The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17

Litchfield high school and attended
the normal school at Litchfield. She
is a graduate of the Chicago Physical
Training school. She is a pretty and
attractive young woman and was pop
ular in the association here. She has
been living at the J. L. Moneypenny
home in Clay street for the past few
months.
Miss Horton received word yester-
day that one of her brothers, Mr..
Donald Horton, had been killed in the
marine service of the war His death
occurred about three weeks ago. Miss
Horton had put in her resignation to
take effect at this time before receiv-
ing the news of her brothers death,
but intended to remain in Topeka I'M
til the last of the week. She will be
at home with her parents during the
remainder of the summer.
X x X
Mrs. ". C. McDonough has asked the
Ceramic Art club to be guests Friday
morning at her home. The club has
been meeting Friday mornings at tho
Red Cross room, but they will meet
at the home of Mrs. McDonough to do
their Red Cross work this week. All
members are asked to come at 1890
o'clock and bring their Rad Cross
knitting.
The society column of the State
Journal announced a few weeks ago
that Mr.. and Mrs H. A Auerbach
were going to sell their home in Bu-
chanan street and had engaged apart
ments at the Meuhlebach hotel in
Kansas City, where they would spend
the winter. Mr.. Auerbach denies the
statement that he and his family were
moving away from Topeka. He ad-
mitted. however, that his home was
for sale, and said that he and Mrs.
Auerbach were going to take rooms
on West Tenth street formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Auerbach's mother Mrs.
A. B. Deutsch. Mr.. Auerbach further
stated that it is Mrs. Deutsch who has
engaged the suite at the Meuhlebach.
X X 4
Sergt. Maj. j. NJ. Brier, jr., left to-
day for Camp Wadsworth. S. c.. after
having spent his furlo with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ. Brier, in
West Sixth street. Last evening Mr..
and Mrs. Brier entertained informally
at dinner for their son. Covers were
laid for eight.
DIR. and Mrs. William H. RICHTER
of 1920 Fillmore street, received word
yesterday of the safe arrival overseas
of their son, Mr.. Richard Fighter. Mr..
RICHTER will do Y. w. c. A. work in
France.
AIII1N OllNs at camp unSIOn, is the
only place of its kind now in exist
ence. 1t has been compared to an
old-fashioner frontier town. which it
does in some ways resemble, but il
has important differences; for in
stance, it does not have a single saloon
(tho it does have several thirst par
lors where men from st. Louis and
Chicago imbibe bevo and profaneIy
compare it with the genuine article
Of their home towns), and nearly all
the buildings are succeed. There are
patches of sidewalk in Army City and
patches of ice and patches of mud,
and the dust blows madly up and
down the street On Saturday night
the town is a sea of soldiers. ANY
where out of camp" seems to be their
motto. and as Army City is just\barely
outside the government reservation on
which Camp Funston is situated. and
as the men can do about anything il
Army City that they would do in juno
ton City or Manhattan, it is as full of
soldiers as Somewhere in France"
Army City was built for the soldiers
and lives by the soldiers and at pres