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

evening. But he had a date with the
prettiest girl re knew, and feeling GER
tain that he would be hunting another
engagement with her some time. he
hadn't the heart to call the date Off
too abruptly.
He is a resourceful lad, and he kept
how he was to manage the
game At the critical moment he
heard that there was to be a closing
order on all public gatherings. The
announcement had not yet been made
public, but thru inside information, the
young man had the tip. He bounded
to the telephone, got the pretty girl on
the line. and began the cooling tnat
always precedes the sly trick that the
dashing beau intends to put over. CAL
ways beware. girls, when the man
begins that way!) How would 1t do.
he wanted to know, ITO put off that
date they had for the evening, seeing
as it was just a call. and go to- the
theater for Going Up instead?"
Nothing could have pleased the girl
better. Certainly she would be glad
to go to the show instead of receiving
him that evening, if it was incon-
venient for him to call as he had
planned.
Then the young diplomat, having
maze nlInSeI SOl1Q Win Tie S1ii WAAAS
he was making it possible to attend
the stag party, put the telephone aside
and delivered himself of a little lee
ture to the office:
1T Just now saved four dollars" the
young chap announced. Il made .
date for the show, and the show isn't
going to happen. thanks to old Flu.
Thus I stand just right with the girl
and still / have my four dollars to in
vest in a savings stamp. Now. II you
fellows just had a little management
about you, you'd get ahead, too.
X 4
Miss Grace Gilmore, who conducts
q dancing class. announces that the
class will meet next Wednesday night
at Hellam Hall, if the closing order by
the board of health is rescinded by
that time. Last nights session OF the
class was not held.
An all-day meeting of the Portia
club was held today at the home of
nue..
The Intermediate Council of the
First M. E. Sunday school, which was
to have met Friday evening. has post
poned the meeting indefinitely on ac-
count of the influenza epidemic. The
session was to have been held at the
home of Mrs C. G. Colburn, 1884 To-
peka avenue.
The Ceramic Art club will meet Fri
day afternoon at the Masonic rooms to
do Red Cross work. The club is al
ternating its regular programs this
sewing.
The women of the College Hill
neighborhood will meet Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock to do Red Cross work
at the Crosby Brothers Red Cross
rooms.
On account of the quarantine
against influenza. the meeting of the
Topeka chapter of the D. AR. which
was to have been held next Saturday
at the home of Mrs. A. M. Petro, is
postponed. The session will be held
on the following Saturday. IL the
quarantine is raised by that time.
Mrs. Frank Whitney has received a
letter from her son, Frank Whitney,
jr, who is in the United States navy.
and is stationed at a naval base In
Ireland.
Young whitney. in his letter, refers
to his childish idea OF the gold and
ivory magnificence of the sur
roundings of royalty. He says: "As
to my present ideas of kings and
queens-well, they are. a mighty good
of them. I seldom do. I would rath-
err be president OF the United States
for, one term than to go down in his
tory as king Of any country. A duke
in this place ranks, in my estimation.
with a precinct committeeman at
home. and even at that the committee
man has something OF the edge on the
di1ko Row q howl Ciyp mo ran1fh-
lie to live in, and let it be the good
old U. S. Al
Notes and Personal Mention.
M and Mrs. E. A. Herbst and their
daughter, Mrs. George Thompson,
have returned from a trip to the
White river, in the Ozarks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Guild have
moved from 1912 College avenue to
1926 Grove avenue. in Potwin Place.
Mrs. N. B Campbell, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Willis Coston,
left today for her home in Defiance, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Evarts and their
daughter. Miss Belle Evarts. have re-
turned from trip of three months in
New England. The journey was made
for the benefit of Mr.. Evarts's health.
Mr.. A. D. Gray of Potwin Place is
i'll at his home.
The Rev. Percy Atkins. head of the
personnel bureau of the Y. M. c. A.
war council for Kansas, is recovering
from an attack of influenza. Because
of the fact that Mr.. Atkins was gassed
during his service with the Y. NJ. C. A.
in France, serious complications and
pulmonary trouble were feared. How
ever, he is now able to be up and ex-
poets to return to his office soon.
Mrs. Mary Baker of Omaha. who
has been visiting Mrs. H. H. Welty
has left for her home.
Miss Marjorie Thompson, who is do
iner rouernmanf work In Wa shin ton