The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25

been issued but the visiting women of
the legislative session, the wives of the
state officers and Topeka women are
invited to attend.
Mrs. L. S. Ferry entertained the
Lakota club yesterday afternoon at
her home. Mrs. Charles Elliott had
the paper of the afternoon. The next
meeting will be next Monday with
Mrs. Luther Burns.
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The wives of the state officers will
give an informal at home Monday
afternoon, March 3, from 3 until 6
o'clock. Mrs. Henry J. Allen and Mrs.
Charles S. Huffman will be guests of
honor.
The wives of the legislators and
other visiting women in town and To-
peka women are cordially invited.
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Mrs. J. P. Slaughter will entertain
the Portia club at a 1 O'Clock lunch
con Thursday afternoon at her home
in Potwin Place.
Judge and Mrs. J. S. West enter
tanned with a dinner party last night
at their home for the Rev. and Mrs.
Robert Gordon, who with their fam
lily, will leave soon for Europe, where
Doctor Gordon will engage in Y. NJ.
c. A work. Covers were laid for
twelve.
Doctor and Mrs. Gordon and their
six children will be accompanied over
seas by Doctor Gordon'S mother. Mrs.
Gordon and the children and Doctor
Gordon's mother will remain in Eng
land while Doctor Gordon will do edu-
cational work among the soldiers in
France.
Mrs. C. F. Foley will entertain tn.
Friday Bridge club at dinner Friday
evening at the Virginia.
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First Lieut.. g. A. King and Mrs.
King are visiting Lieutenant Kings
mother, Mrs. H. c. King, at the home
of his brother-in-law, DR.. c. r. Sill
verthorn. Lieutenant King has re-
Gently been discharged from White
Plains, New York, and he and Mrs
King are on their way to his former
home at Maple Hill, where he will
resume the practice of medicine.
AN EVENING AT HOME
Yes, 1 know I'm late. Business
detained me. Where'd you think 1
was, leading a cotillon at the Elks?-
And you paid twenty bucks for that
lid? Good night; 1 think I'm lucky
if 1 get a new 50 thatch once a year
L.,
going to use up that roast.--Thirty
cents for steak! 1 remember when 1
got the best steak that ever grew for
Is cents.--You invited the Kidders
over tonight? You can entertain them
yourself.--What if he does want
that china vase? Give it to him if it
will stop his yellin'-Yes, I'm going
to bed. No, 1 didn't forget to put out
the cat. Yes, fixed the furnace. No.
1 didn't forget to lock the door. Yes,
l opened the windows. No, I don't
think burglars will bother us. Yes, it
might rain in; do you think I'm going
to sit up all night and watch? Will
you shut up and let me sleep ?-Who
the jumping jinrickshas put that
slamnastigated rocking chair in the
middle of the room Il haven't toe
left.-Gosh hang tn poor fish who
invented alarms clock 1 just this
minute went to sleep. Ns.A.
One of the Topeka boys in France
writes, Il might tell the story of a
certain man over here who is engaged
to Topeka girl. 1t happens that
while on his furlo he met charming
Y. NJ. C. A. girl from a large western
city She was a blonde beauty, and
the Topeka soldier was very attentive
to her. Upon his return to his regi-
ment he began writing to the ~ girl
and it is said he writes just as many to
her as to the girl back home. We are
all wondering what the eventual result
will be. Before he became engaged
he had affairs with many of the pretty
girls in Topeka"
Mrs John F. Dillon has returned
from Excelsior Springs, where she has
spent some time. Mr.. and Mrs. Dill
Ion went to Florida the first of the
year for the benefit of Mrs. Dillon's
health but, after a few weeks. Mrs.
Dillon returned to Excelsior Springs
and Mr.. Dillon, went east. His mother.
Mrs. Hiram Price Dillon. Joined him
last week and they will return home
in few days.
Governor Henry ]. Allent will de-
liver the address at the dinner of the
Political Science club, which is to be
held Friday evening at the Chamber
of Commerce. Talks will also be
made by Ex-Governor E. w Hoch of
Marion and Ex-Governor George H.
Hodges of Olathe. An interesting mu-
steal program has been arranged.
The dinner will be served at $50
and tickets are on sale at Rowley's,
Arnolds, Tully-McFarland's Pelle-
tiers. Crosby Brothers, Warren NJ
Crosby's and at the postoffices of the
Every one interested is cordially in
vited to attend the dinner.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has done considerable story
writing with success, who says that
she has had it proven to her that
people in different parts of the coun-
try were apt to have the same original
ideas at the same time. She illustrat-
ed by speaking of a story she had
written which was almost identical in
plot with one which she saw in a mag