The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-06


Thursday afternoon, has been de-
tanned at home by sickness Miss
Mary E. Ward, food expert, will give
a talk along gardening lines
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who told several of her friends that
she thought a woman must be young
and good looking or she should never
try to wear earrings. And her friends
insist that the next move she made i
was towards the jewelry counter
where she bought herself some ear
she bought were turquoise blue,
which exactly match her lovely blue
eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Springer will
entertain at dinner this evening, fol-
lowed by bridge at the Virginia, where
they are living this winter. Covers
will be laid for Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
i Rollman. Mrs. and Mrs. w. P. Sny-
der Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Carruth and
Mr. and Mrs. Springer
Two Topeka girls, Miss Samson and
Miss Lillian Gleissner are among
those entered in the annual beauty
contest of the Liberty Jayhawker, the
annual of the Senior class. There are
! in all forty-three girls running in this
contest this year The eight receiving
the highest number of votes will each
receive a full page in the annual. The
contest will close March 16.
| The candidates nominated are:
Frances Adam, Earline Allen, Helen
| Brown, Muriel Brownlee, Harriet
| Brush, Jessie Buck, Dorothy Button
| Charlotte Carnie, Edna Chain, Lila
Clark, Hazel Cook, Irene Cutter, Opal
+ Day, Rhea- Diveley, Katherine Fog
arty Lillian Gleissner, Agnes Gossard
Helen Govier, Moscelyn Hambric,
Marion Holmes, Geneva Hunter, Jo-
sephine Huoni. Hester Jackson, Aga
tina Kinney. Louise Logan. Laurine
Doris Patterson, Mildred Payne, Lena
Pittinger, Rae Riley, Edna Rising.
| Mary Samson, Genevieve Searles, Fern
Skaer. Myrtle Steen, Eileen Van Zandt.
Dorothy Virgins, Grace Windsor and
Jessie Wyatt.
A small child after looking over one
of her mothers friends who was out
for the first time in her new spring
hat, said, Mrs. John Smith, did you
wear your very oldest hat?" This isn't
quite as bad as it sounds, however.
because the child was very partial to
her mothers very Oldest hat
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Miss Jean Pickens and Mr.. Henry
B. Swanson were married Saturday
afternoon by DR.. Edmund j. Kulp of
the First Methodist church. Mr..
Cation Accounting company and both
he and his bride are well known in
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson are at
home to their friends at 314 Broad
moor avenue, in the Kenwood addi-
ton.
The Richardson Art Embroidery
club will meet Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. NJ. J. Chamblin, 1915 North
Monroe street.
At a meeting of the local institute
of the w. c. T. u, held Monday aft
ernoon at the Y. w. C. A, a resolu-
ton was passed asking the mayor OF
Topeka to either clean up the town
or resign. There was a large attend
ance at the meeting and a service flae
was dedicated with twenty-seven stars
There were twenty mothers sons, one
son-in-law, one Red Cross nurse and
five nephews represented on the flag
Keep the Home Fires Burning" was
sung in closing.
The First Methodist church ladies
had a free luncheon for all the ladies
of the church today: This is the first
social gathering which they have had
this winter. Election of officers was
held this afternoon.
Mrs. J. A. Stoner entertained the
Ladies' Aid society of the First Pres
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home. 917 Lane street. The following
officers were elected: Mrs. w. A
Coston, president: Mrs. Frank L
| Campbell, first vice president; Mrs
Silas Porter, second vice president
Mrs. J. T. Bell. treasurer and Mrs
Charles Dillon, secretary.
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Notes and Personal Mention
Mrs. ]. E. Walker, who underwent
an operation at Christs hospital two
weeks ago, is improving.
Lieut. Angelus Burch, who is spend
ing his furlough with his parents, Jus
tice and Mrs Rousseau A. Burch, will
leave Saturday for Douglas, Ariz.
where he will be stationed.
Mrs. Fred Brown, of Coferad,
Springs, is the guest of Mrs Reef
Alexander. Mrs. Brown formerly livet
in Topeka and is the daughter of the
late Judge A H. Horton.
Mrs. c. j. Wilson will return tomor.
row from a short trip to Denver. Colo
Judge Lee Monroe is in Texas on
business trip. Judge Monroe wen
over into New Mexico to visit hi