The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-30

and then ten to one they hunted
house Now today, the young person
who has an idea that he will get mar
ried goes to see the girl, figuratively
speaking, with ring in one hand and
house in the other. Perhaps in the
future he may propose in this man
ner: Dear, I have rented house
for at least two months, will you
marry me?" There are two young
couples in this town who just can't
find a house and so they can't have
their engagement announced until
they find one.
What is that old saying about the
girl who catches the brides bouquet
at the wedding being the next bride.
Well at wedding this week a little
Alpha Phi caught the bouquet and you
never can tell, tho, this same little
person went to bed that night with
piece of the wedding cake underneath
her pillow and tried and tried TO
dream, but no sir not a thing did she
dream even tho she stayed in bed un-
til IL O'Clock the next day trying 1t.
It's certainly a queer thing, Eliza
beth how people talk to you when
giving an announcement or club
notice or well most of all a church
notice. There seems to be difference
in their tone of voice, and people call
ing about church notices ought to be
the best about it, but it isn't always
true Sometimes it makes one feel
sort of queer. 1 heard Madame
Johanna Gadski, the singer who was
here last five years ago, give an order
to her secretary saying, Here, fill
This pen" and do you know that is the
way 1 feel, sort of like the secretary
did, only it's announcements, instead
of pens.
Well the engagement I told you
about last week isn't going to pc 1or
| a while at least, fora the girl says she
| is not engaged and I guess if any one
ought to know the person herself
should. Tho sometimes a girl has
made up her mind to be engaged to a
man and he doesn't even know it yet,
but this time even tho it's talked up
and down the avenue, there's nothing
| to it.
We have had hundreds of school
teachers here this week and some of
them surely do say funny things. the
other night going out on Melrose car
| I was standing up at the front, when
| the trolley flew off and the motorman
yelled, some one go back after the
trolley" While we were waiting for
| the lights to go on, little teacher 1
| had noticed standing near me said
'Say how far back do We have TO go
for the trolley?" and every one in the
car Just shouted. Then there's another
| teacher here who was curious enough
to hunt up her personal grades IN the
lsuperintendent's office. She founo
l
lin personality and in most everything
else. 1t seemed that her superior
must Just have a grudge against her
for she is good looking. Then she re-
membered that the day the principal
had taken the inventory of the teach,
ers' personality. looks, etc. she had
had all her front teeth pulled, and nc
wonder he had said, looks-fair.
We had an artist here the other eve
ming who looked as tho she came from
your own little Greenwich v ILag,s IL
New York. THAMES
The Topeka kindergarten club will
Inject Friday evening in the kinder
garten rooms at Bethany college. Miss
Elizabeth Perrigo is in charge of the
program.
land includes as its members: Mis-;
Ruth Tomlinson, Mrs. June Chapman
Miss Media Howell, Miss Laura sands
Tomlinson, Miss Dorothy Hile, Miss
Elizabeth Perrigo. Miss Marjorie Glas'
gov, Miss Lena Marin, Miss Elberta
Davidson, Miss Helen Cunningham
Ruth James. Mrs. Chapman is presi
Ident of the club, Miss Waterbury. vice
president. and Miss Howell, secretar!
, land treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. w H. Trefry. assisted
by a number OF frlendsf VIII give
progressive dinner this evening 1ol
) lowed by a dancing party. The guest
: Twill come in costumes. The first cours
: Twill be at the home of Mr. and Mrs
t Harvey Spencer, the second at tn
Trefry home. the third at the hom
: of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wahle an
: the fourth at the home of Mr. an
/ Mrs. Lloyd Smith. Dancing and game
2 Twill follow at the home of Mr.. an
l Mrs Loren y. Maffett
: The guests will include; Mr. an
/ Mrs. j. C. Rex, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer