The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

arrival was a surprise to his people.
He has sixty days leave of absence,
and will spend a part of his vacation
Park, Colorado, on his way to San
Francisco, on his return, to visit the
Whitcomb family who spend every
summer in the mountains.
X X
Miss Carolyn Lovewell will give a
recital tonight in her studio, when
some of her beginning pupils will fur
nish the program. Miss Helen Coe
will play the Accomplishments. The
members are as follows:
SefSH4ae Miss Ethel Fernstr9m Neiu,lHS
sung " Miss Jane Peterson u -'el N'
DuSAY Auii4 Miss olive Graves 0'iOefu
Just Wearyin For You.......... Bond
Miss Barbara Helfrey.
Miss Agnes Bergstrum.
Miss Grace Gerber
~ Miss Heima shoiund. ii0-nef
1D' Mrs. W. L. Bridges. Lester
Miss Agnes Bergstrum. ''''
y X n
The Art club will have its annual
picnic at the home of Mrs. Charles
will probable be given Monday if the
weather is suitable.
X X X
The British expression. doing your
Bit" that has been so previously over
worked in America for the last few
months, is completely going out of
lyle. The clam, casual English meth
cd of saying things, is proving very
popular with her new ally, America,
and now an Englishman has found a
new way of expressing this idea of
taking the patriots share of the load.
The new phrase, superseding the do
your bit" threadbare expression, is
carry on" The sentiment, someh ow,
has a good, sterling ring. 1t means
to the British and to the Americans,
that from now on they will probably
bear the brunt of the battle for tic
allied cause, and that the thing that is
begun must be carried on, both by
those who go and those who remain
at home. 1t sounds rather good, and,
anyhow, if people will just stop talk
| ing about their Bit" just about any
substitute would be acceptable.
X X X
The Philomath club had silver tea
party Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. George Rex, 1885 Clay street,
for the benefit of the fund that the
club is raising for the care of the
French orphan it is supporting. The
program consisted of an informal ad-
dress by Mrs. ]. c. Harmon, on the
Hawaiian Islands; readings by Evelyn
Hunt, dancing by Dorothy Hagsard'
and some music.
Miss Florence Wolfe will repeat the
orchestra number she gave at her re-
cital, at the concert to be given to-
night at the First Methodist church.
The public is invited.
X X X
One of our towns young men, out
in pursuit of pleasure, recently went
to a dancing party with a cheerful
good looking young widow OF the an
mony collecting variety. After the
dance, the two started home: the
young men expecting a short drive to
| the girls residence, the accustomed
ride in the porch swing, and the usual
farewells But as soon as they started
| the girl added to the party an unat-
| tached girl who had to be taken home
The unattached girl brought with he1
a second stray without an escort, and
thus the company grew to crowd
Being right down town, somebody was
| thoughtful enough to suggest thai
they go to a cafe for little bite to
eat With four people to feed III
these days of high prices, the poor
young man nearly tainted. He wen1
| into the restaurant with a vigorous
appetite all right, but when he heard
| the orders given by the girls. anc
figured up the prices on the bill OF
fare, he felt ill and decided his stom-
ach could not bear anything more
than a glass of water. He reflected
on the change in his purse, and, men
tally paraphrasing Sheridan's Ride, he
thought land payday fifteen day:
| away"
At this stage, the ex-husband of the
sweetest girl in the world came int
the restaurant, saw his eX-wife eating
with a strange man, and proceeded t.
raise a rumpus right before the crowd
telling plainly that he was thru pay
ing alimony. This so upset the tran
quillity of the girl that the evening was
ruined for her, as it had already beer
| spoiled for the man. The rest of the
night, up until two in the morning
was utilized by the pleasure seeking
lad in carting the unattached girl
| home, and in getting the distressed
widow to her own front door.
The man is Disguised with the fat
that empties his purse, loses hin
hours of beauty sleep and leaves hin
without a thrilling recollection.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Dr. Wilson Hobart has been &C
copied by the Denver County Hos
pital unit for military service. Dr.
Hobart was a physician in that hos
pital after finishing his medical cours
in Chicago, and before coming to To
peka to establish his general prac
tice.
Mrs. Anna ]. Wilson and her daugh
ter, Mrs Claude Butlin, of the Cit,
of Mexico, and Miss Dorothy Wilson
have been visiting the Clifford Histe'
family of Kansas City.