The Topeka state journal., 1918-08-31

Dr. and Mrs. w. n. West, of 91s
King street, announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Antoinette, to Lieut..
Forrest l.. Rice, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
s J. Rice. The date for the wedding
has not been set.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss West and Lieutenant
Rice is of especial interest to a large
circle Of friends as both the young
people have lived in Topeka most of
their lives. Miss Vests parents, DR..
and Mrs West, have been popular in
Topeka society for years. having lived
here ever since they were married.
They are prominent members of the
Country club.
Mr.. Rice is a graduate of the To-
pelza high school and was a student
in Washburn college. At the time the
war broke out he was engaged in the
iusura nee business with his father He
enlisted with the Wash burn ambu-
lance company from which he was
recommended for the fourth officers
training camp at Camp Pike. Little
Rock, Ark. He recently received his
commission of second lieutenant. He
is a well liked member of the Kappa
sigma fraternity and prominent In
college circles.
Miss West is a pretty and popular
girl of the younger society crowd She
is a graduate of Bethany college from
which she also received a certificate
in piano. She attended Washburn
college where she became a member
OF the Alpha Phi sorority.
Lieutenant Rice is spending leave
Of absence with his parents and his
fIcnce and will leave next week Tor
Camp Beauregard. La. where he will
lie stationed for the present.
Mr.. and. Mrs. E. l. Copeland will
have guests for dinner at the Country
for ten
Miss Dorothy Hetherinston, who
will leave soon with her parents MI
ard Mrs George b. Hetherington' 10
iixr in Chicago, was guczt of honor at
a I've nqrtv given by Miss Mary Rod
cr.z Those present were Miss Heth-
erington, Miss Marguerite Stewart
Miss Jessie Elliot, Miss lsa bel CraW
ford, Kiss Jane Bone and MISS roc
gers Miss Marguerite stewart IN
eTtortain Miss Hetherington at dinner
tomorrow.
~ and Mrs Frank Gricgs will en-
tr-tasn with an informal dinner party
St-nLa-- noon at their home IN + M
more .trect. Covers VIII be lald Lpi
Nj md Ms. Horace Humphreys, Mr-
and Mrs. E A Campbell. Mr.. oscar
John~on of Philadelphia. Pa, and MI
and Mrs GriGss-
Mr.. and Mrs ]. A. Cole motored to
Manhattan today to visit thelr SON
-J- Alfred Cole, who is taking mill
tqrv training. They were accom-
prnfed by Mrs. Charles Mitchell and
Mrs. Hal Hazlctt who will visit the
y. w. c. A. centers at Funston, Army
CITY Fort Hilcy, Junction City and
Martha ttan. They are members OF tne
sxeclltfve committee of the war work
council Of the Y. w. C. A. Mrs Mitch
eli is head of the educational bureau
a,d Mrs. Hazlett head of the bureau
Of exhibits.
Among the Topeka girls who will
leave next week for teaching positions
x.nl | Miss Adele Holtwick, who will
20 to Tulsa. OKLA. to be one of the
frculty of Henry Kendall college.
Kendall is under the control of the
PRESBYTERIAN church.
In the latest issue of the kendall
it.." Dr. Arthur Lee OdeH president
Of the COLLEGE. saws in part: Miss Holt
wick comes to Kendall with recon-
ltendatfons in which her newly
formed friends here will take much
r.rfde She holds the Bachelor of Arts
and the Masters degree from Wash
Turn COLLEGE. where she has devoted
ier energies to a regular course OF
study with the idea of achieving sue
cess as a teacher To her the posi-
tons which she has filled have not
come as accidental privileges, but as
the recognition of real merit and the
result of a devoted ambition. To her
new work Miss Holtvick will bring
the enthusiasm of youth and culti-
waited ambition. and from her we may
expect Il regard for the highest attain
inents and standards already vener-
ated by our faculty. Her fine, spirit
ual endowments will be appreciated in
Kendall. From her labors we expect
the bcst results Of sympathetic CO.
oneratiou in the maintenance of high
scholarship in the mathematics depart
nent.'
Young women who were last year
teachers in the Topeka schools who
will remain in Washington, d. C, dur
ing the year as employees of the gov
ernment in the war department are
Miss Marjory Thompson, Miss Una
Ramsey, Miss Mildred Lewis, Miss
Emma Burnett. Miss Clara Johnson,
Miss blanche Dodge. Miss Gail Moody
and Miss Reinbach.
Those who are giving up war work
to return to their permanent Dosi-
tions in the schools are Miss Olive
Owens. Miss Ethel Owens and Miss
N-eisser.
An article appeared in the Ellis
County News of Hays City, which will
he of interest to a great many 70
peka people. as Mrs. Clara Malmberg
fSrmerly lived here:
Mrs. Maimberg, the efficient or
canist of Trinity Lutheran church. i
to be commended for her good judg-
ment and skilI7 at the new pipe or
gan On Sunday evening she played
for voluntaries "Evensong," by john
stone, and "Andante No 2" by Wely,
and for offertory, Max Oester's
Cradle Song" The services in the
Lutheran church are wonderfully en-
riched by the sweet voiced organ,
whose tonal beauty and sympathetic
help are becoming more and more en-
deared to those who worship there.
Nothing of Il meretricious or super
ficial character will ever be Offered
on this dedicated instrument The
organist studies to harmonic the
rr,trsil. nil, the snirit of the sancf-