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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JOSEPH HOETZMEISTER 20 years old,
died Sunday at local hospital. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning at
O'Clock from st. Josephs church. Burial
in Mt. Calvary cemetery
JOHN " SHARP, Sc years old died
Saturday at the home of his son. NJ r.
Sharp. S25 Morris avenue. The body will
be shipped to Lincoln. Neb.. for burial
AXTEL f. ERICKSON. p, years old.
died Sunday at his home. 226 Chandler
street The funeral will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from the home.
Burial in Topeka cemetery.
FRED SWANSON died this morning at
his home. SO Quinton boulevard. Funeral
announcements later.
The funeral of Harry L. Simpson. 20
years old. who died April -. will be held
ut o'clock tomorrow morning from the
Church of the Assumption. Burial in Mt
Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in
state tonight at the Hamilton psrlors. No
flowers.
The funeral of Alvin Conner 2-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. y. G. Conner, 1921 Lane
street. will be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock from Stonestreet's chapel. Burial
in Mt Hope cemetery
AVIS C ELLITHORPE. aged 81 died
this morning at her home. 1905 Jewell
avenue. She was sister of Mrs Aaron
Breck. of Topeka. Funeral services will be
held at Russell Kan.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel SCR
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29
in THRIFT CLUB
TWenty-SiX Santa Fe Officials
viii Save Quarters.
Pledge Themselves To Buy a
Thrift Stamp Every Day.

Twenty six OF the highest salaried
men in Topeka have gotten together
and pledged themselves to buy one
thrift stamp every working day in the
year. These men are the heads and
Santa F'e general offices-men who
draw salaries of from $4,000 to s1O,-
600 each year.
Speaking of the formation of this
war savings club among the Santa F'e
officials, Charles S. Elliott, county
chairman of the thrift stamp cam
paign said: When men who draw
the salaries these men do can see. the
wisdom of investing their quarters in
thrift stamps it surely follows that the
men of smaller wage earning capa-
city can well take them as an example
and follow suit
E. L. Copeland of the Santa F'e fl
nance department, said this morning
that as soon as the third liberty loan
campaign is over the department
heads are planning to organize one or
more thrift clubs in every department
in the Santa F'e offices here. Cope
land said that the officials found that
the many quarters that they spent for
unnecessary luxuries gave them
feeling of intense satisfaction when
these same quarters could be seen in
the thrift stamp book.
Satisfaction In Saving.
Personally" continued Copeland, I
think that the clerks and all others in
the employ of the Santa Fe would do
we'll to follow our lead. The thrift
habit never hurt anyone, and if the
clerks will follow our example they
will find that many an otherwise mis-
spent quarter will be source of sat
isfaction and self congratulation.'
The members of the offers war
saving club are:
F.. II. BunnelI r. G. Merrick
7. c. Burnett T. r. Mitchell
c. II. Chace Nichols. s. c.
T. NJ Cornell SEQ. W. Porter
F.. L. Copeland RI. c. Pribble
+. A. Davis @. Raymond
H. B. Fink A. A. Scott
f. c. Fox z. J. Shakeshaft
r. E. Gish ". r. Smith
A. D. Gray T. S. Stevens
H. Hobson W. w. Strickland
7. r. Koontz r. w. Wagner
B. T. e. Marsh o. J. Wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

JOHN y. SHARP. Sc years old die,
Saturday at the home of his son. NJ II
Sharp. S25 Morris avenue. The body will
be shipped to Lincoln. Neb.. for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

lords Flowers satisfy. Tel s27.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

FRED SWANSON died this morning at
his home. $50 Quinton boulevard. Funeral
announcements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

Best Ever.
All. why this beaming countenance,
This look of sweet content?
Have you just heard your stock in oil
Has gone up 10 per cent!
Or just had word some ancient aunt
Has discontinued life
And left neat or sumptuous sum
To your good self wife:
Not that. Then plainly state to me
The case upon the docket
Great Scott, You say you've bought bond
And have it in your pocket?
-NeIs NinDlc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

