The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

lion MEN of the United States are
giving their services to the govern
ment without pay, and leaving their
other duties to do it. Another thing
that makes me wonder a great deal
IS how the men get all the best jobs
in the Red Cross That society, you
know, was founded by a woman, and
its drudgery is practically all done by
women, but somehow, now that the
Red Cross has grown so great, one
can't but notice that the men, as usual,
constitute the boSSing staff. OF course
it's not personally any of my business.
Heaven knows. I'm not looking for
job overseas with my expenses paid,
while a group of worshippers at home
boom my candidacy for a political Of
flee
The argus eyed spirit of hospitality
in Topeka, even in war times, is not
to be caught mapping. No matter
what the handicap may be in the
way of a semi-suspended menage, it
is ready when the occasion presents
itself, usually in the form of a voyager
from afar, and fares forth gallently,
if not contentedly, for a tea or a
dinner. This time it is an Ohio visi-
tor, an attractive college and sorority
girl Helen Cashatt, of Columbus, who
is inspiring a bit of gayetys in ...our
set" She is visiting Altha. Watson,
picked out better hostess if she was
coming for a really good time. Altha
always sort of chooses for her court
prese nations, an attractive selection
of guests. and she gathers about her
the crowd that has the pep and the
fun, In her retinue are always a
group of weekend visitors from Fun
ston, and you know yourself that
uniform lends end of class and
eclat even to the simplest of social
functions.
The really important thing this
week, as everybody knows, is the
Council of Defense meeting. Some of
the girls were asked to- help register
the delegates, but only four or five of
them showed up to do the work. It
is such a bore to be dug out of ones
downy cot prior to ten o'clock in the
morning just to go down to Memorial
hall and write an endless number of
names. There were very few eligible
young men among those to be regis
tered; nearly all of them were COM
fy, fat, sleek, sleep-o'- nights, old
married men and college professors
who looked precious little like a fir
tation. But among the girls who put
duty before comfort and went on up
and worked like harvest hands at the
job, l noticed Clyde Bonebrake, Edna
Hopkins, Helen Yoder, Altha Watson
and Ceora Lanham They have the
gratitude of the head of the Woman's
Committee who asked them to serve,
and one has faith to think they'll get
some more reward in the blessed here
after
And more about this Woman's Com
mittee- l guess we all remember how
the men manage a public meeting
when they have some distinguished
foreign speakers. Let's see, how
about the Belgian Commission meet
ing, when four or five local speakers
took the biggest part of the afternoon
program, and left scant hour for
the imported guests, and that hour
at the last of the session when nearly
everybody had to rush home pell NELL
to eat dinner before the steak got
cold and the salad hot
[ was about to say that Kansas
women have the edge on them when
| it comes to managing a public meet
ing. The presiding officer, Mrs. Null
vane, at the woman's special session.
spoke about three minutes, and at
that she didn't burst into any ora
torical flights, and she didn't pro-
pound any theories She told briefly
and in simple words what her organi-
zation had done. To be sure, l heard
it said that woman speaker in the
evening didn't know when to stop.
| and that she delayed a committee
meeting until way late. That, at least.
/ is what Dean Blacknlar of K. L. told
me, but the dean has q crouch. He
| is not bit crazy about Topeka audi
ences at times. He called 'um names
! Said they were proud and "hotty,"
bumptious and self-satisfied. Take
! that will you, Madame Topeka. But
| Dean Blackmar didn half mean it,
| I'm sure; so let us go on being SNUG
and complacent,
There are going to be a new set of
officers down from Funston this week
end The high sounding titles which
graced our banquet boards and ball
rooms fer while have gone Tower
| there" or are about to go. Wasn't it
| disagreeable of some. of the jealous
| bachelors to tell that these good look
ing army men were married, especial
| ly after some perfectly delightful, wild
parties had been given for them,
when the prettieSt and incest young
! girls in town were asked as partners
/ for them2 But put thy mind at ease,
| Oscar; they were unattached, and
that word comes from those who
( speak with authority and not as the
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