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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13

Mrs. B. E. Ellington, Mrs. ]. C.
Hoover, Miss Marjory Anderson and
Miss Nell Anthony.
Mrs. C. A. HARLAN entertained at
dinner Saturday evening at her home
in Lane street for Miss Leonard.
There were places for twelve guests.
y y -
The Washburn Faculty club will
have their Christmas meeting and
party this evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. P. P. Womer at their home
in Boswell avenue.
A little Christmas play, 1.-The Beau
of Bath" which was given this after
noon at the meeting of the Minerva
club, will be repeated. Mrs Womer,
Dean Henry V. Stearns and Mr.. Frank
Kenyon took part. Christmas carols
will be sung and there will be Christ
mas tree.
Miss Helen G. Vaughan was the
guest of honor at a social evening
given for her Saturday by the teach
ers of Grant school. The affair was
held at the home of Mrs. F. A. Nc
Coy in Knox avenue. Miss Vaughan
will leave next Saturday for Jackson
vile, Fla, her old home, where she
will be married to Mr.. Elmer Pine of
Philadelphia, Pa.
The guests included: Miss Vaughan,
Miss Ethel Chapman, Miss Gladys
Williams, Miss Beulah Hittle, Miss
Marie Carter Miss Jane McCulloch,
Miss Della Rankin, Miss Media Howell,
Miss Esther Reed and Miss Iva Lieur-
ance.
The Des Moines Woman's club, dur
ing last year, handled sales total.ng
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Looking Backward In Society
Columns of The State Journal

The handsome residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Hurd at 1874 Tyler street was the
afternoon. 1t was reception given by Mrs.
Hurd, and besides being the event of the
week, it was one of the prettiest of the
season. The afternoon was perfect for such
an affair and it was so warm and sunny
that among the handsome costumes worn
by the guests many light ones were to be
mother. Mrs. NJ. f. Young, her sister, Mrs.
Della Moreland, and her niece, Miss kath-
een MOreland Mrs H HUI wore P 3es9afo
with low cut bodice and little
sleeves reaching to the elbows
and was en- train. Mrs. Young's costume
was of black embroidered crepe de chine
with. garniture of tucked chiffon and
handsome black de chine over black taffeta
deliberately teimmed with chiffon ruehlngs,
jet and panne velvet Miss Moreland wore
a becoming gown of pale blue silk null.
The skirt was trimmed with accordion
pleated flounees and on the deco1lete bodice
was touch cf of panne Eelvss: a novel fea.
upstairs. The library and sitting room on
the second floor are connected with an arch
pretty red room on the third floor was re-
served for the assisting ladies so they
might snatch few minutes rest during the
afternoon. Over three hundred guests were
invited for the afternoon. There were many
| assisting ladies and all were handsomely
gowned, many in reception gowns and 9TH
assist were: Mrs. Frank Hobart, Mrs.
Joab Mnlyane, Mrs. Harrison Morgan, Mrs
C. w. Kouns, Mrs. Margaret Wiggin, Mrs.
c. n. Nelson, Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,
Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mrs. NJ. A. Low, Mrs
w. J. Black. Mrs. A. L. Redden, Mes. Speed
Hughes, Mrs. Walter Littlefield, Mrs
Solomon Stoddard, Miss Ollie OBrien, Miss
virgiline MuIvane. Miss Mary Thompson,
Miss Meta Robinson, Miss Vera Low, Miss
Florence Rossington. Miss Myrtle Davis
Miss Harriet Jones and Miss May Hobart
Mrs. H. o. Garvey and Mrs. Charles F.
Spencer have invited guests for next Tues
, day afternoon complimentary to Miss Hat
tie Mills whose marriage takes place De-
cember q.
Mrs. W. N. West gave a delightful little
party Wednesday afternoon in honor of her
little daughter Antoinettes fifth birthday
Each little guest was given a souvenir Of
| the occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
RY FRANCES JONES

