The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-04

Moore, Mrs. George Port Ashton. Mrs.
c. A. Wolf, Mrs. T. C. Biddle and Mrs.
d. p Paxton.
L DIDN'T DO A THING.
1 used to think that I had done a
very remarkable thing when 1 bought
a couple of liberty bonds by soaking a
| diamond ring. I. thought I'd done a
beautiful service when 1 Joined the
famous Red Cross and felt so proud
when I coughed up to a Salvation
Army boss. l knew 1 was a patriot
when I bought war saving stamps,
and imagined I did the proper thing
with patches on my pants. 1 ate those
substitutes. and did without my wheat,
L ate cornmeal and buckwheat and
cut out all meat. I did everything
which Hoover asked, no matter the
sacrifice 1 never complained, 'twasnt
patriotic and not considered nice T
used to think, when I was alone. what
sacrifices I'd made, to help the end
ing of the war, to bring dear Belgium
aid. But today I've changed my mind
and you'll agree with me, cause I see
a man a man across the street just
back from oversee. He is a soldier
from cover there" and he has lost
his leg. and now 1 think what he has
done, what a sacrifice he made. 1
think of the measley little things that
L have gone without, then 1 think of
what he has done, and to the world
I'll shout: That any man who stayed
! at home in his own sweet habitude
should never try to assume a martyrs
attitude-(and that includes mel.
| n. S. A.
| Mrs. E. c. Winters entertained the
E1well club and bridge luncheon to-
! day at her home in Potwin Place. Sub
stitutes for absent members were Mrs.
J. S. Cummins, of Kansas City, who
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Winters;
Mrs. Harold Rankin, Mrs. Otis Allen,
Mrs. John Winters, Miss Julia Kerr,
| of Pittsburgh. Pa, who is visiting her
sister, Mrs. David Page, and Mrs. Will
liam Metsdorf
Mrs. NJ. E. Uric entertained her
bridge club this afternoon at her
| home in West Sixth street.
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| Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Allen. of 719
| Topeka avenue, received a letter from
/ their son, Lieut.. c. c. Allen, who has
been chief surgeon in the Red Cross
military hospital in Liverpool. Eng
| land, saying that there was a call for
| volunteers to go to France as surgeons
and that he had volunteered to go. He
! did not know when he wrote just
! where he would be stationed. Another
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen is with the
| 10th infantry of the 35th division now
in France. The boys are twin brothers
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| A peace conference will be held at
! the Central Congregational church
! Sunday evening when the twelve ma
| tons attending the peace conference
will be represented by well known To-
peka people. The different nations
will be represented by men and women
in costume. Mrs. Maynard will repre-
sent Armenia; Miss Charlotte NJ. Leav-
lit, Belgium; Mrs. Roscoe Graves,
| China; Miss Fay Hathaway, Japan
Prof. J. E. kirkpatrick. Russia; L.
Cady Hodge, France; Prof A. M.
Hyde, Italy; Prof. Gunthrop. England;
Prof. Todd, Holland: Doctor Fisk the
Balkan states: Professor Schoenberger
the small nations; DR.. c. NJ Sheldon,
the United States.
Five minute talks will be made by
the different representatives telling
what each country wants and expects
to get in the settlement. The meet
ing is open to the public. 1t will
begin at 1880.
| Governor Allen will attend the Mil
itary Sfsterhood reception given for
the returned soldiers, their families
/ and friends Wednesday evening at the
Chamber of Commerce and will begin
his talk promptly at $40 O'Clock
/ There will be other interesting talks
and a musical program later in the
evening. This party will be a large af-
fair and will give Topeka people an
opportunity to meet the returned SOL
diers.
The Y. w. c. A. entertained the
Ministerial association at luncheon
yesterday at the association building.
There were about thirty guests pres
ent and the following members of the
executive board acted as hostesses:
Mrs w. S. Lindsay. Mrs. r. t Her.
rick. Mrs C. S. Huffman and Miss
Mary MacLennan. Miss A1lena Graf
ton was also present and presented
the work of the Y. w. c. A. in a very
interesting way to the ministers.
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Mr.. John C, Scribner of Saffords-
vile, Chase county, stopped off in To-
peka yesterday between trains on his
way to Funston. He was the guest OF
his aunt, Mrs. D. c. Allen of 719 To-
peka avenue.
Mr. Scribner was with the 10th en-
gineers from Topeka. He was in the
Argonne forest, where he was gassed
on October 1, and has since been in
the hospital He landed in Newport
News on December "a and has been
held there since. He was on his wa,
to Funston to be mustered out and
sent home yesterday.
The Social Service club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 at the
home of Miss Grace Frost in West
ern avenue
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The Rota club will hold a meeting
at the Chamber of Commerce Wednes-
day nooa. when they will take lunch
con together.
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Mrs. NJ. E. Uric was hostess to the
members of her bridge club this after
noon at her home in West Sixth street
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Mrs A W. Bronson will be hostess
at a bridge luncheon Wednesday If
honor of her sister, Mrs Charles