The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-08

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told it just straight. I suppose-you |
know how queer she is" said one OF /
the women. "Ah, yes" sighed the |
other one Il guess she has had too /
many operations"
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The Alta Vista club has given up |
its regular meetings for this year and /
will devote its meeting days to the
work of making surgical dressings for
the Red Cross
The annual reception and dinner
of the Kansas Dinner club will be
given tonight at the. First Methodist
church.
A series of Saturday afternoon sub
scription dances will begin Saturday
of this week at the Chocolate Shop,
in Miss Hazel Howe's studio.
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Miss Marguerite Gohlke. Miss
Nanon Herren and Miss Myrtle Rad
cliffe have returned from Camp Fun
ston, where they gave recital for the
entertainment of the soldiers at one
of the Y. NJ. C. A camps. Miss Gohlke
sang, Miss Herren gave readings and
Miss Radcliffe was the pianist.
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The woman's Rota club had lunch
Commerce. The club is planning all
entertainment to be given little
later in the season. They may bring
an out of town lecturer to Topeka, or
they may give a concert or play, the
work 10 be done by members of the
club.
Kansas girl, Miss Evadne Laptad
of Lawrence. has gone abroad to be
business manager of the first woman's
base hospital established in the war
zone. Miss Laptad is a graduate of
Kansas university, and for some years
has been principal of the Burlington,
Kan, high school. On the trip to
France she accompanied DR.. Caroline
Finley of New York, who is head of
survey and send back for equipment
and other members of the unit, when
they are ready for work.
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The money for the Red Cross
Christmas packages, which are to be
contributed by Topeka in numbers
ranging from one to two thousand, is
being collected by members of the so
siety who preside at boxes in the large
stores on Kansas avenue. The girls
are dressed in the costume of the Red
Cross worker, with the Blue wells and
white dresses. They accept contribu-
tions to the fund from the shoppers.
Among the young women who have
agreed this morning to serve in the
work of raising funds are: Miss Edith
Cornell, Miss Jessie Burnett, Mrs.
Charles Wolfe, Jr.. Miss Marguerite
Koontz. Miss Grace Koontz, Miss Har-
riet Hill, Miss Mary Clark and Mrs.
Rose Montgomery.
The work will be continued today,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan, who will
entertain Friday afternoon for the
Kansas teachers who are native
Kansans will be assisted by the mem
bers CT the executive board of the So
c:ety of Native Daughters of Kansas.
Miss Mary Sands, who is a member
OF the organization, will furnish harp
music for the afternoon. One of the
guests of the afternoon will be Mrs
John Pullman of Bridgeport, Conn,
who was formerly Miss Mary 1akin
of Topeka and is the daughter of a
Kansas pioneer family.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Miles of
Kansas City. are the parents of a son,
formerly Miss Pauline Hudson, and is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs o. e. Walker left to-
day for Concordia, to visit relatives
for two or three weeks.
Mrs. ]. F. Letton was in Topeka
Wednesday, accompanying Mr.. Let
ton, who spoke on the hotel business
before the Chamber of Commerce at
the noon luncheon. Mrs Letton was
also guest at the luncheon.
Miss Dorothy Harrington, of Beaver,
Penn, is recovering from a serious
surgical operation which she recently
underwent in an eastern hospital. She
spent number of weeks in Topeka
this fall, and was ill a good deal of
the time of her visit, to her cousin,
Mrs. Alice Love. Immediately after
her return she went to the hospital
She is getting along well.
Miss Edna Shaw of the Wichita
Beacon. is in Topeka today and is the
guest at the Lee Monroe home.
Mrs. Frank Webb of Moline, and
Miss Mary Nelson of Kansas City, are
| visiting Mrs. Frank Organ. Mrs. Or
gan has returned from a trip of three
months to California, and a visit to
her sister in Salt Lake City.
Miss Lima Bresette has gone to her
home from st. Francis hospital, where
she underwent an operation on her
| throat She is recovering and will be
| out again in a day or two.
Miss Helen Yoder is in Kansas City
attending rehearsals for the Junior
League Frolic to be given in that city
| December and 8.
Miss Rose Gilberg will give a song
] recital Friday night at the railroad
/ Y. M. c. A
Miss Isabel Crawford, Miss Eva
Miller. Miss Jane Bone, Mr. Ted Hus-
sey, Mr.. Glen Davis and Mr.. Philip
Fable went to the Emporia-Topeka
football game at Emporia. and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller al
the Miller ranch on the return trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Painter of Hanna
Wyo-, are the parents of a daughter
born November q whom they will
name Sarah Alice. Mr. Painter is q
former Washburn college man.
Miss June Ebey. teacher of music
ano English, and Miss Margaret Whit.
field, teacher of Latin and history ir
the nigh school at Almena, are guest.
during the convention of Mr. and Mrs
Elmer Ebey. Mr.. and Mrs r. H
Ebey of Kansas City will spend tn,