4 "Smile, it's nothing against you"
he told one dough boy. The man was
so excited he tainted.
/ Reverand J. B, Des Wales, of Wor
cester, a chaplain, was among those
decorated. He carried some wounded
men back, under shell fire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A bread sponge made with yeast is light enough to use when it is full of bubbles.
 A flannel bag filed with hot sand or salt is a good substitute for hot water bag.
 Sandwiches made of brown bread filled with honey and chopped wal nuts are delicious.
 A good-sized crust of bread placed in a kettle in which caUlifower or cabbage is cooked will prevent a dis agreeable odor.
 Surgical adhesive plaster of the sort that has rubber base may be used to good effect in repairing holes In rubber gloves.
 Do not darn garments that are very much worn. It Is a sheer waste of time. If they must be mended for little longer wear, add patches. In darning take great pains to match the silk or cotton that you are to use and it will more than repay in the looks of the garment when it is fin ished,
 IOll4GIIlDSE lIIdL lIlISdUS always work quite bit lighter and that the sheen often makes the repairing too conspicuous. Rawlings of the ma terial that is to be darned are good for alarming, provided the thread used in the work is smooth and does not knot or break. Frequently a thread of quite different character makes far heater work when finished.
 In mending plaids for checked ma 1 terials several shades of the silk or ] wool threaded into one needle give i good results. These of course must harmonize with the chief tones of i the material. For a bad tear in a | long glove, cut off the top of an i other old paie of gloves and set un- derneath. Turn in the edges and hem with small stitches. This holds better than a darn and shows less.
 Patches set underneath before ( | hole actually comes will often hoI6 so that the garment will last a long time without its being darned through to the surface. Silk stockings wil last much longer If, after they show signs of & thin place they are alarmed with silk of the same shade.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
HOUSES.

Crepe dc chine and georgette hiollsss iH dark huss are being worn to considerable extent this season, aud many pretty combinations of navy blue, bFoFH and tan appear on every hand, Quite a number of these Houses are effectively trimmed with simple CT elaborate bead designs finished with tiny tasSels of beads or silk. Some of the cuffs and collars are made of organdie or other sheer material in cream or white; flet lace also makes pretty addition to these hiouses, The round yoke, with the dainty set-in shirring or tucking of some delicate material, is finished with a round three-iHeh collar, which may either follow the outline of the inserted bib or end at the sides in long points. Many of the sleeves are loose-fiting, or three-quarter length, ard are finished with a set-in cuff to match the vestee, which is attached either to a sheer inside sleeve or to the sleeve itself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31

than added her share to an already most pleasing entertainment.
 Another feature in the minstrel show was the Scotch hornpipe and sword dance by Elva Ammonsen, Audrey Vale and Mary McManus. Mildred Fenton made a most appeal ing figure as she appeared as Bel gium in the patriotic tableau, and sang "A Belgian Rose"
 Much credit is due Mrs. Mary Han cort for this splendid fantasy. It is entirely due to her untiring efforts, patience and hard work that this pro- duction proved so successful.
 At every performance a beautiful five-pound box of assorted chocolates is given away. Miss Katherine O'Rourke was the lucky winner of the delicious contents of the box last night. For this evening Miss Edna Murphy has offered another box of chocolates. The entertainment will again be given tonight, and 1t will be a most fitting time to celebrate the passing out of the old year and the coming in of the new by attending this unusual and unique festival. So well did the program please the audi ence that a matinee will be given Wednesday at 2:30 for the children.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
THE NEW CLOTHES

Satin of the p silver forms the most charming evening gown
  
 Gray chiffon responsible for the sleeves and the soft peated of a the girde rolled satin, also and the tasse match the fringe at the bottom of the skirt
  is looped  Bands of wide while coral bead embroidery
 
 a s g o a uniqu the the wat,a and ribbon with toilette would of a focs continue make embroidery instead of anythng launched for coming In these the figures the froc is frequently of he
 The large small continue to that all three in good standing, but V formal is a
 
   of find
 
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
SNAPPY PROGRAM PLEASE AUDIENCE
 AT ST. MARY'S
Hall is Filled to Capacity With Appreciative
 Patrons.

