The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

the twenty-ninth annual commence
ment of the Garden City high school
was the commencement address OF
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter. the pop
ular Kansas author In brilliant
speech that combined educational and
patriotic appeals. well saturated with
the poetry of which her soul is full,
Mrs McCarter thrilled the audience
which packed the Methodist church.
There was no superficiality and no
mock heroics or tricks of oratory but
the sound logic and deep understand
ing of the present world situation and
the need of true men and women
pierced to the depths. The twenty-siX
young people who were there as their
last official high school act went away
with new realization of the meaning of
citizenship.
This was Mrs McCarter's first visit
in Garden City but all who heard her
/ hope she may have opportunity to
come again. She is one of our states
most representative citizens and the
senior class of 1918 has the commun-
ity's thanks for bringing her to US.
X X
1t is told of one of the girls who
was trying TO be nice to the soldiers
who wera in town last weekend, that
she entered into conversation with an
Indian -oldier who had been drafted
and sent to Camp Funston. How do
you like camp life?" she asked him:
His answer was brief and to the
point: mo. Damn. All salute. No
shoot"
A little boy rushed home from the
Elks parade the othe- day to give an
account Of the great show to~his
mother Did you see anybody you
knew in the parade?" his mother
asked him You bet he replied
eagerly, Il saw Charlie Mitchell and
Mary House
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Southwick ard
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Jordan Will actor
to Kansas City Saturday.
Mrs T c Tillotson received a cable
gram this morning that her son, Lieut.
Luther Tillotson had arrived overseas
He is with Company A. 110th engin-
GERS who have landed safely.
Mrs. Leslie Guild has returned
from Holland, Mich, where she was
called by the death of her cousin. She
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Wing before she returned.
Mrs. John Lagerstrom expects to re-
turn from Springfield. ILL.,, soon. She
will stop in Excelsior Springs, Thurs
day. and her daughter, Mrs. James
return to Topeka together.
Mrs. NJ E. Brown Of ST. Paul, Mimi,
is visiting her son, Mr.. Walter Brown,
and Mrs. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ Hawley OF
Herington motored to Topeka. and are
visiting their daughters. Mrs. A. ].
Carruth of Mulvane street and Miss
Ann Hawley of. the Theta house at
Washburn college.
Mr.. d. d. Grindell left Tuesday
To tAp
the fourth officers training school at
Camp Dodge. He was recommended
by the University of Wisconsin as a
part of their quota. Mrs. Grindell will
go to Des Moines to be with Mr.. Grim
dell while he is a the camp.
MIR. william Tomlinson of Camp
Funston has returned after a short
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. Tomlinson.
Word has been received of the safe
arrival in France of Victor Blakely,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G.
Blakely.
Lieut. H. B. Yocum, former pro-
fessor of zoology in Washburn college,
is now stationed at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex. He is doing research work
for the army and travels from camp
to camp in this country.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Anderson of Car
thage, Mo, are the parents of a
daughter, born May IL. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson formerly lived in Topeka
and were engaged in thea trical work
with a stock company and later in
vaudeville. Mrs. Anderson is a niece
of Mr.. w. l. Miller.
Mrs. John Thomas Price is recover
ing from an operation which she I'M
derwent in Kansas City hospital.
Mrs. Lee Monroe, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks has recovered
nd is able to be out again.
Miss Ruth Foster will go to Law
renee next week and will be a guest
at the Kappa Gamma house. Miss
Foster is an alumna Kappa Gamma.
Kinkle have returned from Lawrence,
/ celebration of Mothers day.
from Kansas City, where she was the
of the Child Welfare association, and
quet. She left for Wellington, Kan,
today. to make a high school COM
mencement address.
! Mrs. George Pritchard has returned
I from Lawrence. where she attended
/ the Kappa Gamma sorority celebra-
ton of Mothers day. Her daughter,
Miss Mary Samson. is a member of
/ the sorority.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Luke of 111S
Brooks avenue have received word of
| the safe arrival in France of their
! son. Capt. I. A. Luke.
I The Rev. Mr.. Fred Grey and Mrs.
Grey are visiting Mrs. A. C. Bristol of
Hutchinson