Ger
trude, to Mr.. Paul Armantrout, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 1. Arman-
trout of Guthrie, Okla. Miss Ander-
son has studied art and music at
Washburn college. and is a member
of the Ceramic Art club, the Art guild
and the State Federation of Art. Mr..
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The service was pronounced by the
Rev. Arthur Henderson and DR.. d.
NJ. Fiske offered the prayer.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Shirer are in
terested in art and have belonged to a
circle of young people in Topeka
whose tastes for artistic pursuits have
brought them into close relations of
friendship. During their high school
days they studied art in school, and it
was during that time that they became
interested in each other. Miss Haynes
went east ana took a course in the
Parsons School of Art, where she is
now q teacher. Mr.. Shirer attended
Washburn college. where he graduated
with honors, 6nd this year he has beer.
studying architecture in the MaSsachu-
sets School of Technology Last week
he offered himself for Red Cross ser
vice, and upon his acceptance, he and
his fiancee decided to be married at
once. They came to Topeka, arriving
saturday
Mr. Shirer is a member of one of
the old families of the city. He was
born and brought up here. and his
mother also is native kansan. His
grandfather, Mr.. A. B. Whiting, was
pioneer in this state, and is one of its
prominent and public spirited men.
Mr.. Shirer will leave the last of
this week for Boston to enter the
training school, and expects to sail for
France in July. The date for his de-
parture is set for about July %. His
bride will remain in Topeka with the
II. L. Shirer family and with her aunt.
Mrs. Letord Headlee of Topeka. Mex
fall she expects to return to New York
10 resume her work Of teaching in the
art school.
\
The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Allen and Mr., Carl Raymond Nelson
took place at 2:30 o'clock today at the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. c. A. Allen, 1411 Buchanan
street. Both young people were popu-
lar Washburn students. Miss Allen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
BUYS 1000 GONDOLAS
Santa Fe to Relieve Car Shortage by
Increasing Rolling Stock.

The Santa Fe railway is taking steps
to put or war service and overcome
the car shortage by buying additional
rolling stock. 1t was announced to-
day. the road has ordered 1000 gor-
dolas from the American Car & Foun-
dry company
Recently the road ordered from the
same company 500 refrigerator cars
equipped with Bohn eollapsible tanks
and ventilators
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21


The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Joy Thompson and Mr.. Charles j.
Rardin of Palco, Kan, took place
Saturday, April a. at Hayes, Kan. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Thompson of 701 Lincoln street,
and has been teaching in the high
school at Palco. Mr.. and Mrs. Rar-
din are living in Palco.
X X X
Miss Mary Sands, pupil of Herman
Springer. will appear in recital Fri
day evening, June %. at the high
school auditorium. She will be assist
ed by Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, accom-
PIANIST.
x X
Miss Mildred Ramsey will give a
piano recital tonight in Washburn
College chapel She is a member of
the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority. All
those interested are cordially invited
to attend.
The Women's Rota club will have
their regular meeting Wednesday ev-
ening. Dinner will be served at six
o'clock, and will be followed by cleo
ton of officers and a program. The
meeting will be held in Boswell hall
| Washburn college, and the Rota ex-
change will furnish the dinner.
| Miss Mary Harrison will be in
charge of the music. A paper will be
read by Miss Marian Peers, who rep
resents art, with oil painting as a spec
ialty; and Miss Jane Isenhour, a
nurse, will speak on the work of her
profession.
Among the charming affairs of a
semi-social nature that the call of the
Red Cross has brought out, was the
play Midsummer Nights Dream, -
given Saturday night in the garden of
the Clad Hamilton home in Potwin
Place.
The garden is enclosed with a spirea
hedge now in full blossom, and cur
tain of spirea was used for exits and
entrances. The outdoor stage was ar
tificially lighted with electric bulbs
and the crowd was so large that it was
necessary to supplement the seating
capacity by using the garden terrace
in place of chairs.
The cast was made up of young
girls from five to fifteen years of age,
nearly all of the Potwin neighborhood.
The members of the cast were: Grace
ton, Annie Laurie Close. Corinne
Smith, Lucille Smith, Sara Hazel
! Slaughter, Isabel Whitcomb, Alice
Morehouse. Frances Lonnberg. Ma
Marcia and Jane Mills, Mary Esther
Bone, Polly Perkins, Cornelia Adams,
| Katherine Montgomery, Millicent Dill
Ion, Elizabeth Guy, Katherine Allen,
Doris Kistler. Harriet Perry.
| The costumes were, some of them,
brought from Kansas City, and were
uncommonly handsome. Grace Gleed
and Doris Thompson, who had lead
| ing parts. wore Shakespearean cos
tunes with short skirts and shoulder
| capes, and little laurel wreaths on
\ their heads Alice Morehouse, who
was Titania. the fairy queen, was in a
spangled white costume. Oberon was
| in stunning gold and velvet outfit.
1 ~.
l in rainbow colors.
Millicent Dillon and Jean Koontz
gave solo dances The music for the
play was by Mrs. Merrill Mills, pianist,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21

