The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-26

! sion. A prize of SIS is offered for the
best set of five army or navy knitted
articles. This may include a sweater.
/ pair of socks, pair or wristlets. helmet.
/ bed socks, mittens or other articles
used by the soldiers or sailors. Then
I there are separate prizes for the best
of the single articles.
i The kids get in on this war work
too, and a special division for the
/ work of the children under fifteen
| years old who have been knitting for
! the soldiers or sailors has been created
land the prizes offered for this work
| are practically the same as those Of
| fered for the work of the grown folks.
| Besides the war knitting Miss Fuller
| has removed all the out-of-date en-
broidery. knitting, crocheting and SIM
| liar home work and has brought the
list of articles for competition down
| to the present time and the most COM
mon forms of fancy work done by the
/ women. As a matter of fact the COM
petition in all lines is open to both
men and women for some of the finest
| articles made for the soldiers and
some beautiful fancy goods have been
turned, out by men and boys. All of
| the exhibits in this department must
be actually made by Kansans.
| Miss Ethel Everingham will pre-
sent the following people in recital
this evening at her studio. 900 Kan
sas avenue: Frances Cardwell, Helen
Cardwell, Virginia Alspach. Ruth
ney, Alice Shaw, Martha Merrick,
/ Frances Beck. Gladys Swearingea,
/ Louise Swearingen. DON Schwartz,
Scott Schwartz. Any interested per-
sons are invited to attend.
1 y
/ The girls of the Kappa Kappa Chi
! sorority who are in town for the sum-
a RI a in Of 6af
friends this evening at the River View
| club west of town. The hostesses, the
/ active members of the sorority who
/ are in town for the summer. are Miss
/ Mildred Owen, Miss Gertrude Wheeler.
Miss Margaret Whittemore, Miss Mar
ion Lerrigo, Miss Mary Hol1, Miss
Florence Fair, Miss Bess Cuddy, Miss
! Theo Cobb, Miss Greta Gardner, Miss
4 Dorothy Shoemaker, Miss Elsie Saville,
Miss Ipez Cornell and Miss Emma
Crabb.
Miss Mary B. Sweet received word
| Saturday afternoon of her appoint
ment to Red Cross work in Italy. She
will leave here about the 10th of Sep
TENDER for New York City, to await,
orders to sail. Miss Sweet will work
among the Italian refugees.
Miss Sweet is graduate of the Wo-
mans college of Baltimore, Nd. and
has taken the deaconess training. She
| was for several years before the be-
ginning of the war in charge of a
girls school in Rome and has had ex-
pefience in social work among the
Italians. She is a student of the Ital-
ian language and understands the peo-
pie so she is especially qualified for
this work. She can1e'to Topeka in the
early spring from the northwest,
where she has been teaching since re-
turning to the states.
Word has been received of the safe
arrival in Paris of Mr. Clarence R.
Rex. Mr.. Rex is formerly of the au-
ditor of disbursements office in the
Santa Fe. He is an auditor in the war
department in Paris.
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Miss Esther Rodell gave q party
Saturday evening at her home in Tay-
Blanch Dyer, Miss Elda HazIand. Miss
Alga Sutherland. Miss Bernice Ander-
son, Miss Mildred Bryant. Miss Ber-
nice johnson, Miss Helen Dryer. Miss
Minnie Carrel, Miss Jennie Rodell
| Irene Blades, Miss Frances Blades,
Miss Marguerite Sorenson, Miss Mary
Rigby. Miss Annabel Eyer, Miss Vio-
let Peterson, Miss Dorie Coe, Miss
Floyd Ripley. Mr.. Harry Elliot, Mr..
William Hinshaw, Mr.. Harold Ander-
| son, Mr.. Norman Ash, Mr.. Edward
Phillips. Mr.. Mitchell johnson and
Mr.. Orlan Granteer.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has something new in forks.
Her son. who is a captain in the Amer
lean army in France, sent her a set
of bacon forks from Paris. These are
, small. two-tined affairs with cart
ridges for handles, and look as tho
their chief object in being might be
! that people wouldn't eat too much ba-
son in these war times.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Mary weightman and Miss
Velma NBlakely have returned from
Hoyt where Miss Weightman present.
ed Saturday night the play which she
has been coaching at Bethel chapel
Weightman and the cast will go to
Rossville to give their play.
Mrs. Robert Justin of Coffeyville is
twisting Mrs. ]. P. Slaughter.
Mrs. NJ E. Harlan of Manhattan
spent the weekend with Mrs. H. H.
Welty. Miss Edith Marsh of Manitou.
Colo, will arrive tomorrow to spend
few days with Mrs. Welty.
Mr.. Legler Paxton will enter Kem-
per Military school at Boonville, Mo-,
this fall.
Mr.. Merrill Rutter, who has been
with the Cadman Chautauqua COM
pany this summer in the northwest,
has returned for visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs w. H Rutter.
Miss Sarah Hazel Slaughter will en-
ter school at Baldwin this fall.
The Rev. and Mrs. c. e. Holcomb
of Valley Falls have returned home
after visit to relatives in Topeka
Mrs. W. NJ. Knowd and Miss Char
lotte Knowd of Temple, Tex, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Kersey.
Mrs. Knowd and Miss Knowd are on
their way to Chicago for a visit.
II Miss Helen Lucas will enter Wells
College in New York this fall
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. C. butcher, for
merly of Topeka. but who have lived
} in Kansas City and Wichita for sew