The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23

their hopes are blighted. They were
refused admittance and they do say
that the disappointment will almost
spoil their school year unless the whole
corps Is disorganize But as I've said
before, boys, If you were all In there
what would the girls do for entertain
ment? The competition over those
of you who have yodr evenings off
will be most interesting and you may
Just take your choice. Isn't that
consoling fact or would you rather
have more competition!
heard a good one but the young
society matr IN who told me said. Il
knew it would be perfectly safe with
you" So as much as like to enter
tain my friends a trust like that just
can't be betrayed by
The following letter from an actor.
who is in France as an entertainer,
will be of interese as it mentions a
number of the well known stage peo-
pie:
One of those Places. in France,
September Is, 1918.
My Dear N. S. A.:
Well, we are here, up with the boys
and having great time. All the easy
audiences rolled into one does not ex-
press it. We played a camp away up
| in the woods where lot of troops
have been, who did not even hear any
one (but themselves) speak English
for eight months. They laugh when
| they see you coming and laugh for
| two weeks after you leave. We rugged
up a stage in an old barn. with a big
| three sheet of George NJ. Conan in the
background. Several of the boys have
| some more of them that they are going
to post up when they reach Berlin.
Some advance man. Ell. Met Capt.
Robert Warwick. He's looking fine;
also Lieut.. Earl Metcalf, another
former film star.
| I could write ten pages and then
not be able to give YOU any idea of
the whole thing. It's a great sensa-
ton to be telling a gng and hear
shell burst over you just as you reach
the point OTIS much worse than to
have a guy walk out on you.)
This is the longest jump we ever
made to play benefit. So far it's the
best war 1 ever attended. Elizabeth
Brice is getting along with her French
very well. The other day she ordered
melon, in her idea Of French. The
waiter came back in fifteen minutes
with fried fish. No, don't kid, this is
on the level. In the first air raid we
were in Johnnie Cantwell had two
parodies wounded and one gag gassed
Will Greasy had an officer take him
into the front line trenches. While
there a German battery opened up on
the trench and Bill was lucky to
escape with his rube dialect.
Lois Meredith, who is used to romp-
ing the fields in pictures, saw a pile
of HAY" near one of the camps. She
ran over and jumped on to 1t. When
she came down she found it. was a
camouflaged gun. Lois now looks be-
fore she leaps. You remember Irene
'I-she gave you that valentine on
Thanksgiving when you played with
them at the Orpheum in Seattle-well,
Irene Franklin and Burt Green and
your old friend Eva Tanguay opened
a camp near Paris that was formerly
a race track. Irene found betting
ticket good for $1,000 francs. 1t was
dated 191O-otherwise it was good.
You remember Margaret Mayo-well
she umpired ball game between two
soldier teams. During the second in
ming one of the teams got out their
guns, during the fourth inning they
. put their bayonets on them. After the
fifth inning two Red Cross nurses sud-
denly appeared on the field, and then
Margaret quit.
The thing I miss mostly over here
is America.
Give this Y. M. c. A. drive a boost.
They are doing great work over here
wonderful work. These professional
shows are sensation, so help it along.
; And boy, you should hear Sammie
laugh-Oh, boy!
Write me soon. I'm eager to hear
about the family. Yours,
EDDIE.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Henry J. Allen left yesterday
Tor kansas City after few days yisi,
to her sister, Mrs. Malcolm Gray and
Mr.. Gray.
Mrs. Robert Merrick went to st
Louis yesterday for a few days.
/ Mr.. D. E. Barton. of Albuquerque
N. NJ. is spending a few days in To.
. peka.
, Mrs E. E. Cowan left yesterday TO,
New Haven, Conn.,. to join her hus.
, band who is in the medical depart.
/, ment of Yale University. Mrs. Cowar
i has been the guest of her mother. Mrs
1 Antoinette Smith.
!. Lieut.. and Mrs. George H. Allen o.
! Fort Riley. are. guests of Judge ant
Mrs. Robert Carver. Lieutenant AL
len will return to Fort Riley tomor
: row and Mrs. Allen will remain will
, Mrs. Carver for several days.
Mrs. James Tod of Maple Hill is &
!, week end guest of Miss Ora Money
.. penny.
: Extra fancy strawberries, Pasca
. celery, guineas. turkeys, ducks ant
: geese today. Mullins marketable
E Mrs Frank R. Millspaugh. Mrs
: Charles B. Thomas and Miss Mary b
: Hambleton returned last night from
junction City. where they were guest
of Mrs. Millspaugh's daughters, Mrs
( Chauncey Dewey and Mrs. Harol,
Copeland.
Mrs. Mabel Hilyard. of Albuquerque
e N. NJ. and Mrs. Morgan Marmaduk,
T OF Eldorado, Kan. have left for thei
l homes after visit to Mr.. and Mrs
r. NJ. Snyder. in Morris avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Johnso,
e and daughter. Alpha. will spend Sun
r day in Kansas City with Mr.. and Mrs
S Henry Larkin.
: The women of the West Side Chris
n tan church will give their annua
v Christmas Bazaar, Tuesday and Wed
+ nesday. December II, and IS, and DOS
n sibiy also Thursday, at the Palac
8 Clothing store, 709-11 Kansas avenue
e This years Bazaar is the fourth on
r held at the Paalca store nv fhes