The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16

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Legion. The flowers will be sold by a
number of girls on the avenue.
| The money secured from the sale of
! the flowers will be sent to the National
| treasurer of the American Legion who
will use it for the workers making the
flowers, the destitute widows of
France and their children. The
Women's Auxiliary has purchased
| 5000 of the flowers which are very
similar to the small, wild. red French
! poppy which grows by the wayside.
/ The flowers will be sold over the
whole United States. by various clubs
and organizations. on Decoration day
or just before.
| Mr.. Harold kellogg of Kansas City,
who was here last week taking pic
lures of Topeka children. which will
be used as screen illustrations OF
| Mary Dewitt's story, THE Garden.
the Gate and the Key has returned
! to his home.
| The pictures will be shown as the
story is being told, by Mrs. Charles
| Hardy, during the coming summer at
! conventions to be held in Kansas CITY,
| Denver, and in Topeka. The pictures
which were taken at Central park, in
| Guided: Helen Louise Swan. who took
| the part of Rose; Vera Ricken-
| bacher, as Prudence: Louise Har-
baugh, Patience; Cecilia Jensen.
| Faith; Mrs. L. NJ. Kraege, Grand
ma Plea SAINT; Mrs. L. C. Harbaugh,
Mrs. Pearly Pleasant" and Harry
Hardy, who took the part of Uncle.
| Noble
The Wah-no-quah's of the Toltec
| Rite will have a dancing party Friday
evening at Kellam hall.
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| The flower show given each year by
| the Flower Show association will be
held, wednesday, May 25 at the city
auditorium. The class list of entries
will be ready for distribution this
week.
The cup which is now held by the
Forestry department of the Woman's
club will be awarded this year to the
club having the best display of two
colors of garden flowers. with the adj
dition of some white garden flowers
all to be arranged on a space % by %.
The presidents of clubs wishing to
compete should appoint committee
to make arrangements for their dis
play.
The Gamma Sigma and the Alethean
Literary societies of Washburn college
enjoyed a hike, boating and fishing at
Wakarusa, Saturday. This is the an
nual party given by the two societies
at the close of the school year.
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On Tuesday, which is ladies day at
the Country club the contests will be-
gin at 10 o'clock. Those who wish to
remain for lunch at noon should phone
their reservations to the club as the
dining room has not been officially
opened for the season.
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The board of directors and the Off
GERS of the Topeka Bird club will have
a business meeting Tuesday evening
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The regular monthly meeting of the
organization will be held Saturday
evening, May p at the A. A. Robinson
home.
The carnival and party which was
given Saturday evening in the gym
nasium at Washburn college, by the
Rooter'S club was one of the most sue
cessful affairs ever held. Each year
the club gives a party for the purpose
of raising money to pay a part of the
expenses of the athletic season of the
school. About three hundred persons
attended the affair Saturday night.
Mr.. Edward McIlhenny, president of
the club was in charge. Mr.. Gerald
TaSker was manager of the carnival.
Miss Dorothy Shoemaker was chair
man of the decoration committee;
Miss Isabel Whitcomb. sideshows:
Miss Helen Thomas, refreshments; Mr.
Charles Tasker, baby dolls, and Mr.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has never believed that Friday
the thirteenth was really unlucky, I'M
til last week on that date, when his
car suffered two punctureS and three
blowouts, plant was pushed off a
table at his home and ruined and his
small son batted a baseball thru one
of the front windows.
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Mrs. J. C. Gafford, Miss Clara
Francis, Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey, and Mrs.
f. r. Millspaugh will go to Lawrence
Friday to attend a state meeting of
the Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Clifton Stratton will come
from Manhattan this week to visit
her sister, Miss Cynthia Monroe.
Mr.. W. L. Trump has changed his
residence from Topeka boulevard to
apartments at S31 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. H. L. Alkire has returned from
a weeks stay at Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
Mrs. AIDA Griswold, who has been
visiting Mrs. p. c. Chamberlain, has
gone to Junction City to be the guest
of Mrs George Gross. Mrs. Griswold
will return to Topeka. for another
visit here before returning to her
home in La Jolla, Calf.
Mrs. William Touhey of Chicago
who has been the guest of Miss
Cyntnla monroe, leIt saturday Tor
Kansas City to visit her father. Mr.
William P. Pitt.
Mrs Mary Dallas Larimer of La
Jolla. Cal, who has been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William Macferran, has
gone to Tulsa, Okla, to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh King, II.
Mr.. Leslie Guild has returned from
a stay in Chicago. Mrs. Guild has re-
\ manned for a longer visit and will re-
turn home the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Mcfarland
who spent the weekend here with Mr.
! and Mrs. Ivan Dibble, have returned
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