The Monday Whist club was enter
tanned this afternoon with Mrs. "A.
Zahner, 1921 Topeka boulevard, as
hostess. The substitutes were: Mrs.
Allen, Mrs Harold Chase and Mrs. M
w. Watson.
In celebration of their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. DIR. and Mrs. {.
b. Van Horn gave a dinner party Sat
urday evening at their home IN Null
vane street The guests were Wash
ington county friends who live in To-
pela and who We're closely associated
with them when they resided in Wash
ington, and relatives of the Van Horn
family here.
The nature of the dinner was not
known until just before the guests
We're served; when Sara Helene van
Horn, daughter of Doctor and Mrs.
Van Horn, appeared before the tables
and pulled a cat from a bag. On the
cat was a cardboard reading: 1888
1920"
Four members of double quartet
and concert party that entertained
crowds in Washington county for sew
eral years were present at the dinner
Mrs Van Horn was reader Mrs
Walter Wilson was pianist. Mr. wal
ter Wilson and Doctor Van Horn were
singers.
Arthur J. Carruth, jr., Miss VIVIAN
Ware. Miss Mildred Hope and MISS
Miriam Van Horn.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. wal
ter Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Padg-
EFT. Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Whitmore, Mr:
and Mrs A. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. PAU
Kantz. Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ Baker Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Jacobs. Mr.. and Mrs. q
:. Wiegand, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. j..
Whfsenand, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ware
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Carruth, 1r"
Mrs. VIII Jacobs, ST., Mrs. Mary Bates
Mrs E. E. Brookens, Mr.. T. p. Rags
dale. Hastings. Neb.. Miss Dorothy
Walker, Miss Vivian Ware, Miss Mil
dred Hope, Miss Miriam Van Horn ana
Sara Helene Van Horn.
\ y =
Mrs. G. S. Rosenberg complimented
her sister, Miss Kathryne Leonard OF
Denver, Saturday afternoon when she
entertained with a card party in her
honor at the Elks' club.
The guests included: Miss Leon
ard, Mrs S. e. Dennis, Mrs. H. l..
Peppmeyer. Mrs. C. A. HARLAN, Mrs.
Paul Armantrout. Mrs. Charles Ses-
sions. Mrs c. E. Clevenger, Mrs. Vera
Krozier. Mrs. C. w, Weatherton, Mrs.
c. r. Silverthorne, Mrs. w. E. Davis,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
SHIP FLOUR TO CUBA
More Than 100 Tons Go From Topeka
Mills to Points in Spain and Cuba.

In the past week there have been
shipped by the Topeka Flour Mill,
more than 100 tons of flour to points
in Cuba and Spain. The flour is billed
for transshipnent to steamers at New
Orleans and via the Rock Island to
New Orleans.
Thirty tons of the flour go to
Havana, Cuba; twenty-five tons to
Nuevitas, Cuba; twenty-five tons to
Santiago, Cuba; thirty tons to Puerto
Padres, Cuba, and 4,400 pounds to
Valencia Spain. Other shipments are
to follow this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
MORE ROOM FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Roehr Music Company Dcvotes Entire
Floor to Talking Machines.

An entire floor has been devoted to
the sale of monographs by the Roehr
Music company. The sales quarters in
cIude a suite of six sound-proof music
rooms and a sales and catalogue room,
all designed by Frank c. Squires.
architect.
At the opening of the new quarters
there was presented a musical pro-
gram by an orchestra and several
Photographs, the floor was specially
decorated and punch was served
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
RQMNEY MAS0NS 70
BUILD THEM HALL

Tie Romney Literary Society has
voted to turn over its property o.
the corner opposite the First Ma
tiaH2l Bank, that town, to Clifton
Lodge Of Ancient, Free and Ac.
cep;ed Masons, which viii erect E
hree story building. The lot is
by 100 feet. The plans for full
concreted basement with glass
lights in the sidewalks; two OF
three store rooms on the first floor,
with rooms for the literary society
in the rear; auditorium and an Of.
fee or two on the second floor ana
tla Masonic lodge room on the
third The literary society will al.
low the town the use of the rooms
allotted to II for council meetings
mayors Office and other municipal
purposes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
TERRIBLY SW1llEN
Offering Described As Tor
ture Relieved BY Black
Draught.

