The Topeka state journal., 1919-02-22


glee. Then what can l do, to my lass
to be true, better than let it pass? 1
know you'll think my refusal to drink,
breach of your courtesy; for l hear
her repeat in accents sweet. and her
dear little form 1 see. as with loving
embrace, she kisses my face, and says,
Boy, be true to me-" Let's offer =
toast. to the one l iove most, whose
dear little will I'll obey, whose fin-
fluence sweet. is guiding my feet, Ger
Lies toilsome way. May the sun ever
shine, DER this lassie of mine from
sorrow may she be free, with that
dear grace, she kisses my face and
says-"Boy, be true to me-"
N s. A.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. R.:-It is pretty hard to
tell who is the busiest these days.
the women who are trying to enter
tain the wives of the legislators, those
who are working on certain bills in
canvassing in the campaign for the
annual budget at the Y w c. A.
Several of the ladies may have been
doing all three this week and if they
We're they didn't miss much that was
going on in any of THE Circles" But
some of them are so busy a the Iegis-
lature that they have no time for
anything else. They wouldn't think
/ of attending party or engaging in
any other frivolous entertainment
until those bills are settled and thew
say they have hopes that their work
for the rights of their sex is not going
! to be all in vain this year.
Another frat pin is out. A Man
haitian college man has pinned his
| fraternity emblem on the shirt waist
! Cor does she wear one-piece dresses -
| front of one of the well known Topeka
| girls.
Did you ever think what funny
| impressions are our first ones and
now different from those we get after
we nave known people for a while e?
! Said visiting woman in speaking of
! one of our leading society matrons
| VINO doesn't miss much that is going
on and has been said to have had a
few affairs in her time, "She is such
a quiet little home body" Well. that
isn't just exactly the way her friends
! regard her.
One of the Topeka young men, who
! went 10 france as lieutenant and
far. as having his shoulder straps
changed goes, is said to have been
recommended for a majors rank-iust
Skipping over the two-shoulder bar
class. But he had to come home
without any more than the recon-
mendation and is still wearing one
silver bar on his khaki clad shoulder
1t IS needless to say he was disap-
pointed, but not sufficiently so to cause
| MN TO refuse chance ito come home
| to his family.
They say that one of the young bows
Is becoming very much Interested in
one OF the good looking young mar
rled women who has a past which has
maze her more notorious than popu-
| lar with Topeka society," One of the
other boys in speaking of it was
worrying about what might happen
When friend husband came home. II
wouldn't care to be the target for anv
of that artillery practice which is nj
to be staged when her husband comes
nome, he said. But people (some
people )haVent worried about him in
the past.
You can't guess who we saw up at
! the Struggle" the other evening ?
Wen 1 can't tell you who was there.
! but L will tell you what the stStruggle''
IS II you are curious. That is the very
! flthng and appropriate name applied
oy one or the girls to the free So
clable dances which are given at the
halls down town.
1t seems there is nothing to- one
or the widow stories which 1 had
heard. The pretty young widow from
an.adjoining town who was said to he
going to marry one of the well-to-do
pachelors, formerly of Topeka saws
she wouldn't marry any man on earth
That sounds final. doesn't it?
| Inc tree bill seems from all reports
to have been laid on the shelf Any-
way, Wen say this much for it, there
| was some eloquent oratory used in it's
| behalf by a few of the prominent wo-
| men of the state. When they spoke
| in favor of it they were so enthusia site
| that the trees began to grow right be-
fore the eyes of AGATHA
| K
! Miss Sallie Hill of Denver national
president of the Grade Teachers club
! VIII be guest of honor at party which
| the Grade Teachers club of Topeka
viii give tonight at the Elks' club
Miss Elizabeth Wooster, state superin-
tendent of public instruction; Mr. A. ].
stout, city superintendent; Mr. NJ C
! Holman. clerk of the board, and the
| other members of the school board
and their wives will also be among
| the guests.
A dinner party will be given at $50
TINS evening at Peletier's tea room for
MISS HILL at which some of the grade
| teachers will be hostesses Covers will
| be laid for Miss Hill and her sister,
! Mrs MoH, of Denver, Miss Ethel AL
! drlch. Mrs. Leuella Cromer, Miss Lulu
/ Mckee, Mrs. Katherine Crawford. Miss
| Lena Davis. Miss Helen Capps, Miss
! Hazel Nash, Miss Clara johnson, Miss
| Mabel Smith, Miss Lou Tillson, Miss
Emma Partridge, Mrs. June Chapman
and Miss Ethel Owen
! XII
A reception and colonial ball was
/ given la ioI oo11orro