The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

pasted on the box at BurkhaTt's: Stop |
a minute; look what's here, a bean i
porridge pot for Christmas ehee i,;;
think a minute, and like as not, you IL /
put bean in this bean pot"
The boxes are placed in many OF |
the stores and restaurants and other I
public places, including the two news
paper offices Pellitier's, Crosby |
Brothers, Warren NJ Crosby, Berk-
sons, and Paxton's dry good stores,
Payne Shoe Store, the Fitzgerald and
Dibble groceries, Thompson Hardware
store, F'reeman's and Burkharts cigar
stores. Mrs. Lords flower room,
CremeFie and Ideal cafes White
ker's, and Lux's commission houses,
Klingaman, Hargis. Flad, Brunt, Wag-
goner, and TuIly & Mcfarland drug
houses. the Rock Island depot, and
Woolworth's, and Kresge's stores
Mrs. A. w. Bronson was hostess at
a bridge-Iuncheon today, in comph-
ment to. her sister, Mrs Charles
Brown, who will leave soon to return
to her home in Mohawk, New YORK
The luncheon was served at the
Pelletier tea room The guests were
seated at a long table, in the center
of which was a statue holding an
electric lamp, shaded in green, and
decorated with deep pink roses. Bas-
kets of flowers stood at each end of
the table also, and the favors were
small gilt baskets tied with tulle.
After the luncheon the party drove
to Mrs Bronson's home in Harrison
street, to play bridge. Thirty-two
guests were asked
Mrs. Brown has been with her sister
for nearly a year. She was with the
Bronson family in California all sum
mer and was with them few months
previous to that. She has made her
of nearly every season for a number
OF years.
A line party to the Grand Opera
house to see the Lost Princess, Sat
urday afternoon, will have as its mem
bers: Mrs. Paul Walker. Mrs. j. P.
Griswold Mrs. Mary Dallas Larimer
and her two children, Bobby and
Mary Ruth, Mrs o. S. Morrow and
Miss Marian Morrow.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Stevenson of
SaIina, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, MauFene. to
Mr. -Conley Dunn, also of Salina.
Miss Stevenson has just returned
to her home after a visit in Topeka
to Miss Bernice Emahizer. She is a
frequent visitor here, at the Emahizer
and the s. s. Estey home. She for
merly attended Washburn College,
and is a member of the Kappa Alpha
Mr.. Dunn, formerly of Virginia,
went to Salina about a year ago. and
is manager of an electrical company
of that city.
No date is set for the marriage, but
It will probably take place next spring.
Miss Stevenson will return to Topeka
in a few weeks to visit Miss Emahizer.
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News has been received in Topeka
of the marriage of Miss Helen Griffith,
of Washburn college, and Lieut.. Rolin
Jeffrey. L. S. n. The wedding took
| place Tuesday in Chicago.
The bride is a graduate OF North
western university. and took a course
in dramatic art in washbnrn college
She was entering her third year as
head of the dramatic art department
| at Washburn. She is member of
the Alpha Phi sorority. and made her
| home at the Alpha Phi chapter house.
Her home was in Nortouville Kan
Lieutenant Jeffrey is assistant sur
geon in the naval training camp at
Waukegan, Ill, and will probably be
/ located there for some time His
| former home was Nortonville, and he
is a graduate of Northwestern univer-
sity.
| An effort is being made in this
/ country to discourage the practice OF
wearing mourning for soldiers who
will be killed in the war. The appeal
/ to American women especially to dis
| regard the custom of putting on black,
! is made on patriotic grounds, in con-
| sideration of the fact that the country
will need spirit and courage which it
is hard to keep up in the sight of de-
| pressing garments seen everywhere. 1t
is thought that crepe will hinder, and
not help the country win the struggle.
| 1t will be easier for Americans to do
this than for people of Europe, by
! reason of their deep seated disregard
for externals and their national ten
/ dency to go to the heart of a PROPOSE
! ton, and by reason of the fact that
they have already freed themselves
of many observanceS that are still kept
in older countries. Patriotism de-
rnands this temporary change in our
habits, and so also does economics. We
must avoid waste; and what can be
more waStefuI than laying aside per-
fectly good garments, hats, hosiery
gloves and shoes, and replacing them
with new ones? The excessive prices
now prevailing for all kinds of wear
ing apparel further emphasize the un-
wisdom of such a course for the great
majority of the American people.
| Adherence to the customary mourn
ing wear, under conditions which
there is good reason to fear would
cause black to be a very general fea-
ture on our streets and avenues, would
also have a deterrent effect on trade
as we'll as on patriotism. A genera
air of disbursement, OF depression
having been created in each commun-
ity, social gatherings would be taboo
Under such circumstances few peo'
pie would care to renovate or beauty
their homes. All sorts of trades would
| suffer including the retail stc&c@
Thus while. on the one hand. waste
would be created thru the discardinG
Of clothing serviceable in all but col
or. on the other hand the unwise par
simony which has been condemned
since our entrance into the war would
, be encouraged.
In celebration of the eighty-sixtH
anniversary of Mrs. Silas Rain, hel
card club had a meeting Wednesda!
at the home of her grandson. Mr.
Frank Crane, and Mrs. Crane.
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Mrs C. W. Snyser will have guests
at bridge Saturday evening for Mrs
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