The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-05

with her aunt, Miss E. V. Eden, us
West Eighth street. She attended
high school here and began her study
of music in Topeka She is the
daughter of John H. Eden, of Mem
phis, Tenn. From Topeka Miss Eden
went to Chicago and then to Europe
to continue the study of music. She
then returned to Chicago where she
has spent most of her time during the
past ten years. She has been singing
in grand opera for several years and
is an artist of whom Topeka should be
very proud.
Hazel Eden will appear in Kansas
City as prima donna with the Century
Opera company on November 10.
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Mrs. Clara Crumb Dodd, of Denver.
who is visiting Mrs. D. H. Forbes was
guest of honor yesterday afternoon at
an informal tea which Mrs Clemma
L. Minis gave at her home in Topeka
avenue. Mrs. Mills WAS assisted by
Mrs. J. F. farrell, Mrs. Monte Kistler.
Mrs. H. T. Herr, Miss Irene Horner
and Miss Burch. The guests were
limited to close friends of Mrs. Dodd.
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Mrs. Walter Wedding will be hostess
to the members of her sewing club
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
her mother, Mrs. George A. Guild, in
Western avenue
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Mrs. D. c. Tillotson received word
this morning that her son, Luther Til
lotson, has been promoted from first
lieutenant to the rank of captain.
Captain Tilletson of Company A.. ITO
Engineers, has been commanding
troops in the midst of the fight as a
few sentences from his letter which
came this morning will show:
I'VE have passed the day of battle
nd l., i ~ e..
into the fight under barrage with sue
cess. We repealed counter attacks and
had all kinds of excitement.
Now We are in repose within sound
OF the guns. ! have had great expert
ence. 1 took a wire cutting detail,
consisting of two platoons, over the
top with the second wave of Colonel
Ham1lton'S regiment. We ran into
scores of machine gun nests and saw
tanks in action. We spent most of
one morning in a ditch lodging ma
chine gun bullets, where we couldn't
even stand up with out A. BIC T
could feel the holes in the air as the
bullets passed me by. got so I could
fall to the ground under the shells
like a. veteran.
Il was reported dead, but I am very
much alive. Ny only injury is a slight
shell shock. which makes the nervous
chills run UP my back"
Mr. George Daniels. of Colby son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Daniels, 1917 To-
peka- avenue, has received an appoint
ment to the officers training school
for artillery at Camp Zachary Taylor,
Louisville. KY, and will leave tonight
for the south
Mr.. Daniels is a former washburu
student and has been in business in
Colby, Kan, for the past few years. :,
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Word has been received in Topeka
that Roy d. Chase has been granted a
commission of second lieutenant from
the officers training school. the Eighth
machine gun company, Camp Ham
cock, Ga.
lieutenant Chase IS the son Of Mrs
Sylvia /. Chase and the late James
l.. Chase, formerly chief electrical en-
gineer of the Topeka Edison company
LIEUTENANT Chase is stationed for the
present at headquarters fifth group
main training depot Camp Hancock,
Ga.
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The Social Service club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the home of Miss Mary MacLennan in
Topeka avenue.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is worrying herself sick today
because she is afraid she will be
caught in a deception. She has an
intimate friend running for Office
whom she has pro missed her support
And then she forgot to vote. The
candidate is in the wrong party to be
popular in her neighborhood and the
w. l. o.. T. is afraid her friend in
need" will not get a single vote in
her precinct and then the truth will
| be out, and she will no longer have a