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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
Fourth of July Celebration at
Ripley Next Month.
Formal Dedication of Property
by City of Topeka.
UNFOLD WAR SERVICE FLAG
Names of All Topekans Who
Have Joined the ColOrs.
Community Sing and Athletic
Events on Program.

The formal opening of Ripley park.
tho final transfer of the deed of the
property to the city, the dedication OF
the city's war service flag, a commu-
nifty sing. a band concert. dances,
swimming contests and a speaker Of
the day will constitute a Topeka
wide Fourth of July celebration, it was
announced today by Mayor House and
Commissioner Porter at the city hall.
A committee composed of w. L
Jury, John Isaacson. w. T. Watson
George Addamson, James MullIn.
James Gibbons and Harry McNair has
been appointed to take entire charge
of the plans for the celebration.
Dedicate Service Flag.
The dedication of the city of To-
, peaa's war service flag will be one of
the features of the celebration. Mayor
House is compiling a list of names now
of all Topekans who have entered the
service of Uncle Sam. These names
will be attached to the flag. The flag
will be made by the firemen in Head
quarters Station No. 2. Topekans
| with sons. husbands or brothers In the
army are asked to send in the names
to the mayor.
Ripley park also will be opened for
| mally at this Fourth OF July affair.
The deed to the property will be trans
ferred in full by this time and Rip
ley will be finally and officially .
strictly municipal park, named In
| honor of President Ripley Of the At.
| Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railway.
A Community Sing.
In all probabilities 4 community
sing, accompanied by the Santa Fe
Apprentice band, will be held at the
park in the afternoon or evening. Dan.
| lei Muller. well-known Topeka musi-
clan and musical organizer. will have
| charge of the sing.
Athletic contests, including a SWIM
ming event for all ages and sexes. will
be held in the big concrete pool.
Additional details for the celebrn-
ton. including the choice of speaker
of the day. will be announced later by
| the committee in charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