Originality, charm, talent and dra- matic ability marked every number of the splendid entertainment given at St. Mary's hall last evening, by 15O juveniles. There was an array of fairies in the Land of the Mystic Moon," that delighted the hearts of every one present. Dainty Dorothy Brown, as the Bluebird, Fairy of Happiness, made a most appealing little figure dressed in a fluffy white costume with tiny blue birds decorat- ing her dress. With the large blue wings, she made a most happy blue bird indeed. Assisted by Billy AL len, dressed in a most handsome cos tune as the courier to the queen, the two youthful artists received rounds of applause.
 Elizabeth H. Spinning, as the queen of Moonland, made a most charming figure, and displayed her talent as Q dancer several times during the per formance. A most splendid repre- sentation of the seasons flowers was given by a group of young girls. Each one dressed in costume to represent a flower, explained the meaning of natures beauty and gave it to the queen. Mildred and Dorothy Mo Donald, charming twins delighted the audience by their unique Irish dane ing. Lillian Hartley, as the floral queen, and later in the minstrel show rendered some very beautiful vocal selections, assisted by Billy Allen and Dorothy Brown, who waltzed to the rhythmic music.
 Much amusement was caused by ] the creation of the characters of the | Story Book Ball. Mother Goose kid dies were brought to life and every | well known character, that Is so dear 1 to the hearts O. the little ones, ap- | pcared on the stage in most charm | ing setting Hazel Noonan as the l Old Lady in the Shoe with a broom in her hand was greeted most en- 1 thusiasticalIy as she raced from one i child to another as they came out with much commotion from the huge shoe, that was another feature of | the entertainment
 Every child had a part and every part was interesting. Songs and 1 dances were most charming.
 i Genevieve Sehorndorf, Alice Sehorndorf, AnRa Petrie1, Katherine Petriel, Beatrice Mcdonald displayed
 wonderful talent as juvenile actors in the minstrel show, Seven young Sammies, and seven French girls en- acted some beautiful scenes. Joseph S. Haneourt. the youthful son Of MT.
 and Mrs. J. c. Hancort, scored a hit
 with his song, ''They Were Al Out
 Of Step But Jim." "A Rose From No
 Mans Land" was another charming
 song he rendered and pleased the
 audience with. A word may be said
 here of Master Haneort's talent al a
 young artist in a free hand drawing. | During the intermission he drew a
 picture of the battleship Pennsy1va-
 mia in less than five minutes.
 Bewitehing in appearance, sweet IF
 her rendition of A Rainbow from
 the U. 8. A." Miss Veronica Denohue in her part Rs a Daughter @.
 France, in the patriotic ending, more
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
 BIRTH OF GEN. MEADE

This is the 103rd anniversary of the birth Of one of the greatest of American military heroes, General George Gordon Meade, who fought ant won tie decisive battle of Get tysburg. The long and bloody con- fict in Pennsylvania, in it's far reaching effects, was the most i'm portant of the struggle between the North and the South.
 It was on the last day of 1915 that Meade was born in Cadiz, Spain, where his father was United States naval agent. Young Meade decided upon the career of a soldier, and en- tered the United States Military Academy, graduating from that insti- tutiol. in his twentieth year. His first active service was in the war with sthe Semino1es. He resigned from the army in 1S36 because of i'll health, and took up the practice of civil engineering. In 1S40 he was appointed assistant civil engineer to survey the Northwest boundary be- tween the United States and British America. He returned to the army in 1845 and was assigned to the staff of Gen. Taylor. He served through the Mexican war, taking part in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and especially distinguished himself at Monterey. On his return to ! his home city, Philadelphia, Meade was presented with a sword as a token. of esteem by his fellow towns rnen.
 For several years after the conflict with Mexico Meade was employed in | the erection of a lighthouse, and in | surveys of the Northern lakes. He held the rank of major at the out | break of the Civil War, but sin the summer of 1881 he was made briga- dier general of volunteers, and was l placed in command of the Second | Pennsylvania Reserve Brigade. He was seriously wounded at Newmarket Cross Roads and fought with dis tinctiQn at Antietam and Fredericks- burg, and was promoted to the rank of major-general of volunteers. He led the Fifth Army Corps at Chan
 ce1lorsville.
 It was in the latter part of June
 1863. that Meade superseded Hooker
 ir command of the Army of the Po-
 tomac. Lee was then about to cross
 tEe Susquehanna at Harrisburg, with
 the intention of marching on Phila-
 deiphia. At that critical stage the
 Pennsylvania militia was galvanized
 into action. and Lee, observing this
 ard hearing that the Army of the
 Potomac was threatening his real and Hanks, changed his plan. Tht Confederate chieftain hoped to crust Meade, and then begin a triumpha march on Baltimore and Washington The issue was joined at Gettysburg
 and the result was a momentou , triumph for the Union cause.
 The hero of Gettysburg was highl. , h0nored by his countrymen, ant l when he died in 1872 the citizens O
 Philadelphia presented to his widoy } the house in which he had breathe t hia last, and $1Oo,OOO, was afterwar, \ raised for tho family of the genera,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
SNYplNG WITH CANNON.

