The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06

received her appointment in Los Ange-
les with this unit, which had been or
ganized there, but at the time she re-
ceived word to report to Red Cross
headquarters in New York was en-
ployed by the war department of the
Y. M. C. A. in San Francisco, and on
account of a delay in her transporta-
ton, she reached New York too late
to go with her unit. She sailed a few
days later with hospital unit 81, to be
transferred to her unit after arriving
in France.
Miss Rankin is a sister of Mr.. E.
w. Rankin, formerly of the Topeka
Capital and now a Y. NJ. C. A. worker,
who also arrived overseas few days
ago and is in Paris at the present
time. His son, Mr.. Karl Rankin is a
member of the naval reserve in San
Pedro, California. Mrs. E. w. Rankin
Is making her home for the present
with her mother in Monrovia,
suburb of Los Angeles.
The girls of the Theta sorority gave
an Informal party last night at their
chapter house. Part of the entertain
ment of the evening was furnished by
the Theta orchestra composed of Miss
Betty Fife, Miss Betty Edison, Miss
Helen Welty. Miss Helen Lucas and
Miss Dorothy Wahle.
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Lieut.. Kenneth Kearns is here from
leave of absence with relatives and
friends. Lieutenant Kearns is former
Washburn student and a member of
the Alpha Delt fraternity.
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Mrs. NJ. F. Troxell entertained the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy society of the Lutheran church
Wednesday afternoon at her rooms at
the Industrial school north of the city.
There were about twenty members
present.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says the newspapers have
spoiled lots of fun" for him by print
ing that his wife had returned home a
whole week before she came.
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A party was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boltz at the water
works Thursday evening for Mr. Clyde
Zardy who leaves this evening for
Camp Funston. The guests were: Mr..
Zardy. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mercer, Mr..
and Mrs. John Capper, Mr.. and Mrs.
and Donald Mercer, Miss Gladys Stans-
field and Miss Velma StansfieId.
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Mr.. c. r. Faris, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
has arrived in Topeka. Mr. Faris is
the new manager of the j. w. Jenkins
music store and will take the place of
Mr.. H. B. Miller who expects to go
into government work.
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Mrs. Johr F. Eden, jr entertained
informally last night in compliment to
her sister, Mrs Ralph NJ. Hogin, who
leaves soon to join her husband in a
permanent residence in Washington,
D. c. Mrs. Eden was formerly Miss
Bess Murphy and Mrs. Hogin, Miss
Loretta Murphy. The guests were
Mrs. Hogin. Mrs. Mack Akey, Mrs
Malcolm Gray, Mrs. Albert Wood,
Mrs. Robert D. Voss, Mrs. Virgil Wood,
Miss Marjory Roby, Miss Olga House,
Miss Nell Montgomery, Miss Augusta
Taylor, Miss Peggy Wulke, Miss Lii
ian Gleissner and Miss Myrtle Murphy
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The United States food administra-
ton has sent out the following inter-
esting article on adding the Adjec-
tives":
What's the matter with having such
a breakfast right at home as the old
fashioned heroine used to prepare in
by-gone stories? You catch the
aroma" from her coffee pot as she
"deftly moves between kitchen and
dining table" Her heaped bowls of
fruit are roster than any of your own