The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-24
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

Who has efficiency in managing her
household affairs down to a fine point.
She was in the midst of house clean
ing when this rainy weather came on
and put a stop to that interesting
process for the time being. There
was no Red Cross room open yester-
day to which to go and one was sup
posed to remain at home SO as not to
miss the solicitor for the Red Cross
fund, 50 she decided to give a party.
That is efficiency.
Mrs. Frank Griggs entertained few
neighborhood children this afternoon
| in honor of the birthday of her son,
Frank, Jr.
The recital which was to have been
given this evening at Bethany college
by Mrs. Amelia Widegrin Jacobson has
been postponed. 1t will be given next
Thursday evening.
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| The ladies of the Central congrega
tionaI church gave their monthly sup
per for the church members last
| evening in the basement of the church
1t was a Red Cross supper, the tables
| all being decorated in red crosses and
the large table in the center Of the
room was the shape of a cross. Flow
ers were also effectively used on the
tables. Mrs. H. H. Welty is chairman
of the division that was hostess last
night. After the supper Doctor Shell
don gave short talk and a trio COM
! posed of Mrs. J. P. Wahle. Mrs. F. o.
Boyd and Mrs. C. P. Buck. accom-
panied by Mrs. w. H. Bowlby, sang
| two numbers.
A school teacher who had been
| boarding in the same neighborhood for
| had noticed a change in one Of the
| little nve-year-o1d boys. He had al
| ways showed her a great deal of at
| tention since he was able to walk and
she noticed that this year he didn't
seem to notice her any more than he
! did every one else who passed. On
| inquiring the reason of him one day,
| It was explained perfectly satisfactor-
| lily. He said: st don't notice any of
| the men standing around on the street
talking to women"
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Miss Margaret Koontz announces
that the recital which some of her
dancing pupils are to give at the Or
| pheum will take place next week.
| The postponement was made because
failed to arrive on time. The recital
was to have been given this afternoon.
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Miss Hazel Risteen will entertain
the Monday club next week at her
| home in Harrison street.
|
The Topeka Art Guild will hold its
last meeting of the season Saturday
evening, May Is, at the art guild
| room. Mrs L. D. Whittemore will
talk about her eastern trip from the
art viewpoint.
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DIR. Kate Waller Barrett, of Wash
| ington, D. c., national president of
! the Florence Crittenton home mission
and a former president of the Ma
tional Council of Women, was a guest
of Mrs. J. P. Raster yesterday. She
has been attending the conference of
Social work in Kansas City. Mrs.
Barrett is chairman of the camp ac-
tivities of the National Council of
Mothers. During the last few months
she has visited fourteen of the canton
| ments where she made talks to the
boys and organized them into service
clubs under the National Council OF
Mothers
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| Notes and Personal Mention.
Capt. Joe Wilson will come to To-
peka tomorrow for the weekend.
Mrs. Everett Akers and her chill
II dren, Robert and Jane, will leave IN
a few weeks for a trip to California.