The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs Wilson are
invited, but there will be no invita-
tions.
The following notice from Kan
sas City paper will be of interest to
| Topeka people. Miss Hartley is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Hart
ley, 1875 Van Buren, street.
I'm speaking of war appeals, the
sweetest one ever brought to the news
paper eye is out among the alumnae
| of St Mary's academy. Miss Winifred
Hartley of Topeka, secretary of the
alumnae, has written it in behalf of
the knights of Columbus apd the Red
Cross benefit. Many friends of Miss
Hartley in Kansas City besides the
alumnae have contributed to the
fund"
Woman chemists are needed by the
government and also to stabilize the
industries by replacing men chemists
who have been called into service, ac-
cording to Capt. Frederick E. Brett
hut, of the chemical-service section OF
the national army. This call is SO
argent that he has asked the woman's
committee Of the council of national
defense to cooperate with the army
medical department in making CEN
suS of all of the available women
chemists in the country. This means
that women will soon be doing their
share in the experimental work re-
lated to the manufacture of that new
phase of modern warfare-the gas
bomb.
1--WE want real chemists" says Cap
tain Breithut. mot soda dispensers or
drug clerks" Two types of women
are eligible, chemical workers with
some experience who, tho not gradu-
ates of technical schools have sacted
as laboratory assistants; also graduate
chemists with four years or more of
training in technical schools or COL
leges.
"Today's chemical man-power bal
ance sheet shows a need for 900 men
chemists" he says, land therefore we
want to list an equal number of train
ed women. In many instances it has
been necessary to furlo a man from
our service back into civilian life, be-
cause the position he held was neces-
sary either to the public service or to
an important industry. We want ca
lpa bic, patriotic swamen to recommend
for these vacancies so that by taking
the men we need not cripple a manu-
facturer's business, and need not Grip
pie our own organization by giving
them these furlos.'
Captain Breithut makes this appeal
to the entire country, aid asks that
the national organization of college
women and the club federations CO.
operate with him in registering women
for this emergency. Information and
applications can be mailed to him at
the Surgeons Generals, Building,
Seventh and B Streets NV, Washing
ton, D. C.-(From the letter, War
Work of Women.")
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Mrs. Raymond c. Mclean and her
two children, Raymond Jr. and. Dor
NI-I- rrra@
Saturday morning to visit Mrs. Nc
Leans aunt. Mrs. S. L. Courtney, and
her sister, Mrs. I. B. Hunt. Mrs. Nc
Leans husband, Captain Mclean. is
on his way to England to take course
in machine gun firing. He has been
instructor in musketry at Camp
Bowie, Tex.
The young daughter of Captain and
Mrs. Mclean is the first baby born on
the border and IS known as the bor-
der baby" The NJ in her name is for
Captain McLean's company on the
border. Little Dorothy NJ. is years
old.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who. they say, has coast to coast
reputation as a buyer" She makes
trips two or three times a year rom
our town to New York City and has
undoubtedly made good. She has
been offered three times the salary
which she makes here to buy for large
stores elsewhere, but she has ,ther
business interests which keep her in
Topeka and the firm for which she
buys is not the loser.
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The Hutchinson Gazette says: "a
new use has been found for the S. R
Her friends can have her find out all
about a social function several days
beforehand; what they'll do and who
will be there, so they will know
whether to accept the invitation or
turn it down.
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THERE ARE KIDS IN OUR TOWN
Who have planned to make life mis-
cradle for a kindly old lady in the
southwest part of the city. This wo-
man, whose husband and daughter are
down town during the day. has pur-
chased young parrot and is teaching
it to talk. In the afternoons she hangs
the parrots cage in the north window.
window and teach the bird the latest
slang accompanied by few words not
generally used in print.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs Frederick Green, of Emporia,
is the guest of Mrs. E. A. Campbell.
Mrs. w. E. Bulls and her children
left Saturday for Colorado for the
rest of the summer
Miss Ruth Larimer has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Herbert
Linninger. in Kansas City.
Mrs. W. I. Miller and her. children
have retuned from Colorado Springs,
where they-have been spending the
summer.
Mr.. c. W. Speer, of the Wichita
Eagle, was in Topeka today on his
way to Salina, there he will attend a
tractor meet.
Miss Beatrice Shakeshaft left Sun
day morning for Joplin, Mo-, where
she will visit for week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Thurston will
leave Wednesday to make their home