The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-02
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says she saw a comedy in one
act the other evening al the corner of
Eighth and Kansas avenues. She saw
a very homely girl, who had red hair,
! freckles and a snub nose giving an
imitation of Theda Bara. THAT" said
the woman in our town, sis not way
to attract, that is if you're of that type.
but the way for that little person to
make them like her is to roll up her
sleeves and practice cooking some
good old fashioned meals. The young
men of today may like the frivolous
type and the Theda Baras, but 1 no.
tice that they can still appreciate
good home cooked meal"
Mrs. A. A. Robinson's team of the
WOman's club will meet at the home
of Mrs. w. c. McDonough. SIG Tyler
street, Friday afternoon of this week
to sew on the aprons which the team
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Judge and Mrs. Rad NJ. Lee have
as house guests this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. De Witt Lee of York. Neb.; DR.:
and Mrs. A. E. Titus, of Cottonwood
Falls, Mr.. and Mrs Grant Willis of
Kirwin. Kan. Mr.. and Mrs. B. W.
Trull of Midfield. Tex. who are all at
tending the commencement affairs be-
ing held this week at Washburn.
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CnarleS W. Barnes. Jr.s ana JACK w.
Barnes have completed the school
year at the Missouri Military acad-
envy, Mexico, Mo-, and are home to
spend the summer with their father,
Charles w. Barnes. president of the
Majestic Fire Insurance company.
Charles Barnes, tho only a first year
cadet. was awarded the academy letter
NJ. He was a member of the team
which won the military school golf
tournament which was played on the
Algonquin Country club course at st.
Louis.
The Alta Vista club closed its-year's
work with a picnic given Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. J. D. Freeman. AS
sociate members present were Mrs.
John Z. Lord and Mrs. Julia Farms
Friday evening, at Garfield park,
Mrs. Albert Neese's team of the Wo-
mans club will have a dance for the
benefit of the club house fund. This
division, the first one held two weeks
ago being such a pronounced success
as to demand another.
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The Lowman w. c. T. U, will have
an open air meeting at Gage park,
Thursday afternoon, followed by a pic
mic lunch at $50 o'clock. A good pro-
Capt. and Mrs. Merrill K. Lindsay
arrived home Tuesday evening from
New York. Mrs. Lindsay went east
several weeks ago to meet. her hus-
band who is just returning from serv-
ice overseas.
Captain Lindsay left Germany May
III, after twenty-five months service
overseas He will spend a month s
leave here with his parents. DIR. and
Mrs. w. S. Lindsay and with his wife
and will return to Camp Dix. New
Jersey to receive his discharge
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Stahl of Bur-
| lingame will be dinner guests at the
Lindsay home this evening and Mrs.
Junius Baxter will come up from Kan
sas City within a few days to visit
her brother.
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The marriage of Miss Maud E,rnes-
tine Sjolander and Mr.. Don J. Borth-
wick was solemniZed at O'Clock this
afternoon at the First Swedish Baptist
church, with the Rev. j. A. Kallman
reading the marriage service.
The bride is the daughter of the late
Rev. F. Sjolander and Mrs. Sjolan-
der. now Mrs. Fred Carlson. of Con-
cordia, Kan. She graduated from
the Kansas State Agricultural college
with the class of 1918. For the past
two years she has taught domestic
science and art in the high school at
Whiting. Kan
Mr.. Borthwick was graduated from