The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-22


for few days
possible If II were not for them. The
men and women, good Americans OF
high principles, bring the feeling Of
home to US which We would other
wise lack These people are tireIess
workers for the boys, providing en-
tertainment, reading and writing
rooms. which fill up many vacant
moments which might have been &C.
cupied in other much less whole
some pastine- One cannot. as I have
mentioned, praise them too highly.
The young American women who are
to be found in those camps which I
have seen. have a refining influence
on the men Even tho they are seen
but occasionally by the men after drill
I have noticed arbeneficial influence
and they are respected most highly
by the soldiers
In another letter Sergeant Brier said.
Z have become quite efficient in the
use Of this false face. commonly
known as a gas mask I'm glad to
see men with them on in the day time
and ger used to them for, Il I should
ride into one in the dark. think !
should consider my horse Il liability in
stead OF an asset They surely look
like something escaped from the in
there isn't enough money TO buy mine
If I couldn't get another"
y = .
Mrs. W 3. Collinsor entertained
her sewing club this afternoon at her
hoT7a in West Thirteenth street. Mrs.
Ro-ert Thomas. OF Ray. Ariz-. and
Mrs Frank Miller. Of St Louis. WIZ
are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Mitchell. were guests of the
club.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry e Brown. OF
~
Of honor at a family reunion at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H z. Brown,
Twenty-first and Strong avenues.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry D. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. H. z.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John Barlow
Mr.. and Mrs C. D Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs J. D. Brown. of Wakarusa- Mr..
and Mrs A. o. Darling, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Longshore, DR.. Deborah K Long
shore. Miss Geuevera Brown, Miss May
Redman. Miss TheIma Brown, Miss
Grace Daring, Mr. Charles Brown.
Mr. Dana Brown. Misses Cecil. Mildred
and Gertrude Brown. Misses Dorothy
Mary, Florence and Debby Longshore
Master Harold Brown. Master Alfred
Longshore, Mr.. Clifford. Mr.. Glen and
Mr. Meryie Brown, Mr. Ortiz and Mr..
Harold Darling.
Miss Mary Bunker, supervisor of
drawing In the city schools, has re-
turned from 4 trip IN the east She
visited schools in Indiana polls, Ind.
Cincinnati Columbus. and Delaware.
Ohio. St Louis and Kansas City, No.
In Chicago she attended the Applied
Arts summer school, where she took
the usual course in color and design
under r H Jonounot Of California
and the industrial arts course under
Miss Florence House assistant to DR..
Frederic Bonsor, Of the Teachers' col
lege. Columbia university. She attend
ed the Industrial Arts school for a
short time after completing this
course She gave especial attention
to school war work. Miss Bunker has
prepared q new outline. including
modern scciaIizelf ideas in relation to
practical art work and art apprecia-
ton
THERE'S 4 MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who was asked what the Rev. Har-
vey Phillips did in the war which is
being waged between those who think
him guilty of pro-Germanfsrr1 and
those who do not, and he replied,
Well. I guess Doctor Phillips is very
much in the position Of the old COL
cred man who was asked why he
didn't fight in the Civil war. He re-
piled, Did you ever see two dogs fight
over a boue2 Wei. did you ever see
the Done ug1ES That my position 8"
HE CAN'T EVEN SING TT
'T am the happiest man in the
world declared Caruso. after his
wedding ceremony in New York last
night 4 cannot say could NOT
even siug-my happiness. have mar
ried the sweetest, most charming girl
who ever lived"
Votes and Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs ". 4 L Thompson
are guests AT the new Broadmoor
hotel at Colorado Springs. Colo.
DR. and Mrs. W C. McDonough are
guests at the IzIinEtou hotel Les
Cheneaux Islands. Mich They will
leave this week for CharIevoix for a
few weeks
Mrs. H C West is recovering from
a very serious operation for 4ppeudi-
cftis in a hospital at Colorado Springs
She will remain uTriI September l
Mrs s t Mcclure has returned
from Girard, where she has been visit
ing - sister -
Mrs Dacotah Ryan who has been
tie guest Of her daughter. Mrs Mer-
iii Lindsay. for several weeks left