The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-17

Boston, on leaving Topeka, went to
Washington, d. c., to teach voice in
one of the exclusive colleges of that
city. The school is now closed tenn
porarily on account of the war. and
Madame Souther is taking a vacation
and visiting Miss Hogeboom.
Mrs. Arthur Mills left Tuesday night
for LaWton, Okla, to remain as long
as Captain Mills is at Fort Sill. Mrs.
Mills, who is vice president of the
Military Sisterhood, has been acting
president since Mrs. C. I. Martin, the
chief executive officer of the society,
went south to be with General Mar
tin. Mrs. J. F. farrell, the succeed
ing officer. will preside at the meet
ings until the return of either the
president or vice president.
A called meeting of the sisterhood
was held Tuesday. in honor of Mrs.
Mills and as a farewell to her.
At the business session, it was de-
cided to ask the members for a birth
day offering on their anniversaries.
Letters were read from men in the
army by members of the society. Mrs.
NJ. L. Short, whose son, Earl Short, is
with the engineers in the expedition
airy force in France, read a letter
from her son. Mrs. A. NJ. Petro read
a letter from her son, Kelsey Petro,
who is with the Washburn Ambulance
corps. Mrs H. H. Welty, who has re-
Gently returned from a visit to her
son, Donald Welty, at Fort Sill, gave
a description of the camp and the
, camp life of the soldiers.
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The children of Polk school have
agreed to save all the money this
week that they usually spend for candy,
moving picture shows and other lux
uries, to raise a fund for the adop-
] Of
ing of grade school principals, the
project of getting the school children
interested was presented by Mrs. J.
c. McClintock, Mrs. Bennett R
Wheeler and Mrs. S. S. Estey. The
children are not asked to give any
money that they would not otherwise
spend for sweets or entertainment, Sc
that there is no burden to be placed
| upon the parents.
| The art department of the Woman's
club, Mrs. l.. D. Whittemore chair
man, will meet Thursday morning
/ from 10 to II o'clock at the Y. w
| c. A. hall. Mrs. F. L. DeBeukalae1
will give practical demonstration OF
the use of clay in modelling. The de-
partment has more than a hundred
! members enrolled.
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; One of the handsome new cars in
/ town is a chummy roadster owned bX
( Mr. Don Mulvane 1t is a luscious Iieht
! color like the inside of a rich choco-
! late cream, and it bears the name OF
an extra expensive make.
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Mrs. Hugh T. Fisher, wife of Judge
Fisher, assistant county attorney has
accepted a position as teacher in Mrs
( Clithero's graded school of music She
VIII probably be presented in a concert
recital soon.
Mrs. Fisher is a graduate pianist
having specialized as accompanist anC
] teacher. She has given concerts ir
! Hutchinson, Nickerson, and other
towns of Kansas. She graduated from
] the music department of Nickersor
! college, and completed the six years
/ teacher course there under the direc.
ton of Miss Lenora Scott, who was
herself graduate of the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music. and later
a student of pipe organ under AIexan-
/ der Guilmant in Paris. Mrs. Fisher il
! a University woman. having taken hel
/ A. B. and A. NJ. degrees from the Kan.
( sas State university.
Mrs. Fisher is doing post graduate
work with Mrs. Clithero, who will pre-
sent her in recital some time soon.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs S. ]. Bear and the;,
! daughter, Mrs. Barnes will leave the
1 first of November to make their HON.
in st. Louis. Mo.
Mrs. Annie Shreve and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. A B. Hollis, will spend tn,
| week end in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. A Campbell
motored to Hutchinson Tuesday anC
will return home Thursday or Friday
Miss Rockwell. of Junction CITY
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