Rassvile. Ct-5zs Kate Lee
.flle of this pace, writes: "My
husband is IN engineer, and once
while lifting he injured himself
with a piece OF heavy machinery,
across the abdomen. He was so
sore he could not bear to press on
himself at all On chest or abdo-
men He weighed 165 lbs, and fell
Oft until he weighed 10 lbs in two
weeks
He became constipated and 1T
looked like he would die We had
three different doctors, yet with all
their medicine, hts bowels failed to
act He would turn UP ten-cent
bottle OF castor oil, and drink 1t
two or three days in succession.
He did this yet without result. We
became desperate, he suffered so.
He was swollen terribly He told
me his suffering could only be de-
scribed as torture
sent and bought Thedford's
Bleck-Draught I made him take q
BIZ dose. and when it began to act
ne tainted he was in such misery,
bu he got relief and began to
n nd at once He got we'll, and
" both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black-Draught."
Thedfordx Black-Draught viii
ho'p you to keep ht ready for the
days work. Try 1t! II
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
OAKLAND NAN c. C.

At ta5 annual SESSION of the
Grand Lodge KNIGHTS OF Pythias Of
Maryland, which was hold in Balti-
more on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday, julius G. Ronninger. g..
oakland, had the honor Of being
installed as Grand Chancellor for
the state. Mr.. Renuineer has been
for many years one Of the most
enthusiastic member of the Oak
land LOd9e
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17

The man VINO is careless about his
personal appearance carries a very
GREAT handicap business success.
The woman Who neglects those at
tentions To her face. hands and hair,
that give her the Well-groomed
look, is at a very great disadEan-
tage, when compared with the Wo.
man who is more fastidious about
her personal appearance.
The clear, pink, healthy skin, the
white, we'll brushed teeth will ac-
centuate the beauty Of the fairest
face and with the maid Of a pleas
ant smile will make the plain face
radiant and good to look at.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17

Mrs. George Ward and Mr. Henry
ambcrtson, OF Cape Charles, Va
% visited Mrs. Estela Minghini
re formers aunt, on South Queen
Get. have returned home. During
Ter stay in this vicinity Mrs. Ward
"oconnanied her aunt on visit to
Grafton
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
70 PLAY FOR DANCE.

Whitacres Orchestra will visit
Shepherdstown Tuesday night and
play for the American Legion dance.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
PAINTING And
DIZZY SPELLS
The ause of such S;yrnp-
tome and Remedy fold
in This Letter.

Syracuse, n. WHEN com
meuecd the Change Of Life [ was
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-17
To Be Well Groomed is Great
Social and Business Asset
Right
Toilet Accessories
Vital to Best Appearance Of
Mon and Women
Vital to Best Appearance Of
Men and Women

The skin that is we'll nurtured with
right creams; the teeth that are
daily cIeansed with the right denti-
flee, will give their possessor many
added years of youthfulness and be
4 constant social and business asset.
And after all, doesn't one owe it to
friends and family to lock ones
best all the time.
Here are the tried and proven Toi-
let Aids-the right use of which
will give daily qualification to the
individual and add years of youth
fitness to the 4rsonal ape
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-20
SAYS TANlAC MADE
LIFE WORTH LIVING
hrs. Mary z. Roach Says
Tanlac Is Her Favorlts
Nsdicias As Ii Enabled
her TO Enjoy Three Years
o. Coed Health

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-16

self, but fortunately my single
track mind" as Dicky terms 1t. en-
abIes me generally 70 put aside from
my thoughts everything save the
particular task which is engrOssins
me. SO without anw more words
turned and went swiftly down the
staircase to the door OF the prin-
cipaIs Office. which was closed. con
trary 70 the usual custom Of the
school.
/ debated for a moment whether
or not I should knock on that closed
door. Then my common sense as
serted itself, and told me that Mrs.
Stockbridge was the real intruder.
and that either Miss HOlcOmbe or /.
as the principals assistants, had the
right 10 enter the office in his alb
sence at will. But my fingers were
trembling as I turned the knob ana
swung back the door.
Milly Stockbridge did not see or
hear me, and my trained eye had
time TO observe the setting in which
her absorbed figure was framed.
She was sitting at her husbands
private desk, and the drawers which
he had always kept locked were wide
open. A key. one OF bunch on a
key ring, was inserted in the lock
Of the top one, while the principals
Office coat, lying carelessly tumbled
on the floor, was mute evidence OF
the manner in which Mrs Stock
bridge had secured the keys. Her
husband. upon receiving the sum-
mons 10 the neghboring village,
must have forgotten 20 change the
KEYS with his coat. little thinking
that his wife would disobey the man
date which had kept her from that
office for so long.
In her hands she held a large en-
velope on which was printed a cap
ton in large letters, Not to be
| on - -ath." Milly Stock
! BRIDGES hands screened the other
letters, but l completed the sentence
| in nv mind, Not TO be opened until
my DEATH" knew that her vandal
! fingers were tearing out from the
| insensate paper the heart secrets OF
the man whose life she had made
one living hell.
"I1l Give You"
II took all the courage I possessed
to speak, TO draw her attention away
| from the paper she was scanning
so greedily. 1 confess that I held
| the door open with one hand as
uttered the first words, for / had
no idea what direction her anger
would take.
Pardon me, Mrs. Stockbridge, y
I said, wondering what in the world
I would say next to her. 1 did not
have TO ponder the question long,
for with a sound like snarl she
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Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and Ny Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON
BY ADELE GARRISON

