The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-27
THERE'S A BOY IN OUR TOWN

had all the cake he could eat for once.
He was ready to start to a social last
evening, when his father gave him a
little additional money and told him
to treat his girl. He scoffed the idea
of having girl. but didn't refuse the
money. During the auction sale he
| and three other boys bought a cake
and ate 1t all. 1t gave his mother
great pleasure this Aorning to hear
him say that he did not care for any
more cake for the rest of his life.
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Mr.. w. c. F. Reichenbach, at one
time paymaster. of the Santa Fe, but
now of Florida. has returned from
Chicago, where he visited and was en-
tertained at the Edison Park home of
Mrs. F. w. Hardcastle, better known
| here as Mrs H. G. Larimer. Mrs.
Larimer's marriage to Mr.. Hardcastle
took place soon. after she left Topeka.
| The second anniversary of the OPEN
| Ing of the Muller School of Music, on
the corner of Clay ind Twelfth streets,
Will be celebrated tomorrow evening
at the high school auditorium where
| large free concert will be given. The
Junior Symphony orchestra will play
and the following soloists will con-
| tribute to the program: Mrs. Muller,
Mr.. Robert Service. Mr.. Claude Den
| golesky. Mr.. Everett Jones and Miss
| werner NordStrom.
| Miss Selma Foberg has returned
from Geneva, ILL.,, where she has
| taught voice. piano and violin. Miss
| Foberg took music at Northwestern
university, Evanston, ILL.,, from which
she graduated. She is the guest OF
her mother. Mrs. Mary Foberg, and
her sister, Miss Ellen Foberg, for the
| summer.
A swimming party and breakfast is
being planned for Sunday morning al
Gage park by some of the college
girls.
The following letter from Maj. H
ID. Ryus was written en- route France
on April 10:
MY heart is full of the errors and
tragedies these poor people are pass
| ing thru. Inside a little old cold four
+. walls-not fifty feet from me-a wo-
]; man with five children Cthe oldest
sevenO all without clothes worth men,
tioning and no shoes and stockings. is
sitting over the body of one who died
| this morning. My company has taken
up a collection for them. My chauf-
: feur gave them one of his blankets
! Che had only two). My men are dig
! ging the grave now. 1t is April 19
i and showing quite hard. It is not
=
! the sky is blue in the west. Perhaps
! IL will get warm some day.
my office is a big National limou-
) Sine on the side of the road. where ]
/ am writing this inside. French am
balances are rushing past with the
! wounded going south and cars with
] generals and other officers going up
! II is all so horrible and sad, dear,
/ cannot write about it, Just know
/, love yon and the baby and am doing
4; it for you. Don't know even when
! will be able to mail this"
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! Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lambert, OF
: 1904 Kansas avenue, entertained fol-
: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Totten, of Oakland
/ Cal, who are their guests The party
was a family gathering. Mr.. and Mrs
/, Totten will leave this evening for their
F., home.
/ The West Side w. c. T. U. will meet
; Friday morning with Mrs. John Mar
shall, 1877 Greenwood avenue. to &c
/ Red Cross work. Mrs. Baker. the
county president. will give a talk on
w. c. T. U. war work.
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I The Country club dinner to have
been given Friday night by the gol1
team commanded by the secretary. for
the team commanded by the president
is postponed to Wednesday evening
July 3. The change is made on ac-
count of the war savings stamp meet
ing Friday night. and many of the
men who would want to attend the
dinner will be a. The meetings down
town, as they are serving on commit
I tees for the war savings stamp cam