The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
by DAISY NEIL----~
PhOnes-FrOm $50 to $780, other hous. 1859.

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Phones-From $50 q. m. to 1 4
Mrs. Theodore snattinger. who
leaves Wednesday for her home in
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Don Mulvane
who leaves tonight for Portland, Ore,
TO visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Fleishman, were guests of honor at
luncheon which some of their friends
gave today at the Country club. Cow
ers were laid for Mrs. Mulvane, Mrs.
Skinner, Mrs. Charles Wolff, Mrs.
Dana Davis. Mrs. Richard Hayden.
Mrs. William Curtis. Mrs. Frank
Griggs and Miss Clyde Bonebrake.
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A subscription dance was given at
Kellam Hall last night by Mr.. Charles
Connors and Mr.. Raymond Beers.
These dances are to take place every
week from now on according to the
young men in charge. Those who
danced last night Mrs. Miss Verda
Birch, Miss Ann Weightman, Miss
Edna Anton, Miss Helen Lucas. Miss
Marian Williams, Miss Marie Marsh,
Miss Isabel Crawford, Miss Jane Bone,
Miss Mary Rogers. Miss Cicily ALI
son. Miss Marie Edison, Miss Thelma
Houston, Miss Margaret Stewart. Miss
Catherine Harnit. Miss Pauline McVey.
LuCl6n MI. bllIy NhCSl4i-
took, Mr.. Armin Weiskirch. Mr.. John
Parkinson, Mr.. Ed Nellis, MIR. Chester
Burger, Mr.. Phil Fable, Mr.. Russell
Zarker, Mr.. H. A. Hogue, Mr.. r. 2.
McLement, Mr.. Charles Christian, Mr..
Henry Anton, Mr.. Fred Rigby, Mr..
Raymond Beers, Mr.. Charles Connors
Mrs. D. G. Kline entertained in
formally yesterday afternoon in COM
pliment to Mrs. j. A. Stoner, who will
leave soon with Mr.. Stoner for a per-
manent residence in Idaho, Miss Mary
Campbell, a missionary from India and
Miss Bernice Fuller, who is home from
Boston, where she is Y. w Z. A.
secretary, spending two months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Fuller
in West Sixth street.
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The Rota club will give their usual
dance Saturday evening at the CHAM
Der of Commerce rooms for the SOL
diers who are in town for the week
end They will also entertain with
dinner Sunday afternoon to which all
soldiers are invited. The committee
in charge of the affairs this week are
Mrs. John E. Lord, chairman, Miss
Mabel Adams. general hostess ana
Miss Rosa Ferlet, registrar, mrs
Adrian L. Greene, Miss Anna Speck,
Miss Nanon L. Herren. Miss Clare
Armstrong, Miss Grace Overmyer'
Mrs. P. P. Womer, Mrs. r. NJ. John
ston. Mrs L Cady Hodge, DR.. Harriet
Adams, Miss Myrtle Radclifte, MRS:
AIonzo S. Thomas. Each MEMBER OF
the club is privileged to ask one young
lady guest for the dance ana one Ior
Sunday afternoon.
For entertainment Sunday after-
noon Miss Ruth Bomgardner will sing
and Miss Grace SchoonoVer VIII 1ur-
nish several piano numbers me san
ia Fe orchestra will play for the dance
Saturday night and during the dinner
on Sunday afternoon.
DIR. and Mrs. Harvey Phillips. who
have recently arrived from Egypt,
have had many experiences since theN
left Topeka. socn after they We, MeLe
graduated from Washburn college.
They have been living in upper Egypt'
making their home in Luxon. which
is the site of ancient Thebes
Doctor Phillips had charge Of all
the missionary work of the district
which was over 800 miles long-and took
twelve hours by express train to pass
from one end to the other. He had
thirteen schools to superintend and
besides had charge of the evangelical
work.
Mrs. Phillips had the women's work
of the entire district. Under her were
eight Bible women. These were ma
tive women, who go about in the
homes and teach the women to read,
always using the Bible as text book
In Egypt the women have very little
freedom and those who consider
themselves ladies must never go out
without having their faces closely
yelled.
There are many Europeans in
Egypt but there were only very
few in Luxon. There was a girls
boarding school next to the house &C
AIr- Iir0e
and in this were three English speak
ing teachers. Then, too, there are al
ways a few Europeans in business
there, especially during tourist season.
The small daughter of Doctor and
Mrs. Phillips had French-speaking
Swiss children for her playmates OK
cepting during the summer months,
when the family would go to a sum-
mer resort on the seashore of Alex
andria. Here they would find other
-Er Glish speaking children.
Doctor and Mrs. Phillips have dur
ing the past two years seen a great
deal of the British soldiers Who lave
been in Egypt. There have been as
many as half a million there at one
time. according to Mrs. Phillips. Tho
has been very active in war work in
that country. She is member of. the
national council of the Y. w. c. A. for
all Egypt. She also did war work in
her home. where many soldiers were
entertained. The mission has done a
great deal in opening up tea rooms
and entertaining the soldiers. Mrs.
Phillips said that the war work done
in America seemed like Tong distance
war work. compared with that she
had left three months ago.
There have been as many as tive
thousand convalescent soldiers in the
small town of LuXon at one time. The
hotels were all opened up to accom-
modate them. and the three English
speaking families in town had all they
could do in the way of entertaining
them. These soldiers were in LUXOR
during the whole winter two year:
ago. Many times, Mrs Phillips said
yesterday, soldiers have told her tha'
she was the first English speakins
woman they have seen for months
The idea of the hostess house for tht
soldiers originated with the Y. w. c
A. of Egypt. The association head