as II she we're endeavoring 20 Ak
the directions in her mind.
I'll remember" she said abrupt
~. "Good-by. everybody"
she was al the door before we
had time 70 answer, and vanished
down the stairway as we were
chorusing our adieux after her. Alice
Holcombe's eyes caught and sig
nailed mine. A minute later we
were at the farther end Of the room.
ostensibly engaged in putting away
the cooking utensils.
she's gone straight down 20 Mr..
Stockbridge's Office" Miss Holcombe
murmured, keeping her face turned
away from the observation OF the
other teachers. She knows therell
be no one there until after the first
bell rings. and she's bound to get
at that desk Of his IL she can.
You've Got To-"
Her face and voice. low murmured
though II was, expressed such con-
sternatiOn that / could not forbear
an amazed question.
what harm will Il do II she
does2" / asked. careful, however
TO make my own voice an answer
/. ing murmur.
That's just what I don't know, "
Miss HOlcOmte returned. evidently
relieved. as l was, at seeing the
ether teachers depart for their sew
eral classrooms. But there's nc
doubt in the world that Mr.. Stock
bridge has private papers. letters
perhaps photographs in that deck o.
which his wife knows nothing Not
that / think there's anything Their,
of which he should be asham ed
Ter head lifted proudly in defense
Of the man for whom she cared SO
sincerely, so hOpelessly-''but you
can imagine how Milly would con-
strue the most innocent souvenir OF
his past. I simply must know what
she's doing, and / have an appoint
mend with those derelicts I'm coach
ing between bells. Do you know
that closet off the library where they
keep the text books that are temper
arily not in use 20
Yes l replied laconically, a BIT
dazed by the abruItness Of the ques-
ton.
Then you've seen the transom
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WHAT ALICE HoLCoMRE DE

WHAT ALICE HOLCOMBE DE
MANDED OF MADGE
ice Holcombe consulted her
wrist watch. then pushed her chair
back from the table on which our
luncheon was spread.
Sorry 10 be q spoil sport" sro
said. but I must tell you that the
frs. bell will ring IN 10 minutes"
There Was a general urryjng. a
hasty picking up Of dishes and
packing away OF food. for an unwrit-
ten rule compelled us 70 leave our
teachers rest room in such orderly
condition that no trace OF our
lunches would be in evidence
"Wiu you come with me. Mile.
and wasch the Bayviow youths and
rnaidens sitting at the feet Z Canal
Eel plural IN the persons 4 Mrs.
Graham and me?"
Miss Holcombe drawled the ques-
ton with apparent carelessness but
with eyes sharpened by worry
noticed that she was watching our
principals wife intently listening
with anxiety for her answer.
Mrs. Stockbridge waited so per-
ceptibly before answering that we
all invomntarfly turned toward her.
The most unobserving woman among
us could have seen that she was
revolving some scheme or action in
her mind.
Thank you. but must get along
home" she said at last. I've had
a perfectly wonderful time. You
must all come 70 luncheon with me
some day And I must tell you, Mrs.
Graham. how much l enjoyed that
tea. Thank you so much for giving
me those packets. I'm going TO ex-
pertinent when I get home. How
shall I fix ftp
bliss HoIcOmbe's Fears.
marvelled at her stupidity. for
che had seen ne make the tea but
a few minutes before.
It's the simplest thing possible, 4"
] said. Put a packet in your tea
POI. and pour about four cupfuls OF
boiling water over IL. IN about one
minute. or at most two. you will
have a delicious cup OF tea"
She knit her brOws for a second