The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18

tiers tea room, when Sherwood Eddy
and Mrs Eddy made addresses. The
money raising campaign followed i'm
mediateiy, and within a remarkably
short time, the apportionment of funds
was raised. and that almost entirely
without publicity.
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The Kappa Alpha Theta girls out at
Washburn college were asked the 9TH
er day if they wanted to send gift to
the college boys at Camp Pike. Doc
tor and Mrs. Sheldon are going down
to visit their son, Merriam, of the am
bulance corps, and agreed to take with
them any gifts the girls might want to
send. These resourceful young women
thought of a present for the college
friends in training that promises them
a pleasant bit of diversion. They con-
strUcted scrap book of magazine and
other pictures that suggest college life.
Every magazine or newspaper that
contained a picture, that could be
turned to their account they seized
upon, and gave the pictures a fetching
label. For example the picture of a
comfortable, portly dame well up in
years is called THE Old College Bell"
and every phase of school life is re-
called to the men thru the illustra-
tions that the little book contains.
A great many of the Washburn men
entered the army in the ambulance,
Little Rock, Ark.
Among the unpleasant events it is
our lot to record is the departure of
| the George Sharitt family from To-
| peka. Mr.. and Mrs. Sharitt who have
long held prominent place in the
| business and social life of this city,
are expecting to go west soon to make
their home in San Diego. Cal. They
are only waiting to get a car going
thru to that city for the transporta-
ton of such of their household goods
as they will take with them. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sharitt have a daughter living
in San Diego, Mrs. Harry Wright, and
her family. Mrs. Wright was formerly
Helen Sharitt, one of the popular So
ciety girls of our town.
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Mrs. Jay Franklin Close will be
hostess at - meeting of her sewing
club wednesday of this week
The 341st field artillery band OF
Camp Funston will give a concert in
Topeka at the city auditorium Sun
day, February "a. The musicale viii
be free to the public. The band has
As pieces In addition to the instyu-
mental numbers, members of the
band will sing some of their canton
ment songs. The words of the songs
will be printed and given out to the
audience, so that those present may
| all join in the singing.
The band is brought to Topeka
thru the efforts of Mrs. C. W. Kouns
who has charge of entertainments a.
Camp Funston, and the concert viii
be given under the auspices of the
Woman's club music department, o.
which Mrs. George H. Allen is chair
man.
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Mrs. Newell Abraham has beer
| spending some time making speeches
on national thrift. She gave an ad
dress before a meeting in Rocheste
Thursday, and at Dover on Friday. A
the Dover meeting Miss Esther Lau
terbach sang.
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Word has been received in Topek;
of the appointment of Mr.. Robert w
Thomas of Ray, Ariz., as chief en-
gineer of the Ray Consolidated Cop
per company, which is one of tn
largest organizations of its kind in tn
. world. Mr.. Thomas has been EN-
iployed in that company for about ST
years. going into the service soon afte