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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

ted to the fourth officers training
camp at Camp Pike. MIR. Rice is a
former Washburn man and a member
of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Topeka has thirteen students who
will graduate from the University of
Kansas this year. Commencement
will be from June l until June this
year. Mr.. John Diller Carver of
Lawrence. formerly of Topeka, will
receive a degree of master of science.
Mr.. Carver IS a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. F. Carver of Topeka Another
Topekan receiving the same degree is
Mr.. Harold William Greider. Having
the degree of bachelor of arts con-
ferred upon them this year are: Miss
Violet Hanna Baker. DIR. Alfred Glib
son Hill, Miss Lillian Mae Martin,
Miss Maude Myrtle Sophers. Mr.. Ste
wart Mitchell McGaw will receive his
degree of bachelor of science in civil
engineering, Mr.. Robert Wilberforce
Warner degree of bacnelor of science
in electrical engineering. and Mr.. Har-
old Van Houten, a degree of bachelor
of science in mechanical engineering.
Mr.. Louis Bresette will receive a de-
gree of doctor of medicine. Those
from Topeka getting university teach
ers diplomas were Miss Dorothy Mil
Ter. Miss Marian Lindsay. Miss Marie
Graft and Miss Fay Freidberg.
- \
The literature department of the
Woman's club will hold its last regu-
lar meeting of the year Thursday
morning at the Y. w. c. A. Mrs
Katherine Hand is chairman of this
department. Mrs. F. A. Mccoy will
read The Pigeon" by Galsworthy.
This is one of the best known and
most liked of Galsworthy's works.
X X X
Mrs. E. C. Arnold and Miss Marjorie
Whitney entertained Informally yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Arnold in compliment to Mrs. Donald
Grindell, who is leaving soon to join
Mr.. Grindell in Des Moines, Iowa,
where he has entered the officers
training school. The guests were
close friends of Mrs. Grindell.
X X X
Newly elected members of Tau
Delta Pi, the honorary scholarship
fraternity at Washburn. are Miss
Elizabeth Culver. of Topeka, and Mr..
Albert Reed, of Alma. Miss Culver is
a popular member of Alpha Phi and
Mr.. Reed is an Alpha Delt.
X X X
Wrist watches were the most popu-
lar gift among the girl graduates at
Washburn college this year. Almost
every young woman in the class who
did not wear one before has received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mrs. Roscoe Burns gave a very delightful
reception Friday afternoon at her home
Harrison street and in spite of the
threatening weather nearly two hundred
ladies' called.
Mrs. Blakesley received with the hostess
and the following ladies assisted thru the
rooms: Mrs. Edwin Knowles. Mrs. J. +.
Daniels. Mrs. Silas Rain, Miss Jilson and
Miss Kiblinger.
Punch was served in the bay window by
the following ladies in pretty light gowns:
Miss Lena McCray Miss Mabel Martin, Miss
Blakesey and Miss Alena Church Mr.. Law
rence's mandolin club played in one of
the side rooms during the afternoon. Mrs
Burns entertained The assisting ladies and
their husbands and men friends at o'clock
dinner
Mrs C. B. Reed was hostess at delight
full progressive high five party Friday af-
tcrnoon at her pretty home on Fillmore
street. The guest of honor was Mrs. Root
of Kansas City. The hostess was assisted
in entertaining by Mrs. W. c. N. Carney.
Mrs. George Sharitt, Mrs. A. H. Vance and
Miss Sue Sharitt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

When young man calls on q
young lady, he need not wait to be
asked to remove his overcoat, he
may do SO at once.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.
miss Hoyt will answer in this col
umn all questions on matters of ETH
quette addressed to her in care of this
paper. If a personal answer Is de-
sired enclose a Scent stamp.)
SIDEE: When a young lady is sud
denly deserted by the young man who
has been attentive to her for a long
time, she can do nothing but accept
the situation with the best grace pos
sIble. You cannot ask an explanation
of his conduct without lowering your
self; and since the young man evil
IDENTIFY does not wish to go with you. 1t
would do no good to try to re-estab-
lish your present relations. You al
ways have your pride to support you;
you can present a calm and smiling
face to the world; go about among
your friends as usual; and never let
anyone know how deep the hurt is. A
self respecting young woman could not
act otherwise.
L. E. r.: You would be very in
considerable and discourteous IL you
should ask young man to call upon
you at the home of another girl. be-
cause she has a pleasanter and more
attractive home than you have. She
might not care to have you use the
place as tho it belonged to you; and
YOU have no right to do so. 1t would
be rank imposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
DRESS
lN Oh BIZ Trre Rite n house