The relationship between the in- faEtry and artillery branches Of the American army in the late war was marked by such mutual admiration and trust as have been rarely noted before, says Herbert Corey, in "Everybody's" for January. He de- scribes 8 typical incident:
 ''The Tanks used to snipe machine gunners with their 75s. Perhaps a score or so of dusty brown little rifemen had searched forward Ut a trot, their rifles held at the ready, The dusty brown little rif1emen would crop in the grass and begin to bur row in holesA Some one would get word back to the nearest battery,
 This, according to the statement of the men of the battery, is where they lived A gun would come tingling up across the bare fields or through the thin scrub of seaond- growth trees in the little woodlands, It was good old Civil War stuff. the men said. beestatieaily. The pto- ture was precisely what one sees on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31

same church, which contains his own statue and the statues of the different members of his family, instead of the allegory of the man to whom the me morial was erected.
 The second picture shows the monu: ment efficiently protected, and the place where the splinter of the bomb hit the wall of sandbags without duln. aging the work. Nearby is also the precious monument Vendramln by Lombardo, and the statue in bronze of Sebastiano Venier, the hero of the bag tie of Lepanto. None of these mouu- ments were damaged by the bomb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
FLAPPER FASHIONS.

The fur coat always will be popu- lar in cold climates for the little rriss. Nothing ever seems to quite take its place for real warmth. The white rabbit skin coats are lovely. as indeed are those of gray squirrel, with which small close fitting round caps of the same fur are worn. The heavy. war coats of chinchilla cloth. gray or blue, are also satisfactory. It is possible to add fur collars and cuffs, sets of which can be bought. They give comfort and smartness also.
 Tine middy blouse has become A1- most ths American uniform-t is worn by little girls from five years up and seems to be the accepted Fchool garment of all ages, For winter. it is satisfactory, worn with the pleated skirt of serge and with ths blouse made of serge OF flannel for warmth. Tine blouses to be laundersd are not so desirable nowa- 1 days for winter wear, as their best effect and service lie in their fresh i ness and they cannot be very fresh { when worn under a heavy coat.
 However, the middy blouse whether of wool or wash material is the accepted mode for little girls and mothers hail it and buy 1t witt delight,
 Some efforts have been made tC Introduce the smook with belt, bu the effort has not been successful. new silk sweater follows the midd! lines and is made of horizon blu with a hem of white. A cord of blu with tassels of white edges the tol of this hem and a wide deep collar O white buttons at one side and has deep point in the back.
 older girls are fayoring plaid skirt to wear with shirtwaists and dar .sWeRterE--ths belt, like the materis of the skirt, going around the wail and outside the sweater. This soi Of apparel Is extremely well suite for school wear Wids, full cape are worn. too, and are very war and good looking and semewhi shorter than the cape of the sun naar.
 A new blouse of wool perssfy wit bright oolored embroidery forming aman vestse and trimming the euf
 is an agreeable change from u
 ubiquitous sweater, A narrow sal
 of the wool jersey is tied twiI
 around the waist and ends with
 bow in the front,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31

he walls Of museums and in State Houses back home. Horses gallop- ing. riders f1ogging, wheels skidding side~Ise in 6 furrow, an officer swear ins delightfully."-. men hanging on to the Nmbers tooth and toenatl. That gun would be swung around so that 1t faced the machine gun and the horses would be cut loose and gallop away, the men bending low over the saddle horns. and the gun crew would work frantically behind the steel shield.
 Then that machine gun would go out of action and the dusty little rifemen would hurry forward to another slope under the muzzle of death and begin to dig in again and send back for tho 75 to come up and sldpe the rattIe-sun out of existence. It did not always work out so smoothly. but the principle has been demonstrated. They worked with each other like a team. Each knew the other would be on hand just as set forth in tho prospects,"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
How Disabled Soldiers
 Are Made Useful