line is concern d. The open-front
blouse and the belI-bottom trousers
Tapping in the wind assure at least
moderate exposure of some part Of
the body.
We have taken thousands of young
men from civil costumes and have put
them into garments from which any
doctor of wide experience and COM
mon sense would remove a young
! person as the very first step toward
overcoming a tendency to catch cold"
Notes and Personals
Mrs. Charles George will arrive next
Friday from Washington. D. c.. to
spend a few days with Mrs. Charles
Skinner. Mrs George will stop en-
route to Fort Sill, where she and Cap
tain George will make their home for
the present.
Mrs. Angelo Alt of Duchesne. Utah,
who mas been visiting Mr., Ats pa
rents. Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Alt, has left
for her home.
Mrs. R. F. Thompson and her
daughter, Mrs. George Merrill of Los
Angeles, Calf, who have been guests
of Mrs. A. A. searle in Holden, Mo.
have returned home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Searle will come to spend Sunday
with Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Merrill
and Mr.. Searle's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Jessie Jones Phillips. who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles
Whitmer, has left for Chicago, accom-
panied by Mrs. Whitmer's son, To-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips and Teddy Whit
mer will go soon to the PhilIips's sum-
| mer home atsFond du Lac, Wis.
Mrs. Jesse Seaton of Burlinga me is
visiting Mrs. Pentleton Miller.
Mrs. Grace Waugh Bowman of Man
haitian is the guest of Miss Florence
Rowe.
DE- and Mrs. Ralph Johnston of La
| Junta, Colo, who have been visiting
MRS. Johnston's parents, Dr. and Mrs.
>: +. Raster. have gone to Oketo.
Kan, to spend the weekend with Mr.
| ana Mrs. Howard Moore. Doctor
| Johnston will leave Sunday night for
mis- home and Mrs. Johnston and the
children will remain a few weeks
/, Dr. II. A. Miller of Clovis, N, M. Is
the guest of Topeka friends.
MISS Ruth Bugg of Joplin, NJ, will
| arrive this evening for a few DAYS,
VISIT to Mrs. F. E. Parr.
| Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Taylor have
started On motor trip to Chicago.
Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis has returned
irpm Osawatomie, where she attend
Gu meeting of the directors of the
1ohn Brown Memorial park.
Mrs. Russell Cave, who has been
the guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
| in Manhattan.
yesterday for visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Effinger. after
attending school in Fort Wayne, Ind
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Lieut.. G. ID. Townshend, formerly a
prominent surgeon in Washington.
ID. c., now in hospital service in the
army, who was married last week
to Miss Esther Dolley.
X y X
DR.. and Mrs. Karl Searle are guests
of DIR. Searle's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Searle, in Topeka avenue. DR..
and Mrs. Searle have been in Madison,
Wis. for the past two years, where
DR.. Searle took a three years medical
course in two years. He graduated
in medicine and received his master S
degree from Wisconsin university this
spring. He will leave next week to
enter the government gas laboratory
in Washington, D. C. In the fall he
will enter Johns Hopkins to continue
his study of medicine. Mrs. Searle
and their daughter, Sara, will remain
here with DIR. Searle's parents during
the summer and will accompany him
to Chicago in the fall.
From America Y. W. C. A. in
France" Somewhere in France there
| is an ancient city which was content
| until the outbreak OF the war to be
| ture, an archbishop's residence and
center of proud old aristocracy.
The narrow crowded streets with
their fifteenth century buildings DOM
mated from the hill by a marvellous
| cathedral, take one back to the middle
ages, and the open sewers and impos-
sible street car service do not contra
/ dict the impression.
Into this backward, easy going COM
| munity, the springing up of a NUM-
| ton factory brought a horde of men
| and women workers. Before the war
| the population was $4,000. 1t is said
| now to be $4,000. More than this
| refugee families with imperative needs
| are an additional strain upon the re-
| sources OF the city.
Into all this change has come the
American Y. w. c. A. with its equip
| ment for broad helpfulness
Social rooms have been opened in
| one OF the three great munition plants
winch employs $4,000 persons. OF
whom 5000 are women. In this plant
various powders are manufactured and
shells for the T5's and 1865 are
charged.
Like all factories which make explo-
sives, the buildings are spread out over
a very large area. About $500 en-
pioyes are housed in furnished quar-
| ters which are provided by the man.
agement. There are three units, one
was formerly a hospital, the second a
barracks. and the third is a canton
ment especially built for the workers
| This iast is about twenty five minutes
| welk from the gates of the factory
over the muddiest road one can think
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
HELLO GIRLS IN FRANCE
American Women Volunteers Are Be-
ing Well Cared for "Over There"

Units of telephone girls who have
sailed the seas recently that the Amer
lean army may hear its ''hellos" in
real American. have been met every
where by their American sisters al
ready at work in France.
Before the arrival of the first group
of women telephone operators for
service with the army. the signal corps
officers In charge called on the Y.
w. C. A. in Paris for assistance In the
housing and care of the girls.
LAS 1t was a matter of the greatest
Importance that this little group of
/, American women should be given the
best care and attention possible. we
gladly undertook the responsibility Of
, fered by the army" said Miss Mary
George White of Baltimore, a Y W.
c. A. worker in France in a letter re-
! ceived by the national board in New
York City. May /.
the general headquarters of the army.
| and as was the only secretary with
| permit enabling me to travel freely
in the army zone, was assigned to the
/ task Of finding them quarters.
THE town where the general head
J quarters Is situated is very much
crowded. but We were fortunate
enough to obtain a house which had
| been rented and fitted out by a group
of American officers as a club house
for themselves. Then they were trans
ferred suddenly, in true army fashion.
to another post, and had to leave the
house behind them.
The house had been furnished very
modestly, considering the wealth and
rank of the officers, who had planned
to use it. We took over the furniture
without change. and we were delight
cd to find extra bathrooms and the
central heating plant which they had
installed to offset the horrors Of army
life In France.
Sufficient equipment was added 80
that three or four girls could occupy
each of the large rooms. instead OF
one, as the officers had planned for
, themselves.
Miss Julia Russell Of Detroit. who
has been In France working for the
Y. w. c. A, waS put in charge of the
house as hostess"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

