The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-24

Faced with n shortage of wool, the
economic board called on the French
ambassador and explained that con- 4
servation of cloth was necessary to en- +
able the nation to provide uniforms
for it's armies. NJ. JusSerand COM |
municated with his government, with I
the result that the cooperation of the /
designers was secured. Whether
dresses will be shorter or tighter or
merely less elaborate has not been an
nounced.
Iu all cases, where it is necessary to
curtail use of raw materials, the war
industries board and the commercial
economic board will work with the
manufa cturers rather than with the
consumers Mr.. Clifford said. This
was decided after close study OF all ,
phases of industries likely to be al
fected by the war. in which 1t was
found that injustice and waste would
result from efforts to classify certain
products as nonessential to the prose-
crtion of the war, or as frivolous
use of material needed elsewhere
While the economic board frowns
on the" use of unnecessary belts ana
trimmings, the public will not be
urged to forego such Injuries, but the
makers will be asked to stop their
manufacture. Clothing already made
with these adjuncts might be a total
waste, it was pointed out, If a slack
er" charge were laid against them.
| The annual meeting of the Shawnee
| County Old Settlers association Will
be held at the First Presbyterian
church December 5. The meeting is
| called for l o'clock in the afternoon
| The association this year will omit
its regular banquet, because of the
Hoover pledge. The old settlers, who
helped in the building of the state
thru its lean years" realize the value
! of food in a national crisis. and are
anxious to comply with the govern
| ment's request for the utmost care in
! the consumption of food.
The program for the afternoon will
be made up of short addresses. remin-
iscences and patriotic music. The Of
ficers of the organization are: Mr.
H. o. Carney. president: Mr.. Freeman
Sardou, vice president; Mr.. George w.
Huron, treasurer; Mr.. Josiah Jordan,
secretary DR.. Edmund J. Kulp will
make a patriotic address.
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OH DEAR. DEAR NE.
New York, Nov. 24.-Uncle Sam 5
land and sea warriors are going to be
| censored. That is, they must ADOPT
the old Puritanical ideas when enter
tanned at house parties. A code OF
conduct has been formulated by the
MAYORS committee on women. The
Jazz will be barred. 1t is too rough
for the warriors The girls will also
he barred unless they are known to
read something like this:
When dancing gaze at the ceiling
and say nothing
Dancing speed is limited-probably
an inch an hour
Men will not be permitted to sprin g
more than two jokes an evening and
the Joke committee" must pass on
them.
Girls will be allowed three giggles
and ehuckle during the evening.
The fox trot, the one-step and waltz
have been O. KID but the jazz-hor-
rorsl
Hilarity will cease at eleven bells.
And in rule No. / one of the war
riors may say to- his dancing partner:
I'D like to see what you look like,
but the house will rule me off the
floor if 1 look at you
And the girl will reply: Don't take
a chance"
Sherman had the right ideal
X X X
1t may not be long before you will
have to rouse the sleeping car porter
from his knitting to make up your
! berth. For it is likely that all train
men will take up the pastime since
Fireman Jack Ryder, running on a
Burlington road locomotive out of
Chicago, has blazed the trail. Ryder
says he's going to teach the art to the
conductors and it will be handed down
the line.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Clara Vermillion, of Wichita,
arr.sed Thursday to visit Mrs. Paul
Walker.
Mrs Irving Pribble, of 700 Topeka
avenue will leave the first of next
week for a visit in Oklahoma City,
Muskogee, Miami and Kansas City.
Mrs. c. ]. F. Leach and her son
Donald, have been visiting their rels
: tives, Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Simpson,
500 West Eighth street. Mrs. Leach
, formerly lived in Kansas City, and will
: now join her husband in a permanent
residence in Batavia, N Y, where Mr..
Leach has a position with the Massey
: Harris Harvester company.
, Miss Sue Benton, who has been
: visiting Mrs. Lucia o. Case, has gone
= to Onaga where she will spend the
: winter Mrs. Sadie Clark who has
also been with Mrs. Case. left today
for Onaga to visit her brother, Mr.
Grossnickle. and his family. Mrs
Case will go to California soon Il
! friends. Mrs. Case has made her
l home in Topek for about thir-
) ty years, and has been active In
: various kinds of welfare work. She is
' lawyer, having been admitted to
the bar in 1895.
day for Fort Sill, Okla, to visit her
, husband who is major color sergeant
: of the 18Th L. S. infantry.
Miss Hilles of Wilmington, Del, ha:
left for California. after a visit to hel
f cousin, Miss Reita Updegraff.
/ Mr. and Mrs. J. F. FARRELL will &c
to- Fort Sill next week to visit theiI
sons. Mr.. Archibald FARRELL and Mr.
= Sanford farrell, who are in the train
ing camp.
s Mrs. George NJ. Crawford will spend
: a part of next week in Lawton, Okla
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