The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21

bearing the special delivery which
comes on Sunday arrives about 1
o'clock in the morning. And the
opinion expressed by the paternal an
cestor who is called upon to make the
trip to the door at that early hour is
not highly complimentary to such
fond and unfailing affection.
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Friday evening Miss Berenice He
mus will give her second annual piano
recital in the parlors of the Daniel
Muller School of Music. She will be
assisted by Miss Marjorie Hemus, sec
ond piano; Miss Margaret McCandless,
reader, and Mr.. Howard NJ. Payne,
violinist. Mrs. D. A. Muller will be
the accompanist.
Mrs. Don Mulvane and Mrs. Dana
Davis gave a 1 o'clock luncheon to-
. day at the Country club in compli-
ment to Mrs. Arthur McClintock of
Denver, Colo, who is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Frank d. Merriam. Gov
ers were laid for Mrs. McClintock,
Mrs. Merriam, Mrs. Harry Weaver of
Kansas City, Mrs. Dorr Norton of
Kansas City. Mrs. Alfred Hart of
Oklahoma City, Mrs. Walter Hayes,
Mrs. Theodore Snattinger, Mrs. Gill
Updegraff of Sioux Falls, S. D., Mrs
Chas. Wolff, jr., Mrs Joe Morgan, Mrs.
George Thompson, Mrs. George Sny-
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Mr.. Arthur Soderstrum announces
his fourteenth annual recital to be
given at the First United Presbyter-
ian church. Tuesday evening, June
26, at Sis o'clock. He will have the
prano; Mr.. Hugh Smith, tenor; Mrs.
Fred r. Munson. accompanist, and
Miss Thelma Huston, reader. The
public is invited to attend
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Some of the English newspapers are
trying to boom the kilt and tartan
costume for civilians in London and
other cities of England. The Liver
pool Post says:
Certainly something should be
done to abolish the hideous cylindrical
bags in which we hide our legs today.
Who ever saw a statue that looks
dignified in trousers?'
Most of the Britons are laughing al
the idea as utterly absurd but they
realize that it is the passing of the
Highlander troops which has i'm
pressed some of the people with the
beauty and service of their costumes
However, the average English citizen
has no ambition to feel that he is Iiv-
ing in the time of James II.
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The girls of the 1915 class of the
! Topeka high school gave a picnic this
evening at 6 o'clock in Central park
There were between fifty and sixty
present.
Miss Dorothy and Neva Shoemaker
entertained at their home Wednesday
afternoon for their guest, Miss Dolly
Bushong of Atchison. The guests
were Marian Macarthur. Dorothy
Jones, Polly Busby, Dorothy Thoro-
man, Verna Wise, Elinor Eckert.
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Notes and Personal Mention
Mrs. J. F. Miller and her daughter,
Miss Hilda Miller, of Oklahoma City,
who are guests of Mrs. Frank Burrow,
will return the first of the week to
| their home.
Mrs. L. c. Kistler, of Kansas City,
is spending few days with Mrs F. B.
| Gatchell.
i Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Cockrell are
expected home soon from a visit to
relatives in Ohio.
Mrs. William Wood, who has been
with her son, Mr.. Carlton Wood, for
a few weeks, went to Wichita to spend
some time with another son, Mr..
Arthur Wood, and his family
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Veale III
and their children, Betty, Tinkham
and Medium, have returned to their
home in Detroit, Mich, after a visit
with Mr.. Veale's mother, Mrs. Gene
we've T. Veale, and Mrs. Veale's moth
ers Mrs Mary Walworth.
Miss Mary Weightman returned to-