and Miss Juliette. Hughes. violinist.
Miss Marian Thompson was IN charge
of the arrangements. and Mrs. Paul
Walker and Miss Marguerite Koontz
drilled the children.
The proceeds of the play will go to
the Red Cross fund. The amount re-
ceived was something more than SIS,
and after the expenses are taken out.
there will remain upwards of $50 for
the Red Cross. A great deal of the
service was given free, for which those
in charge express their thanks pub
licly.
One of the girls has received a let
ter from a friend-an eastern man
who went abroad recently to join the
French army. He writes: Il have
been over here FIVE weeks, and the
only scrap of anything l have received
from the States is my tailor's BILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
To and from
Kansas City
and Chicago
BACKACHE KILLS!

Don't make the fatal mistake of neg
iectfng what may seem to be a simple
little backache-" There isn't any such
thing 1t may be the first warning that
your kidneys are not working properly.
and throwing off the poisons as they
should. If this is the case, go after the
cause of that backache and do it quickly.
or you may find yourself in the grip of
an incurable disease.
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules
will give almost immediate relief from
kidney and bladder troubles. which may
he the unsupported of general i'll
health. GOLD MEDAL Haariem Oil Cap
sules are imported direct from the labor
ator1es in Holland. They are prepared
IN correct quantity and convenient form
to take, and are positively guaranteed to
give prompt relief. or your money will be
refunded Get them at any drug store,
but be sure to insist on the GOLD MEDAL
brand, and take no other. In boxes, three
observation-disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland.
By Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. m. $3.50;
other hours. 4751 k-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
SANTA FE NOTES

TeIephOne DetWeen 5 and IU a M, 3e3U.
other hours. 4T51 K-2
Isaiah Hale, safety commissioner for the
company. has gone to Chicago to attend a
meeting of the executive committee of the
steam railroad section of the National
Safety council.
Blacksmith John Cooper is absent from
his work on account of Illness
Mr. and Mrs. George Wood. Mrs Mary
Norwood and Mrs. Thomas Ash motored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Mary Alexander has gone to
Seneca to be the guest of Mrs. Alice
Smith.
Miss Margaret Russell, who has
been teaching in the southern part of
the state, has returned home and is
with her mother, Mrs. Irene Russell
Miss Mabel Trump and Miss Ber-
nice HendrickSon, who are students
in the State university, Lawrence.
spent the week end with Miss Irene
Polk street. The visitors are mem
bers of the new Phi Epsilon sorority.
Mr.. Frank Peers, who has been a
student in the Massachusetts School
of Technology, has enlisted in the Red
Cross ambulance corps, and will leave
the last of the week to enter training
in Boston. He will go to France the
latter part of July. He and Mr.. Eamp-
tor Shirer enlisted together, and will
enter training at the same time.
Mrs. Grove Dolman and her two
sons left Saturday for their home in
Ray, Ariz., after a visit to Mrs. Dol
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Willard.
Miss Mary Sands and Mrs. Paul
Huycke have returned from Maple
Hill, where Miss Sands gave a song re-
cital with Mrs. Huycke as her accom-
PIANIST.
Miss Lulu Mckee will leave May %
for Hays City. to conduct a normal
school kindergarten. in connection
with the institute for teachers. She
will be in Hays five weeks, and will
then go to Wisconsin, to be play su-
pervisor in the university chautauqua
in Antogo, Wis, and later at Grand
Rapids, Mich. After she leaves the
kindergarten on the east side, which
she has conducted for some years, will
be i'll charge of her sister, Miss Jose
phine Mckee.
of e.,
her home in Fort Worth, Texas, after
spending two months with her aunt,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

Who knows how to combine taste
and economy to a remarka BILE degree.
That woman is Mrs. P. P. Womer, the
wife of the president of Washburn col
lege- She looks SO dainty and sort of
Expensive" that one would never sup
pose she was practical, but she is. One
of the dormitories needed some reno
waiting, and the great point was to get
it done with as little cost as possible.
You know the schools don't prosper
any too we'll in war times So she
bought some wall paper that had the
grace to be both cheap and pretty
(and it isn't everybody that has the
ability to find that combination), then
she got some bargain counter material
for draperies. and she herself painted
and enameled the woodwork. The re-
suit is that a shabby room has been
made an attractive one, at a cost of
S275
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21

Armantrout was a student at the
State university and a member of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He
has been connected with the Harvey
house, and has now entered the Off
GERS training camp at Fort Riley.
The wedding will take place in the
late summer.
X X X
Guests at the Sigma Alpha Iota
card and dancing party at the home
of Mrs. j. A. Stoner, were:
Mrs. E. G. Foster Mrs. ]. E Bruce
Mrs. j. H. Hobson Miss Bernice Gowdy
Miss Madge Gowdy Miss Esther Turner
Miss Gladys Cav Miss Frances Cav
Miss Freda Marsh Miss Margaret Gil
Miss Uarda Baird more
Miss Minnie Mayer Miss Imogene Sny-
Miss Ruth Scott der
Miss Gertrude Huck- Miss Edna Smith
ell Miss Hazel Bruce
Mr.. Benjamin Frank Mr.. P. Ware
lin Mr.. Orville Veatch
Mr.. Charles Smyth Mr. Francis Wagner
Mr.. Vincent Kearns Mr.. Thomas Dewey
Mr.. Elmer Bungan Mr.. Charles Logan
Mr.. Sam Heller Mr. Frank Meyer
Mr.. Kelsey Petro Mr. Paul Bush
Mr.. Harvey FichQer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16
VIRCINIANS IN BUFFALO
FOR FOUR-DAY BATTLE
Will Meet Bsons Today In First of Four Contests to Be Played
In Buffalo Cox Probable Entry For Today's Game.

According to the schedule careful
aly arranged by Mr.. Ed, Barrow. the
dauntless yirginians move TO Ruffa-
10 today for a four game skirmish
with the Bison Herd, once lords of The
circuit, but now rapidly dimtnish!..E
in power II not in numbers How
ever the former champs stlli retain
a good bit of the old playful punch.
and are said to have a win or two
LEFT in their eaunt systems, so we
won't take IT for granted that knaoe
will be allowed 10 walk off with all
four games without putting UP rea-
sonable argument
To helEhten the interest. The clubs
will Heht 1t out for good old sixth
place. Patsy's .Btsons now precarious-
ly resting on that desired rung with
a scant margin Of one half a game
separating them from the next-to-
the-ceilar position.
II the NirEinians are 70 emerge
victors from the quartet Of srapples.
they will have TO show something IN
the way OF stick work that has been
noticea bly, absent In their last few
starts. Their batting averages since
leaving the home trenches would lead
one to believe that Alexander and
johnson had been alternating against
them.
The old cry that the well-kno~n
welkin has been ringing with all sea
son. that OF my kingdom for a hur!-
er." has been very much out Of date
for the past week Whether the s,a q
staff S any good or not the perform
ers with the exception ~ Iagais
have been "riEh, out there in every
game Of the road "trip Two Of the
games lost have been the direct re-
suit # weakness viii the willow The
team has been in the depths OF a
hitting SUNNI ever since their de-
parture bat this should not he taken
as an indication Of theiI zeal str-'7Eth.
They have demonstrated the,r ahi/~i
10 hit. as c1Uh. and Viii undoubtcd-
~ come around shortly
knabe's Two rev hIrieFs, cox and
Young have been given no chance
10 show their goods cox has work
ed in only one game the FIRST dan
he spent IN NlrEinian Uniform, on
which occasion he gave 4 good &C
count Of himself Young the new ar
rival from tire defurct Three-L has
pitched only four innings finishing up
the game started hy Biii Adams, one
run beng scored eff him during his
reign
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16
NEW COMEDIAN APPEARS
IN 1.-THE SPRING MAID

