The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22

few days ago from an old schoolnIate
and suitor in the high school days. He
informed her upon hearing her voice
over the phone that he had known
her twenty-five years (keep it dark
ago and talked quite at length about
olden times. All this while the woman
was wondering what he was like and
if her husband would be bored beyond
endurance if she should give this old
schoolmate the invitation out which he
was evidently working for and expect
ing. But she thought of some things
about his appearance in the past and
was sure time had only made him
more unfashiona BILE and perhaps she
would be ashamed to have her hus-
band know she had ever gone with
him. Hence she told him how much
she would like to have him meet her
husband but they had an important
engagement for the evening and the
rest of it, you know. The next day
she was talking to a girl friend who
said with all the enthusiasm in the
world, You should have seen
- who went to high school with
US. He came out and spent the eve
ming and he is the most prosperous
looking and handsomest man among
the boys from that class. He is so
very interesting as conversationalist
too. The woman who hadn't cared
to see him tried to conceal her disap-
pointment, but admitted that the joke
was on her and that it had served her
right to miss the privilege" of seeing
him.
One of the Topeka boys in France
has written home, 1 understand, that
there is a handsome Topeka chap, a
non-commissioned officer of an artil-
lery regimeit, who is running a neck
to neck race with an officer in the
aviation service in an effort to be at
tentive to some one who has never
been west of Chicago. He says future
developments may be of interest to US
all. There is also a captain attentive
to this fair American girl, but accord
ing to reports and in the terms of the
boys" he doesn't hold very high bat
ting average. Now, who do you sup
pose the Topeka boy in the race is?
Anyway commission or no commission,
he has the vote of AGATHA.
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Some recent aditions to Topeka So
ciety are Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Shockey
and Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay, all of
whom are living at Haddan Hall in
West Eighth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shockey and their
small son, came a few months ago
from Kansas City. Mo, and will reside
permanently in Topeka. Mr.. Shockey
is city manager for one of the life in
! Surance companies.
The former home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindsay and their son, was Ottawa,
Kan, and they came to Topeka a few
weeks ago to make their home. Mr..
Lindsay is travelling for the Guardian
| Life Insurance company.
| Miss Sarah Houston entertained her
sewing club this afternoon at her
home, 1114 Harrison street.
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
who was being given a "trade last" to
the effect that Aher husband had con-
Cured in the opinion that she was one
! of the best looking girls at the party
yes she replied, 81 know when we
get home he'll say, You didn't look
a day over forty-five.'
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Notes and Personal Mention.
MIR. T r. Paxton, Miss Mary Pax
ton and Miss Teresa Tucker returned
last night from Oskaloosa, where they
spent two days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Allen, both of
whom have been i'll with the inf1u-
enza at their home, have recovered.
Mrs. c. Z. Burgson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. T. r. Paxton,
left this morning to join Doctor Burg
son in Kansas City.
Miss Mabel Howarton. who lives at
the Alpha Phi sorority house while
attending Washburn, is ill with the
influenza at Stormont hospital.
Mr.. Charles o. Hovatter of 1C0S
Morris avenue has received word that
his mother is critically i'll at her
home in Philippi, w. A. Mr.. Ho-
waiter left yesterday to be with her.
Miss Flora Harrington. of Baker.
Kan, is spending the weekend with
Miss Genevieve Mcmillan.
Miss Juliet Hughes is i'll with the
influenza at her home in Potwin Place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Thompson ar