Not only parents of disabled sol diers, but friends of those who are returning from overseas in good health, will want to hear George L. Warren at the High school auditor ium at o'clock Friday night, for he has story to tell tnat is Of com polling interest to all friends of the soldiers. His address will tell what Uncle Sam will do for the returning soldiers and what their relatives ought to do for them.
 Not only is the United States pro- viding for the re-education and training of it's wounded soldiers, sail ors and marines, but it is paying them good wages while they are be- ing fitted to return to civil life, many times with a larger earning capacity than before the war. The training is not confined to wounded men, how ever, but others who have served in the cause of humanity may take the courses. These include many of the professions and practically all the trades.
 In England there is 8 one-armed telephone engineer who was a butcher before the war; a hand boot maker with no legs who. used to be a laborer; a blind waiter who became a n1asseur; an armless carpenter who is now building inspector, and an armiess brickiayer who is now manu- featuring airplanes; a clerk who lost his left leg and right hand has be- come draftsman; an office boy with his toes gone Is now a chauf- feur; and 8 laborer with both legs paralyzed learned to run 20 looms unaided.
 Such improvements in occupations and perhaps even greater ones may be made in this country if the men will undertake the courses and if their relatives are not too insistent that they return home at once. MT. Warren will explain the importance of this when he tells his audience of the governments lavish provisions for taking care of the men
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31

Mocenigo is masterpiece executed by the family Lombardo, who created so many jewels of the Renaissance in
 Venice, such as the stairway of the giants in the Doges Palace, and the Church of St. Maria dei Miracoli in Venice. The several statues repre- sent the virtues of the man and the saints to whom he was specially de- voted and 1t is interesting to consider how different was the feeling and the expression of the times two centuries later-for instance. the magnificent monument to the Doge Waller in the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-31
THEN an athletic girl comes in for

THEN an athletic girl comes in for M a suit Madame insists that she
 w should dress to type" Madame especially recommends the unusual LOOK ing sLorts suit to a woman or roouSt figure because she's sure tc look her best in these lines. Trieotine, jersey velour and homespun are the faorlcs best adapted to these suits.
 Wornen have learned Q lot from wear ing uniforms. They never want to go back to the fussy suit after they ve De- come accustomed to q smartly tailored uniform, with every pocket in just the right place, and every button ana oucKIe with a purpose in life besides thar or being merely ornamental. The athletlc girl wants a suit with no meaningless thing on 1t. She insists on FaIso'i d'etre' for every part.
 After having decided on the essentials of belt, collar, etc, these details can be cut and trimmed in a way to give them unusualness and distinction
 collar may become q very orna> mental scarf, fringed or even embroid- cred with colored wool. Cuffs may carry a button and buttonhole, which on ac- count of the way they are placed, bound or worked. may indicate the perfection of tailoring which marks the entire cos- tune.
 The skirts of sports suits are seldom trimmed beyond interesting pockets or a row Of buttons.
 A suit of this type was recently turned out in tan velour. It has DO trimming, you might say. and yet it's perfectly trimmed by rows of tiny cord-like tucks. which run at right angles and produce squares or blocks that are unusual.
 The collar rolls high at the back. It may be worn slightly low, as illustrated or be butsoned to 'choker" height. Deer cuffs are tucked in squares.
 Brown leather buttons fasten this suit and leather is again found on the bell of tan suede, which is held by two brown buckles.
 The coat reaches to flnger-tip length which is a sensible and becoming lSne for sports coat It is bordered witt a five-inch band of tucks.
 The lining of this suit Is one of its at tractive features. It is heavy Japanes' crepe in stripes of brown and tan witt narrow lines of yellow and black-jus pin nnes-between the one-Incn strips O brown and tan. This lining has lots O snap" and is in charming color har mony- with the suit.