The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-28

know who was meant? Mebbe they
amt so smart as they thought they be.
You can't never convict on circum-
stantiaI evidence. And I'm the only
one that knows and 1 amt a goin' to
| tell.
| They's several more that I've hear'n
of, but seem as how you are still so
thinkin' about it, 1 dunnos I'd oughter
tell you about 'em.
| They's two young fellers that was in
| the Thirty-fifth division that will step
| off this fall, and both of 'em have got
my blessing, not only because they are
regular fellers themselves, but because
they've showed such good judgment in
selectin' their mates. OF course they
wasn't thinkin about whether they
was capable girls or anything when
| they let themselves get carried away.
| It's the quirk of a girls mouth, or the
| tint of her skin and hair, or the way
she has with her eyelashes, or good
ness knows what. that ketches them in
the beginning. But it's right smart
satisfaction when you like a young
| Teller to find out he's picked a girl
| that's got the right kind of ideals and
is agoin' to put his interests ahead of
her clothes. Tain't always that way.
/ Now. Mirandy, don't you go to
incoming, nor yet worrying about how
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along. 1 reckon as how the good
Lord has fed the sparrows, and he'll
look after these yere lovers without
no advice from you and me.
MA JIMKINS.
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The club house team of which Mrs
Albert Neese is chairman had thought
| to discontinue the fortnightly dances
which have been the most important
social affairs of the summer season,
and the one given last evening was
supposed to wind them up. But it was
so highly successful, and the demand
for another one so insistent. that it
was decided to hold a farewell dance
at Garfield park on Friday evening of
next week, September 3.
Mrs. w. T. Davis and Mrs. H S.
Lee will entertain with a. miscellaneous
shower next Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Davis in West Tenth
street for Miss Emile Seery, whose
marriage to Mr.. Fred Beerbohm will
BIS an event of the early fall. The
guests will be limited to Miss Seery's
most intimate friends.
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Miss Helen Thomas entertained in
formally this afternoon for Miss Bar
bara Ripley, who leaves next week for
Oklahoma City, Miss Louise Curtis,
who will return soon to her home in
will return to college at Roanoke, Va,
next month.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Harry Sharp left Friday for
Atchison, where she was to play sew
eral violin selections before the Ro-
tary club of that city.
Mr.. E. B. Wells and daughter, Miss
Hazelle Wells, and Miss Florence
Smiley will return Monday from trip
to Rockaway Beach in the Ozarks.
Mrs. Roy Mcleod has returned to
Valley Falls after a visit to her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stewart, in
College avenue.
Mr. and Mrs L. Cady Hodge have
returned from a trip to California
Mr.. J. Francis Curry of 701 Jeffer-
son street is home for a months vaca-
ton. He will return to Chicago the
|, first of October, and will graduate
, from Rush Medical college in Deem
Der.
/, Mr. Richard Mckee and Mr.. Ro-
maine Akers have returned from a
noter trip to Denver and Colorado
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ". Johnston and
Miss Lucille Johnston returned Friday
) from a moter trip thru western Kan
sas.
Miss Carol Brewster will attend the
State normal at Emporia this year.
Miss Esther Jensen of Hiawatha will
arrive Wednesday to visit Miss Betty
Edison.
Miss Ramah Brownlee. who has
been spending the last three weeks in
Chicago. has returned home
Mrs George H. Allen has returned
from Ludington, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Clad Hamilton have
t returned from Cascade. Col
Mrs Robert Carver. who has been
: summering in the north. passed thru