The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

neSUAV evening JOSeVNIHP
Stricken and Mr.. Charles W. Schwartz, of
Quincy. ILL., were married at the brides
home in Quincy street.
and Doctor Phillips parents in Lin
coin street.
and Mrs. Phillips spent three weeks
in China, where they met a number
of former Topeka people. In Hong
Kong they were luncheon guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mohler. Mr..
George Lerrigo. formerly of the To-
peka Y. NJ. c. >, was also a guest at
the luncheon. Friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mohler will be interested to know that
they have a young daughter, born
few weeks before Doctor and Mrs.
Phillips were there, to whom they
have given the name of Margaret.
Their son John is now years old.
At Shanghai they met Miss Emma
Silver and her sister. Mrs. William
Douglas, and Mr.. Douglas, formerly
from Topeka. They also saw DR..
Frank Sanders. former president of
Washburn college. at Shanghai. Doctor
Sanders is travelling in the interest of
the committee on missionary prepara-
ton.
Mrs. Ida James of Rossville became
, interested in the work of the commit
tee for the adoption of French war
orpl Is, and began work for the IA
therless children i'll her town. A num-
Der of children we're adopted by Ross
Vile individuals and organizations
thru the Topeka chapter of the COM
mittee for the adoption of fatherless
children of France. A French wo-
man, hearing of the work done by the
Rossville people, thru neighl?or. has
written to Mrs. James, asking for the
adoption of a neighbours child Who is
| in want. Any one interested in he
following letter. which is a translation
, of the one received by Mrs. James. IS
asked to write To Mrs. James about it:
| June Is. -91S-
Madame:
| I have learned thru Madame Var
ney of how much your gracious boun-
| ty has been extended to the poor war
orphan children of France. am
the efor', asking that your help for
one other poor orphan who is my
neighbor. The name of the little girl
! is Jeanne Chi il1:er. She is nearlv
! four years of age. Her mother
| Madame Chivillier. is a very good
percon, and not de~erving of her fate.
| She has been cruelty tried by this war.
/ he was married in January, 914;
/ her husband was killed August IS
1914. And her little daughter was
| born November 2. 1914. Her brother
was killed in the war in December
| 1914. She now has a brother andytwo
/
! the front. In the last two years two
| sisters of .er husband have died. at
! intervals of eight days. You zee from
| this, madame, how this poor woman
has been tried. For four years she
! has had her father and mother, but
they are old and not able to work am
more. I will be very grateful to lou
dear madame, lou will be good
enough to interest yourself in this
poor orphan and her mother. I count,
therefore, on your benevolent county,
as well as on your generosity in ma k
ing reply. Believe. madame. in my
infinite gratitude for all the dear or
phan children of whom you so kindly
wish to be the henefactor. Receive,
madame. the assurance of my esteem
also my sincere rcmembrances. and all
the embraces of our orphan children,
Jeanne Vernay and Jeanne Chivi,lier
j. MARCHET.
Here Is the address of Madame
Chivillier: Cours Adrien de Montgol-
fier, No. 81 L'Chamond Loire.
LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE
Dear S. R.: Aren't these fine moon
light nights. just fine for steak roasts
and picnics? I'll say they are''
There was to have been an old fash
Toned hayrack ride las night, but il
didn't materfalize as at first planned
and there were some disappointed
| S0oIiS SIIS WHO were Planning on at
tending their first straw ride Whether
there is no straw to use in such a way
or whether some of the most popular
girls could not go we do not know
but anyway the ride was turned into
much more formal kind of enter
ta1nment. The day or rather the night
OF hayrack rides seems to have
passed.
But, speaking of old fashioned
things. what has become of the plat.
form dance? The out-of- doors-in-the.
moonlight dance was, a few years ago
about the only kind held in the sum.
mer time. according to the society
column OF twenty years ago and the
reports of our older sisters But de
you suppose they ever had good dance
noors at the open air affairs? The
one-step is more suited to the pool
floor than was the waltz or two-sten
and the floors around here which are
, out IN the air are impossible even TO,
that Perhaps the war will be owe,
some time and we can actually at
ford a real platform dance in oul
, crowd, for good time is coming wher
the small boy can spend his pennies
; once more for ice cream instead O
, baby bonds, when his older sister car
eat her bonbons without shame and
. when their mother will put he
luncheon in the society column.
r a crowd of the girls drove out to :
small town a number of miles ron
: Iopeka for dinner Sunday and he,
are laughing yet. When they wer,
all seated at the table, the waiter cam,
. in and asked Jane to please move Owe