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


person, thou ShouldeSt not want me in
thy presence; if 1 am. thou shouldest
not SANDER me. Wherefore, Woman,
nix on thy threats
Another Topeka girl has said the
deciding word and now wears the
magic stone. She is charming young
woman about whom one never hears
an unpleasant word. She is no idler,
and while she belongs to one of the
First Families, she earns her own liv
ing end does it well. The man is in
the army, ranking as lieutenant He
also els a member of one of the best
families, and his mothers only son.
We are coming into Mailing distance
of Valentines day, and are picking
out an assortment of pierced hearts
and shameless cupids pretending to
hide behind garlands of forget-me-
rots- One is never too old to prize
these, oftener than one suspects,
above rubies and much fine gold
AGATHA. =
The musical numbers for the II
o'clock service at Grace Cathedral will
be as follows:
1. Organ Prelude. Selected
Mrs. J. A. Campbell.
=. Re Deum ....-..-...... Schililng
o. Anthem Choir. '0nh0o
= Mr. Hugh c. Dickerson. '=''
The Woman's society of the First
Methodist church will meet with Mrs.
P. j. Clevenger 800 West Tenth street
Wednesday, February 6, at 2:30
O'Clock. Assisting hostesses will be:
Mrs. w. N. Mason, Mrs. Walter Will
sor. Mrs. D. P. Paxton, Mrs. w. D.
Gossett. Mrs. r. T. Herrick and Miss
church are cordially invited.
X X
Miss AIaybelle Griley who gave
successful concert at the high school
auditorium recently, u n e the
auspices of the Muller School of Mu-
sic, in which she is a student, has
been engaged as the beginners teach
er at the school. She is taking advance
work with Mr.. Daniel Muller and
will complete the course at the school
where she now becomes a teacher.
She is taking a normal course at the
school which will qualify her to teach
the method employed by the institu-
ton. She is one of the promising
young pianistS of Topeka.
X X X
A traveller just back from New York
brings back the latest up-to-the- min
mute style forecast for spring, to the
following effect: skirts are to be mar
rover but not positively tight-no re-
lation to the late lamented hobble,
says our informant-and spring coats
are equipped with pockets. but too
far away to do any good. These pock-
cts, it must be explained, are in the
general direction of the lower edge of
the coat. No, they aren't meant to
carry knitting in, being more the size
and shape of a thermos bottle. Shoes
our traveller neglected to notice, he
says, and he didn't have anything to
say about hats, but he stated that New
York styles showed a simplicity and
even sombreness that he thought
would be considerably modified by the
vivacious femininity of the west.
The home economics department of
the Woman's club will have charge of
the afternoon meeting of the Woman's
club at it's regular all-day session next
Thursday. The meeting will begin at
$3.50 o'clock, and the feature of the
program will be an address by Dr.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, who has lately re-
turned from a trip abroad, where he
spent some weeks lecturing for pro-
hibition in England. He will draw a
comparison between the attitude of
the United States and that of Great
Britain and Canada relative to the
temperance cause, and also on food
conservation. After his address a
quarter or half hour will be allowed
for a discussion, and for an oppor-
tunity to ask the speaker such ques-
tions as may occur to the audience
The board OF management of the
club will meet at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. followed by the business
meeting The art department. will
have open meeting from to 1
o'clock The social hour will ee held
Immediately following the luncheon,
and the hostesses will be Mrs F. w.
Freeman. Mrs. w. T. Crosby and Mrs
George NJ Crawford
X X
The local chapter of the Red Cross
society asks that all their knitters who
have yarn at home, taken out during
the months of November and Deem
Der. kindly return any yarn they still
have on hand during the coming
week. 1t is more convenient for many
of the women who are knitting for
the Red Cross to do the work at home
or to take ii about with them to work
on at odd moments To meet the de-
mand for this work. the society fur
nishes the yarn to be made up by the
home knitters new regulation will
permit the society to allow four weeks
for the knitting of the garment for
which the yarn is taken.
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Notes and Personal Mention
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bowman have
as their guests. their son. Corporal
Walter w Bowman, of Camp Doni-
phan, and Mrs. E. S. Polhemus and
Mrs. Agnes Brownell. both of Con-
cordia-
DIR. Lillian Malone. Osteopath sol
Mills Building.-Adv
Mrs. John Mcmillan of Denver.
Colo. returned home today. after q