The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-06

Brigham will be entitled to a Red
Cross certificate. /
Miss Brigham returned the last of
last week from st. Louis where she
went to get the recommendation of
the director of the southwest division
of Red Cross that she might take the
course in Minneapolis, which is in the
northern division. No course is given
in this division during the summer.
At the close of the institute, which
closes August 3, Miss Brigham will
probably go to New York to visit rel
atIves before taking up her Red Cross
work.
Me- and Mrs. Frank E. Whitney of
1907 West Sixth street have received
word from their son. Mr.. Frank Whit
ney, who is a yeoman in the navy.
Mr.. Whitney is in England. He was
sent on special foreign detail On
April 80 and his parents have just re-
ceived word of his safe arrival in
England.
DR.. and Mrs. f. S. Pettyjohn en-
tertained informally last night in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. L. A
Gillette and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ny
man who will leave soon for Colorado
Springs for the summer.
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Miss Maude Emery will entertain
for the Charity Circle Bible class Fri
day afternoon at her home in Lincoln
street. All members are invited.
M X
The Ceramic Art club will meet
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Pei
letters Red Cross rooms. All members
are urged to be present. The club
will meet at the Red Cross rooms
| every Friday during the summer.
X X X
The ladies of the College Hill neigh
borhood will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 1870 o'clock at the observatory
building to do Red Cross work. Sew
enteen machines will be ready for use
at the room tomorrow afternoon.
Helpless-case shirts and trench slip
pers will be made. On Thursday after
borhood will meet at the observatory
X X tf-
Mrs. Alice Jillson of SIG Clay street
was very pleasantly surprised Tues
day evening by twenty-four of her
wedding anniversary. Music was fur
nished during the evening by the
Grafonola which was presented to her
by the guests.
Miss Elsie Chapman will entertain
the Sigma Alpha 1ota Musical sorority
this evening at her home in West
Eighteenth avenue. Miss Marie Smith
of Minneapolis, Kan. will be an out
of-town guest.
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Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Roland Medlicott and her three
children will leave the last of the
week for California to visit Mrs. Med
licott's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sharitt.
Mrs. o. w. Bolton is in Colorado
for few weeks.
Mrs. A. J. Carruth. jr.. and her two
children. Arthur II, and Elisabeth,
are guests of Mrs. Carruth's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hawley, in Her
ington.
Mrs. c. NJ. Jacobs and her daughter,
| Edenia, of Cincinnati, Ohio. are guests
of Mrs. Jacobs sisters. They are on
their way to California.
Mrs. 4. H. Thompson, who has been
hostess at one of the sorority houses in
Lawrence for the last two years, has
accepted a position with the Carter
Oil company of Tulsa, Okla.
Lieut. Fred Vandegrift, a Kansas
soldier. who went to war from Bald
win, and who is quite well known in
Topeka, is now stationed at Fort Ogle-
| thorpe, Ga, as assistant adjutant of
the post there.
NrS. u. SuCneTO mas returned
from kansas City, where she is taking
music lessons of William Shakespeare.
She will continue her study under Mr.
Shakespeare until he leaves for Chi
cago in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Gillette and
their daughter, Mrs. George Nyman,
and Mr.. Nyman, will leave soon for
Colorado Springs, where they will
spend the summer.
| Mrs. w. o. Anderson and her son,
Joseph. and Miss Isabel Smith, left
today for Lake Geneva, Wis, to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the Northwestern Naval and Military
academy.
Miss Blanch Moore, of Joplin, Mo-,
is the guest of Topeka friends.
Mr.. Tinkham Veale left last night
for Mcpherson to try a case at law.
Mrs. c. D. Skinner and Miss Frances
Skinner. of Columbus, Kan, have re-
turned to their home after visit to
Gen. and Mrs. c. S. Huffman and Miss
Mona Clair Huffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Cosgrove.
who were guests the first of the week
of their son, Mr.. Frank Cosgrove and
Mrs. Cosgrove. have left for a visit in
Nebraska before returning to their
home.
Mrs. O. S. Perkins is spending the
day in Kansas City.
Mrs. Clifford Baker Of st. Louis Is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs ]. G. Null
vane.
Mrs. Strickler, who was the guest
of Mrs. George w. Veale, and Miss