The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28

pal church of Minneapolis, KAN. The
renewals for this week are Mrs. Helen
Snyder. Kansas City, Kan, the Horace
Mann school. Kansas City. Kan. Mrs.
Annie p. Aniba, Topeka, Miss Mary
McCallum, Occur d. Alene, Idaho, Miss
IEez Williams. Wichita. Kan. Misses
Roberta, Caroline and Virginia Smith,
of Wamego, Kan.
Mrs, Reid Alexander has received
cable from her daughter, Miss Mary
Alexander. who is a Red Cross nurse
in France, saying that she had been
Base hospital No. 5S, and her present
address is Base hospital No. ~, Amer
lean Postoffice 79S. Miss Alexander
has not written in just what part OF
France she is stationed.
The U~and I club this year filled
fifteen Christmas baskets which they
delivered to poor women of the town.
The giving of baskets at Christmas
time to needy old ladies is an annual
event with the club. The officers this
year are Mrs. Guilford Dudley, presi-
dent: Miss Helen Brigham, secretary,
and Mrs. ]. d. Freeman, treasurer.
, Mrs. w. L. Slickinger, of Seabrook.
has been having house party during
the holiday season in compliment to
Miss Stella Moseley, of ST. Louis, and
Miss Myrtle Ransom, of Strawn, Kan.
A party will be given this evening at
the Slickinger home in honor of Miss
Moseley and Miss Ransom. The guests
will be old friends and schoolmates
Mr.. Paul Brown. recently returned
from France, will also be guest and
will tell some of his experiences over
there.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE-
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here and still things aren't livening
up a great deal. A few seasons ago
when Sis was a debutante, there were
dances every night during the whole
week between Christmas and New
; Years, several teas and card parties
m the afternoon and open house on
New Years afternoon. TIL use were
the good old times. This week. how
ever. there have been some parties
with a real man (and most Of them
returned soldi ers, tool for every girl.
We could scarcely believe it at first.
1t has been so long since we have
had men with whom to dance that
half of the girls started to lead Off
but We soon became adjusted to things
as they should be once more.
Christmas brought a great deal of
joy and some sorrow in our crowd.
Some of the girls mothers have ac-
tually made them g,ve back the pres
ents that their boy friends have given
them. John gave Louise a wrist
watch and her mother said, this was
not prope. gift fo- a little boy Om-
agine calling one of our crowd "a
little boy") to give to a friend, and
made her give it back. She doesn't
approve of John because-well, just
! because. Jennie got little firrer ring
from Sam. but as it came in bcx of
candy and her parents, thinking candy
| all the box conta ined, are remarl1ing
what 3 sensible boy Sam is and by
the time they ind out about the real
present they may hive kidde1 them
selves into being SO fond of sensible
sam that they will let jennie Keep
1t. She is hoping 50.
Sue and Tom have gone together
Tor several Christmases, You krow,
and last year, knowing Toms fad
Sue gave him a beautiful pair CT silk
sox. This year she received the same
kind of gift from him and says she
| doesn't intend TO speak to him again.
Last Christmas she hadn't been away
to boarding school and didn't know SO
much about just what is the proIer
thing in gifts as at present Some of
the girls think Tom was just wishing
Tor change of scenery anyw ay and
wanted chance to lush a new and
very pretty girl who has recently
come to town. People were begiI ing
to think that Sue and Tom were en-
gagged and he didn't like to have that
get out. Anyway. she is also looking
for "greener pastures she says.
jeanette gave James necktie which
is reallyvery funnylooking and 1 know
ne doesn't like it, but, just like the
martyr that he is. he wears it every
time he goes out there. The boys say
| he doesn't stop into the drug store
on the way out any more because the
gangs that hang around there made
! fI1r1 NJ 1OYY1
wear a tie that looks funny just be-
cause a girl has given it to him, you
may be pretty sure he has a serious
| case.
Jack got so many presents from the
girls he doesn't know what to do with
| them. He is just naturally the most