The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-26


Society of Civil Engineers.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Carrying around no end of a crouch.
Here he has been a perfect slavey fer
a pretty girl for five Or six years, has
spent his Sundays and his evenings
and his salary for her benefit and
now she has married the hated rival
He probably retired gracefully while
the retiring was good, but such an af-
Fiction always leaves some sore
spots.
Miss Ruth Knox has gone to Atchi-
son, Kansas, to be bridesr aid at the
marriage of Miss Hester Irene Leslie
to Mr.. Tarbel Rieatd, Tuesday even
ing at the Christian church
Van Buren, school has adopted two
of the French war orphans, and the
little girls of the school are now
planning to sew for the children. They
have a sewing department in the
school, and the teacher of the sew
ing classes will design and cut out
dresses for the orphans, and the child
rem. under her direction. will make
the garments. They are planning
some warm wooden clothing for the
winter, and they will also make some
light dresses for the coming summer.
Miss Ethel Mccartney is principal of
the school,
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The Current Literature club will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H.
L. Williams, 11O5 Western avenue
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The Child Conservation league will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock with Mrs. E. d. Spickerrnan,-
141S Buchanan street. Miss Mary
Ward, government home demonstra-
ton agent, will give lecture on food
conservation. All members are urged
to be present.
Speaking of dramatic criticism a
prominent citizen was asked How
did you like the shown" as he left the
Grand a the close of the performance
of "Pom-Pom."
Very pretty-1eggy-I was
the judicious, 1aconic reply.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Jeanette Wagstaff, of Law
renee, who came to Topeka for the
the weekend guest of Miss Eva Mil
ler.
Mrs. Willis Gleed, of Kansas City,
has returned home, after a short stay
in Topeka. She came to look after
the repairs on her house il College
avenue, which was partly destroyed
by fire a few weeks ago.
MI. l.. M mcintyre mas returned
from Manhattan, where he visited his
daughter, Miss Leah McIntrye who
has been i'll at the Delta Zeta house.
The following young people who are
studying Industrial Journalism in the
Agricultural college at Manhattan,
visited the Topeka newspaper plants
today: Ruth Henderson, Martha
Borthwick, Ruth White, Gertrude
Norman, W. NJ. Giles, VeIma Carson,
Estel Wollman, Walter Neiberger, Cal
lie Jennison, Caroline Sloop, Geta
Lund, Nellie ThOrnburgh, Sara Chase,
B. Q. Shields, Mabel Bentley, and w.
f. Bernette.
Mr. Ed MacLennan has arrived
from Cascade, Colo, and is visiting
his brother, Mr.. Frank P. MacLen
nan.
Miss Katherine Mcfarland, who is a
student in the agricultural college,
has arrived to remain until after
Thanksgiving with her parents, Judge
and Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland.
Miss Mildred Adams of Kansas City
is visiting Mrs. w. T. Davis.
Miss Marian McGaw has returned
the past year in the office of the
Woman's party headquarters. She
stopped on her return in Chicago, to
visit Mrs. Ralph Greenleaf Phillips,
formerly Miss Jessie Jones. of To-
peka. She also visited Mrs. George
Ahlborn, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and her
aunt, Miss Madge Patterson, of Kan
sas City.
Mrs. Lewis c. Deppe, of Salt Lake
City, Utah. is visiting friends and
relatives here. Mrs. Deppe formerly
lived in Topeka and before returning
to Salt Lake City she will make a
trip to St. Joseph and Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griggs and Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Humphreys motored
to Kansas City Sunday in the Hum
phreys car.
Mr.. r F. Hayden Will leave Tues
day for business trip TO Alberta and
Saskatchewan. Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Frost have
moved to their new home in Jewell
avenue.
Mrs. A. NJ. Petro of 1918 Topeka
avenue, will leave Tuesday for Fort
Pike, Ark. where she will be the guest
of her son, Kelsey. who Is a member
of the Washburn ambulance corps
stationed at Fort Pike. Mrs. Petro
expects to be away several weeks.
Mrs. c. w. Hoyt has gone TO Fort
Sill to visit her son. Charles. who is in
the training camp.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Waldo Emmer-
son have moved from Tampa. Fla. to
Chicago, where Mr.. Emmerson has
been engaged to open the new Central
Park theater. which is the largest pic
ture house now operating in Chicago.
The house opened October 81 with
$4,000 Bartola. organ and twelve
piece orchestra Mrs. Emmerson. be-
fore her marriage, was Miss Betty
Beulah Baker of Topeka.