The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-06

An interesting engagement, which is
not to be formally announced at this
time on account of the war. is that
of one of Topeka's prettiest and
brightest young women, who is at
present teaching in a Kansas town.
This young woman comes from one OF
the Oldest and most socially prominent
families in town. The man is first
lieutenant III a nearby tort and both he
and his fiancee are graduates OF Kan
sas university, where the young lady
is said by her friends to have had nu-
merous admirers and suitors. among
whom was one with millions in his
family She made her choice, how
ever, not on a financial basis alone,
altho the father of the man in the case
is said to be one of the largest land
owners of the county in which he lives
The young lady is an alumna of one
of the best sororities in the university
and is said to have brought the aver
age for scholarship of her sorority up
a considerable bit with her splendid
| records. The lucky lieutenant is an
alumnus of the Sigma Chi fraternity
The date for the wedding will probably
not be set until the close of the war.
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Word has been received that Mr.
Kenneth Moneypenny has arrived
safely on the other side of the waters.
Mr.. Moneyperny is with a hospital
corps and it is not known definitely
whether he is at present in England
or France.
This is the second son of Mr. and
| Mrs. J. L. Moneypenny to reach the
war zone. Mr.. Paul Moneypenny. the
older son, arrived in England on Aug
ust 13 and was one of the first COM
| pany of American troops to march
down the streets of London. Mr.. Mon
| eypenny is now with an engineering
corps somewhere in France" In
recent letter to his family he said that
! he had just had a furlough which he
spent in Paris, over which he seemed
more than enthusiastic. He said they
were working very hard, putting in.
about sixteen hours day. but he did
not complain. He seemed to take a
very optimistic view of the hardships
| encountered.
/ Mr.. Moneypenny was writing at
/ Y NJ. c. A. hut near the barracks and
he said that all the boys there who
weren't writing were singing until
| thought was really impossible. The
| boys congregate in the Y NJ c. A
huts as they would in a club house
and in this way enjoy many hours
which would otherwise be almost i'm
possible.
A1tho arrangements have not been
! completed entirely for the ceremony
of the unwilling of the Lincoln statue
| on the state house grounds, Mrs. Al
brecht Marburg, chairman of the
committee in charge, has announced
4 that a talk will be made by Governor
Capper. There will also probably be
| a historical sketch of Lincoln read by
Chief Justice w. A. Johnston of the
| supreme court. and Mrs. Frank Jarrsll
| has been asked to read a history of
| the Lincoln statue from the time the
| idea was originated. Others asked to
deliver addresses are Mr.. Merrell
| Gage, who modelled the statue; Mr.. A.
1 Pierce of ha A
4 r., and Mr.. H. B. Wilson, superin-
| tendent of the public schools. The
| ceremony is to take place on Febru-
| airy IL. Mrs. o. l.. Moore, president
of the Womans club will preside at
the unveiling.
An impressive part of the Wash
burn day celebration at the college
| chapel this morning was the presen-
tation by the Alpha Phi sorority, of
a large honor roll for the names of
the students and alumni of the college
| who have gone to war. This honor
roll is large case abouty twenty
nine by forty-one inches with glass
door, which opens, and contains a
white plate, on which may be written
all the names of the boys who have
enlisted. The presentation was made
by Miss Sierra Beggs, president of the
sorority.
The Queen Esthers will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Miss Lucille John
ston, 400 Buchanan street.
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The February meeting of the Wo-
mans club will be held at the Y. w.
c. A. Thursday. There will be a meet
ing of the board of mana cement from
t11 until IL o'clock The business hour
will be from II until / o'clock. Dur
ing this time there will be twenty
ne-minute speeches on the Flag
by different members. Cafeteria
luncheon will be served<at 1 O'Clock,
followed by social hour The host
esses for this hour are Mrs. F. w.
Freeman, Mrs. w. T. Crosby and Mrs.
George NJ. Crawford.
At the opening of the general pro-
gram. which begins at 2:30 O'Clock,
Miss Helen Hogeboom will sing a solo.
Mrs. o. L. Moore will preside at the
opening exercises. at the conclusion of
which the home economics depart
ment. under Mrs. George NJ. Crawford
will have charge of the afternoon pro-
gram. DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon will
give an address ON food conservation,
which will be followed by a discussion
of fifteen or twenty minutes and a
questionpaire. Music will be furnish ed
by Mrs. Arthur Capper on the harp
Mrs. Capper will play America" and
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