Rtttenhouse

has led women to change the color
scheme of their clothes to refresh the
eyes. and the fashion for the waistcoat
has given them another opportunity 10
get different material in opposition
to the solid foundation of a suit or n
frock.
Now comes along the scarf as col
lar and waistcoat combined. One of
the newest of these accessories is of
tan silk jersey held in at the wa,stline
by a black patent leather belt. The
lower end of the scarf is boldly en-
broidered in black and finished with
deep tan fringe.
1t is not difficult to find the inspira-
ton for this scarf-waistcoat in one.
1t is a part of the trench cost 1mery.
No one has yet brought into fashion
the ugly helmets which our men wear
in common with their associates i'll the
war, but we have filched from them
nearly all the other bits of military
apparel that have been invented t. suit
the emergencies of this modern war.
We have not worn the trousers, but
we get the same silhouette in the mar
row skirt, slightly bullying at the hips
and curving in to meet a pair of high
military CATERS buttoned to the calf
worked out by a row of buttons that
cross the front of the figure; deep,
capacious pockets with flaps appear
on coats, and coats take on the swag-
ger cut of those worn by the British.
We have the capes of the Italian
aviators the raincapes of the French
aviators, the high, laced boots Of the
men in other branches of the service,
and we have even taken a violent
fancy for colored silk handkerchiefs
in order to keep pace with the men
we are sending abroad.
Once upon a time, a woman would
not use anything but white handker-
chief Now she buys them of silk, in
khaki when they are to be of service,
and in blue, pink, lavender and
striped silks when they are to be
tucked into the pocket of her straight
belted coat
The Trench Muff1er.
Thousands of women. have strug-
gled over the knitting of the trench
mufner, so it is no wonder that they
turn to it as a means of advancing a
new fashion for themselves. It is
this type of neck covering that has
resolved itself into a scarf of jersey
silk which turns into a waistcoat at
the bust and finds its best chance of
ornamentation after it leaves the
waistline.
These mufflers are worn for beauty
and not protection. They expose the
neck and chest in a long v-shaped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

Well known Topeka young ladies
who were graduated this forenoon
from Washburn college are Miss Ster-
ra Beggs, Miss Sue Louise Bell, Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

should not have two kinds of collars.
nor a jacket two kinds of blouses. nor
a frock more than one kind of cover
ing. They say that ch of these parts
should be chosen to fit into the other
and assembled with mechanical per-
machine.
Once upon a time, women quite
adored the transformation of an at
| tenuated frock upon which they could
heap a variety of collars. sashes. I'M
derslips and roses. And just to show
how the world goes round in a circle
and how our tastes fit in with the
hour, we again face this makeshift
method of dressing without perturba-
ton and with a large measure of
approval.
A Variety of Colors.
So fastidious a designer as Bulloz
of Paris has sent to this country a
gown which is demurely blue from
collar bone to heels when worn on the
street, and which, by a trick of I'M
fastening a button at the neck, re-
veals itself as half low house gown
with a flicker of blue chiffon and sill
yer lace to give it the ornamental
touch needed for hours of gayety
When the French descended TO such
economy in apparel, we feel that the
thought of the world is turned toward
an elimination of multiple clothes. and
that we must depend upon one to
serve many occasions
Therefore. the accessories are RAM
pant, and a thousand women are pleas
ed. The majority have always liked to
pin on something, and the strict sever
ity of dressing during the last decade
has irritated many minds Now the
ma ority have free rein to run down
the path of variety in whatever way
they please.
The ueckline offers the greatest in
ducement for variety. 1t may be
changed four times a day.
The Scarf as Collar.
In acknowledgment of this fact. the
neckwear people have thrown upon the
counters such a tidal wave of acces-
series that whole aisles in the big
shops are given over to them, instead
of just small section.
The fashion for pastel-colored or
CANDY handkerchiefs worn in the man
ner featured by Martha Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

