The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-28

Helen Fulton. Miss Mildred Austin,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Rain, Miss Sylvia
Silverthorne; Miss Portia Silverthorne,
DR.. C. r. Silverthorne, DIR. G. j,
Crook and Miss Powell. Il
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Among the people from Topeka who
went to Chicago last week to attend
a meeting of the united war work
council were Miss Ailena Grafton, Miss
Helen Fair, Mr.. Clifford Pierce. Mr..
Milburn Hobson. Mr.. Pierce and Mr..
Hobson have returned, but Miss Graf
ton and Miss Fair remained a day
longer. They will probably be back
tomorrow.
DIR. Elvenor Ernest is working I'M
der government call and is recognized
as having the rank of lieutenant in
the army, She receives lieutenant's
pay At present she is assisting in
combating the influenza epidemic at
Pittsburg. Kan. After this is over she
will continue to serve as an emergency
doctor under government supervision.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Beerbohm have
received word that their son, Sergt.
Fred w. Beerbohn, has been made an
instructor in one of the largest artil-
lery schools in France. Sergeant
Beerbohm is a member of Battery A.
A DRAFTED MAN.
I just received an invitation from
dear old Uncle Sam. He's inviting
boys about my age to join his merry
jam. TheFe'll be boys from California
and from New Jersey, too. A bunch
from Minnesota, and from Texas come
a few. He's hired some great big
boats to take US DER the sea. He's
sending US via England, to hilarious
gay Paree. In France, we're going to
stay awhile, looking about the towns.
Well smile our way into their hearts,
and see their things renown. And
then We'll go to Belgium, to see what
we can do, to help them reconstruct
From there, we'll ford the River Rhine.
and rip up Germany. Well show
those dirty Huns what we mean by
Liberty. Well keep on marching for
ward, we'll go right to Berlin. Well
kill Off Prussia nism, we'll run those
trip like that is bound to make me
wiser? I'm one Of ten million who'll
call upon the kaiser. N.S.A.
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THERE'S A HOME IN OUR TOWN
! Which has one son in the service
| and in almost every front window is
a service flag bearing the one star. Not
, only are they satisfied to have all
their windows decorated with service
flags, but an empty house which they
! own next door also has a service flag
| with one star on it in the window.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Searle, of Hol-
den, Mo-, who came to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Sear1e's brother, Mr..
Carl Searle, left today for their homt
Mrs. Searle's mother, Mrs. r. F.
, Thompson accompa MED them.
| Mrs. Clara Crunlb Dodd. of Denver,
will arrive this week to spend several
weeks with Mrs. D. H. Forbes. 705
Polk street
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Crawford and
their daughter, Miss Crawford. of EN-
poria, are spending the winter in To-
| peka. They have been at the Throop
! hotel but are moving today to 1900
/ Topeka avenue, where they have
rooms with Mrs. Arthur Mills.
Mr.. Harry Eagle. of Camp Funston
spent yesterday with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. f. LUX. jr.. of juno
p ton City spent the week end with
! Mrs. Lux's mother, Mrs. r. +. Thomp-
son. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lux have re-
! End their young son has been with
+ Mrs. Thompson during the illness OF
| lis parents.
| Mrs w. I. Drum has returned from
:. visit to her mother. Mrs. j. j. Bent
ley in st. Joseph. Mrs. Bentley is ser
; :ously i'll.
Mr.. Gilbert Worley. who has beer
! i'll with inf1uenza-pneumon at his
+ home in Winston, No, is improving
Miss Helen Davidson, who came to
attend the wedding of Miss Verna
! Worley and Mr.. George C. Gibbons las
I Friday, returned to her home il
! Olathe, Saturday evening.
i The small child of Mrs. Carl Searle
l who has been i'll with influenza, is i'm
: proving.
Mrs. ]. F. FARRELL will leave mex
Monday for Washington. D. c.. &c
visit Mr.. FARRELL, who is there in Rec
Cross work. She will be gone severa
/ weeks.