Botsford's mother, Mrs. L. M. Strick-
Ter and her sister. Miss Lois Strickie-,
in West Eighth street. have returned
from a few days visit in Kansas City
with Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Botsford.
They will be at home Informally Mon
day evening to their friends at the
Strickler home. 1122 West Eighth
street.
X X y
Miss Catherine LaRue, a leading
contralto in Kansas City grand opera.
has been the guest this week of Mr..
and Mrs. R. NJ. Johnson, in College
avenue. Miss LaRue appeared in
grand opera in Topeka In May. when
she had the part of Gertrude in
Romeo and Juliet" and of Nancy in
Martha" She also filled a weeks en-
gagemsnt at the Orpheum here in the
early spring, when she was visiting
Mrs. johnson. She has sung at the
Meuhlebach and also at the Baltimore
in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
STARVE ENEMY TROOPS
Italians Try to Prevent Food Crossing
Piave River to Trapped Forces.

italian Army Headquarters In
Northern Italy. Friday. June III
Cavalrymen, artiilerymen and air
men are giving effective aid to the
Italian infantry in driving back the
Austrians toward the Piave. One OF
the principal activities of allied avia-
tors. who now have been Joined by
American flyers, is to prevent Aus
trian airmen from delivering sacks of
bread and other dry foods to the Aus
trian troops on the western side of
the Piave, where the Austrians still
are fighting tenaciously.
Around Montello and in the region
Of the lower Piave. Italian cavalry IS
being used to help push the enemy
back. They are aided by armored
cars carrying machine guns.
The rising waters of the Piave and
the activity of the Italian artillery are
making it difficult for the Austrians
to obtain food. While the water car
rfed some bridges away and damaged
others. the gunners are sinking boats
and hammering the damaged bridges
and floats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Ladies' Music club held their last
meeting this season Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. +. P MacLennan; the
attendance was very large and pleasant
afternoon was spent.
Guests of the club were Mrs. Worthing-
ton, Mrs. Werner, Miss Carolyn Goddard
and Miss Lottie parkhurst. Mrs. MacLen-
nan WAS assisted by Miss Mary Alexander
and Miss Henrietta Alexander.
At the last meeting the following new
members were taken into the club: Mrs.
+. L. Wear, Mrs Wiluam Macferran and
Mrs. J. W. Il. Hughes.
Kurtz Kellam has taken a position with
the kelam Book d Stationery company,
the concern In which his mother, Mrs Il. j.
kellam, is interested.
Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Grace Foulks,
Misses Ethel and Ella Davis and Dana
Davis spent Monday fishing at Silver Lake
Some wonderful fish stories were told on
their return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

In passing tho plate for a second
helping. the knife and fork should be
laid across it. and not held in the
hand until the plate ia returned.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.
Miss Hoyt will answer In this COL
umn all questions on matters of eth
quette addressed to her In care Of this
paper. If a personal answer Is de-
sired, enclose a scent stamp.)
ALBERT: The habit some young
men have of trying to outstay each
other when calling upon a young lady
is very inpolite, and most emba rrass-
ing to the lady. When you are pay
ing a call. and another caller arrives.
you should take your leave within a
few minutes. unless you have q def
mite engagement to spend the evening.
The second caller should make way
for the third, etc. No gentleman will
sit thruout the visit of another, un-
less they have arrived together,
MURIEL: The diamond studded
wedding rings that you refer to are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

Mss NIufSflHc l1aTNucs HlciupcT u thc
Kansas City Grand Opera company,
who Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
johnson, in College avenue.
Miss LaRue, whose name off the
stage is Miss Rue, is studying under
Ottley Cranston in Kansas City She
has been advised to study in New York
and expects to do so in another year.
Miss La Rue came to Topeka to sing
at an entertainment given for the
State Undertakers' association and has
remained to assist with charity con-
cert at Elmont this evening. She will
return to her home the first of the
week.
u T. n
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has been approaching her hus-
bands white silk socks more than
she ever did in her life before. She
has been wearing them.
X X
Women are superior to the wealth
er, while men are its slaves" Dr.
Walter b. James of New York says
1T is only necessary to note the size
and character of the womans scanty
handkerchief as compared with the
mans and the woman's scanty need
of it, except as a trinket, as compared
with her husbands slavish depend
ence upon it, to convince one that al
far as the upper respiratory tract goes
the so-calied irrational dress of wom-
en- has few if any apologies to make
1.-The present fashion of abbreviated
skirts has been attended with no in
crease in throat maladies among its
devotees, and there is good reason to
believe that as the day time dress OF
the sex approaches more and more
closely to that of the Scotch Highland
ers So will they in their bodily vigol
and resistance to the weather APP
proach more and more closely to that
most hearty and vigorous of all peo'
pie.
~'But nowhere is the irrational II
dress more striking than in military
life. The chief points in the arm,
uniform are the close-fitting wooleI
and often padded coats which mus
always be kept closely buttoned; ths
high, close fitting collar. the wooler
puttees resembling the bands in which
the legs of infants were swaddled il
a more barbaric age, and the regula'
ton which necessitates the censtan
wearing of the hat or cap when out
of doors. The modern soldier is al
most Theoretically sealed from the
soles of his feet to his chin.
From the point of view of modern
science the clothing of the navy is fal
more rational than is that of the army
at least as far as the man of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

