The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
| nurses home for stormont, near the


nurses home for Stormont near the
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ing. well furnished and equipped, and
was made especially attractive for the
party last night, with decorations of
spring flowers About two hundred
people attended the graduation and
the party. A program was arranged.
consisting of addresses by Bishop
James Wise and DIR. C. A. MCGUIRE, a
reading by Prof. E. D. Schonberger,
and music by Miss Helen Hogeboom
and the Washburn Glee club.
After the program those who wished
to. danced, and music for the dancing
| and reception was furnished by Ray
| Halls orchestra.
The graduate nurses were: Misses
Mercle L. Clark of Harrington, Ruth
Turvey of Burlingame, Ethel Tomlin-
son Of Eskridse, Marie M Jones of
Hill. Fannie M. Core of Eldridge, and
Florence Jane Bair of Soldier.
The Good Government club had an
indoor picnic Wednesday at the home
of the president, Mrs. Fred Farms
worth, Tor the purpose of putting to-
gether the blocks for the hospital
robe which members Of the club and
some of their friends have made. The
blocks are of various colors, bright
and pretty, and were set togther with
| bright Solored yarn in a blanket
stitch. After the completion of one
robe. the club found that it had blocks
| enc<s2h for two more of the robes.
! The quilts will be given to a French
! hospital in charge of women phyS-
| clans. The club is interested in the
success Of medical unit Of women
whose services were accepted by the
French government.
The Good Goyernment cluh -sJ,a q
| done a good deal of efficient war
work, including Red Cross work done
at the Red Cross rooms and by MEM
bers in their homes. assistance to
/ families Of soldiers, the sending of
small 1uxuries to the men in the army,
the making and sending Of conserves
| and cakes and cookies to the men in
the camps, and also the supplying OF
| bedding to the men at camp in the
early days of the war before army
| blankets in sufficient numbers were
available.
Abou. dozen people attended the
| quilting party. Luncheon was served
ip the Jining room Of Mrs. Farms
worth's home.
The home service department of the
! Red Cross has appointed Mrs. Myrtle
Callahan. of the Topeka Provident as
ISOLATION. as head of its publicity de-
| partment for this city.
The p E. O. Sisterhood will meet
with Mrs. ]. T. Bell. 7S5 Fillmore
street, Friday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
| for Red Cross work. Mrs. Nat Black
will address the meeting.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Paul Walker returned wednes-
day night from Kansas City. where
she spent 1.-The past week.
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conference of Charities and Correction
Workers in Kansas City.
Mrs. G. ]. Evans. Mrs. A. Marburg
and Mrs. o. L. Moore, were among
national committee of the league to
enforce peace which Is holding its ma
tional conference in Philadelphia this
week.
Mrs. Charles Brooks Thomas will
attend the welfare conference in Kan
sas City.
Mrs. c. j. Evans is the delegate from
the Woman's club to the conference of
welfare workers in Kansas City, and
| DIR. Sara Greenfield was chosen as al
ternate.
The woman's society of Lowman
Memorial church will be entertained
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
c. H. Jasperson, 900 Lane street. The
assisting women will be Mrs. J. E. Ir-
vim, Mrs. ]. NJ. Nelson, Mrs. Cal linn
.. Il "a
DIR. Martha S. Mccoy left today for
Hobart, Okla, to spend the week end
Mrs c. c. Church, recently of Fort
Sill, Okla, is in Topeka to attend the
sessions of the Eastern Star. Mrs.
Church and her daughter, Ruth, are
on their way to join Captain Church
who is stationed at Newport News
Va. They are guests of Mrs. A. M.
Harvey.
Mrs. ]. NJ kirkpatrick will spend
the week end in Lawrence with her
daughter. Miss Ramona Kirkpatrick.
and will attend the mothers lunch
| con at the Sigma Kappa house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Squires are
spending today in Kansas City.
| Mrs. c. NJ. Todd of Dover. who has
been ill in Topeka in a hospital, was
taken to the home Of her sister, Mrs
]. L. Moneypenny, today. and will be
there for a short time before return
| ing to her home.
Mrs. George Medley of Hutchinson,
is i'll in a hospital in Topeka, recover
! ing from an operation. Mrs Medley
is a sister of Mrs. w. r. Stubs.
Mrs Sadie Clark of Onaga is visit
| ing Mrs Lucia o. Case and attending
the Eastern Star meeting.
| Mrs. Mary Walters OF Atkinson, Ill.
arrived today to visit her brother. MI.
j. w. Mowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Mowers
and Miss Polly Mowers have returned
| from Leavenworth. where they visited
Fay Movers. Of the 31st engineers
Mrs. Herbert Lininger has returned
to Kansas City. after visit to her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.EB. Larimer-ss-s
! Lieut. Harold Spielman has .cona-
Melted his training at Taxa Cha rleS