The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23

And now do you know what the trou-
bic is? There aren't enough girlsi
Two prominent Topeka women were
planning a dance few days ago. II
was to be rather an important affair
and they were making a careful list of
| invites And alas they found that
there was big shortage of girls. And
the more they thought and tried to
rack their brains the fewer they re-
membered.
The boys will testify to the same sad
| lack. Those who were overseas a
year or more, sit around forlornly
these beautiful autumn evenings and
say, I'D like to have a date but all
| the girls 1 used to know are either en-
gagged or married and the young ones
are SO young and there aren't any 9TH
ers. oh to be in Francei"
So If you, dear young lady, find
yourself more popular than before,
! don't get conceited about it. 1t isn't
because you are any more charming
( or beautiful It's just because there
isn't any one else they can think of
So don't get conceited, dear much
rushed young thing. You may be
having your day all right. But it's
because of a shortage of girls, rather
than because of any increase in your
charms But it's rather fun anyhow.
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Mrs. George Clark is entertaining
| today at an old-fashioned quilting
bee" only it's a comfort tying bee.
Mrs. Frank Edison, Mrs. Harry Seery,
Mrs. A. j. Cole, Mrs. T. c. Biddle.
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Miss Clara Dorothea Thomas of
Cedar Rapids, Ia, will be married to
Mr.. Angus NJ. Casburg of Topeka on
chanical engineer with the Rock Is
| land railway. The young people will
make their home in Cedar Rapids.
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Miss Mary Grant, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Grant will leave
from there sail on the America" for
Italy. She will land at Naples and
go to Rome, where she will study
archaeology and Latin in the Univer-
sity of Rome. Miss Grant had planned
to leave several weeks ago, but owing
was unable to start. School will have
been going on about two weeks when
she arrives.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Smith of
Minneapolis Mimi. announce the mar
rage of thier daughter, Ruth NJ, to
Mr.. Robert Clark Martin of Sioux
City. Ia. The Smiths were former
residents of Topeka. Mr.. Smith was
executive clerk to Governor Hoch and
secretary of the Kansas tax commits
sion.
Mr.. Clark took place Saturday eve
ming, September 20, at o'clock at
the Hennepin Avenue Methodist
church in Minneapolis.
The bride wore a travelling suit of
navy blue tricotine and hat of brown
velvet. She carried a bouquet of rose
buds and white sweet peas.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Clark left for Sioux City, Ia,
where they will be at home after
October /.
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Nine. Jeanne du Long from near
Bordeaux. France, is again enrolled in
Washburn college. She was a student
there last year but returned to France
for her summer vacation. With her
is Mime. Suzanne Lenclos, who comes
from the eastern part of France Both
of the girls will graduate this spring
1t is Nine. Lencloss first year in
America, but she has received good
education and her English is excellent.
The girls are living Holbrook Hall.
Madamoiselle Charlotte Walch. who
studied in Washburn last year, has
gone to Ohio to enter the state uni
versity.
The fourth division of the First
Methodist church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. T. r. Paxton. 925 Western ave-
nue.. All women of the church living
west of Polk between Sixth and Elev-
enth streets are in the fourth division
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Mrs. Paul Walker. who returned re-
Gently from a trip to Japan and other
Oriental countries, will leave soon for
New York City for temporary stay.
Her mother, Mrs. o. S. Morrow and
Miss Frances Morrow will go to
Berkeley, Cal, to make their home.
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Mr.. Geo. Ehrhardt. of Chicago, were
married Thursday evening, September
IS, at the residence of DR.. Edmund J.
Kulp. Mrs. Ehrhardt has lived in To-
peka all her life, and has many friends
here.
Do you observe how cosmopolitan
Topeka is becoming? When London,
Africa, Honolulu. Paris several times,
Japan, France again, are mentioned
in one days society column, it looks
as if the world is pretty much with
us. Soon some paragrapher will ask
what has become of the old-fash
toned person who lived in Kansas and
never trotted around the heather
wilds
Mr.. Harlan Thomas. who has been
teaching in an Agricultural school in
Africa. will arrive today to be the
guest of his cousin. Mr.. L. G. Thorpe
and Mrs. Thorpe. Mr. Thomas. who
went to Africa under the United
Brethren missionary board. is in
America on a years furlough. He will
spend most of the time at his parents
home in Phillipsburg. Kan Mr..
Thomas sister, Mrs. George E. Jenni-
son, and the Reverend Jennison of
Tenalosa, Kan.,. will come today to
spend the rest of the week at the
Thorpe home.
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Members of the Flower Show asso-
citation will meet at the Chamber of
Commerce, Thursday evening at 81
O'Clock, sharp. Three short talks on'l