Who was vaccinated for smallpox
several weeks ago and says she has
suffered untold agonies from the eff
fects of the vaccination. She says she
wasn't even comfortable when asleep
and if she had it to do over again she
would take the smallpox and trust in
the Lord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

Helen Neese, Miss Helen Welty, Miss
Gwen ShakeShaft, Miss Edith TroXell,
Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss Elizab beth
Culver, Miss Emma Craft and Miss
Inez Cornell. Miss Bell, Miss Welty
and Miss Rooster are members of the
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority; Miss
Neese. Miss Beggs. Miss Troxell, Miss
Culver and Miss Shakeshaft are Alpha
Phis, and Miss Craft and Miss Cornell
belong to the Kappa Kappa Chi
sorority.
X X
Word has been received in Topeka
that Mr.. Forrest Rice, who has been
with the Washburn ambulance COM
pany at Camp Pike, has been admit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

one within the last few days as a
graduation present. but one of the
graduates told US not to tell who gave
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
DAISY NELL

Two engagements of much interest
to Topeka society as well as to col
slege circles were announced last night
at the Theta sorority house when two
large boxes of candy appeared bear
ing the names of well known college
fraternity men. Both these young
women are from we'll known families
and both are very pretty and attrac-
tive. Formal announcement of the
arrangements will not be made for sew
eral years and probably not until the
close of the war.
The Colonial Danes held an all
day meeting yesterday at the National
hotel when they elected officers for
the coming year. Mrs. E. B. Purcell
of Manhattan. the retiring president,
was elected honorary president for
life. Other officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. T. E. Emery of Law
renee. president; Mrs. Ed Vail of
Wichita. first vice president; Mrs. w
s. Human of Wichita. second vice
president; Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey of To-
peka, recording secretary; Miss Edith
Clark of Lawrence, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Fl. S. Rose of Wichita,
registrar; Mrs. Thomas Butcher of
sEmporia, treasurer; Mrs. o. A. Keath
of Wichita, historian.
- The ladies took their luncheon to-
gether at the hotel. Covers were laid
for Mrs. Purcell, Mrs. Rose, Mrs.
Keath, Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Genevieve
Charley of Lawrence, Mrs. James
Orr of Atchison, Mrs. w. II. Davis of
Atchison, Mrs. C. S. Brooks of Wich-
ita, Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan. Mrs.
A. II. Horton, Mrs. j. c. Gafford, Mrs.
n. F. Handy. Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey and
Miss Clara Francis.
-al X X X
3 Well known Topeka young ladies
who were graduated this forenoon
from Washburn college are Miss Ster-
ra Beggs, Miss Sue Louise Bell, Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

one within the last few days as a
graduation present. but one of the
graduates told US not to tell who gave
them.
Contrary to the statement printed in
the newspapers recently to the erect
that Mary Pickford was soon to make
her last picture and then retire from
studio work entirely, Topeka girl
has just received a letter from Little
Mary" the contents of which proves
the report incorrect. Her letter fol-
lows:
My Dear Miss Lucille:
Your sweet note of appreciation
arrived and made me very happy.
However the newspapers are wrong
again for I am not retiring from the
screen and do not intend to as long
as my friends want to see me.
have been home just a week
and have already started my new
production, Captain Kidd Junior"
The next to be released after
"MLiss' is How Could You. Jean?"
a comedy drama taken from the
book by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. 1
was glad you liked "Amarilly." A
great many of my friends think
stella Maris'' is my best produc-
ton.
Thanking you for your kindly in
terest and wishing you happiness,
l am, sincerely.
MARY PIcKFoRD.
X X X
Mrs. Edward Gregory, whose mar
riage to Lieutenant Gregory took
place in Lawton, Okla, a short time
ago, was surprised by a number of heI
girl friends from the state printers
last night at the home of GladSa
Cooley, 1920 Monroe street.
X \ \
The following members of the Alpha
Phi sorority will go to Wakarusa to-
morrow to camp over the weekend
if the weather makes camping pos.
sible: Mrs. Gilbert Worley. Mis-:
Annette Nicoll, Miss Florence Rowles
Miss Edna Anton. Miss Orpha Baugh.
man, Miss Ruth Tomlinson. Miss Mar.
Thomas, Miss Maybelle Howard, Mis-.
Pauline McVey. Miss Mary Weight
man. Miss Evelyn White, Miss Marjory
Blanc, Miss Eula Flemming, Mis-.
Edna Becker. Miss Helen Neese, Mis-.
Georgia Neese. Miss Charlotte West
Miss Marie Moore. Miss Ann West
Miss Emily Seery and Mrs. Millart
Troxell will probably go down fol
Sunday.
X X X
number of the Kappa Sigma fra.
ternity men gave a dance last night
Among those present were Miss Ruth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