The eighth week OF the Comic Opera
Players summer run at the Academy
opens at $50 o'clock tonight with the
first performance Of this weeks bill.
The Spring Maid" two-act musical
comedy by Heinrich Reinhardt and
Harry 3. and Robert B. Smith II will
be marked by the frst appearance of
trio of newcomers. In the principal
comedy role OF Roland. Harry Short. a
celebrated comedian. will make his ini-
ttal bow as member Of the Academy
organization. Norma Brown. the new
ingenue. will be seen in the part of
Annamiri, and Bobby Roberts. the new
light comedian and dancer. will have
strong comedy part There are a large
number Of pretty song numbers In
The Spring Maid" conspicuous among
them being Two Little Love Bees and
Day Dreams" Florence Mackie, Ernest
Geyer, Royal Cutter. George Bogues.
Billie Bush. Matt Hanley, Edward
Basse and Alice Hills are some of the
other principals who will be sattsfac-
toriiy cast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16

MINsTRELs AND VARIETY
At THE LYRIC TO-DAY

The rattle of the bones. the tintin
nabulations OF the tam BOURNE and the
sibilant shufie Of the tigstep will en-
iiven the show at the Lyric the nrst
half of the week. commencing with the
matinee performance today The Pet
ticoat Minstrels have come to town.
This Is the newest minstrel organiza-
ton as well as the most novel in vaude-
willie. the company consisting entirely
OF girls.
The Petticoat Minstrels will present
a lengthy and diversified program. 1t
includes all the familiar forms of en-
itertainment provided by the big min
strel troupes and has the added charm
OF femininity. The girls sing. dance
and frolic hilariously, The stage set
ting is unique and appropriate.
The champion woman lariat thrower
Of the world, Hazel Moran. late star
performer with the "1o1 Ranch Wild
West" will make her first appearance
here. She Is giving remarkable exhi-
bition of skill. dexterity and agility
with the rope. Miss Moran has a per-
sonality that fairly radiates and exudes
good humor. She Is widely known as
the female Will Rogers" She per-
forms all of the tricks done with the
rope by Rogers and is a capital come
dienne.
Ragtime fun and whirlwind dancing
make up the act of Gus Reed and Nell
Wood, a versatile team Of laugh pro-
ducers. Miss Wood has superb sing
ing voice and her dancing exemplifies
In novel terpsichorean conceits the
poetry of motion.
classy vocal act will be the offering
of Harry Mayo and Harry Tally. the
better half of the recently disbanded
Empire City Quartet. Mayo and Tally
have a repertoire of songs that is de-
signed to please every taste In music.
Dangerous and difficult acrobatic
teats. interlarded with comical antics.
will be the offering of the Kremka
Brothers. European circus gymnasts.
acrobats and eouilihrists, who close the
bill with a series Of hairraising stunts.
They are purveyors of shocks and
thrills as we'll as capital pantomimists.
New movies include latest war
films
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16
MAI. BROWN FRONTS
EFFICIENT StRy
Aspirant to Position OF Secrets
Commonwealth Stetes His r,
poses and Refers to Rccortii

