The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

ones in France. In this hut the 1000
sandwiches we had made were served
trench sandwiches we called them
because the bread was fairly thick and
the cruStS were not cut off. Coffee
was served as well as the four thou
sand and the whole was under the
supervision of Miss kempton. In the
hut stood Miss Barger, the sole visible
representative of the Y. w. c. A Miss
Barger and Miss kempton counted
| themselves extremely fortunate to
have heard Taft's mastery address
but the rest of us were forced to he
content with the knowledge that with
out US the four thousand could not
have been present. 1t was a unique
| experience.
| The Woman's club will hold an all
day meeting Thursday at the Y. w
| {. A. The board of managers meeting
| will be held at 10 o'clock, followed by
the business hour at IL. During this
hour twenty women will be asked to
! give one minute talks on THE Origin
of Red Cross and Its Work" At IL
i o'clock there will be an open meeting
of the music department of which
/ Mrs. George H. Allen is chairman
Cafe luncheon followed by a social
hour will be at 1 o'clock. The host
| esses of the social department are
Mrs. H. S. Morgan, Mrs. Norman
Wear and Mrs. Horace Ray.
The general program will begin al
! 2:30. Dedicatory services for the SER
vice flag will be in charge of Mrs
w. A. Johnston, Mrs. s. J. Crawford
: Mrs. Bernard Kelley and Mrs. A. H
/ Horton. After this will be an oper
meeting of the forestry department, OF
/ which Mrs. l. H Mum is chairman
An interesting, talk will be given by
Mrs. Massey Holmes of Kansas City
president of the Amateur Flower Gar
den association.
All women who are members of the
Woman's club and have sons in the
war are asked to send the names in
| to some member of the committee or
the service flag. The committee is
Mrs w A Johnston. Mrs S. J. Craw-
| ford, Mrs. Bernard Kelley and Mrs
A. H. Horton. Thirty-six names have
been sent in to the committee.
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| Mrs. Fred A. Painter and Mrs. Geo
A. Kelly gave a miscellaneous shower
at Mrs. KelIy's home at BIT Wes'
Fifth, Friday evening. March 1. fol
Mrs. Kelly's sister. Mrs. John Dooley
who formerly was Miss Nellie Calm
Those present were: Mrs. Roy Weav-
OF Merioen, Mrs. Burwell Spurlock
Mrs Margaret Heatherington. Mrs
Walter Lungstrum, Mrs. Melvin Lung
strum. Mrs. Conlee Rhoades. Mrs. Will
liam Finch. Mrs. Harry Walters, Mrs
T. P. Dcoley. Mrs. w. r. Glack OF
Summerfield, Kan, Mrs. c. H. Plum
mer, Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. U. L. Irwin
| Jr., Mrs Guy Livingston, Mrs. Mich
olas Calm. Miss Julie Smith Mist
Myrtle Dillon, Miss Viola Ward. Mis-:
Pearl Grace Click, Miss Dorothy
Heatherlngton, Miss Mildred Living
ston. Burton Shively Calm.
Mrs. 5. S. Curry, who has been the
| guest of Miss Nanon Herren for the
past m ,nth, left today for her home
in Bosom. Mrs. Curry is taking with
her four new pupils in dramatic art
from our town These pupils will en-
ter the Curry School of Expression
In June several more young womer
from Topeka will go to Boston for the
dramatic term of the Curry school
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The Ogontz college girls, among
whom is Miss Cynthia Monroe of To-
peka, are each and every one patriotic
Nc pig knitting is allowed in the
school. The girls buy their own yarr
anG no bright colored is used. One
young lady, the daughter of one of the
wcathiest men of the country has
knitted one hundred sweaters since
in the school without backing in their
patriotism for the college is to have nc
Easter vacation to save travel. The
parents are asked not to visit their
daughters during the spring chat the
school may no. be responsible in any
way for an increase in travel durinp
the war Judge and Mrs Monroe
! Immediately wrote upon receiving
their notice and endorsed the action
of the college.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Ensign and Mrs. Ray E. Cope and
the:- daughter, Betty Jane, will ar
/ rive tomorrow from Moline for a
short visit to Ensign Cope's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cope.
Lieut.. Luther Tillotson will come
] Moneay from Camp Doniphan for a
short visit to his mother, Mrs. d. C,
Till ,tson. in Fillmore street
Miss Dorothy Sproat, who is at
tending school in Philadelphia, Pa.
spent the week with Miss CYNTHIA
Monroe at Ogontz college.
| Mrs Frank P. MacLennan who
underwent surgical operation Tues
! day. is in favorable condition al
Christ's hospital
| Mrs. Genevieve T. veale, accom-
panied by her son, Mr.. George w
Nealr. of Detroit. Mich, returned
Thursday night from Hot Springs
Ark, where she has spent several
weeks. She is improved in health, and
left today with her daughter, Mrs
Wilbur Galloway. for San Antonio.
Texas.
Mrs c. H. Searle and Mrs. Howard