The Accessories OF a SHINY Cut street
Suit Have Arrived at a High De-
gree of Importance and Permit OF
Much Individual Expression OF
Taste and Skill.
New York-Here and there, in the
whirl of the centuries. there arrives
an epoch in fashion when the Access
sorry is important.
We are facing that epoch now. The
designers who led the public into the
path of the complete costume from
head to heels, to be worn as it was
and untouched until it dropped apart,
call the new epoch one of makeshift
clothes.
Those who deal in women's ap-
parel do not care for a season in
which parts of clothes are permitted
to be assent led into a whole cos
tune without regard for the artistic
result. There are fastidious women
who will always insist that a gown
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-19
ANOTHER BOAT
LINE TO OPEN
BUSINESS HERE
Ohio River Boat Line Heretofore
Passing Up Maysville VIII Send
Representative Here and VIII
Accept Local Business.

There has been much interest man.
ifested in river traffic during the last
week on account of the proposed plan
of one of the boat lines to tie up the
Maysville business for his company.
The Government does not permit
private owned enterprises to take
any action that will interfere in any
way with the traffic upon the public
highways and especially her naviga-
BILE streams. These water courses
must be kept open and free from any
individual or corporation that has
ambitions to manipulate the transpor-
tation affairs of our city and will
likely find themselves called before
Federal authorities.
A communication was recently ad-
dressed to the Liberty Transit Co., of
Wheeling, w. Va, by the Chamber of
Commerce offering to lend the assist
ance of the business men of Maysville
in an endeavor to give them their
fair share of business.
A reply was received yesterday in
which the boat company expresses
their appreciation for the kind offer
and assures the members of the To-
cal organization that they will have
their representative call upon us at
an early date and give us their rates
and schedule of operation. They fur
state that during the present low wat
er they are making some changes in
their boats and will operate a regular
schedule in the very near future. In
the past this companys boats has not
received freight from or for Mays
vile.
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POLICE ON THE TRAIL
OF HOUSE ROBBERS
Clue TO House RObher Picked Up BY
BY Officers is Being Followed
Up Carefully.

Chief of Police Harry A. Ort and
his men are following up cleus pick
ed up yesterday on the attempt at rob-
berry at the home of Attorney James
NJ Collins and at the home of former
policeman A. G.. Stewart
The officers think they have some
pretty straight tips which they are
running down carefully and they eX-
pect to be able to make an arrest
within a very short time and when
they do make the arrest they expect
to be able to prove their man guilty
beyond doubt.
With the confession of some small
boys last week that they had been
guilty of several small robberies
about the city. it was thought that
the wave of crime started here a few
weeks ago had been overcome but it
now appears that there are grown-up
playing at tthe game The grown-ups
may be more professional than the
lads but the police are accustomed to
dealing with them and will be better
able to handle the cases. Should these
grown-ups be captured they will be
handled just little rougher than
were the youths, too.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-19
MRS. JENNIE d. KING DEAD

Mrs. Jennie D. King died at her
home in the Lewisburg neighborhood
yesterday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock
following a long illness. She is sur
vived by one brother, Mr.. James
Chambers, with whom she made her
home. Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock from
the home by Rev. o. b. Mitchell, pas
tor of the Lewisburg Baptist church
and burial will be made in the Mays
lick cemetery. Friends are requested
to omit flowers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-19
ROBBERS ENTERED HOME
OF MRS. A. WHEELER
Fourth Attempt at Robbery on Thurs.
day Was Reported TO Police Yes
terday-NOthing Missing
From Residence.