To2 row, left to right: Mrs. James
S. Cushman, Mrs. Coleman de
Pont, Miss Ella Schooley and Miss
Mabel Crafty. Below. left to right,
are Miss r. Louise Fitch and Miss
Keith Clark.
Half million girls have been or
Eapized into patriotic leagues in 421
cities in the U. S. by the war council
,f the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION, officials of the Y. W.. c. A.
IF the council in New York. The
picture shows a group of Y. W. C. A.
romen in front of the Hotel Petro-
frad, in Paris, operated for Amer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

erons and the following girls who sold
the roses: Miss Helen Maher of Berk-
ley, Cal, Miss Esther Paxton, Miss
Margaret Wall, Miss Bernadette
Huycke. Miss Hazel Minehan, Miss
Dorothy Jones. Miss Margaret Con-
nors, Miss Adelaide Taylor, Miss Ann
Butterfly and Miss Winifred Hartley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
keep PRISONERS UNDER FIRE
Germans Station Them in Rhine Cities
Raided by Allied Planes.

Geneva. June 22.-The Germans are
massing more and more allied prison.
ers, both officers and men, along the
Rhine and in frontier towns, says the
Lausanne Gazette. An Alsation news
paper reports that five allied prisoners
were killed and six wounded during a
recent air raid on Thionville. Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

Later, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
]. NJ. Schroeder. she will go to Cali
fornia to visit relatives.
Mr.. and rs. Speed Hughes will
leave Wednesday for Crab Lake, Wis.
to spend the rest OF the summer:
turn Sunday from - motor trip 10
Lake Ripley. Wis.
Miss Ethel Evsringham has received
word Of the safe arrival overseas Of
her brother. Sergt. sidney Evening"
ham.
Miss Beatrice Shakeshaft IL visiting
friends in N-wton and wellington.
Mrs. e. p. Lannan and her daugh-
ter, Catherine Lannan, will arrive the
last of the week to visit Mr.. Lannan'a
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Lannar::
and Mrs. Lannan's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Neil. Mr.. and Mrs. Ian
nan will attend the Rotary club con-
vention In Kansas City, after which
Mr. Lannan will return to Quincy and
Mrs. Lannan and her daughter VIII
/ cc-,e to Toneks for short visit
| Mrs. L. n. Phillips. the mother OF
Mrs s. l. Courtney. is Waiting another
daughter. Mrs. C. o. Bergen in Fort
Mrs. c. n. Miller and son. Merwin
of Dallas. Tex, are visiting at the
Miss Emily seery is spending the
| weekend with friends in Wichita.
| Mrs. S. L. Courtney will leave to-
| she will visit her sister. Mrs. A. F..
Young, She will be accompanied as
| far as Louisville by Miss Calena Peak
| who has been guest In the Courtney
| home for three months.
Mrs. George Miller, of wichita is
visiting her brother. Mr.. H. w. Seery
| and Mrs. Seery.
Miss Lois Robinette of Seabroek.
| will spend two weeks attending the
Y. w. c. A. conference at HOLSTER. Mo
| Miss Robinette is a delegate from the
| Washburn academy.
| Mrs. I. B. Hunt and daughters,
Berma May and Ruth Cathaleen, are
visiting relatives in Council Grove.
CLUB NOTES.
| The Social Service club will meet
at the Red Cross rooms of the First
Presbyterian church "Wednesday morn
ing ats o'clock for an all day meet
ing, to sew.
The Lillian Mitchner w. C. T. o.
will hold their monthly meeting at
Chesney park Thursday afternoon at
$3.50. Mrs. John Bagby and Mrs. Julia
Gardner will have the program. Final
arrangements will be made at this
meeting for the Red Cross drive.
rhs West Side Forestry club will
picnic at Gage park Thursday. June
81, at noon.
!. The committee of the Womans
overseas hospitals work, of which
Miss Helen Estey Is chairman. will
. meet Tuesday afternoon at : o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Luther Burns. 512
Harrison street Members will make
reports and turn in their money al
that time. Five hundred dollars was
the minimum which this committee
set out to raise bat they hope that the
report will show that they have done
even better than that.
The Priscilla club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. 4. w. Hummel
GIG Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
CLUB NOTES.

