The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-26


showing at any time. In Paris the
street lights are few and shaded SO as
not to be easily visible from above.
And the street cars tnere are dimly
lighted with green light which does
not show much from a distance. On
the English coast the same rules about
lights prevail. Before the war
Limoges had about 100000 people. but
now has between $4,000 and $50, 900.
on account of the general exodus from
towns near the front.
THE English and Americans have
beautiful Red Cross railway trains
large cars painted and well equipped
with powerful engines, and they really
travel, too. Most OF the Red Cross
cars are fitted with beds-I think
thirty-six to the car. We get the Paris
editions of the New York Herald,
Chicago Tribune and London Daily
Mail, daily on the date of issue. The
Red Cross kept us supplied with them
at the front also, but usually one day
Old
About two weeks after his return
to the front, Lieutenant Spencer re-
ceived a telegram appointing him an
instructor in an officers training
camp, called Army Candidate School
at American Postoffice ia. He does
not tell where this is located, but says:
This town has a remarkable geo
graphical location, it is very high, on
try with hills in the distance. Must
have made wonderful medieval
fortress. Walls all around the city on
the edges of the plateau, and the view
is magnificent. There are two cog
rail lines to the valley, and railroad
lines below. This is a great army
educational center. All kinds of
schools. either in town or within a
few miles, ranging from army staff
college to schools for all kinds of
specialists. You see officers here from
all branches of the service. The can
didates Gin the army candidate schooD
are picked men from all regiments
over here. They are mostly sergeants.
already are good soldiers. and most
of them have been in action-certainly
fine looking bunch of men,
Lieutenant Spencer was evidently
chosen for this position on account of
his civilian experience in the teaching
| profession as we'll as for his services
in the front lines. He is a graduate
of Washburn college and has his
masters degree in education from
| Columbia university. New York City.
high school principal, and at the
time he volunteered for military serv-
| ice he was head of the department of
American history and civics in the
| Kansas City, Kansas high school.
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The meeting of the Amaranth club
| announced for Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. A D Linden. has been post
poned until the quarantine for inf1u-
enza is raised.
The meeting of the Ladies' Music
club at the home of Mrs. Leslie Guild,
1926 Grove avenue. has been post
poned until Wednesday, November IS.
THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN
Who was out calling with her
maiden aunt not long ago. The young
seven-year-old girl was embroidering
on a dolly and their hostess asked her
| if she was making that for her hope
box. The aunt remarked that she
| thought it was nice for little girls to
| start their hope boxes at that age.
| But Auntie," said the small niece,
wouldn't you have been in a terrible
plight if you'd started one them"
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| A number of well known Topeka
| women are putting their course in
| home nursing to practical use these
days by going into the homes where
| they can not get trained nurses and
taking care of their friends. Mrs.
Matthew Weightman, Jr., has been day
| nurse this week for Mr. Weightman S
sister. Mrs. Lillian Stevenson, who is
i'll at her home with influenza; Mrs.
F. E. Parr and Mrs. A. 0. Rosser have
been nursing in the W. G. Dickie home
| where there were four patients. Mrs
Dickie. Mrs. Renneals, their brother
and his little girl until they were able
to get nurses; Mrs. Norman Keller has
been in the home of a friend when a
nurse could not be obtained and today
Mrs. Rpsser has gone to care for Mrs
A. H. Purdy until professional aid can
| be obtained. Undoubtedly there are
others who are doing the same thing
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has pledged herself to the
Goddess of Fashion not to buy new
handbag as long as the war lasts. She
had a long, fashionable looking, black
satin bag, beaded with cut steel beads
| which she carried to functions in the
STUNNING Slit IS