The fourth attempt at robbery on
Thursday morning was reported to
the police yesterday when Mrs. AL
wilda Wheeler informed the officers
that shortly after midnight some one
entered her home on Forest avenue
with intent to rob.
Mrs. Wheeler says that she heard
noise as if something metallic had
fallen to the floor and she was
aroused to find some one running
from her front door She made an
investigation and found that both
the front and back doors were OPEN
| ed
An investigation in the room show
ed that the intruder had moved a sew
! ing machine to get into a dresser
standing nearby and as he moved the
machine pair of scissors on the ma
J chine were knocked to the floor When
she first awoke, Mrs. Wheeler said
she saw a light which looked to her
like the light from a match but it
was at once eXtinguished and the man
who held it ran from the house
Nothing was missed from the resi-
dence, however and there is no clue
left for the police to work on the
case. However, they are making a
very thorough investigation and ex-
pect to connect this would-be robber
with those who made other attmepts
at robbery the same morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-19

ly with the boys who went over the
top this morning and still were gal
lantly smashing their way ahead be-
side their French comrades late in the
day.
1t was tale of splendid victory and
daring that news reports and even
the terse official statements told
tory grew. What the full effects of
the blow will be cannot be estimated
until details of the action along the
whole 25-mile front from Chateau
Thierry to scissors from which the
surprise attack was launched are
available.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids for the construction Of
the Moransburg Consolidated School
building will be received at my office
until l p. m. Saturday, August 18th.
Plans and specifications are now on
file at my office and may be seen by
any prospective bidder The commit
tee reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
GEORGE II. TURNIPSEED,
County Superintendent of Schools.
1S-3t
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Carry All Before Them

| With the American Army in France,
July 1S-The American troops had
carried all before them late in the af-
ternoon, and had proceeded so fast
that cavalry wa sthrown into the ac-
ton. All the American headquarters
staffs tonight were well inside the ter
ritory which the Germans held this
morning.
The Allies have reached, roughly,
the line of Belleau. Courchamps.
Chouy, Villers-Helon. Chaudun and
the heights dominating scissors,
French cavalry has crossed between
the Soissons-C Chateau Thierry road to
an opening made by the Franco
American forces The greatest prog
ress up to latest reports was about
ten kilometers, or little over SIX
miles.
After passing the third objective I
set for the operations of the morning.
the Americans, in cooperation with
the French south of Scissors, launch
ed a second powerful attack at noon.
Showing the effect of splendid
training, the American troops went
forward swiftly and fought with fury.
Nothing seemed to stop them, especial
ly in the region of scissors and to
the South of that city. Light and
heavy pieces were moved up as the
troops advance and soon after each
barrage ended shells from the Amer
lean guns were deluging the enemy's
areas playing havoc with his forces,
whether those in retreat, or reserves
endeavoring to come up.
1t was open warfare with all the at
tending excitement, and through the
gaps made by heavy guns and infan-
try the French cavalry dashed, beat
ing down those in their paths. Ter
rife losses were inflicted at all points
on the enemy. The tanks did all that
was expected of them. The great
numbering engines rolled along in
front of the infantry driving the Ger
mans before them with streams OF
bullets and clearing away many OBJ
structions that had escaped the artil-
lery.
The enemy early began to bring up
strong reinforcements.
Fresh troops have appeared at var
ious points and heavy counter at
tack will probably have to be with
stood.
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Hon. John d. Carroll, Judge of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals and COM
piler of the Kentucky state statutes,
passed through the city yesterday on
his way to Brooksville from his home
in Frankfort.