The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18


John f. Frost is seriously Ill with in
fluenza at his home, 93o Western avenue.
St Patrick's day has passed. Have you
planted your potatoes or your sweet peas
yet?
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Floyd, of Elgin. are
parents of u baby girl born at Stormont
hospital. They have given her the name
of Alice Jeanette.
II was figuring painting my house
this spring. a Topekan said today. But
since the Saturday night rain l have de-
cided to wait another year.
A short time ago circus sign told of
tie presence of the rolIicking gaiety girls
at the Majestic theater. Today the sign
in, front of. the show house reads: Every
Night. Evangelist Moody. Services 40
p. m.
Mrs l.. Du Breuill. who has charge of the
dining room of the Chamber of Commerce,
Louis .Du Breuil, who went to France with
the 10th military police of the 35th di-
vision, had landed and was being detained
in tile east in some sort of army clerical
work.
A Washburn college youth sat in the
barber chair What are you going t.. to d, do
barber friend asked him. Il was figuring
on law" the rah-rah replied. but since
reading the testimony in the Crawford
MacLennan case showing that a barber is
making 81 day. have decided to learn
the tonsorial trade
The Dramatic club of washbLrn. college
will present LAS You Like IT. as part of
the commencement exercises of the college.
Prof +. ID. Schoenberger of the public
speaking department. will coach the play.
and a special class is being organized out
of the Dramatic club and other students
for the cast. Rehearsals will begin next
Monday and credit will be given the stu
dents for the work.
The Lincoln. Douglas and Washington
club will celebrate its third anniversary
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. There
will be musical program by Jackson s
band, and several speeches. The principal
speaker will be Lieut. w Herbert Jami-
son, who will tell the story of how the
92nd division. with which he was identi-
fled in France. went over the top. DIR.
J. L. Ransom is president Of the club and
J. II. Il. Taylor secretary.
The Square Circle club met at the
Chamber of Commerce Monday night and
listened to interesting talks by two re-
turned soldiers, Erwin Keller and Kelsey
Petro. Keller talked particularly of the
French people, whom he found likable and
pleasant, and Petro told of a thrilling ex-
perience with submarine on his voyage
to France. The meeting of the club next
week will be social in nature, at which time
the wives of the members will be special
guests. There will be a dinner, dance and
musical program.
w. A. Johnson. recently returned from
tanned the members of the Current Topics
club at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Monday
night with stories of the activities of the
United States marines in Cuba, Haiti and
uganda was rife in the islands, Johnson
explained, and a revolution in Cuba re-
suited in the burning of several sugar
cane fields and the destruction of rail-
road property. thus tying up the 1916 sugar
crop. The revolution was checked by the
marines, and order restored. In this, and
in their success in maintaining more stable
conditions, the marines had played as
important n part, he declared, as If they
had been able to go to France, which was
what they naturally preferred doing.