The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-24

Spickley and Miss Mary Clark. In the
event of rain Tuesday evening, the af-
fair will be held Thursday night at the
same place.
Mrs. NJ. E. Wendell of Topeka an
nounces the marriage of her daugh-
ter. Miss Else Faye Wendell. to Mr..
Clarence J. Sessions of Portland. Ore.
The marriage took place in Los An
geles' Cal, June "a, where they will
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Topeka, Kan. July "a, 1920.
Dear Elizabeth:
Well, wonder if New York is hot
ter than Topeka. I believe the person
who told me the other day that there
are just three cool places in town, the
porch at the Country club. the pool at
Gage park and their own bathtub, was
right Not very much has happened
here this week-there' I'll take it all
back-many things have happened,
and more have been planned and car
ried out in spite of heat and humidity
But neither host nor hostess would
allow them in the paper. One of the
most prominent families in the city
gave a dinner the first of the week
at the Country club but no one found
out about it. Then several days after
ward a well known family here gave
a dinner at which they used for table
decorations little ivory elephants with
flowers in little holders on their backs.
Must have been sort of a G. o. P.
party Everyone is afraid if we pub
fish a little personal about their go
ing away on a vacation or visit that
some bold bad thief will. come along
and rob their house. 1t does make
me feel creepy to think that the little
harmless personals can cause so much
disaster ESQ they say). Everyone
70 10 ii hot
ate villain with handkerchief over his
mouth and with kit of burglar tools
in his hands. is eagerly devouring the
society column and carefully noting
the names of all those who are away.
But what is the difference, anyway,
of their burgling your house while you
are away for the summer when they
do it just as easy while you are sit
J ting right there on your own front
( porch, A Topeka family who is in
! Colorado wrote to send the paper on
1 to them. but added a P. S. Don't
tell the society reporter we are away"
A circus was here the first of the
week and as usual several people suf-
fered from pickpockets. One man did
not know that his bill book had
been taken until he read it in the pa
per the next day. He was a surprised
man. but it didn't worry him as there
as nothing much in it but his wife,
picture. Evidently three Potwin So
! ciety girls have pocketbooks with not
very much in them too. for the other
night down at the drug store when
they had finished a Swiss apiece they
all apologized for not paying for each
others treat.
wonder If blackberries are as
| expensive back there as they are here.
| On circus day one of Topeka's well
known women brought the children
down town to the parade and after
wards they ate their lunch at a res
| taurant. The Topeka woman hap
pened to glance down the list of des-
serts on the menu and saw blackberry
pie. She gave a gasp. Strengthened up
| in her chair. for she could see vision
| of black smoke pouring out OF the
windows at her home, the flremen
brea king in and water squirting all
over her immaculate kitchen and the
| general confusion and alarm follow
4 ing She had bought blackberries
that morning and put them on the gas
stove to make some jam ana then had
! come off down town to the parade and
/ left, the stuff still simmering on the
stove She dropped the menu, COM
! ruanced the children to stay where
they were and running outside Jumped
: in her car and sped home. Wen, the
, house was full of smoke, so fun that
the draperies still have burnt black
berry smell. but nothing was harmed
but the pan and the berries. That was
enough and the Topeka woman is stu
bewailirg the loss Of three perfectly
/ good cups Of sugar and two boxes o.
Accent blacl1berries.
| a funny thing happened at n To
reka home last week. The woman o.
the house was left alone for the nisat
her husband and children going out
into the country. Something was the
matter with the electric current ane
she could get no light. She decided &c
go to bed. barricading the doors Wit
several chairs and overturning severa
more in her efforts to find her way
about in the pitch black darkness
The next morning she was awakened
by a terrific pounding on the door anC
4 slipping on a kimono she started dowr
stairs. The lights in every room IL
1.-THE house were burning where she ha-
left them on trying TO find out tbs
cause OF no lights The iceman am
one of the neighbors were at th'
door. and the neighbor was cattl
enough to ask what was the matte
with the chairs overturned and tbs
lights all on,
The other day some one wanted M