The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-24


! ish Columbia. It was gratifying to a
/ Kansan to hear their praise of the
state. They were much impressed by
the country as whole. but particu-
!. larry were they pleased with Kansas.
{! Mrs Twombleton expressed herself as
| thinking that Kansas. dressed in the
glory of her green and gold. seemed to
+ spell affluence with a large A, in
which she was not far wrong, judging
! from the crop reports. The friend
with whom she talked said never a
word about the seasons when the wind
has laid a blighting hand, and with
cred the corn and the grass. but
smirked as if paid a personal compli-
ment. and again congratulated herself
on being a Kansan.
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Folks returning from vacation trips
are easily rilcd by stories of Topeka
delightful summer, as told by the stay
at-homes. Hot weather has prevailed
! at most of the summer resorts. accom-
modations have been poor and diff
! cult to obtain. prices have been out
1 rageous and generally the conditions
| tended to put the average tourist into
an unsa tisfactorv fra me of mind. AS
rule the tired business man or woman
| came home more tired than when he
! or she went away.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Croft enter
tanned Monday night at their home in
Tyler street, complimentary to Mr..
Jay Lower. who will leave soon for
Atlanta, Ga, to make his home.
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Miss~EtheI owen. formerly of To-
peka. and Mr.. Albert Spencer ricketts,
were married at Burbank Cal. Au-
guest %. Mrs. Ricketts, taught in
Polk school for three years. She is
graduate of Topeka high school, and
also attended the College of Emporia
and schools at Boulder and Greeley.
| Colo. Mr.. Ricketts, served overseas
with the A. E. F. He is now with
the Moreland Motor at Burbank,
where they will make their home.
The woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Lowman Memorial church
will meet with Mrs. L. V. Mckee,
1916 Jewell, Wednesday afternoon at
2:30. The assisting hostesses will be
Mrs. Frank Bell, Mrs. c. NJ Hill, Mrs.
Byers will have charge of the lesson.
The clothes cleaners have raised
prices again; freight rates. no doubt
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Every man talks big about how he
would live on a farm if he could only
induce his wife to go with him. 1t is
mostly bluff. At a recent party three
Topeka women told how they gave
their consent to the farm proposition,
ana their nuSDdnQS promptly dQnlilteu
that their agricultural ,proclivities
were for conversational purposes only.
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The members of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity will meet for lunch
con Wednesday noon at the Chamber
there will be a meeting at the chapter
house, 1928 West Euclid avenue.
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The West Side Forestry club will
meet Thursday afternoon at $3.50 with
Mrs. W. M Forbes in Potwin. Mrs.
Harry Forbes will have the paper of
the afternoon. which will be on Nat
ural Resources of Kansas.
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The Business and Professional
Womens club held a watermelon so
cial at Rosea cres,f the home of Mr.. H.
B. Howard, Monday night, with over
one hundred watermelon enthusiasts
in attendance. The president of the
club, Miss Victoria Scott, presided at
the table, tho she is not addicted to
the luscious melon
Mr.. Howard, who deserves special
story OF his own, has a lovely place OF
| five acres, which he has cultivated
! to be desired. He has two artificial
lakes on the property. with small
tisland, and keeps a motorboat for the
pleasure of his guests.
Mr.. Howard had asked Miss Scott
what colors the club had adopted. and
had. been told that the club was too
young to have thought much about it,
but that the good old Kansas sun
flower was good enough for them. SO
when the guests arrived at Rosea cres
Monday night, they found the place
| decorated with yellow pennants.
The club meets the second and
| fourth Monday in each month at the
/ Y. NJ. c. A. assembly room, one Mon
| day for business and the other for
social purposes.
| Notes and Personal Mention
| Mrs. A. NJ. officer and Miss Mar
garet Officer motored to Kansas City
| the first of the week, bringing Mr..
! George Brenning. nephew of Mrs.
| Officers. back with them.
Miss Jeanette Dorsey returned Mon
| day to her home in Kansas City after
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Officer in Clay street for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Snyder and
their children, Billy and Susan. will
return next week from Sturgeon Bay,
Wis, where they have been summer
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Kaths have re-
turned from Lake Okoboji. Ia. where