The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

At a recent meeting of the Day
Nursery club the following officers
were elected: ~
Mrs. w. o. Anderson, president
Mrs. f. p. Elmore. Vice president
Mrs A. L. Stone, secretary
Mrs. G. L. Martin, treasurer
Mrs l. B. Whiteker, corresponding
Mrs. c. E. Miller, reporter.
! Mr.. Ed Everett. Mr.. Fred Zimmer-
| Gamma Alpha fraternity gave a
| Christmas musical program for the
ladies of Ingleside Thursday after
/ noon.
/ Miss OAdelaide Sfiubert had guests
for dinner Friday evening at her
home on Lane street.
Mrs B. Shubert, Mrs. NJ. B. Zinn
and Mrs. L. Remley assisted Miss
Shubert.
Places were laid for:
Miss Geraldine Remley
Miss Leona Brintal
Miss Gale KoentZ
Miss Naomi Weave
Mr. Maynard Zinn
Mr.. Grady Patterson
Mr.. Marion Anderson
Mr.. Gaylord Jones
Mr.. Jack Clark
* y -.
The Topeka Delphian Chapter will
Hhave it's next meeting on Decembe
70 at the W A; Dullolhg-
The International Peace Sunday
service Will be he'd at IL o'clock Sun
/ day morning at the First Unitarian
church, 914 Topeka boulevard. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Steiner will furnish
the music. Mr.. Steiner will sing
Light" (Sinding), and Mrs. Steiner
will sing. Il VIII Extol Thee" (Costa).
At the forum meeting at 1880 Sunday
evening Mr.. z. D. McKeever will
speak on MY Impressions of Europe"
Mr.. Steiner will lead the community
singing, and will sing a baritone solo,
He Giveth His Beloved Sieep" (Bene-
dicO.
wednesday, December 27th, is the
date set for the next Spalding club
dance to be given at Kellam hall. Plans
are being made to make this one of
the prettiest parties of the season. A
large attendance is expected so that
the charity fund may be increased to
care flor the many calls of this time
of the year.
Mr.. and. Mrs. J. S. Zinn announce
the marriage of their daughter, Mary,
to Mr.. Evans H. Shearer, which took
at the home of the Rev. J. A. Bright
Mr.. and Mrs. Shearer will be at home
to their friends. at 1893 Garfield
street.
The Tuesday Study club will meet
December 19 at the home of Mrs. w.
D. Townley, 1897 Garfield avenue.
The program will consist of a read
ing of the Christmas story by Mrs.
Paul Moser, an original poem by Mrs
P. J. Carter and a Christmas tree.
The& members are asked to bring
donations of groceries, clothing and
toys for the Christmas baskets.
Mrs. Eli C. Foster, president of the
Woman's club, has presented to the
Civic Round Table and to the presi-
dent and secretaries of all civil organ
izat-ons, the idea of having a lighted
candle or a Christmas light of some
sort in the window of each home
Christmas eve. This custom, SYM
tolic of the Christmas spirit, is fol-
lowed in many countries of the word
and in many cities of the United
States.
THERE'S A BRIDE
Who used to live in our town and
who was raised here in the whirl of
the little things that go to make up a |
modern city. Not so long ago she was
and open-eyed she faced the |
of living in far western Kan |
sas with the open prairies meeting the |
horizon in every direction from their |
farm home.
Her friends have been awaiting the |
first reports from the farm and fire |
side e'-anXious to see just how the |
new life would be accepted.
Here are extracts from her first |
letter:
II gan hardly realize that I have
been married, have been so for six |
weeks, have a husband, a house and |
have done two washings. The two
of course, being the most
important. I baked an apple pie Mon |
day afternoon and aside from the fact 1
that the pie crust needed some more |
salt the apples needed more sugar /
and the juice in the darned thing [
right good. 4 made some corn bread /
the other night and the dog liked it
better than we did. I approve of the /
dog.
storm, or a part of it, and 1 have be-
gun to think that the Scriptural line /
Dust thou are and to dust returneth'
IS with real meaning out here in |
western Kansas. We drove to a neigh
boring town the other days miles
across the prairies- 1t was the fun
niest experience to be going across
some of the level country and see the
tumble weeds blowing toward the
north and watch three or four of them
start out at once and act just as tho
they were racing. We had quite an
exciting time, trying to drive the car
US, and bet on the tumble
weeds / meant to say that a little
anyway kindly insert the
between us) in the proper spot Some
Of the weeds rolled. some tumbled and
some made one think of jackrabbits,
hey bounced and then when a whole
-ow OF the racing weeds would come
10 a ditch. some would jump it, some
would go down into it and up on the
)ther side and then some would stop
or a time For miles and miles along
he railroad right of way the things
we're piled up so thiekIy that il, seemed