The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09

,ATURDAY EVENING,
mel Robenson is West Point graduate
and has been engaged as an Instructor
IN artillery recruits In the diIferent
Lieutenant Colonel Robenson arrived
in Topeka a few days ago to visit his
wife and young daughter. Abigail
Louise. He 10 a guest of Mrs. Roben-
sons sister, Mrs. E. e. Sallee, and
Mr.. Sal1ee.
Among the girls who are living at
the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house
and other members of the sorority
who live in town who have been TAX
ing long hikes into the country during
the past two weeks are Miss Mar
guerite Thrapp. Miss Ruth Thompson.
Miss Mary Paxton. Miss Katherine
Knowles. Miss Jane Alexander. Miss
Christiana Ward, Miss Jeanette
Gleed. Miss Isabel Whitcomb and Miss
Doris Thompson. The girls who live
at the Theta house were entertained
Informally at the home of Miss Ruth
Thompson Thursday forenoon.
Mrs. Rolla Howden entertained with
an informal knitting party and tea
Thursday afternoon at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. FL
guests were the members of the Chi
Omega sorority, who are in town, and
included Miss Martha Banker, Miss
Pauline Pulls and Miss Irene linus, all
of Lawrence, Miss Rhea Robertson and
Miss Annette Perry.
The same girls had lunchen together
yesterday at the Chocolate Shop.
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who could teach most of the house
wives a lesson in saving--we would
scarcely call it economy. She buys her
Sunday dinner and then IL her family
happens to be invited out to eat or
perhaps guests she has invited fail to
come, she takes back the things she
bought on Saturday, including the
meat. on Monday morning and expects
credit at the grocer's for them. And
they do say she often gets it too. but
she isn't very popular with the book
keeper.
The formation of nutting Clubs and
the giving of outings for the pur-
pose of collecting nuts that the shells
may be used for the making of gas
! masks for American soldiers is being
urged by Eugene Pettus, director of
conservation of the American Red
Cross for the southwestern division.
Here is your chance to go nutting,
uOOSS Tie llu am DS pdtTlOtlCs
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Mr.. L. S. Wolverton, Of Kansas City,
| is spending the week at the w. E.
Culver home in Western avenue. Mr..
Wolverton and his family formerly
| lived in Topeka. His son, Robley, en-
| listed when the war broke out and
has been in France about a year. He
| tered service, but has been at the
| front. has been gassed and in the
hospital and is on duty again now
driving an ambulance at the front.
| He is with the 1877 Ambulance COM
p-ny of the ITO Sanitary train with
| the Thirty-fifth division.
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| When the news was received in the
George Staebler family in Potwin yes
| terday that the war was over. little
Mary Alice. aged 3. climbed up on a
chair and shouted. 'Oh. doodle.
there"
The following are extracts from the
letters which Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
| Shakeshaft have received from their
son. Arthur. He left with the Wash
burn ambulance company, but later
was transferred and made sergeant
major of the 312 sanitary train.
Sept. 80. We are still at the hos
pital and it is growing every day, but
there are lots of things that make the
work hard Water has to be carried
long way and sanitary conditions
are not the best in the world. They
are transferring the American sol
diers from French hospital here tc
our hospital today and we shall have
about forty altogether. There are 8
few nurses along, SO it looks bust
nesslike. The building we are located
in was built in the Twelfth century
and 1 will send you a card of thu
archway connecting two halves of tn,
building separated by a road to Bor.
deux. At present, have money from
America England. France and Por
tugal in my pocket, and it Is all gooI
october 6. We are permitted nov
TO tell a little of the voyage and trip
We left the port Of embarkation a
noon. The entrance to the port is vel
protected. but details Of which 1 shall
have to let go until we are back, an,
way a person could tell that the coun
try was at war. The trip across wa
, smooth and enjoyed every bit of it
On the next to the last day out, will
, the sea as smooth as glass. we heart
In the afternoon the signal given onl,
when a submarine is about. We wen
, TO the place on the boat where tn,
{ ompanies were to form and from
where stood had a splendid view O
the whole thing. I did not see tn,
t ship until after it was hit and i
, seemed to list little to one side. A
, 1t was not over a block from our boat
: we could see the men getting to thei
2 places on the ship. The little destroy
ers got to the spot in a second, an,
at the same time an aeroplane cam
8 from somewhere and circled over tn
spot where the sub was. The destroy
: ers. with depth bombs that shook on
ship. put an end to the sub. It wa
all done SO quickly and they an
: nounced from the bridge that the shil
would make port all right and tina
$ the sub was sunk before any one had
chance to get scared. That night Il
2 the channel we heard them play 'Th
Star Spangled Banner on the gun
l boat ahead of, us. and it never di
:. sound so good.
: "I took the first hot bath since leav
I ing Winchester last night in a small