The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-23

English. Had a beautiful trip across
the continent of America, the Allan
tic ocean. England and a part of
France. We are getting down to bust
ness now. All of the Topeka boys are
going strong. Fable. Bell and Smith
got the highest marks~in the French
N. c. o. school of fire. Pinky Beals
and Ed Kennedy are making great
lieutenants.
Tell me the news and it won't make
me mad if you send me a box of choc-
olates or cigars cnce in while as they
over here.
L met Brand Whitlock and had a
chat with him the other day.
Yours in the Bond.
VIM. P. MACLEAN,
Capt. 100 F. A, American Elk. Forces,
France.
Miss Hazel Howe has chosen the
date of Thursday, August 1, for her
marriage to Capt. Harry Leland of
Camp Funston The wedding will
take place at 1880 in the evening at
the McClintock chapel at Grace cathe-
dral in the presence of relatives and
close friends.
People passing along Kansas avenue
yesterday after those booths had been
put up for the sale of war savings
stamps could not resist the temptation
of going over and looking in for the
"old oaken bucket" The booths are
covered with dull green color and
look as tho they were moss covered
and the proper surrounding for the
moss covered bucket" But all who
looked for something dripping with
GOODNESS" along the street yesterday
were sadly disappointed.
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Mr. David H. Overmyer of Okla
homa City is the guest of his mother.
Mrs. David Overmyer, and his sister.
Miss Grace Overmyer. Mr.. Overmyer
where he expects to be in training
for the present. He has for the past
few years been engaged in CONNER
cial art work in Oklahoma City.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has always prided himself
upon being a good manager. but he
found that. while business concerns
were flexible in his hands, his girl
friends didn't always follow his in
structions to the letter. He had two
Cor more) very good friends among
the young girls who were about to
start to COLLEGE and to each he gave
his wise advice as to which school
was better suited to her particular
needs. He was partial to state uni
versities and advised one to attend
Kansas university and the other to
go to Nebraska university, that each
would be close enough for him to visit
and yet far enough apart not to cause
him any trouble. But the one whom
he advised to attend K. U. seemed to
have feeling that Nebraska was the
school for her, so accordingly and
against his better judgment, she went.
These two friends of the man in
our town. who, by the way, has gone
off to war, happened to room together
at the university. The blow fell when
the trunks were unpacked and each
brought out a photograph of the same
man which each claimed to be her
best friend" They say the man real
ly had a preference, but it took him
six months to convince the girl of his
choice that he was capable of being
true.
The West Side Forestry club will
meet Thursday with Mrs. o. E. Walk
er at Parkview Farm. Mrs. F. G. w
Travis will read a paper on Modern
Ship Building"
Mrs. Edith Van Deusen, who is the
guest of her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Gregory, was guest of honor at a
luncheon given today at which Mrs
H S. Putney of 709 Taylor street was
hostess. Covers were laid for a few
| close friends. Mrs. Van Deusen will
leave the last of the week for Col
orado for the remainder of the sum-
| mer.
A truck ride will be given tonight
by some of the high school pupils who
are members of the A. NJ. club They
will be chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs
J. e. Roeing. Miss Freda Smith and
Mr.. Ralph Gabriel are managing it
The other guests will be Miss Deema
Williams. Miss Hazel Williams, Miss
L1nnie Bleirer. Miss Josephine BIeirer
Mss Mabel Mckee. Miss Lenore
schwartz. Miss Bernita Wimberley
Miss Elizabeth VanNess, Miss Marga-
ret Morns. Miss Thelma johnson. Mr.
clayton Wolfe. Mr.. Charles Holman
Mr. Jake Bleirer. Mr.. George BIeirer
Mr. Hugh c. Larimer. Mr. Forest Pitt
Saylor.
The booths along Kansas avenue
where war sayings stamps are to be
sold will be open every day this week
| from II until 1870 and from 8 until
| g. Miss Julia Larimer is in charge
and has asked different young women
to take charge on the different days
Miss Edna Hopkins. who will be ir
charge tomorrow, has asked the fol-
lowing to help her and these are each
permitted to invite a helHer: Miss
| Margaret Koontz. Miss Ruth Hawkes.
| Miss Helen McClintock and Mes Efhe
Chase in the forenoon and Mrs. Geo