The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30


soliciting funds for various kinds of
war relief work are mad as matters
at a Topeka woman who has steadily
refused to give penny for any enter
prise yet launched that looked TOWARD
the physical or moral bettefment or
the soldiers surroundings. When the
Salvation Army had its campaign for
funds, and the committee to collect
went out of the meetings filled with
enthusiasm to gather together their
share of the money which should
bring some help and comfort to the
men that are to fight the nations
battles, they always got shock as or
a dipper of cold water in the face.
when they solicited from this one wo-
man. One of the committee workers,
who is giving her only son to the army,
and who has been friend to the oth-
er woman when she came to the city
a perfect stranger, approached her Tor
a contribution of ten dollars, feeling
sure that the woman would be glad to
give it. considering the high financial
rating her husband has in Dun's and
Bradstreet's, and also in view of the
fact that the husbands check book is
at her disposal at any time, and no
questions asked about the disposal of
last weeks nickels and dimes. The
woman has no sons to be taken into
military service, and her principal
worry seems to be what style of hat
her pretty daughters shall wear when
they tdhS THEIR Shopping anu pdIdue
excursions down town. So this wo-
mans pocketbook was made the OBJ
Jective point of one of the lieutenants
along her sector of the ''far-flung bat
tie line" that was capturing dollars for
the Army of Salvation The lieuten-
ant spoke soft words to the rich wo-
man and told her stories of how the
Army huts were making life easier for
the boys out there back from the
trenches. The rich woman looked
right past the soliciting lieutenant into
the cases where the new spring gar
ments were hanging in the suit de-
partment of one of the stores. To the
committee lieutenants suggestion that
she write out a check for ten, or even
five dollars, the rich woman answered
in one cold monosyllable. and then
went back to the subject nearest her
heart; What do you think of that
suit? Do you think it would be be-
coming to me? 1 am so tired of this
old rag of winter coat IA lovely
garment of real seaD. 1 think you
might help me decide she ratified on
And how do you like my new hat?"
AGAIN the soliciting woman tried to
get her to listen to the story of the
need for war relief work and again
she urged her plea for a contribution.
Both the girls have their new hats
the woman answered, land I never
seen now things cost this year." paying
as little attention to the relevancy of
the remark as to it's grammar The
committee woman who had made the
effort to collect told the story at the
next meeting of the workers. She
couldn't keep the tears out of her ewes
when she said: Here I am giving up
my SONNY only child-to help
make that woman and her home Sc
cure, and that's all she cares"
That good looking French officer
who was in town last week-did you
see him? L did. He was downtown
WITH one OF the pretty, blonde society
girls. But If she can't speak any
more French than he knows of Eng
Ilsh, the conversation must have
Jagged sadly But just turn this man
loose on verbal attack on the Huns
in his native tongue, and whether
you understand a word he says or
not, you know that he is burning up
great sections of the French Ian
And now for another week, let me
urge you to eat all the soup that is
put before you. If you have scruples
about tipping up the soup plate to
get the last drop, you can do just as
OF bread. l assure you this is being
dore by all the best people, includ-
ing ACATHA
Miss Helen Rutledgc, who is a stu
dent in K. u, is spending the Easter
'NNNNAOAi Will IltI parents, MI. ana
Mrs. R. A Rutledge. She has as her
guest Miss Gladys Griffith, also a K
U. student, whose home is in Wich-
tia Miss Griffith is the daughter of
Lieut.. Col. B. Griffith of Camp Doni-
phan.
Miss Rutlcdge was hostess at an
informal card party this afternoon in
honor of Miss Griffith. About TWEEN
ty guests were asked.
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The Graduating recitals of the
Senior members of school of Fine
Arts of Washburn college will be
given in April and May
MISS konopasek's senior pupils in
voice are Miss Uarda Baird, Miss
Esther Lanterbach, Miss Iomgene Sny-
der. Miss Hazel Paxson, Miss Ilnogene
Snyder, Miss Bernice Mitchell Miss
Rebecca Adams who have studied
piano with Mr.. Boughton will give
their recitals. Also Miss Rebecca
Adams organ recital and Miss Jessie
Henry's recital in expression will be
given.
New York, March 29.-"Babies for
bachelors" is the slogan of workers
here who are raising 100000 for the
American woman's hospitals. Mrs.
Frederick A. Osborne who is leading
that every unmarried man and woman
in the United States who can possibly
do so, should take at least one little
French orphan. She is making a
special appeal to the bachelors and
unmarried women.
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OH, MERCY-READ THIS.
Boston, March 30.-A possible an
swer has been found to the well
known fact that when a persons hair
grows thin as oge advances, his girth
increases. Probably his hair is in his
tummy contributing to its rotundity.
Don't scott. Listen, DR.. Frederick
O'Brien, instructor IL roentenology at
medical school, describes in the cur
rent issue of the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal, the finding of 29 II
ounces of hair in a woman's stomach.
Her hair had been falling out And