The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-14

Cole, DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Mcclure. Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Garvey and Mrs.
Charles Spencer Mr.. and Mrs. John
Capper Mr.. and Mrs. Glenwood Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs L. L. kiene have is
sued cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Marguerite, to DR..
Arthur Buff, Saturday, December 20,
in Lawton, Okla.
The Junior Prom at K. L. was held
in Lawrence Saturday night. among
the Topeka girls who attended are;
Miss Ruth I-arimer. Miss Harriet Hill,
iIisS Ruth Thompson, Miss Katherine
Conklin and Miss Marian Williams.
Miss Williams was a guest at the
Kappa house over the weekend.
x x \
Verify. now the way of the trans
gressor is hard, and the proof of it
lies in the innermost and most secret
thoughts of brace of reporters of
the local dailies. Not for a long time
will the healing of their pocketbooks
be complete after a memorable win
ters night spent in playing the great
American game of stud poker with a
few representatives of the world of the
| footlight. They were not content
with the small victories and plumber
of piker gamblers, and so they must
needs rush madly forth and engage
In a game of skill with the beauties
of a musical comedy chorus. They
got trimmed all right, but how they
are unable to figure out Never again
for them the "langourous lilies'' nor
the blood red roses of the money
l-st,' especially if the greed for
money must be satiated via the poker
route.
Not long ago a reporter on one of
| the Topeka dailies received an assign
ment to interview an actress in one
/ nf Tho nna1 !, n
| the opportunity by making a date with
a member or two of the company. A
| few nights later he dragged another
reporter from the rival daily into the
affair by introduction to one of the
stage beauties. And that night the
of sudden riches.
( A little supper, a conversation, and
then poker game. Il bet four-bits
on my ace king and like statements
came drifting from over the transon
to the enlightenment of the other
guests. The game progressed, with
the reporters steadily losing on mos
any cid hand. When it was all ovel
N and the shorn lambs moved out in the
cold gray of thankless dawn. the
count proved the theater beauties te
be somewhat richer by s25 in cash
and $40 in promises to pay.
x x x
The Rota club will have dinner to-
gether at o'clock Wednesday nigh
at the Y. w. G. A. rooms.
X x X
The Elwell club will be entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Malcolm
Gray at her home, Twelfth and West
ern avenue
An article in the Boston Sunda,
Herald tells of the volunteer service o.
Mrs. Margaret Deland in the canteen
in France. Mrs Deland is the popu
lar author of the Iron Woman - 9TH,
Rising Tide" 1.-The Awakening O.
Helena Richie" and a dozen or S,
other widely read novels. In her nev
life she will make coffee. put up sand
W1ches, wash dishes or turn her hant
to whatever other tasks NAV need her
She is to be accompanied by Miss Syl
VIA Annable and Miss Edith G. Sted
man. Miss Stedman has been keepin,
a. luncheon shop in Boston. which i
known to many visitors of that city.
Miss Annable and Miss Stedman ar,
to represent the Authors Fund. an or
sanlzatlon started and managed by an
thors- This fund has given money +,
hospitals In Serbia, France, Italy ant
england, and now it proposes to d,
canteen work under the auspices O
the Young Mems Christian Associa
tlon. These two companion worker
are intelligent. capable and highly eff
years OF practical experience in thei
PROFESSIONS; one is nurse the othe
a business woman.
MISS Stedman is a Cambridge girl
graduate of Radcliffe college, an,
conducted sociological investigation
nclent women. who have had severa
OF Sherburne prison for women a fey
years ago.
The work these women will do
possible thru the support of the An
thors Fund, which is an amount col