The Social Service club will meet
at the Red Cross rooms OF the First
Presbyterian church Wednesday MORN
ing att o'clock for an all day meet
ing, TO sew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

The West Side Forestry club viii
picnic at Gage park Thursday. June
81, at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

The Priscilla club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. 4. w. Hummel,
GIG Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

The Lillian Mitchner w. c. T. o
will hold their monthly meeting al
Chesney park Thursday afternoon al
$3.50. Mrs. John Bagby and Mrs. Julia
Gardner will have the program. Fina
arrangements will be made at this
meeting for the Red Cross drive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
New Units to Be
Formed Tonight

Girls Of American Brass and Simmons
Companies to Meet This Evening at
Army and Navy Club to Form Units.
The girls of the American Brass and
Simmons companies are invited 20
come to the organization meeting
which is for the purpose Of forming
units, this evening, promptly at seven
thirty, at the Army and Navy Club on
Wisconsin street.
In order to make success of this
meeting every one Of the girls from
these factories Is urged to be present,
and help nthe community welfare,
which is the best kind of patriotism.
Many new units must be formed 20
meet the demands of the many urgent
calls for more girls in the social az
fairs given for the men in uniform.
The girls should feel it their patriotic
duty to join in this work.
The units are chaperoned by repres-
entative women OF the city, and are
under the auspices Of the War Camp
Community Service League, who are
endeayoring TO make this community
alive with efficient well trained girls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12

military service have swept away the
clouds created by prejudice and ignor-
janice Of their real ability. The women
can reach the place where the heart
of this problem namely, the
homes. I therefore urge the men and
women of Kenosha to take up this
work here. It viii be laborious and
at times rexatious, but it has to be
done. It is work quite as important,
as vital to our country as lighting the
Huns has been, and surely as patriotic
Americans ne can not refuse to do it.
'sThis war has demonstrated how
great, how sincere, how pure our
patriotism Is, that we viii so where
our duty calls Us, that ne viii do what
ever work there is for US to do, that
we will make whatever sacrifices we
are called upon to make, that for ell
this our country can rely upon US
whose best proof Of merit is that we
are real Americans
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
Have Annual
Installation Of Officers
Daughters Of st. George Have Tnspir-
ing Session in Their Meeting at
Castle Hall on Monday Evening

At the annual installtion of Of
fcers Of the Daughters Of st. George
at Castle Hall on Monday evening,
many members appeared despite the
very rainy weather.
The presence Of District Deputy
Past Supreme President, Sara Elton
Of Milwaukee, who installed the Of
fcers for the ensuing year was great
inspiration to the guests. Mrs. Ell
ton was presented with beautiful
present by the members, and after
which she gave a interesting talk.
Past President of the local lodge
Sister Elizabeth Robinson, and sis
tiers Lora Weidmand and Gertrude
Greenwood received tokens in appre-
citation Of their past services, as Fin.
ancial and Recording Secretarys.'
After the installation the evening"
was spent in mach merry making, af-
ter which a delightful luncheon was
served.
The list Of officers installed for Ghe
ensuing year, are as follows: Presi.
dent, Sister Lillian Smith; Vice Presi-
dent, Sister Caroline Gregory; First
Conductor, Sister Susan Appley; See
ond Conductor, Sister Annie Parker;
Inside Guard, Sister Josephine Horne;
Outside Guard, Sister Ada Fisher;
Third Trustee, Sister Anna Jones;
Pianist, Sister Mary Rock.