The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11

Miss Lillian Malstrom. Miss Mabel
Malstrom, Miss Marie Old, Miss Ter
elda Martinson, Miss Esther Stadel,
Miss Pearl Baer. Miss Anna Bra~ley
and Miss Ottilie Schoch.
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Kiene enter
tanned their dinner bridge club last
evening at their home in Lincoln
street. Guests besides the club mem
bers were Justice and Mrs. Silas Por-
ter and Mrs. Georgia Ober.
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Mr.. Roy Crawford Mr.. Will wiki
DIAL. Mayor ]. z. House and Mr.. A. ].
Carruth will go to Erie, Kan, Satur
day for a few days fishing. They will
make the trip in Mr.. Crawford's car.
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Announcements have been received
in Topeka of the fiftieth wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. John Alex
ander Daley. of $50 Glenwood avenue.
Daley are formerly of PIP Fillmore
street, Topeka Their fiftieth wedding
celebration is on Friday. April IL.
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The Alpha Phi sorority of Wash
burn will hold initiation services Sat
urday night at the chapter house for
Miss Mabel Howard, of Larned; Miss
Mabel Howerton, of Rossville; and
Miss Mary Thomas, of Creston, Iowa.
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THERE'S a GIRL IN OUR TOWN
Who says that she will be at the
dock when her fiance sails for France
if she has to- walk every step of the
way.
The Ceramic Art club will meet
Friday afternoon with Miss Winifred
| Hartley, 1875 Van Buren, street.
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Miss Rosa Ferlet of Topeka. has
received from a cousin, Emile Leut-
rel, in Paris. copy of the song writ,
| ten on the famous words. You Shall
| Not Pass which General Joffre, the
! godfather of the American army In
France said at the battle of the Marine.
| Miss Ferlet has tried to get the song
! in America ever since she has known
! of it but could not buy it here. The
song is in French and the transla-
| ton is by Miss Ferlet.
The first verse of the song as writ
| ten is:
I'm aigle noir plane sur la willie,
| Ill "a jure d etre victorieux.
De tous cotes les corbeaux Sc faufilent
Dams les sillons ct dams chemins creux
Mails tout Il cup lie coz gaulots clafronne !:
| Cocorico, debout petits soldats
LIE soleil luit partout lie canon tonne.
| Jeunes heros yoici lie grand combat
Eft Verdun, la victorieuse, Pousse un cri
! que portentlabas
Les echos DIES bords de la Mouse, Halte
| la passe pas
Plus de morgue plus d'arrogance Fuyez
| barbares ct laquais.
| Cest lei la porte de France TT vous ne
passerez-iamais.
| The translation of the whole song
| by Miss Ferlet is:
A black eagle is lowering over the town.
| he swore to be victorious
| On all sides ravens slipping thru fur
| rows and hollow ways.
| Suddenly the Gaulish cocks shri1 clarion
iS hnor
| Rise little soldiers. the sun shines and
| cannon thunders everywhere.
| Young heroes, now comes the great battle.
verdun. the victorious, utters cries. that
f, carry the echoes of the Meuses Drinks :;
| Halt, Thou shalt not pass. No more
| haughtinass. no more arrogance. bar
| barians AID lackeys:
| Here is the Key to France, you shall never
| go thru.
The foes advance with rage. enormous wave
| of living ocean, sowing death on its
Intoxicated with noise. slaughter and blood.
| they almost to pass
When. lifting up his head. an officer almost
dead cries
Forward with the bayonet! Now then my
boys. try and make bold effort, cour-
age, rise, rise the dead.
But soon our boys started up in a leap
| sublime. and the black eagle. mad with
rage powerless, saw his last hope dis
The vile ravens. before the French soul, fall
bleeding. 1t Is the last Dattie.
| While we are singing the Marseillaise. the
murderers Zee from our soldiers
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who took her knitting to the Or
pheum one night this week she
| went early to avoid the rush and
didn't want to waste so much time.
She knitted merrily until her ball some
way got loose and rolled down under
the seats. 1t rolled and it rolled and
they say there was little show put
on before the picture began that even
ing. Her husband suggested that she
knit the ball up but she had visions
of spending the week there if she did
that. There were many other valua-
BILE suggestions and much help offered.
feet on it's return before the happy
thought of breaking it entered some
| head with superior mental power. and
the picture was permitted to take the
stage.
The regular April meeting of the
| Topeka chapter of d. A. r. will be
! held Saturday afternoon with Mrs
Morton Albaugh, 1881 Harrison street
at 2:30 o'clock. The board meeting
will be at o'clock. There will be an
important business meeting. Miss
Clara Francis will report the state
convention at Atchison. The question
of supporting the two French orphans
for another year will come up. Mem
bers are asked to come on time as
Mrs. H l.. Peppmeyer will have to
leave early for her train to go to the
National convention at Washington
d. c.
The musical program of the after