The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-13

to Kansas that the amount may be
added to the sum for which this place
is credited. She has asked Mrs Mon
roe to use it in whatever way she be-
lieves will add most to the comfort
of the men in the army.
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Garments which have been taken
from the Red Cross work rooms to
be ma de at home should be returned
as soon as possible to headquarters,
as orders have been received to ship
out all finished garm ents. The arti-
cIes are sometimes cut and given out
to those who can sew at home, but
find it impractical to go down to the
work room. The managers of the
room ask that they be turned back
at once, if they are finished, and any
one who has garments still unfinished
at home is asked to call the work
room by telephone, to advise that she
will either return the articles untln-
ished or complete them Immediately.
Orders are being received from
headquarters to send out the garments
as fast as they can be made.
The Day Nursery club will meet at
the Red Cross rooms in the surgical
dressings department Thursday aft
are asked to bring aprons, to wear
wash waists and to bring mems hand
kerchiefs, which will serve them as
work room caps.
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An informal tea was given this aft
ernoon by Mrs. ]. NJ. Meade and her
daughters, Mrs. Terrence Ewart and
Miss Alice Meade, for the guests at
the Meade home. The guests of honor
are Mrs. Meade's daughters, Mrs. Wal
! ter Roy Ranney of Arkansas City and
/ Mrs. Russell Cave of Denton, Tex;
also her two nieces, Mrs. John Pull
| man of Bridgeport, Conn, and Mrs.
/ William Curtis of Salt Lake City. Mrs.
| Ranney has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Meade, for about a
week. Mrs. Cave, formerly Miss Vir-
| ginia Meade and a bride of the past
summer, arrived Monday night. Mrs.
| Pullman and Mrs. Curtis have been
| with their relatives in Topeka for a
| short time.
The affair this afternoon was very
informal and only two or three
friends were asked to help in the din
| ing room.
| Miss Eva Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Miller, has been visit
| ing in Lawrence, and was the guest of
honor at a line party to the theater.
| She was also a guest at dancing
party given by the Red Cross club.
|
| The hostess house for Army City,
| promised by the war work council on
behalf of Topeka. will be built with
| the $4,000 fund that will be raised in
| this city. Seven thousand of the
amount has already been raised, and
| it is confidently expected that the re-
naming $4,000 will be contributed
within a few days. Mrs. Paul Walker
is chairman of the local council
i About two weeks ago the war work
| council had a luncheon, at which the
| Sherwood Eddys spoke. The 800 wo-
| men at that meeting were deeply
| moved by the lectures of Mr. and Mrs.
| Eddy, and when the campaign was
begun for the funds necessary to pro
vide the hostess house (the need for
! which was explained by speakers), the
contributions were quickly and Iiber-
/ ally made.
/ The money will be used to furnish
/ the Y M. c. A. hostess house and
| dormitory. The plan is to house the
women workers at the camp, more
I than 1t is to offer entertainment to
visitors. In the hostess house is a
! cafeteria, in charge of Miss Carlotta
! NellIs- The dining room has fire
place and is comfortably but plainly
| fitted out with furniture. The front
veranda will be enlosed with glass
for the winter to afford a sitting room
| and sun parlor. Luncheon can be
served there, or soldiers and their
| families can come there to visit
Mrs. Walkers assistants are Mrs
/ Charles L. Mitchell. Miss Mary Mac
Lehman, Miss Ernestine Kline, Mrs
Dick Alden, Mrs. Horace L. Hall, Mrs
! R. T. Herrick, Mrs. Charles Zugg, Mrs.
H Frank Foster, Mrs. James Mcclure,
Miss Violet Crum bine, Miss Edna Hop
kins and Miss Bernice Emahizer.
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The Naval Service Ieaeue held a
! meeting Monday in the Memorial
1 Rodgers was made chairman to sue
i coed Mrs. Julia Farnsworth Soper,
who will be in California this winter.
| Mrs. Henry F. Mason was made vice
/ chairman. and Mrs. James A Trout
man secretary.
II The headquarters for the league, on
the fourth floor of Pel1etier's, are open
all day every Wednesday, that yarn
/ may be given out, finished garments
received, and knitting instructions
Il given to new workers.
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Miss Ruth Foster has returned from
Lawrence, where she attended a buffet
luncheon given by the girls of the
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority for all
the alumnae of the Omega chapter
Monday afternoon. Miss Foster spent
the week end at the chapter house
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The Music Study club will have a
guest meeting Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. o. F. Narcotic Each
member may ask two guests