The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23

c. s. Hood, Mr.. U. $. Alvord. Mr.. Bert
Hickerson. DR.. H.. b. Hogeboom and Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Lyman.
Miss Ruby Nickerson arrived from Chi
eago today to spend Thanksgiving with
Miss Helen Thompson.
Mrs. H. NJ Phillips entertained a few
Of her friends very az fta an I'm
at her home on Topeka avenue.
been here). There is a great deal of
hilarity while the efforts are being
made to throw the money into the
urn. Then they pass baskets and take
up a collection with all seriousness.
That night the baskets gathered over
five hundred dollars for the cam
paign."
An interesting article appears in a
Kansas City paper concerning some
former Topeka people, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. McInnes, who have made their
home in Kansas City for the past
twenty-five years. They have many
friends in Topeka who will be inter-
ested in the following article:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. McInnes. who
have just moved into their beautiful
new home, 1911 Harrison street, need
but the one thing to make it a real
home and until that is given them,
there will be no real housewarming.
no completeness, for the want cannot
be filled until their son Jack returns
from overseas and fills the four walls
with his presence. His room is ready
for him and the days are being count
ed between now and his happy home
coming.
Jack is a mighty fine young chap.
He went cheerfully and willingly to
follow the flag, leaving behind him not
only his devoted parents but a lovely
girl who has his heart and it whom
he is engaged, but both of these young
people, with true bravery, decided
against a war marriage and will wait
until the soldier returns to this coun-
try.
In q recent letter to his mother
Jack tells of his experience at st.
Mihiel where, right in the thick of
| trouble, he went for eleven days with
out changing his clothes and snatch
| ed sleep by the minute and in any
| spot where he could find a resting
place, in mud or dry ground and not
knowing what moment would be his
to "go west" but so far he is safe and
that he may continue SO is in the
hearts of his friends.
| To go back to the McInnes home it
| is really a beautiful one, and COM
plete. particularly the furnishings. Sc
| lected with great care by Mrs. Nc
| Innes, who has the true ARTISTIC eye
for harmony of detail and consequent
| ly nothing is overdOhe. but all is
marked with simplicity that is truly
| harmonious.
Miss Emily Tillotson Of the board of
| missions of the Episcopal church, with
| headquarters in New York City, will
| give an address tomorrow afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock at the chapel of Grace
| cathedral on the subject, THE War
Work of Women" Miss Tillotson is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Millspaugh
while in Topeka
Miss Edna Anton is entertaining
with a house party at her home this
| Ann Weightman, Miss Marian VIII
liams, Miss Georgia Neese, Miss Paul
inc McVey, Miss Ruth Marsh, Miss
| Marjora Blank, Miss Forestine Blank
Miss Pima Edwards, Miss Frances
Olander. Miss Esther Thomas and
Miss Charlotte West.
| Mrs. Helen Francis Hodge an
nounces that an exhibition of her pic
lures will be given to the public to-
morrow afternoon. Her studio at ia
Kansas avenue, where the pictures are
on exhibition, will be open tomorrow
afternoon after O'Clock and all in
terested are invited to call.
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Miss Freda Smith entertained the
Stars, the junior girls of the Topeka
high school, Friday evening at heI
home. The evening was spent at pro-
gressive A. B. C. Those present were:
| Margaret Moore, Velma Hobson, Eliza
beth Van Ness, Alice Thrapp, Ruth
Thoroman. Isabel Shut, Mabel Nc
Kee, Gladys Crawford, Juanita Brain
Elizabeth Shaw, Thelma Johnson, Miss
Boughton, Miss Stewart. Mrs. Camp.
bell, Agnes Carlson and Grace Carlson
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Mrs. r. F. Jack entertained at a
O'Clock luncheon today at her home
in Garfield avenue in compliment t.
Mrs. George Pennington, who is tn,
guest of her sister, Mrs. B. G. Griggs
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The Y NJ c. A. and the Y. W. C. A
are entertaining every Saturday nigh
with mixers. Tonight the party is t.
be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. and las
Saturday night the first party of thu
series was given at the Y. W. c. A
The guests are the members of boil
associations who care to come.
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The Masonic Unit of the Red eros
may obtain yarn for sweaters for tn
soldiers at Masonic temple Monda,
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas B. Frost will return ii
about two weeks from Washington. D
c., where he has been engaged il
Red Cross work. Mr.. Frost's worl
in Washington will end at that time
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Prof and Mrs. Frank Snow of Cor
Wallis, Ore, are the parents of sor
born on November Is. Mrs. Snow wa
before her marriage Miss Marci
Brown of Topeka. Professor Snow /
a former reporter on the State Jour
nal and is now head of the in1usSI ia
} journalism at the State Agriculture