The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-09

howl. The stately quail is placed
Labove all other kind of birds, but
gloomy ravens pedigree no one dares
disturb. And then I know another
bird which never gets his share. of all
| the pretty things they hand out every
| where. This bird. I must confess, 1
| really like the most, and in his honor
| offer you this simple little toast:
| Here's to the stork. valuable bird.
! that inhabits the resident districts
He doesn't sing tunes nor yield in
plumes, but he helps out the vital
statistics N. S. A.
| Mrs. James Nelson will entertain.
| the t. P NJ bridge club at the Elks
club next Tuesday afternoon.
The women of the College Hill
neighborhood will hold an all-day
meeting Friday at the Red Cross
rooms at Crosby Brothers store to sew
! on hospital garments.
| X X X
| The Military Sisterhood held an in
! terest.ng meeting yesterday afternoon
! at the Y. w. c. A. building Gen. C. l.
Martin who has just returned from
| France made a brief talk in which
he paid a high tribute to the soldierly
| qualities of the American boy and his
, dauntless spirit in action. GU can't
| beat that kind of an army" he said
He answered many questions concern
| ing army life in France and OF par
| t:cular interest was his description of
how an army is billeted in town. AT
/ the conclusion of his speech he was
| given a rising vote of thanks.
| The board of management met In
the breakfast room at one O'Clock and
made the following recommendations
which were afterwards accepted at the
| regular meeting held in the assembly
| room at two-thirty:
ITO meet on Tuesdays and Thurs
| days at the Red Cross rooms in the
Masonic temple as long as there is ur-
! gent need for workers. =.
/ ITO adopt a slogan proposed by the
4 employment committee, : job for
every STAR and to work in conjunc-
ton with the United States Employ
ment bureau in helping to find places
for the returned soldier.
ITO write to Senator Curtis and
Senator elect Capper asking them to
urge legislation for the opening OF
suitable government land for soldiers
homesteads."
The result of the meeting concern
ing a memorial for the boys who gave
their lives in the service was that the
original plan for erecting a tablet fol-
; Topeka and Shawnee county boys
! should be carried to completion.
The resolution committee composed
of Mrs. E. C. Fable, Mrs. Nellie c. Tir-
rill and Mrs. J. F. FARRELL, submitted
the following resolutions to the asso'
citation at the meeting yesterday:
Since the inspiration for the found
| ing of the Military Sisterhood, was E
' desire to help the soldier, we are
deeply appreciative of every effor
s that makes his hardships lighter, hi:
suffering less poignant, and since tht
35th division is composed largely o
our own Kansas boys and boys from
a neighboring state, it is very clos
s to the hearts of all of us, and sine
Y! Governor-elect Henry ]. Allen in hi
f work with the Y. M. c. A joinet
: this division in the Vosges mountain
: and served it thru the heroic fight
e ing in the Argonne forest where i
e made imperishable history. we desir
= to extend to him an expression of on
h profound gratitude for his unfalter
y ing devotion to duty, therefore be
Resolved. that we confer upon hin
an honorary membership in the To
. | peka chapter of the National Mill
tary Sisterhood of America thereb
assuring him that we believe ther
I is no earnest work of any homes
| creature that is not gathered to en-
large the sum of human action, use
in carrying out. Gods plan
| "Since the personnel of the Militar
/ Sisterhood has had an opportunity t
sound out the truth of the old axior
He also serves who only stands an
| waits we desire to express to Mr.:
/ Henry J. Allen our comprehension @
| the anxiety, loneliness and added car
/ that came to her during her husband
| kabsence in France, and since a
| honorary membership in this organi
cation may be conferred upon one VIII
has given some personal service to hi
] state or country, We feel that she ha
merited this honor, therefore be
/ further
Il Resolved. that Mrs. Henry ]. Allie
| be made an honorary member nf tn
| Topeka chapter of the National Mill
/ tary Sisterhood of America
Ii
| THERE'S a WOMAN IN OUR TOW
II Who has a daughter in one of tn
! large universities of another stat
| This young girl sends her laundr
| home every week to be done wit
l that of the family and when he
/ clothes arrived this week tNere wa
| one white silk stocking, one gray sill
| stocking and one heavy black stocl
l ing. Said her mother in speaking
| her for it so I just wrote and aske
l her when she had one of her 1imt
| amputated. That I noticed she wa
i wearing stockings on only one foot
X T.
II Mrs L. G. Hammond entertaine
1 her Bridge club this afternoon at he
/ home in Madison street.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
1 Whose engagement has been recon
IiIy announced, who is inquiring jul
/ how he should act under the circun
| stances He wonders if it is consit
1 cred proper to walk ON the street wit
other girls if they are going his wa