The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-14

Who is much disturbed over the
continued state of single blessedness
of the elderly widower, who has lately
suffered what she suppoSeS TO De
grave disappointment. The girl ne
was so attentive to has married lately,
and our toWnSwoman is concerned to
know which Topeka girl is to be his
next "suitor," as she terms the women
who appear to keep an eye on MS
bulging pocketbook-
Mrs. Harry Guthrie will be hostess
at meeting of the Ideal Bridge club
Tuesday.
Mrs. Guy H. DiehI of Duluth, Mimi,
formerly Miss Florence Burge of To-
peka, has been press agent for the
suffrage societies of Duluth for \ the
past few months. She was engaged
in newspaper work before her mar
riage-
The following high school girls Mad
spread Saturday night at the home
of Miss Lois Stricken: Miss Strick-
Ter, Miss Grace Dana, Miss Helen
dresser, Miss Aileen Officer, Miss
Rome Rain. Miss Evelyn Parham,
Miss Sicily Allison, Miss Anna Horn
ing, Miss Dorothy Thoroman, Miss
| Thelma Houston and Mrs. w. H.
Rorig.
Mrs. Mary C. Grover made an adj
dress before the educational depart
ment of the WOman'S club, in which
she gave few facts concerning the
results of her work as supervisor of
hygiene in the public schools. In the
past year and a half the public school
nurse has discovered several hundred
cases of ordinary contagious diseases,
nine of tuberculosis, and more than
200 contagious skin diseases. More
than 200 children. at the advice of the
nursing department, have undergone
operations Of-adenoids ana bad tonsilS,
several hundred have been given dem
tai treatment, and nearly a hundred
have had eye trouble corrected.
! The duty of the public school nurse
! is to find the children in the school
who are afflicted with disease, and
( send the children home with a note
to the parents, to take them home.
At the beginning of the work in To-
peka, Mrs. C. c. Bailey was voluQteer
nurse and gave an afternoon a week
to the service. This was done without
remuneration Later the Public
Health Nursing association provided
!, nurse when one could be spared,
and in September. 1916, the school
board took over the work and COW
pays the expenses.
/ Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Katherine Cashatta, of Column
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visit to Miss Altha Watson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Zahner and Miss
Helen Louise Crosby will leave soon
to spend a few weeks at Sea breeze,
Florida. They will stop at Atlanta,
| Ga. to visit MI and Mrs. Zahner's
daughter, Mrs H L. Reynolds, and
Doctor Reynolds.
Mrs. Willard n. Hall has returned
from Long Island. where she visited
her son, Lieut.. Dick Hall:
MI. and Mrs. Harry Rigby, of New
York City. are the parents of daugh-
ter born January 8. Mrs. Rigby, for
J merly Miss Ray Risteen, is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. F. n. Risteen, of Topeka
I Clayton Kline, of the Washburn
Ambulance company, at Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark, is visiting his par
! entS Mr.. and Mrs. G. A Kline, of Bu-
chanan street He is supply sergeant
for his company
Miss Thelma Mitchell, of 1858 Clay
street, is recovering from severe at
tack of humps
Mrs Guy E Chamberlin entertain
ed the members of the Also club at
luncheon Friday afternoon at her
home, 81 West Sixth street. In two
| weeks the club will have a line party
to take the place of the regular meet
ing.
Mrs J. C. McClintock expects to &c
to Oklahoma City next week to attend
a meeting of the district synod of the
Episcopal church.
Miss Kate Williams. physical direc-
tor of the Y. w. C. A, has returned
from a visit to her people in Peoria,
Ill.
| Miss Elizabeth Magee of Denver
was the weekend guest of Miss AL
lena Ora alton, secretary of the Y. w
C. A
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Arnold expect to
leave soon to spend few weeks in
Florida.
Mrs. Marie Price Wear has returned
from Lawrence. where she visited her
son, Mr.. Willard Wear, who is a stu
| dent in K. q.
| The Rev. A J. Ross and Mrs. Ross
and their daughter, Gladys, spent the
al- ir