The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-13

pany her husband on his trip this time
as his assistant. She is able to be of
a great help to him in getting his pic
lures together. 1t was only because
tain Thompson in his film work that
she was given passport.
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Mrs. D. P. Paxton returned yester-
day from Columbia, Mo-, where she
was called by the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Wilbur, who has been
confined to the hospital with a severe
case of tonsilitis. Mrs. Wilbur has re-
covered and left to join Lieutenant
Wilbur in Washington, D. c. DR.. VIII
bur is stationed at Camp Humphreys,
Va, and Mrs. Wilbur will remain in
Washington to be near him. Mrs. Pax
ton accompanied her daughter to st.
Louis and remained a week the guest
of the N. M. Rice and Benjamin Young
families, both formerly of Topeka.
X X =
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Petro returned
last night from Camp Pike, where
they visited their son, Mr.. Kelsey H.
Petro, of the Washburn ambulance
company which expects to leave any
time for a camp in the east. A large
percentage of the boys in this corps
are Washburn and Topeka boys. Mrs.
Petro has spent two months in Little
Rock and Mr.. Petro went down last
week to visit his son and accompany
her home.
The Adult Bible class of the West
minister Presbyterian church held a
surprise supper and social on the
church lawn last evening in honor of
the birthday of the pastor, Rev. Ralph
Ward. Over fifty were present
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
20 he
ticle which some one had in local
paper a few days ago stating that the
| women were responsible for the ex-
ira amount of coal needed in the win
| ter account of the way they
dressed. She says that the men are
the ones who insist on keeping their
offices SO warm that girl employed
| there must wear thin clothing or suf-
| fer with the heat.
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| Miss Elsie Jones, who received heI
masters degree this spring at Column
| bia university, will have charge OF
| the domestic science department OF
| Washburn college next year. Miss
Jones will return home tomorrow from
| New York to spend the summer at hel
| home.
| Another new member of the Wash.
burn faculty for next year will be DR.
| Robert Davis of Yale. He will receive
.
this month. Professor Davis comes tt
| take the place at the head of tbs
philosophy department, made vacan
| by the resignation of Prof S. c. Hef
follower. AS soon as his work a
| Yale is completed, he will come t.
First Congregational church for thu
remainder of the summer.
| Y X X
Mrs ]. c. McClintock, who is chair
| man of the Topeka committee of thu
French war orphans, went to Hutch
inson today to create more interest IL
these fatherless children of France.
! X + y
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hall enter
| tanned at dinner last night at tn
Country club for the officers of tn
Red Cross civilian relief bureau of tn
at st. louis, and for the officers o
the local committee. Covers were lai'
for Mr.. Alfred Fairbank, Mr.. Fred d
Strudell, Miss Elizabeth Wood, Mis-
Dorothy Leavers, Miss Florence Fred
| erickson. Mrs c. W. Seely, Mrs Myr
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Alden. Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Walker. Mrs. Mary Ward, MI
John Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hall
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A wedding which took place in To
peka yesterday at the home of tn
brides cousins, MI. ana MrS. GeorS
Simons, 1895 Monroe street, was tina
of Miss Lois Marsh of Atchison an
Mr. George w. Salisbury of Cam
Funston. The Rev. William ]. Cad
of the First Presbyterian church o
Falls City, Neb, read the ceremony.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Salisbury ar
quite well known in Topeka. wher
they have often visited. Mr.. Salisbur
was until his enlistment, principal Q
the Atchison county high schoo
where Mrs. Salisbury was head of tn
history department. She will resum