The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-16

merly lived in Topeka and have many
| friends here who will be interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson returned home
about two weeks ago after a visit to
their son at Funston and their cousin,
Miss May Kellam, in West Twelfth
street.
A crowd of young people who had
an all-day hike in the country today
included Miss Wilma Swan, Miss
Leotha Lewis, Miss Muriel Moore. Miss
Ruth Witwer, Darwin Gascoigne, Will
liam Davis, Neal Burge and Richard
Alderman. They were chaperoned by
Mrs. J. A. Bennett.
| When art is mentioned since this
war began one Immediately thinks of
| "camouflage," but, according to one
of the leading art instructors of the
day. camouflage is a science and not
an art. 1t is one of the most element
/ al primary sciences in the world. 1t is
merely the idea of protective colora-
ton which is used even by animals to
the lowest stages. 1t has great value
as science today but no artistic val
ue whatever.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Forbes have
| received word of the promotion of
| their son, Carroll Forbes. to the COM
mission of major. Major Forbes is
stationed at Camp Humphreys. Va,
and expects to leave soon for overseas.
He is in the engineering branch of the
service.
BUY ONE TODAY.
In Canada last summer I saw
sight up there that makes me think of
our boys who are fighting lover
| there In Edmonton train pulled
| in with two hundred favorite sons,
MANNED and shot to pieces by those
| dirty, measly Huns. Some had no
arms, some had no legs, some blinded
hand some "gassed," little tear went
| down my cheek as each brave boy
went past. They all marched by and
| on each side some loved one held him
dear, except one armless boy of some
searching thru that crowd for just one
loving face. 1 smiled at him, he
smiled at me, then quickened up his
pace. OF him, I learned afterwards,
| why his mother there he missed,
| cause she dropped dead the day she
And then a man grabbed up his babe.
a little girl of four, but he'd been
| way so long she didn't know him
more. The tears ran down his good
old face as he Rugged her up to him.
her mother said, That's your daddy
| she don't know you, jim" That was
enough, I had to leave, so I went my
| weary way. But I'll ne'er forget that
| scene up to my dying day. It wasn't
what you could call happy, it wasn't
| what you could call sad. But it's a
| scene that we folks down here, have
never had. This little story I've told
| to you, I hope you'll not forget. and
| closing this I ask-have YOU bought
Bonds yet? N.S.A..
! Mr.. Charles Luengene, who is soon
| to enter Red Cross work, and Mrs.
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| dinner party given last night by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry T. Forbes at their
home Cedar Heights. Covers were
| laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Luengene, Mr..
| and Mrs. James D. Corbet, Mr.. and
Mrs Clyde Corbet and Mr.. and Mrs.
tlForbes.
A small girl. 9 years old, in letter
to her grandmother expresses very
| well the way most people feei about it
| this year. She says: 1--WE are going
| to give just useful things for Christmas
| tosevery one we know as we did before
| the war;
| The Portia club will meet with Mrs.
| G. F. Worley Thursday afternoon at
| her home in West Sixth street.
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| Mrs. Russell Frost entertained her
| sewing club this afternoon at her
home in Jewell avenue.
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
| Who, all dressed up in blue suit.
| is really quite Irresistible, but leave it
| TO the motornan on the street car to
| show that he is made of cast iron.
He should have badge of honor for
| fulfilling his duty when there was
such a big temptation to just stop this
| once anyway, as the expression on the
| he ~ yjrl 81 hat oh
was sure he would do. But he
Skipped right past.
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| Notes and Personal Mention.
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Herbert Guild left
| this morning for Pensacola, Fla, after
a ten days visit to Lieutenant Guilds
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Guild.
| The Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Holcomb
| of Valley Falls, were guests yesterday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Weightman,
jr.
! Mr.. Raymond Beers of Kansas uni
versity, is spending the week at his
| home.
Mrs. H. A. Tice and her daughter
Miss Josephine Tice. are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. GoSsett. Mr. and Mrs
Tice and Miss Tfce will move soon
| from Dodge City to Pueblo, Colo, for
permanent residence.
| Mrs. J. H. Frizen returned today
from a visit to Mayor and Mrs. Ed
| Frizel1 at Larned, Kan.
Miss Ruth Foster will return soon
| from an eastern trip Of several
| months.
| DR.. Elvenor Ernest will return the
| last of the week from a business trip
| to Marysville.
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Valentine GODDARD
; are the parents of a daughter, born
| Sunday in Omaha. Lieutenant God
| ard was guest of his parents a short
| time last night on his way to Omaha
from Camp HUMPHREYS, Va, where he
| is stationed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Ginger have
returned from trip to Chicago and
| Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Whitney will