The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
, BY DAISY NELL
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Mr.. Charles kouns, who is guest
of the F. N. Risteen family for few
days. has been guest of honor at
number of informal affairs during his
visit here. He will leave soon for New
York, where he lives with his sisters,
Miss Sarah Kouns and Miss nellie
Kouns. He was a student in Dart
mouth college during IL. past year.
Mr.. EoIns was guest of honor at
steak roast Monday night, which was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Campbell. Mr..
Stanley Copeland, Miss Mora Gatchell
and Miss Clyde Bonebrake.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Campbell gave
a dinner party last night for Mr..
kouns fnd a few close friends. To-
night Miss Clyde Bonebrake will give
a steak roast in mis- honor.
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A crowd of young people motored
to the Sampson farm south of town last
evening for a picnic supper. Those
in the party were Miss Edna Anton,
Hiss Marian Williams, Miss Helen
Luca'. Miss Margaret Stewart. Mr..
Charles Connors, Mr.. John Parkinson,
Mr.. Armin Neiskirch and Mr.. Law
renee Chapman.
At the Red Cross social and enter
tainment given this evening on the
lawn of DIR. and Mrs. F. r. Souders,
1900 Garfield avenue, the following
girls will sell flowers an~ assist in
serving the ice cream: Ruth Souders,
jeanette Schwartz, Flea nor Campbell,
Genevieve Corbin. Freda Crane, Cas-
ton Washburn. Mabel Hall, Dorothy
Luxton. Lenore Lakewood, Louise
McGaw and Alberta Thoroman The
boys who will sell pop are Willard
Jasperson, Marvin Scott, Frank Sha-
fer, John Bingham, Bert Harrison,
cNFrrr
Taylor, Harry Luke, Oscar Perdum,
Ralph Zentner and Mansard Schon-
over.
Most of the families of Elmhurst
are working to make this social a
success and the boys and girls of the
graduating class who are giving 1t
are putting forth every effort in an
attempt to make a large sum of
money, all of which will be turned
In to the Red Cross treasury.
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Miss Laura Ewing has left for Wis
consin, where she will teach and take
work in the experimental high school
connected with the university. Miss
Ewing, who has taught in the Topeka
nigh school for many years, and has
been very popular with both faculty
and pupils, will be very much missed
during her absence, which will at least
be of years duration.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who holds very important public
position and is frequently consulted
by visitors who are here. Not long
ago he was called upon by a charm
ing woman from another state with
the work of whom he wasn't exactly
in sympathy, and he not only told
her SO but did it in a most rude and
insulting manner.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Thomas
have received word of the safe ar
rival overseas of their son, Mr.. Frank
Mcfarland.
Mrs. Bruce Mcfarland was hostess
at a meeting of the Tuesday Bridge
club yesterday at her home in the
Devon. Those who played were Mrs.
Charles Wolff, Mrs. Henry Haynes,
Mrs. Holmes Meade, Mrs. Russell
Frost. Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Ivan
Dibble, Miss Grace Koontz, Mrs. Clar-
ence Jordan, Mrs. James Hayes, Mrs.
Wendell Lyman. Mrs. Jack Camp
bell. Miss Eugenia Quinton and Mrs.
Mcfarland.
Miss Irene Peers gave an informal
porch party yesterday morning at her
home for Miss Dorothy Petit, who
will leave this week for Kansas City
to spend the remainder of the summer.
The guests were q few close friends of
Miss Petit.
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The Red Cross rooms of the Wash
burn observatory building will be
open for workers every Thursday and
Friday from 80 until o'clock. There
is plenty of work and room for all
who care to come.
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Miss Annie B. Sweet will leave to-
morrow for the east to embark for
Wrh oh in
w. c. A. work. Miss Sweet is one of
fifty young women chosen from differ
emit associations of the country to go
to France at this time. She was pres
ident of the local association and has
been a member of the National finance
committee, for several years. 1t is a
flatterinE compliment to Miss Sweets