The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14

Vanderbilt. Among the speakers were
the Duchess of Athol, the Hon. Mrs.
Alfred Lyttleton and Dame Rather
inc Furse. We also went to a garden
party by invitation of Madame Poin-
care. The purpose of this congress
was to create a mutual understand
ing of war activities among women
and to reinfuse ideals worthy of the
sacrifices being made on the battle
field and to improve the opportunity
of interpreting to one another the
women of the nations in whose hands
will rest, in increasing measure, the
influence in the building of the new
world. We sang the songs that the
soldiers sing and listened to music by
some OF the greatest Paris musicians"
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The Rev. and Mrs. John A. Bright.
OF 1900 Redden avenue, just southwest
Of the Washburn campus, will have
been married fifty years Tuesday, Sep
TENDER IT, and are asking their friends
to their home at o'clock in the eve
ming to help them celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary. No in
vitations have been issued in Topeka,
but all friends, regardless of politics
and regardless of lodges. are invited
to call during the evening. The en-
tertainment will be in the form of an
informal reception.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Bright have
nVeO III topeka years. Inc
Rev. Mr.. Bright has been chaplain of
the state legislature off and on during
that time. He is an active member in
fourteen lodges and has many friends
in Topeka.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. R.: Well all is about over
out at the fair grounds, but the set
Ting of the dust, and people have seen
ha
tunity before to see at Topeka fair,
owing to the different things brought
here on account of the war. Wasn't
the exhibit of things used in the great
world war interesting and instructive?
Everyone must have been at the faic
this year. Did you ever see so many
automobiles in Topeka as on Thursday
and Friday? One woman lost her car
it wasn't Ford. either-and thought
for while she'd have to wait until
every one else had taken his choice
and gone and claim the one which was
left.
I have just read 1.-THE Martial Ad-
ventures of Henry and Me-" by Will
liam Allen White and think it very en-
tertaining. I suppose every one else
has read it long ago. Do you know
Topeka gets a little "a very little) at
tention along with Emporia and Wich-
tia which are mentioned a few times.
In noticing the unnecessary SplendOr
III Lnc royal palace OIL the DukS Ol
Genoa, uncle to the King of Italy,
where the servant who showed them
to the elevator wore a scarlet coat
and blue plush breeches, they immed-
lately were reminded of Topeka. Can
you imagine it? When they were led
into a room which Mr.. White says,
expressed the ornate impotent gor-
geousness of a useless leisure class,
Topeka said Mr.. Allen. will never
equal this" But just wait until Mr..
Allen gets better acquainted with To-
peka, he may change his mind.
Did you hear about two of the pop
ular young college girls who dressed
| all up last Sunday afternoon expecting
| callers and spent most of the after
noon entertaining ca CHI other and won
dering why the soldier boys didn't
keep their date. 1t happened like this
one of the girls had friend of some
six years ago call her Sunday morning
and say he had come to town from
Camp Funston, where he was sta
| toned and would like to come out to
spend the afternoon and bring another
soldier from Funston with him. Nat
urally the Topeka girl called in hey
best girl friend to make the fourth.
The girls put on their most becoming
dresses and waited-and waited.
When the afternoon was about over
and the bright young faces had taken
on worried looks, the bell rang and
there was the friend of several years
ago with blushing young lady beside
| him. This is my wife," he said. 81
was late because I had to get mar
| ried." Yes, that is a true one.
The women of the canteen commit
tee with their cars which have the
salute and ride" posters are a help
| to more than one tired soldier. A
/ few days ago one of the women with
an unusually large heart, who is al
ways doing some extra kindness fol
some one, asked a soldier whom she
saw walking If he wouldn't like te