The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
BY DAISY NEIL.

The wedding of Miss Mildred Hazel
rigg and Mr.. Frank Dreaming will
take place December 25, at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, at the First Christian
church. 1t is to be a quiet affair at
tended only by relatives and a few
intimate friends.
Miss Hazelrigg, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Hazelrigg, of 1915
West Sixth street, Is a talented and
accomplished young woman. She is
supervisor of music in the public
schools and organist at the First
Christian church.
Mr.. Dreaming is one of the promi-
nent lawyers of Topeka and the state
and has served two terms as city at
torney.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Myers will
give a dinner party this evening at
their home in West Eleventh street in
compliment to Mrs. Margaret Wiggin,
Eof Chicago, who arrived this morning
to visit her sister, Mrs. George Eagle.
Covers were laid for Mrs. Wiggin, Mr..
Luther Burns. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
briggs and Mr.. and Mrs. Myers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Hamilton will
give a Christmas tree party at their
home, 13S Greenwood avenue, Potwin
Place. The guests will be those VINO
have had their Christmas tree to-
gether for several years, and a few
additional friends.
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The dinner dance which was an
nounced for New Years eve to be
given by the members of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity, of Washburn,
has been postponed.
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- The Army and Navy Register Of De-
cember IA contains the following no
stice;
The comma pder-in-chief in the
name of the president, has awarded
the distinguished service cross to Capt.
Kenneth S. Littlejohn, Sixth engi-
neers, for extraordinary heroism in
action at Claires Chenes Wood,
France, October 20, 1918. Captain
Littlejohn reorganized three engineer
companies after they had retired from
the woods, and by his personal ex-
ample of daring and bravery success
fully led his men against enemy ma
chine guns. His gallant action re-
suited in the capture of the Claire
Chenes Woods.
Mrs Littlejohn, the wife of Captain
Littlejohn, was formerly Miss Jose
phine Keiser, of Topeka. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Keiser.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Reed, of 1872
Horne street, are going to have
family Christmas party at their home.
Mrs. Helen r. Frost and children,
Raymond and Elizabeth, of Las Vegas,
y. NJ, are guests of Mrs Frost's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed; another
daughter, Mrs. Dudley Cook, with Mr..
Cook and their three children, of
Lincoln, Neb., will arrive the first of
the week for the holidays and Miss
Nora Beasley will come from Kansas
City for Christmas. DR.. and Mrs. j.
n. Beasley and daughter will also be
guests on Christmas day of Mrs
Beasley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed.
The following extracts are from
letters received recently from Mr.
Paul Moneypenny of Co. F, Of the
18th railroad engineers. Mr.. Money
penny was among the first American
soldiers to reach Europe. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II Moneypenny
OF Clay street.
Nov. 6. You should see the big
flocks of allied planes going over into
Germany. 1 have counted as many as
125 in one flock and 1 don't believe
l have ever seen more than five Ger
man planes at one time. The way
everything looks now 1 expect the
war will be over by the time you get
this letter.
Nov. IL. They tell me the war is
over but 1 can't realize it and in fact
I'm not real sure 1t Is. But that's the
latest report.
: Nov. 20. THE main theme of con-
versa tion is when the fellows will get
to go home. Some think we will be
Others think it will be eight months.
i believe it is going to be harder to
stay here than before the war was
over.
I'VE have been running into Verdun
for the last four months and now 1
guess we will move thru and take over
the line to Metz also to Sedan. 1 was
in Verdun over a year ago and there
was not a single building but had been
hit by shells and most of them simply
were torn to pieces. Before the war
Verdun had population of over 49,
900 and when 1 was first there, there
was not a single civilian in the town.
I'VE are seeing awful lot of pitt
full sights now. The people are be-
ginning to go back to their old homes
They've started the German prisoners
to rebuilding the homes. 1t surely is
going to take a long time, tho, and L
hope they won't keep us over here
until they are finished"
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The Topeka Avenue club will meet
with Mrs HI. l.. Peppmeyer. January
5. This is the first meeting of the
club since the first influenza ban.
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A subscription dance is being
planned for Christmas night at KEEL
lam hall. Mr.. Byron Boon and Mr..
Chesley Mccormack are in charge of
the affair which is the first dance
given by the high school and college
crowds since the influenza ban and
will undoubtedly be a well attended
party.
William Beasley. son of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. N. Beasley, 1917 Western
avenue, who was gassed and in base
hospital in France for five weeks, has