The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29

harp and vocal music during the re-
ception held before the luncheon
given at the Chamber of Commerce
|. today by the Native Sons and
Daughters of Kansas. 50 s..li
has been well cultivated. She. also
plays skilfully on the Italian harp and
is an accomplished pianist. She ex-
poets to take up lyceum and chautau-
qua platform work. She is a member
of the Native Daughters of Kansas, in
which organization sheais active. Her
home is at 1926 Topeka avenue.
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Mrs. F. r. Millspaugh has received
two cablegrams from her son. Lieut..
Clarkson Millspaugh, since his safe ar
rival in England. In his second m es-
sage, Lieutenant Millspaugh said that
he had met Lieut.. Dick Reed in Lon
don. Lieutenant Reed had just re-
turned from France
When Miss Lois Lindsay, now Mrs.
Stahl of Burlingame. had her class in
Montessori kindergarten, she found it
difficult to satisfy the demand of the
children for stories and still live up
to the rule of Mime. Montessori that
children were not to be told untrue
tales. Having almost exhausted her
! supply, she turned to the story of the
Black Douglas of English history.
She began, The people We're having
a great party What did they have
to eat?'' interrupted a small boy.
There was absolutely no hopes of con-
, filming her story to facts. why, they
were having doughnuts and cider
she replied. And when the Black
Douglas came they couldn't imagine
what had come over them. They
couldn't tell what was happening to
them at ALL
''Oh. Miss Lindsay, that wa sn't cider
they'd had responded the 5-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Van Petten.
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THERE'S A BOY IN OUR TOWN
! Who was playing with a large dog
in the neigh borhood when he sudden
ly began to cry loudly. Rushing to
/ the door, his mother said, What is
! the matter, Old Shep didn't bite you
did he?"
No" sobbed the small boy, HE
didn't bite me. but he tasted me-
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The Kansas Council of Women al
their meeting yesterday elected the
following officers: Miss Fife Graham
of Topeka was reelected president;
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson
was elected vice president; Mrs. Mary
Pierce Van lille of Manhattan, secre-
! tary, and Mrs. T. F. Doran of To-
peka, treasurer.
resolution was passed to urge
President Wilson to demand protec-
| ton from vices for our soldiers such
as we have in our own country. An
other resolution expressing the graft
| tude of the assemblage at the success
of the woman's suffrage amendment
| in the house. Several other resolu-
/ tons, among them one pledging sup
port to the food conservation program
of the country.
! The Tuesday Study club will meet
! Thursday afternoon at the home OF
| Mrs Lloyd Smith. This will be a
guest day meeting and the assisting
| hostesses will be Mrs. c. n. Mertz
| Mrs. c. A. Kline, Mrs. H NJ Con-
ner, Mrs. W. L. Goldsmith and Miss
Gladys Dougherty.
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| THERE'S AWJMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says that when it comes to do
ng chores around the house her hus-
| and is certainly a good Indian But
| N the next breath she destroys the
dea of compliment as she adds
| You undoubtedly have heard who did
all the work even in the best of old
Indian families
The Westminster division of the
! Red Cross will meet Wednesday after
/ noon at o'clock at the J. F. True