The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-16

Mrs. C. A. Morse of Chicago, for
merly of Topeka, who is visiting her
son. Mr.. S. T. Morse, and Mrs. Morse
in Huntoon street, was guest of honor
at an informal luncheon which Mrs.
T. S. Stevens gave yesterday at her
home in Fillmore street. Covers were
laid for a few close friends of Mrs.
Morse.
The following young people en-
1oyed a dinner dance at the Country
club Thursday evening: Mr.. and Mrs
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Guild, Mr..
and Mrs. w. p. Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Dibble, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Griggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Frost,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan, and
Mrs. H. H. Haynes.
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The annual junior prom in compli-
ment to the members of the senior
class was given last evening at Beth
any college. The members of the
Junior class who were hostesses are
Miss Barbara Hastings of Atchison,
Miss Margaret Housed of Liberty, Miss
Lucille Nicholson. Miss Lena Moore of
Wakarusa, Miss Gladys StansfieId,
Miss Decotah Drechsel, Miss Mar
ian Campbell of Clay Center and
Miss Geraldine Robinette of Col
cipal. is an honorary member of the
class and received the guests with the
hostesses in the drawing room. An
orchestra furnished the music for the
dancing which took place in the gym
nasium. The decorations were autumn
leaves and yellow chrysanthemums.
The guests besides the seniors were
number of the alumnae of the col
1ege and other outside guests and some
OF the parents of the students.
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According to a letter received from
Lieut.. Roy H. He'll, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter He'll, of 1878 Garfield ave-
nue., Col. Clad Hamilton and Lieuten-
ant He'll have both been gassed by the
boche. Colonel Hamilton was also
suffering from shell shock. A part
of the letter follows:
October 7-Since I wrote last I
have had a taste of almost all the
hardships that go with war. That in
cludes cold food, times without water
(when we were soaked with plenty of
rain.) Slept a little one night in about
three inches of mud. But everything
was so exciting in the battle that we
did not think of the hardships we were
going thru.
L had several narrow escapes. 1
was knocked down by shell that
wounded three and killed two horses
close by. Another time 1 was hit in
the SnOu.Qer ana leg by Dig pieces OIL
terra firma thrown by the explosion
of a shell. Was sleeping in a German
dugout one night when shell hit and
killed man sleeping about six feet
away.
Il got slight taste of mustard gas
in a shell hole and spent a couple of
days in the field hospital. 1t did not
amount to much and / am feeling fine
again. However. 1 was pretty sick
for few hours and was scared about
1t for a while.
THE boche is tricky about his gas.
He shoots his high explosives and
shrapnel and wounds the men. Then
he throws over gas shells and gases
the helpless wounded.
Il know of no casualties from To-
peka except Clad Hamilton. He came
thru my dressing station with appar-
emily bad case of shell shock and
gas. 1 do not think it is anything
serious, as those cases generally have
a nice recovery after rest 1 talked
with him and he showed that the
nervous strain was working on him
very heavily.
I'VE are out now resting and get