The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

ington reception at the church, Thurs
day afternoon, February 20. Martha
Washington will receive the guests.
Refreshments will be served and a
program given. A topic THE Revo-
What Have These Wars Done for
Woman's Ideals?" will be discussed.
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Mrs. J. Scott Junkin of Chicago and
Mrs. G. E. Burgson of Kansas City,
who are visiting their sister, Mrs. T.
luncheon given this noon at the Vir-
ginia by Mrs. c. F. Foley.
Mrs. c. A. Kline will entertain guests
at luncheon tomorrow at her home in
compliment to Mrs. Junkin and Mrs.
Burgson.
The ladies of the Masonic unit of
the Red Cross will continue their
meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays of
each week for some time at the Ma
sonic temple. All workers are urged
to be present as there is said to be a
surprise in store for them at the next
meeting.
Miss Nettie Lang entertained at her
home last evening in honor of Mr..
Harold Day of the United States navy,
who is spending a twenty-day furlo
Day. The guests included, Mr.. Day,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Van Ness, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. W. Whitlow. Miss Florence
Zurick, Miss Ruth McKinkel, Miss
Georgia Mitchell, Miss Lavalette Bar
hickman. Mrs. Lang. Mr.. Dale Fire
over, Mr.. Virgil Brown. Mr.. Robert
Long, Mr.. Carl Hirschberg, Mr.. Mon
roe Neuswender.
Lieut.. r. f. Condor of Kansas City,
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Mr.. Henry White, one of the delegates
to the peace conference in Europe, has
sailed with the presidents party and
expects to arrive in the east in a few
days. Lieutenant Condor, after visit
to his mother in Kansas City, will
DR.. and Mrs. W. Z. McVey for short
time.
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A colonial tea will be given in the
parlors of the First Christian church
Thursday, February 20, from 2:30 I'M
Woman's board. A musical program
will be given during the afternoon, in
charge of Mrs. David Owen In the
evening a recital of spring music will
be given by Mrs. Mildred Dreaming,
pianist; Miss Hazel Hypes, vocalist.
Tea will be poured by Mrs. c. D.
Yetter, Mrs. H. S. Roger and Mrs. j.
L. White. The hostesses are Mrs.
Charles Hammond, Mrs. E.. Z. Bush,
Mrs n. F. McComas, Mrs. J.~W. Lamb,
Mrs D. W. Vawter. Mrs. r. F. De-
Almond, Mrs. Charles Roberts, Mrs. j.
McClements. Mrs. c. J. Warner. Mrs.
E. c. Smith, Mrs. H. R. Constable, Mrs.
H. Moreland, Mrs. F. F. Capsey. Mrs
w. 3. Whitehead and Miss Verna
Rake.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George McDermott
nf McDorUnOft'S
ents, Senator and Mrs. Stewart. in
Wichita, for a few days. Lieutenant
McDermott, who has been in France
for six months, returned recently. He
and Mrs. McDermott, who met him
at Fort Dodge, Ia, where he was
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stone
for a few days before they went to
Wichita. Lieutenant McDermott will
come to Topeka tomorrow on bust
ness, but Mrs. McDermott and her
daughters, Jane and Mary Katherine,
plans are definitely made. They will
probably not make their home in
Topeka.
BUT-THERE'S NO SENSE TO IT
The holidays were coming and the
times were pretty fair, altho the guns
stopped humming in the trenches
Over There" A brave old actor faced
his wife, just at the close of day, and
when she said-"What luck today
he cheerfully did say, "Oh, Christmas
will be merry, if it just keeps up this
way, I speared a Tom and Jerry, every
place I stopped today. Put down the
fatal rolling pin. and love me as OF
yore, light of my life, my darling wife,
said Old Crow-"Never more" This
second verse would not be here, if l
had known this pair. But if they wish
to battle on. it is none of my affair.
She left him.-went out of his life
departed-went away,-because unto
his waiting wife that brave old-hic-
did say-hic; oh, Christmas will be
merry, etc, 1 speared a Tom and Jer-
ry, etc. this is a phoney poem. How
my brain doth roam, oh, Christmas
will be merry, etc. N.S.A.
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THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN.
Who lost her. head last week over
one of the attractive spring turbans.
She said her bank account was only
nineteen cents and so she hesitated
a few days before making her pur-