The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-07

or that they be furnished by the Red
Cross at cost, except to the widow or
parents of a dead so1Gier or sailor.
who should be furnished them with
out charge.
The woman's committee in Topeka
has received a bulletin from head
quarters at Washington, giving the
information relative to the insignia
which may be substituted for regular
mourning garb.
Tuesday is childrens day at the big
Free Fair. There will be a parade at
one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon and
the contests will be open to all chill
dren under fourteen years. All the
Sunday schools in the state are asked
to take part in this and to report to
Mr.. Bomgardner at the Sunday school
headquarters. A first prize will be
given for the largest marching dele
cation of boys and one for the largest
number of girls from any organization.
The prizes for this contest are ten dol
lars in war stamps given by Governor
Capper. A prize will be given to the
boy and one to the girl wearing. the
most original costume. The prizes arc
to be five dollars in value and are the
gifts of the State Journal
The best float entered by a boy or
girl under fourteen years will receive
prize. In this part of the parade
will be tiny automobiles, wagons. tri-
cycles and there will be the fairy
queen and her attendants, Mother
Goose, Little Bo-Peep. Boy Blue. and
a company of clowns. A one dollar
boy. and girl babies under two years
old in the parade. There will also be
prizes for the prettiest doll. the hom-
Hest doll, the largest doll. the smallest
doll and the largest collection of dolls.
The forenoon Tuesday will be de-
voted to the exhibition of pets of chill
dren of the state. At eleven Governor
Capper will give an address.
In the evening there will be a Ian
tern parade and prizes will be offered
for the most artistic lantern by a boy
and by Q girl under fourteen years.
Miss Gladys Neil, as Joan of Ark. at
tended by four sir knights will lead
the parade in the evening. Children
| caring, to take part in any of these
contests are asked to report at the
chi1dren's headquarters in the tent
| next to the Art building any time
Monday or Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. j. E. Wilson is in charge of the
| childrens day exercises. He is assisted
| by Miss Ceora Lanham.
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Miss Marjorie Anderson gave a 1un-
| cheon yesterday at the Country club
in compliment to Miss Pattie Miller,
| of Emporia and Miss Hilma Nichols,
! of Garnett. Covers were laid for Miss
| Mlller, MISS NICHOLS, MISS Jessie
| Evans, Mrs. Carl Mallon, Mrs. Paul
Armantrout, Miss Louise McKoun,
Miss Carmen McKercher and Miss An
| derson.
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! During the fair the Native Sons and
| Daughters of Kansas will have a tent
| where all native sons in service may
| be registered. Some relative of each
| man in service is asked to register
! for him al this time that list may
| be kept of all the men native born
who are in the world war. The
hostesses at this tent next week. will
| be: Mrs. L. H. Mum. Mrs. L. D.
| Wolfe, Mrs. Harry Donaldson, Mrs.
Anna 7. Aniba, Mrs. w. r. Faulkner,
| Mrs. F. E. Carr, Mrs. r. M. Johnson,
Mrs. Beryle Johnson, Mrs. Otis Hun
| gate, Mrs. A. H. Byers, Mrs. Frank
| Organ, Mrs. L. Cady Hodge, Mrs. ]. R.
Koontz, Mrs Ralph Campbell, Mrs. B.
| P. Bartlett, Mrs. H. c. Root, who is
| chairman of this committee, Mrs. Carl
| Moore, Mrs. w. S. Galloway, Mrs. L.
T. Hussey, Miss Annabel Garvey, Miss
| Nanon Herren, Miss Mollie Herren.
| Miss Daisy Neil. A number of the
young society girls who are native
| daughters will be asked to assist the
hostesses in registering the soldiers
The native sons will ask some of the
soldiers of the Civil war to be present
and assist with this work for them.
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Word has been received in Topeka
of the promotion of Lieut.. John T
/ Boyle from second to first lieutenant
Lieutenant Boyle is a graduate OF
| Washburn law school. He received
his commission at the first officers
training camp at Fort Riley. At. the