The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

length Tune the war is 10 ldSl
Dr. and Mrs. c. NJ Sheldon took
we'll filled trunk with them when
they went to Camp Pike short time
ago to visit their son, Mr.. Merriam
Sheldon nor were the gifts in their
trunk all for their son. Instead
every boy in the camp was remem-
bered and they were all given a most
hilarious evening on account of the
contents of that huge trunk, which
Doctor and Mrs. Sheldon called the
smileage trunk.
On the second evening they were
at the camp Doctor and Mrs. Sheld";r
asked all the boys to come and spend
the evening with them. Lieutenant
Crabb announced that Mrs. Sheldon
had brought gifts from home to the
boys and then introduced Mrs Shell
clever rhymes of her own compost
ton:
This is the day of camouflage
Things are seldom what they seem,
Skinned milk masquerades as cream;
What seems to be the ocean waves
Are U. S. ships fair France to save.
And stacks of brush with twigs of green
Are Y. NJ. huts, lively scene.
With eats, and Fairbanks on the screen.
To make the soldier more serene
Looks ike trunk. but may be glue
To seal a message fond and true
From sweetheart; mother wife to yon,@
They felt they had a right to send.
l gladly took their packages
And said l would deliver,
But when they said to KISS each BOY
then began to SILVER.
Not that / would mind a bit
But you You might have a germ or two,
OF mumps or measles still, fear,
To give me as souvenir
OF our glad visit to you here.
Still if you soldier boys see fit
shall be glad to do my bit
So let us welcome You with this
1t might be better than kiss:
We're glad that Washburn ambulance
Is here, and not somewhere in France"
After this the trunk was opened
and the gifts distributed. One sur
prise after another was opened and all
were thoroly enjoyed. There was the
small dog, the corps mascot, which
was presented by Mrs. Sheldon and re-
ceived with appropriate Formally.
Then there were drums. flies. horns
and everything most in the line or
musical instruments but the grand
piano There were dolls of all de-
scriptions, teddy-bears of several
kinds and sizes, masks. air machines
and various games, ranging from tops
to a game played with pegs. And
best of all there was candy, real,
home made candy-twenty pounds of
it. After the hilarity of the evening,
which lasted several hours, had sub
sided somewhat Doctor Sheldon told
the boys about his recent trip to Eng
land.
The toys which furnished sosmuch
amusement were donated from the
left over Christmas supply at the
Fair store. Crosby Brothers ard the
Capital Candy company
The ladies who made the candy and
helped Mrs. Sheldon pack it into
Mrs. c. A. Kline. Mrs. w. D. Ross,
Mrs. J. P. Wahle, Mrs. T. w. Peers.
Mrs. c. B. VanHorn. Mrs o. H. White,
Mrs NJ. F. Hand. Mrs. J. NJ Quail and
Mrs. S. c. Kersey.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear s. r.. In my last letter I be-
Iieve I told you that Mrs. Marburg S
| team got the most money in the cam
| paign for the Salvation Army war
| fund At the time I wrote Mrs Mar
| burgs team was ahead. but at the
final reckoning Mrs. W. A. Johnston s
was first 1t happened like this: Mrs
Marburg called on the different ladies
for talks as the reports were being
made and when Mrs Estey got up to
/ talk she said: Il was hoping that
some one would give US twenty dol
lars and put us over the top Mr.
Robert Stone did better than that. He
gave twenty-five dollars. and that is
how Mrs. w. A. Johnston's team, OF
! winch MRS. EStey was a m EN- Der, Wen1
over the top with a margin of five
dollars.
The girls are all getting improved
these days. Flossie has had every one
of her eyebrows pulled out and Jennie
and Alice are having their hair made
| red Rebecca has decided to have
golden locks altho they won't go with
her olive skin at all. What do yor
think of that?
Did you see the wonderful aurora
borealis Thursday night? I had JUS
been studying about northern light.
and L felt very intelligent on the sub
ject You know they are electrical
meteors appearing most frequently il
high ATTITUDES in the form of luminous
clouds, arches and rays. The arches
are sometimes single, som etines sew
era1 concentric ones are seen and the,
are usually nearly stationary or NOV,
slowly southwark. We learned tina
the ordinary color of the aurora is
pale greenish yellow, but crimson
violet and steel color are not uncom
mon Crimson auroras have Otter
been imagined by the superstitious t
be omens of war, pesti1ence an,
famine.
The aurora Thursday night was
great arch of crimson and seemed t.
change form and shape very rapid,
about 10 O'Clock. 1t also turned pale
again At one time there was