The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27

Elwell Club Tuesday, at which Mrs.
Ed Mckeever was hostess Mrs.
Charles is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
c. H. Bunger
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A recital will be given tonight at
Washburn college by pupils of the eX-
preston department.. of which Miss
Edith Meek is director. The program
will be as follows:
Original Arrangement-Hiawatha' Voc
,Hiidred Hines.
Monologue-''A Dumb Waiter Difficulty
Florence Rowies.
Dramatic reading-Irhe Three Things"
i. Alice Gordon.
Sketch-'Viney on Conservation. 90.
-...-................. Blanche Goodman
Anne Bowron
A Short Story-"Seventeen". .........
..>........... Booth Harrington
Agnes Grubb.
PART II.
Dramatic Interpretation-"Ove Ia
one-act play Alice Gerstenberg
Characters
Harriet, her overtone Maybeiie Howard
Ma asgf her overtone TheIma T Huston
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Miss Ida Camille Hooper and Mr.
Leon Wallace McGregor were married
Sunday afternoon al the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James A Mccall. by the Rev.
c. j. Hooper. grandfather of the bride.
Only relatives attended the ceremony.
The brides dress was a tailored suit
with blouse of lace grenadine with sill
yer lace trimming. Her bouquet was
corsage of pink sweet peas. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Della Able. Mr..
McGregor is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w McGregOr of HOltOn.
At home at Billbrook Farm, near
Holton-
The Kappa Sigma fraternity men
of Washburn College. will give their
annual spring party Friday night at
the Elks hall.
A meeting of the war victory COM
mittee of the Woman's club was held
Tuesday afternoon at the Y. W. c. A.
Mrs. S. S. Beggs is chairman The
committee is working under the di-
rection of the General Federation of
Women's clubs. which has undertaken
to provide furlo homes and dispen-
saries for the American soldiers in
Europe. All of the federated clubs
are expected to assist in the enter
prise Mrs. Beggs has appointed
thirty-six members of the club on her
committee, and each one of these
women agrees to collect ten dollars
i from ten members, and turn the
money over to the treasurer, Mrs.
Clement Smith, by March %. The
workers win have luncheon together
at the Chamber of Commerce Satur-
| day at 1890 O'Clock to bring their
contributions. Mrs. F. w. Watson,
chairman of the First district. will
! take charge of the funds. All mem
/ bers of federated clubs are expected
! to contribute one dollar for every
! mem berS- The members of the Wom-
ans club who are on the committee
are: Mrs. f. w. Watson. Mrs. w. A.
! McCarter. Mrs. s. A. Thurston, Mrs.
Charles Dillon, Mrs. c. b. Merriam,
Mrs. Villa m Maeferran.' Mrs. Glenn
ent Smith. DR.. Dorothy B. Nicoll, Miss
/ Annetta Nicoll. Mrs. J. r. Shelton.
! Mrs. Lewis Greenwood, Mrs. J. B.
Larimer. Miss Carolyn Thomas. Mrs.
/ George NJ. Crawford. Mrs. f. d. Nc
! Keever Mrs W. w. Bollard. Mrs. d.
o. Coe., Mrs. Frank Squires, Mrs.
I Frank w. Thomas. Mrs. William Alex
ander Billy. Mrs. ]. d. Gossett Mrs.
I Mrs. Robert Stone, Mrs. J. P. Hicks,
i Mrs. c. J. Wilson, Mrs. w. S. Amos,
! Mrs. Frank L. Britton, Mrs. D. l..
McEachron. Mrs. James l.. King, Mrs.
w. D. Storrs. Mrs. G. c. Bowman,
: Mrs. w E. Bulls, Mrs W. A Harsh
i F'loersch, Mrs. John Clancy.
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LISTEN TO THIS:
London, March 27.-With jazz
bands jazzing George Cohan's cover
There" lounge lizards dancing and
girls posing elaborate cigaret-holders
in waxen fingers. the atmosphere of
I certain London hotels is thick with
tliscord and smoke, while British man.
hood is crucially imposing a wall of
human flesh against militarism.
In one place last night, 1 saw an
American jazz band with a negro
drummer, apparently suffering from
St Eitus dance and flat-chested banjo
players who whopped it up until mid
night
There were few officers among the
crowd which thickly peopled the ia
bles scattered over>a red plush carpet
in wide glittering red. gold and ivory
cafe saloon. Most of the guests were
in evening dress, chiefly civilians.
Some had been invalidated home from
the army and others were long past
b military age. Here and there were
the easily recognizable male tea fight
ers and many girls who obviously
were habitues.
( In the next room there was an ever
changing, wondering little group
which read the bulletin board giving
f the latest news from the front, with
i EXPLANATIONS of surprise. The news
+ boys in the streets were shouting
Haig's communicate telling that the
British defenses had been driven back.
|! Meantime, fifty couples under rose
colored lights skinned the dance floor
bordered with crowded tea tables
while another jazz band moaned OH