The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01

came home. But those of you who
have been picturing him as a disap-
pointed young man Gan S. o. LID have
been wasting your sympathy. He has
become very much interested in New
York girl who is perfectly grand to
him, and they say that is the reason
the Topeka belle is thinking of quit
ting him.
An item in a society column rot
long ago announced the fact that a
certain Topeka woman and her son
had returned home. This woman has
no son and she feels very much in
suited and is calling all her acquaint-
ances and telling them that she is
trying to put herself right with her
friends instead of approaching the
| honor and realizing that she was be-
ing complimented, she should have
| done, in the opinion of
AGATHA.
x X X
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Drum, 1918 Tay-
lor street, have received a letter from
| their son, Lieut.. Robert Drum, of the
artillery of the 35th division in France
| in which a number of former Topeka
persons are mentioned. The letter
was written on January 4. The artiI-
lery of the 35th division is near
! Sonnedieu, France, which is not far
| from the German line. Lieutenant
| Drum says in part:
| ION New Years Day I saw Lieut.
/ Chester Thomas of North Topeka. He
was looking fine and feeling the same.
L also saw Captain Bass, an old Wash
| burn student and a member of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is in
| command of Battery D in the f30th
field artillery. One night they had a
vaudeville show from the Y. NJ. c. A
| circuit and Mr.. Fred Voiland of To-
| peka. who is over here in Y. NJ. c. A
work, was there. 1 did not recognize
him in uniform but was introduced
| to him later and had a nice visit
Captain Mills from time to time. ]
certainly think him a mighty fine
man. He is extremely popular and
believe the most generally liked man
in the. brigade. 1 hear he is nov
| Grandpa Mills
81 was sorry to hear of the death
of Victor Blakely. He was fine fell
low and I believe he was one of the
most generally popular young men in
Topeka.
81 haven't seen Lieut.. Kenneth
Lewis to congratulate him upon the
arrival of his son, but will do so at the
first opportunity. When you see Mar
jory> 1 shall always remember hel
democratic nature in allowing a buck
private to attend her wedding
1T is still raining. Can you beat
that? Drizzle, drizzle, all the time.
1.-The new year has found us still
in the wood. L do not now anticipate
our going into Germany at ALL bu
think it is quite likely that we will re
main in this vicinity until peace i:
signed and then we will go home"
y x y
The Red Cross is planning a system
of awards to it's faithful workers dur
ing the war. A committee composed
of the following persons is in charge
of the distribution of awards for thu
local unit: c. B. Merriam, chairman
T. D. Hammatt, secretary; Chester
| Woodward; Mrs. T. D. Alden and Mrs
J. d. NJ. Hamilton.
A small, neat button is given to thu
men who spent 500 hours or more a
/ Red Cross work. The award for tn
women is a small badge of ribbon t.
which is attached an engraved button
The plan for awarding the women i
as follows: The minimum length o
service to be recognized is 500 hours
and a plain badge indicates it; a badg
with one stripe represents two unit
: | of service of six months each. with
minimum of 1000 hours; a badge o
two stripes indicates three units o
service of six months each, with
minimum of 2,400 hours.
The work taken into consideration
: includes knitting, hospital carmen
work and refugee garments. A SEIZED
: ule has been made out by which tn
l women can determine approximate
5 the number of hours they hav
. worked The hours allowed for knit
. ting work are: Sweater, so hours
pair socks, "a hours; helmet. 1 2 hours
: pair wristlets hours; muffler, 2
: hours. For hospital garments. tn
time allowed for the various article
is computed as follows: Helpless cas-
shirts. 6 hours. bed shirts. hours
pa jamas, 16 hours; conyalescent robe:
s hours; operating gown, hours
pair tfench foot slippers. s hours. Fo
refugee garments. the following allow
0 ance in time is made: Pinafore,
I hours; chiId's dress, hours: woman
t chemise, l hour; boys suit 16 hour.
e Candidates for the awards can oh