The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17

Trave1rs' auxiliary were hosts. Mrs.
Shoaf, before her marriage, was Miss
Frances Walsh, and she is the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. Walsh.
Mr.. Nate Koontz, retiring president,
was given a handsome watch by the
association. Mr.. George Stansfield
won the first prize for the best dec
GRATED window. and Mr.. Ed Arnold,
the second prize.
About three hundred people attend
ed the banquet. All the guests were
given red, white and blue caps to be
worn during the dinner. An orchestra
furnished music, and a program of
after dinner speeches were given. Mr..
Ed Arnold was POSTMASTER and re-
sponses were made by Mrs. Elmer
Bloom of Hutchinson Mrs. Braniean,
Mr.. KoOntz and by Mr.. John Elmer
son Roberts of Kansas City, Mo, who
made the principal address of the
evening.
Mrs. E. D. Schonberger gave an
Italian dialect reading, and received an
enthusiastic encore.
X
Mrs. Frank Bradley will leave Sat
urday to visit relatives in Iowa, before
going to Los Angeles, Cal, to make
her home. She will be honor guest
at a meeting of the Tuesday Bridge
Luncheon club Friday, at which Mrs.
George Eagle will be hostess.
DR.. and Mrs. C. B. Reed gave a din
ner Wednesday night for five of the
young bachelor dentists of Topeka.
X
Capt. Taylor Belcher, of Omaha,
Neb., arrived this morning to visit his
mother, Mrs. J. H. Belcher, and his
sister, Mrs. w. N. West, at the West
home. He is on his way to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, where he has the Of
flee of captain in the United States re-
serves in the quartermaster's depart
ment.
Lieut. Dick Reed was ordered to the
Springfield armory Springfield, Mass,
last Monday. He belongs to the ord
nance department of the army. He
was formerly in the test and inspection
department of the railroad, and re-
Gently received mis- commission in the
army.
The last meeting of the P. E. o. So
ciety for the season will be held Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Hugh T. Fisher of Potwin Place.
X x X
Wellesley girls have declared mar
tial law on ice cream and other deli
cacies. Their war plans follow:
No candy, ice cream or other eata-
bleS between meals.
Economy in dress.
No high heeled shoes.
Eight hours work, eight hours sleep,
eight hours recreation daily.
Take up Red Cross, first aid, navy
unit league or special welfare work in
part of recreation hours.
Rise at $50. retire at 1880.
Weekly drill and daily flag cere-
monies
Nearly 1000 girls have enlisted for
this self-discipline.
X
The Elks' club was the scene of A
pretty luncheon ana card party
Wednesday given by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Pharmaceutical asso-
citation for the visiting women.
The dining rooms were decorated
with spirea in big, shepherdess bas-
kets, tied with pink ribbon. The bas-
kets hung from the electroliers and
banked the sidehoard. The curtains
between the room were draped with
sprays OF spirea. Corsage bouquets of
sweet peas and roses were given as
favors.
A musical program was given dur
| ing the luncheon and later in the aft
ernoon. Mr. Lester Reynolds sang
Celeste Aida" and Believe Me if All
These Endearing Young Charms" and
Mrs. Charles Joslin sang THE Flower
Spirit and Mother Dear" Mrs. Fred
Munson played the accomplishments.
and Miss Marjorie Petro gave some
| piano solos. A quartet of girls from
the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority sang.
A feature of the entertainment was
! a reading by Mrs. Joseph Hicks. She
received an encore for her first selec-
! ton and read a number of her own
authorship. Mrs. Hicks is a southern
woman, and she has prepared some
| humorous readings of darby dialect
that are particularly clever. She is a
! reader of much ability and has come
! to be much in demand for entertain
! ments. not only in Topeka, but in other
+ towns as well.
! Prizes were awarded at the game
/ in the afternoon at Mrs. J. E. Gies-
burg of Kansas City, Mrs. B. E. Poole,
| Mrs. Elmer Bloom of Hutchinson,
Mrs. H. c. Goodrich and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Brunt.
The guests included: Mrs. T. V.
Campbell, Mrs. w. c. Etheridge of
/ Galena. Mrs. Charles Joslin, Mrs. Mel
son Petro, Mrs. A. E. Topping of
Overlook, Mrs. ]. c. Hoover. Mrs.
A. c. Campbell, Mrs. I. NJ. Caldwell
of Kansas City. Kan, Mrs. J. E. Gies-
burg of Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. w.
A Barrett, Miss Lottie Kelly, Mrs.
Ralph Squires, Miss Marjorie Petro,
Mrs. H. c Martin, Mrs. n. G. Edel-
| blute, Mrs. George Stansfield, Mrs. B.
| E. Poole, Mrs. Fred Munson, Mrs. E.
Q. Thayer of Kansas City, Mo, Mrs
| Harley Row, Mrs. E. c. Hamill, Mrs
| Horace G. Goodrich, Miss Bertha
! Hampstead. Mrs. Joseph Hicks. Mrs
J Roy Shoaf, Mrs. o. c. Neiswender,
/ Mrs E. c. Arnold, Mrs. H. H, Brunt
Mrs. Ralph Campbell, Miss Ethel
! Campbell, Mrs. Elmer Bloom OF
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