Il can only assure the public a
I am made custodian of the
seal OF Virginia I will promise
neither the shame OF incapacit,t
the disgrace of neglect to Del,
the duties OF the once will ev,3
brought against It," ].
This Is the assurance given hS
tor Philip F. Brown, OF Blue .
Springs, to the Democratic vote
Virginia II they honor him wit
nomination for secretary OF the
monwealth. Major Brown ha
Gently issued an address to the
in which he says:
"As It appears to be the I'd
with aspirants for political ofiie
furnish the public a record Of IL
activities, political and otherwta
boost their claims for the ofiices
seek, will be as brief as possit
offering for secretary OF the
monwealth. n
Three years prior 10 reachfna
age majority. was in the ARR
Northern Virginia, and was put
of service by a gun shot wou
Champions Gap, South Mou
Maryland. September "a. 1852.
Represented Botetourt in tbs
islature of 1912. Served OF
board of visitors V. NJ. l. for six
and for forty-two consecutive
mers contributed to the comfor'
joyment and health OF many ps
who annually made Blue
Springs their summer home.
This office Is purely administ
in character. therefore. have ne
xestions for new laws nor cham
old ones. / can only assure the i
that If I am made custodian q
great seal of Virginia. I will PR
that neither the shame of incaM
nor the disgrace Of neglect to-
form the duties of the Office vii
he brought against II.
PHILIP F. BROW
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16
CINCINNATI REDS MADE ]
MARVELLOUS SHOWN
Crawed Into the First Division Last Week and Are On
Heels Of Cards and Philles-Red and White sox STU
Bunched In American.
BY ARTHUR STRUWE.
staff Correspondent international
News Service,


New York. July 15.--Is Christy
Mathewson. former star twirler of the
Giants. going to be the miracle man
Of baseball this year? Matty, now
leading the Reds, Is making a bold
bid for the pennant. He has brought
the Cincinnati bunch up in the first
division, and his men are still going
strong. He Is knocking at third place
just jump away from second posi-
ton, and only eight games behind
the leading Giants. Just a game in
front of the Reds is the St Louis team
Miller Higgins has also performed
wonders with the Cardinals. He has
his men up to within a game of sec
ond place. Matty's men made the best
showing Of the week among the quar-
tet In the first division. He won Ave
games out Of seven while the other
three clubs were breaking even on
the weeks combats n
Tn Giants still lead the National
league by six and a half games They
failed to gain any advantage over the
Phillies in second place But the
schedule this week favors the Nc
GRANTEES While they are combating
with the Cubs and Pirates. the Phil
the Reds and Cardinals-the two
teams knocking at their door The
Cardinals and Reds will also have to
clash with the Dodgers, who Just now
seem to have gotten a second wind.
In the American league the lead
again switched. The Red Sox found
the western going very hard so far
this trip. Leading the White Sox a
week ago they have now dropped back
to second place, one and one-half
games behind the Chicago bunch. Next
Thursday will see another crucial
series when the two leading teams
will clash at Chicago, Before the
clash. Boston. If they show improve
ment. should gain little on the
White Sox. They will meet the tall
enders. while the White Sox must
clash with the Senators. The latter.
however, are only a shade better than
the Browns.
The Yankees still continue on the
toboggan. They have dropped to
fourth place. the Indians passing
them the past week and bid fair. un-
less they show a remarkable reversal
of form, to slide into the second d.
vision. The Tigers are knocking at
their heels and couple OF wins
while New York ioses will put Jen-
nings' men In the honored four.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-16
YAMkS WIN TWO WHOLE
GAMES IN ONE DAY
and Bring SkiddinS Gothamitcs
to Firm Halt.
TIGERS wALLOP ATHLETICS.
Detroit Sluggers Fall on Myers for
Twelve Hits and Seven Runs--Cobb
Gets Two Out of Four Trips

Cleveland o.. July 15,-Another
baseball record was established in
Cleveland today. but it was not from
the games won standpoint. but the
Yankees made the Indians eat crow in
both games of the double header.
Ray Fisher held the locals to four
hits and shut them out. to 0. in the
first game. In the second game Ray
Caldwell pitched almost as we'll and
the Yankees won, to 2. Wambs-
ganss stole home in the first inning.
The record was set in the matter of
attendance, crowd of $4,000 turning
out The former mark was 25,522.