The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-26

ana Y w, 6. A. work at military
camps in America and abroad: An
other speaker of the afternoon Is MISS
Butler of New York, the sister of Dr.
Nicholas Butler, president of Column
bia university. Miss Butler is ma
tioral speaker for the Y. w. C. A.
Covers were laid at the luncheon for
$40 guests, including some of the fore-
from over the state. especially those |
engaged in educational work in the |
higher institutions of learning
The Argonauts will meet Saturday
night. October 81, at the home OF the |
Misses Kelley. POI Woodlawn avenue. !
Lieut.. and Mrs oliver NJ Ladd are
the parents of a son. born Thursday:
Mrs. Ladd is in Topeka to spend a
few months with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. c. B. Reed. She was formerly
Miss Phil Reed. The baby's father.
Lieutenant Ladd. is in the Philippine
Islands, and will not see his new son
until next April. when he expects 10
come to the States to take his family
home with him. The child is the sec
ond son Of Lieutenant and Mrs Ladd,
the elder boy being Oliver NJ. Ladd,
Jr.. who is here with his mother
The forestry department of the Wo-
mans club, of which Mrs. L. H. Mum
is chairman, had a meeting Thursday
afternoon at the Y. W. c. A. A paper
on Luther Burbank was read by Miss
Annette Nicoll. Mrs. Robert S. Gordon
had paper on Trees, and Mrs. Frank
Britton read a paper on The Kew
Gardens of London"
X x
Anyone who has good sewing
machine. and wishes to lend it for a
month to the Red Cross, to be used in
making garments and hospital linens
fO, = he I
Dillon at the Red Cross work rooms,
or at her home. Her residence tele-
phone number is 40.
The machines will be called for and
returned without any expense to the
owner.
needed at the workrooms. So many
workers have responded to the call for
help in getting out the rush orders
for tennis flannel pajamas and bath
robes that there are not enough ma
chimes now on hand to keep all those
who want to work busy.
X
A monologue of the times. called
The Ingenue," is from the pen of
Annie J. Gilbert of the New York
Sun. 1t is so like the conversation one
hears every day that it is reprinted
here.
Isn't he brave?
And doesn't he look stunning in
It's very interesting to be engaged.
1t only happened this morning.
You see-he looked so handsome
And inconsolable
l had to say yes
Don't you ike long engagements?
1 do.
You have SO much time to change
your mind,
If you have one
1 mean if you have to.
He felt real bad when he went off,
Made me promise to think of him con-
tinually.
OF course L promised, but it can't be
DONE
Sure to be long gaps when I can't
think at all
And I'm in so deep,
| This war 1 mean;
It's sure to succeed
Because it's so fashionabl
All the best people are in it,
All of my set
But it's worse than Lent
haven't had a chocolate cream for
ages,
And mas cut off bacon and cream for
breakfast;
Says they're bad for my complexion
AS well as too dear
I'm getting positively bony-
And Ethel
We're going to dress as Red Cross,
nurses at the Garden Fete.
Won't that be fun?
It's SO becoming.
| oh, I'm so busy
L haven't z minute.
were making pajamas and jelly for
the soldiers,
! Only mine won't jell-and 1 got them
upside down
| The sleeves, 1 mean.
| And
| When Jim comes back we'lI have a
military wedding.
! de s sure to be a colonel at least
/ By that time.
| How long will it take him To GOT bic
/ You don't know?
| Wen, real military wedding:
OFFICERS crossed swords and we two
marching under them,
IN white satin with a train Yards
and yards long
lie In full uniform and covered with
decorations;
| He's sure to have some by that Tina
ana ~ nave a little drummer boy to
hold up my train
| While the band plays the vaddi,o,
march in Saul
| Won't that be dandy?
What are you laughing at, Ethel?
/ \
Canon George NJ. GeiseI has ra+,,r,-
ed from a trip to New York and other
eastern cities. In Washington. d. g
Where he spent some time, he was in
troduced to President Wilson, by the
presidents secretary, Mr.. T11n1uitv
VINO was s -.ool friend of Mr.. Geisel
WI. mas. r. Perry, of Red Bank, N. J..
accompanied Mr.. GeiseI on his retnrn
nome, and has left for Arizona tn
spend the winter ~
X X
Inc West Side Forestry club met
thursday with Mrs. F. ]. w Travis.
Bulbs for the Fall Garden Guests
OF the club We're: Mrs W. c. Wheeler
Mrs; d. D. Knox, Mrs. NJ. Shaler. Mrs
4. oWler. Mrs. c. w Rittroap -