The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-03

sors on the faculty. 1t was stated that
efforts were made to keep Doctor
Twiss, but the offer at Yassar was too
f,attering to be ignored.
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The three girls We're in bed when
the telephone rang. Another girl was
down stairs.
Came a sweet voice over the wire
wanting to know if the three sleepers
would like to attend a Sunday school
luncheon the next evening""
The message was relayed by the eX-
ercise of lung power.
Three voices yelled a unanimous
Yes, well co.
Then the voice over the wire calmly
stated, Tell them to bring sixty cents
tapiece." And the receiver clicked the
line closed.
The last part of the message was re-
layed as per the first part Then
groans from the sleepers.
1t was a clever piece of work on the
wire.
The Mothers club will meet as
usual at Pelle:ier's Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles II. Crabb will review
chapter 13 in Mothers Ideals" Miss
Millicent Dillon viii j. dance "a
Mrs. z. S. Aldrich will entertain the
Lownaan union w. c. T. L. Thursday,
Decem Der at ESQ p. m. at her home,
1859 Garfield.
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The L. C. B. A. have postponed their
social evening from Tuesday until fur
ther notice is given. This postpone
ment is necessary because of the coal
shortage.
Last week a Topeka young woman
was present at meeting of the w. C.
| T. U. in a small western Kansas town.
The women were all much older and
of the conservative sort that are found
only in small towns. This girl. who
wears necks which are open only far
enough to be rea soma bly, comfortable,
said in that gathering she felt abso-
lutely decollete. so high necked they
were! The subject of dancing was
brought up, and one woman declared,
II have ten sons and I would rather
see them dead at my feet than to have
them dance & step!" Being "hugged
to music" they called it.
At the end of the meeting they asked
the Topeka girl to dismiss them with
prayer-which she did:
The Topeka avenue bridge club will
be entertained Friday by Mrs Maurice
Schlegel at the Virginia.
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The Kappa Gamma alumnae asso-
citation will meet tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. A. H. Winter at her home,
1874 PiaSs avsnus: s :: =
The Minerva club met Monday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Earl
Brown. Mrs. George Mays was the
assisting hostess. Mrs. H. L. Pepp-
| meyer read paper on Race Prob
lems.'' Music was furnished by Mrs
Morton Albaugh. Miss Ethel Grant.
Mrs. Robert Parks Bennett. Mrs. R.
S. Murry. Mrs. Eleanor Sims Hill and
| Mrs. Martha S. Bauman.
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| Another place where the coal short
age worked just wrong. The scene
| is Thanksgiving vaca ton with 'the
| girl home from school. She has been
| lonesome for home and "the boy and
everything is lovely. It's an i'll wind
| that blows nobody good. They plan
! that her school will have to suspend
activities for lack of coal and his bust
| ness place closes early. They will
| have a gay few weeks. Her father
| telegraphs to find out what the situa-
| ton is; and they wait eagerly.
Today finds her at school and he is
| in the coal fields digging vigorously.
| The answer had come: Enough coal
for two years" and because of slack
| work his business house had wished
| TO send some one to keep the country
| from freezing.
| Notes and Personal Mention.