The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27

evening WIS Spent Oll liiC idWi II O1Nh
of the house, where different cards
were hung around in the trees repre-
senting wild animals, which were to
be guessed. Those present were the
people living in the 1900 block on
Mulvane.
THERE'S A WOMAN - o.
Who caused ve-y much of a scene
last night after her husband was sep
arated from her and sent toward the
train with the other draft men. She
had the sincere sympathy of all the
bystanders as she tried to force her
way onto the forbidden ground. She
moaned, Il must go, must go thru
here" for several minutes. and it was
only superior force which kept her
from doing so. Finally she said, Il
can't stand it any longer. let me thru
here, there is my husband talking to
another woman The tears of SYM
pathy turned to those of laughter.
X X X
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. r.: Once more we all went
to the train to see some of the finest
young men of the town off to Camp
in our eyes it is with pride in our
hearts that we see them go. 1t will
| be with an increased pride that we
shall meet them when they come
home on their first furlos with their
| shoulders and their minds both broad
ened and their muscles hardened.
The girls too have been doing their
! part this week and doing it well. 1t
| hasn't been an easy matter to sit in
| those booths when the MONDAY rays
| were coming straight down, but hey
have all done it gladly and cheerfully
and we look for some startling fig
| ures when the results are all taken
account of.
Wasn't it nice of Mr.. Hamilton and
Mr.. Kellam to remember us young
girls? We were afraid we were not
going to get to the circus this year,
but those genial bachelors never for
get us. The circus was we'll worth
| attending and in spite of the heat ev-
cry one seemed to enjoy it immense
| ly. The trapeZe performer in the CEN
ter ring was the most beautiful woman
| we have ever seen in circus; she had
| a good face, too. The statues. and
| there were seven of them at a time,
were up to the advertising. There
| were several new stunts and it was al
| together lots of fun.
Who is the married man who is put
ting on these picnics of which we are
hearing SO much? They says he is a
| man whom one would never suspect
| Did you say scat?
One of the girls had a card to mail
| for a soldier who was passing thru
|
and natural curiosity read what he had
written, as is ones privilege from a
post card. q know because we had
a postman once who sat down under a
tree and read all the interesting post
/ cards he carried.) This soldier, who
| had addressed his card to some village
in Missouri. said, I'VE have stopped
here in this small country town"
Think of calling our beautiful city a
! country town. The sting burns yet
| but 1 suppose there is a moral here
something like the one IAN eavcsdroI-
per never nears anything good of him.
self"
The very latest war engagement
among the debutante set concerns one
of the prettiest girls in the younger So
ciety crowd and an "old school mate
who is now a soldier bold.
| Did you hear what because of the
man who was walking up and down
in front of the Cremerie asking peo-
pie not to eat there as they were not
in the union? 1 heard that the au-
| thorities sent him word to either
| work or fight" and he made a hasty
who struck going to do now that their
places have been filled with girls
But these weighty questions should
not trouble the mind of
Miss beTHlC0 ulle1, VINO Is VlSlClns
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ. Fuller
in West Sixth street, will leave tomor
row to continue her work in the Young
Women's Christian Association of Bos
ton. Miss Fuller is head of the service
department for all the activities O.
the association. This includes all thu
recreational war work, which consist
of parties every Saturday evening fo
the enlisted men, and the girls of thu
association, and an informal Afternoon
every Sunday.
At the parties on Saturday night
the guests dance and sing songs an;
they seem to enjoy the latter as mucl
as anything they do. All the wa.
from one-hundred and fifty to thre'
hundred are entertained at a time
Most of the men who come to the.i
association parties in Boston are tn
navy men, who are in Boston for /
while, and then after a trip return t.
with the association. Some have re
, turned after the third trip.
The Sunday afternoon entertain
; ment consists of a religious servic
and an informal afternoon when tn
boys are permitted to stay to suppe
, with the girls. They all eat togethe
in the cafeteria of the association. Tn
soldiers say that what they like s.
, much about the Y. w. C. A. entertain
, ments is the home atmosphere which
: is always felt.
There are two association homes
having $50 girls in each and they al
! come to the one building for the par
t ties. The girls are handled in organ
lied groups. Town girls who belon
: to the association may come to tn
parties, but they must belong to on
of these groups and conform to tn
rules No girl under Is is invited.
Also included under the war worl
t of the association of which Miss Full
! Ter is in charge. is a recreation cente
$ located at City Point, on the ocea
where there are organized games. fol
dancing and swimming, and a hostes
house down town in Boston, wher
2 parties for the soldiers and sailors ar
: often given. Miss Fuller's work GOV
ers a wide field and is really NOR
, war work than Y. W. c. A work as
8 is generally understood. She is. yer
: enthusiastic about what she is doin