The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-09
Z STATE JoURNAI-MoNDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER q 1918

-MONDAY EVENING,
pin and cuff buttons presented to him
/ had played in Quickly Wal
lingford" at Windsor Castle.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
| Who has always had very good luck
with the tires on the several cars
/ which he has had during the past few
years and he had begun to think that
he knew how to drive to avoid such
trouble. But recently he started on q
motor trip 10 Colorado with four new
tires on his car and these behaved so
badly that all the trouble can't even
| b related. He had a blowout in one
Of the new tires before he reached
| ginning; He has changed his mind
, about the science of driving.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Paxton have re-
ceived word of the safe arrival over
seas of their son, Mr.. Percy Paxton.
student and membertof the Phi Delt
| fraternity.
MISC Edna Kincaid entertained the
following girls at q slumber party at
her home Friday night: Eleanor
Caldwell. Marie Bobb. Ethel Hannah.
Ruth Baird. Blanche Baird and Cailie
Nncaid.
The Alpha Phi girls who are in
tom held meeting this afternoon at
their home in College avenue to make
plans for some parties. They have
| recently moved into their home for
this year at 1915 College avenue.
The Day Nursery club will met
next week instead Of this week On ac-
count of the fair. They will hold
their meeting on Thursday. septem-
Der -.
4 The women of The Rota club are
asked to meet at the Chamber OF
Commerce this evening at 6:45 O'Clock
to be in the parade.
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Wherever housewives are gathered
today, no matter whether in France
IN Russia, in Germany or in America
the topic of conversation is usually the
same: the high cost of food.
As long as the war lasts there is
little chance of marked decrease IL
| prices OF food: so, instead of COM
, planning about war conditions it viii
be better for US, our country. and oul
cause IL we quietly 60 about adjusting
ourselves to them as well as possible
Il The American housewife Ahouid no
waste any pity on herself for she il
farfng better than the housewives o.
other lands. Food il cheaper in pro
. portion to wages in America than II
, any other warrirs country. Prices do
however, make the most rigid ecenom,
J imperative in most families here.
NOW there are ways and ways o.
; being ecouomfcalAn setting ones table
t But the most foolish way Is to blu,
haphazard. cutting out milk for tn,
children one week. and the next econo
: MIXING by having only one vegetable a
dinner.
t Many housewives. too. spend an en-
T tire1y undue proportion on meat
, which is the most expensive artici'
OF food. 1T is pover. so easy to d.
months when fruits and vegetables ar
: | plentiful.
It is much better economy to sc
] aside . certain part of the famil.
t budget for food every week and di
!. vide this portion In some such way a
| the following:
i Spend from one-quarter to one-thir,
) of the total food money for bread
, cereals and rice. Buy at least from
: ore-third to one-haif quart of milk
day for each adult member OF tn
, family, and three-fourths quart TO
: each child Spend as much for frui
: ! and, vegetables together as for milk
? Spend not more for meat and egg
z | together tina n for vegeta bles and frui,
! The amount spent for meat may b
decreased as the amount spent TO
I milk and vegetables fncreases.-Th
. FUnfted States Food Administration.
IL At the Topeka Art Guild booth a
the fair this week will be the follow
ing hostesses: Monday. Mrs. Kathe
rine Hand and Mrs L. D. whittemore
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs cady Hodge
Wednesday. Miss Lydia Barnes, Mis-
Lu Grace whitmer; THURSDAY, Mrs
Mary Dallas Lartper. Miss France
Lindsey. Miss Marian Morrow an,
Miss Anna Nav Walker: Friday, Mrs
George Stone, Mrs. Fred lies.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR row,
! Who says she wishes things wer
more evenly divided in this world
her daughter sits and reads all tn
time and her son has to be chase.
around with book to get him to Iool
at one.
At a meeting In Chicago this wee,
OF the T. W. c: A. war work council
and the national campaign committee
the 7. w c. A. official uniform vii
be worn for the first time in America
Two Kansas women are going t
Chicago to attend the meetings. Mr..
Paul Walker of Topeka will be presen
| a. oOth I1eClAHSe, dS Bne Is a nSf
member of the national campaig7
committee and a member of the wa
work council. Mrs. Howard Dunbar
as . member Of the West Central fiel
committee. will attend the war wor
fcouncil meeting.
The horizon blue whipcord uniforr
OF the 7. W. C. A. secretary, with tn
blue triangle. the official fnsigne, o
the sleeve, IL recognized everywher
in France, but It'll is new in America
| The first woman to wear-fhe uniforr
Il In l,<, A