The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20

from Camp Cody. New Mexico. to visit
her parents, Judge and Mrs. Lee Mon
roe.
meeting of the Kansas chapter of
the Colonial Danes will be held in
Topeka Tuesday at the National hotel.
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Announcement has been made by
Mrs. Marcus Marshall, of Pasadena.
Cal, of the engagement of her sister,
Miss Jean Shaffer. to Lieut.. P. n.
Beggs, of the 21st infantry, U. S. A.,
stationed at San Diego. The wedding
will take place at the Marshall home
in Pasadena in the early part OF June.
Lieutenant Beggs is the son Of MIR.
and Mrs. S. S. Begss of Topeka. He
is graduate of Washburn college,
and has been doing public school work
in California for two years. He re-
ceived his commission last November
from the officers training school a.
San Francisco, and was assigned t,
the Fighting Twenty first
The bride is a popular girl of Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles, and has been
especially active in womens war work
She is a member of the Junior Patri-
otto League of Los Angeles. and will
continue her war work in san Diego.
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The Elwell club will meet Tuesday
with Mrs. L. L. Kiene.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Haynes of Sher-
man, Texas. announce the marriage Of
their daughter, Clara May, TO Mr..
William Hamilton Swan, son of MIR.
and Mrs Hamilton Swan of Topeka.
After the ceremony. which took place
at the Haynes home, May 16. Mr.. and
Mrs Swan left Immediately for To-
peka where they have been spending
a few days with Mr.. Swans parents.
Mrs. Swan, who is a graduate of the
Manual Training Normal. PittsburG.
Kan. has been instructor of Home
Economics in the Sherman high
school, for the last few years Mr..
Swan, who has also been student at
the Manual Training Normal. was a
teacher of manual training in the To-
peka schools. before entering the
army. Mr.. and Mrs. Swan left Satur-
day evening for Manhattan where
Mrs. Swan will stay as long as Mr..
Swan is at Camp Funston.
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Mrs Theodore Saxon. who is at the
head of the Kansas division of the
American Army of Farm Women, has
issued call for girls and young wo-
men to enlist for service. She says:
Farm women all over the state are
asking for help. The harvest will be
tremendous, and the need for help
will be even greater than it is now. 1t
makes little difference what we want
to do. The important thing is what
needs to be done. Girls should learn
work that goes to making a home.
Now is the time for the girls to prove
that they are not slackers and that
they want a part in winning the war.
The wages paid will be in accordance
with the efficiency of the Kitchen
soldier and it is up to her to prepare
herself to do the work that must be
done If her battle is to be fought sue
cessfu1ly.'
Mrs. Saxon has prepared the fol-
lowing blank which she asks all girls
interested in this work to fill out and
mail to her, 23s Woodlawn avenue,
Topeka, Kan:
1 hereby enroll as a member OF the
Girls Working Reserve and agree
when called upon for service. to do my
ing prices for such work, to help win
the war.
Name.
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The following students of Miss
Coover, Miss Mildred Coover and Miss
Elsie Chapman gave recital Satur-
day afternoon: Mary Alizabeth Ken
nedy. Miss Odessa Longberg. Evelyn
Hunt Dorr Pelton, Thelma Day, vir-
ginia Reed. Louise Form, and Miss
Gladys Dougherty.
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Those who attended the last dance
| for the season of the Square and Com
| pass club were. Mr.. and Mrs. N G.
| Edelblute, Mr.. and Mrs. H E Van
| Dorp, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Studdard.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sherman. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Doncyson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Will Lyman. Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Pc
tro, Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Russell, jr
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Hoover. DIR. and
Mrs. w. E. Heatherly. Miss Holyoke
Miss Marian Bartell, Miss Edna Law
renee. Miss Rose Scholes, Miss Folda
Funk. Miss Blanche Pittinger. Miss
Marta Cromwell, Miss Eva Brown
DR.. D. T. Nicoll, Mr.. I. L. Barnum
| Mr.. L. M. Penwell. Mr.. w. G. Reed
i Mr. Jake Friedman, Mr.. Charles Cuth-
bert. Mr.. Henry Forsgren, and Mr.. w
H. Grunter.
The Scottish Rite Masons will serve
luncheon to all the women doing Rel
! Cross work at Masonic Temple, Tues.
day of this week. instead of Thursday
/ The Red Cross rooms at Masonic hal
will be closed Thursday
Mrs. Donald Thompson, who Is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Emma Sell.
Marshall, will return to st. Joseph
No, Tuesday. She and Mr.. Thomp
son have been in California Mr.
Thompson has gone to New York, and
will return west in the latter part OF
May.
Mr.. and Mrs Thompson expect te
leo. and to sail for Japan from thai
port. Their trip will include China
Japan. Corea. and perhaps Russia.
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