The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

man, Enterprise; resolutions, Mrs.
Winifred Breakey, Burlington, chair
man; Mrs. Effie Van Tuyl, Leaven-
worth; Mrs Vernon Branch. Wichita;
chairman; Miss Matte Beck, Holton;
Mrs. A. M. Keene, Fort Scott; Mrs.
David Mulvane. Topeka.
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Mrs Frank R. Millspaugh invites
all the women of Grace Cathedral par
ISM to her home, 1853 Fillmore street,
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, to meet
Miss Bertha Babcock, of Japan, who
has been doing mission work in the
Orient for good many years. She
will speak to the guests on her work.
All women of the parish are cordially
invited.
Miss Babcock is the house guest of
Mrs. Millspaugh.
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The Golden Rule club will meet
Friday, January 25, with Mrs. W. B.
Mcdaniel, 517 West Sixth street. Red
Cross work will be done.
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A voice to be heard in grand opera
in Topeka January 80 is that of Flor
entine St. Clair, the talented singer
with the Boston English Opera COM
pany. A critic has said of her that
she has one of the most beautiful
eolorateur voices heard in the Eng
one has said, lis one of those rare
occurrences in the vocal habitat which
is discovered once in decade. Truly
a voice of extreme flexibility which
retains it's softness and purity of tone
in its entire register whether she is
singing high E fiat above the scale
or whether it is in the more dra-
matte passages of the heavier opera
scores one marvels at the ease and
fu1lnesS of her voice. During the sea-
son of the Boston English Opera COM
pany in Chicago Miss St. Clair by
sheer merit won for herself the right
to be ranked among the great coiora-
teur sopranos of the day" 49, =
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Word has been received from Mr..
r. Emmett Condor, formerly of To-
peka, that he has arrived safely in
France. Mr.. Condor lis remembered
by circle of the young society peo-
pie. He came to Topeka from Kansas
City, where he was with the Bank of
Commerce, and took a position with
the German-American bank in this
city. He kept bachelor apartments
and ntertained his friends at frequent
and pleaSan- parties. He went from
three months was sergeant-major in
the war risk department. On De-
cember 10, he sailed, landed in Eng
land on Christmas day, and went from
there to France, where he is now SER
geant-Iaajor in the war risk depart
ment with General Pershings head
quarters. The voyage over was taken
up by the young chaps with the study
of Trench and with such athletic
sports as could be managed on board
the boat. Mr.. Condor was chosen to
lave charge of the athletics He
writes that all the cake he has had
to eat since he went abroad was made
without sugar. He so much hopes, as
all the boys do, that when his friends
come over they will bring some cakes
with theLi of the "sugarfuP' variety.
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The union meeting and luncheon of
the Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas is to be held at the Chamber
of Commerce on Kansas Day, January
20. The. meeting will begin at
o'clock a. m. and will close with the
luncheon at 1916. The price of the
lunch will be so cents a plate. The
meeting will be addressed by Cover.
nor Cappe- and other native sons as
veil as some of the territorial pio-
neerS.
The hours of the meeting have been
carefully arranged SO as not to inter-
fere with other organizations celebrat-
ing Kansas Day. 1t is sincerely hoped
that every native son and daughter of
Kansas and every territorial pioneer
who can possibly do so will come to
the meeting and assist in celebrating
the birthday of the state by the states
own children. A committee has been
formed-to take care of the Native Sons
portion of the arrangements, consisting
of P. 1. Bonebrake, territorial pioneer;
E T. Thompson and Henry W. Nc
Afee.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN