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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1917

Page

4

Society Picnic and Local Social Highlights in Lawrence

A list of Lawrence social events includes a Thursday picnic at Brown's Grove for D A R Betty Washington Chapter members meeting next Tuesday at Regent Mrs. C. E. Friend's residence, plus various dances, picnics, and a Topeka trip. Births include Barbara Humphrey, daughter of Arthur S. Humphrey and Ann Mallet, Junction City.

Lawrence Brown’s Grove D.A. R Betty Washington C. E. Friend Massachusetts Street Barbara Arthur S. Humphrey Junction City Humphrey Ann Mallet Abilene Hannah Oliver Dewey Cooper Spring Hill Cooper Albert Blair Kansas City C. F.richards Aileen Eudora Frank Armstrong Wichita George Lesley Mildred Chicago Ruth Ransom Earl Boyed J. F. Glimpse Bagehor Kansas Laura Moon William Katherine Ann Sarah Wilmette, Til Moodie W. L. Moodie P. F. Walker H. A. Roberts Leavenworth Mr. Walker Will George Esterley Charles Greenlees William Zimmermann Marcelline Lon Spurlocke Maxine Will Johns Walter Johns St. Joseph, Mo Roy Spurlocke Yellowstone National Park W. R. Hahn Flora Hahn E. C. Clark Gertrude Hayes Baldwin L. G. Harshfield Leela Elgin Charline Smith Adrienne Atkinson Lawrence Peairs Tonganuxie Blanche Simons Owen Maloney John W. Jenkins Richard Wagstaff Independence Thomas Wagstaff B. J. Dalton Parsons Enos Hook Cargill Sproull J. C. Searles A. Guffler Oklahoma City Okla Mary Samson Kappa Kappa Gamma Agnes Hertzler Alpha Chi Omega House Mildred Pitts Bonner Springs Jane Waters Herman Greenslate E. C Bricken

Modern W W Club Hosts Charity Evening at Miss Kirby Home

The Modern W W Club met July 13 at Miss Anna Kirby's home with seven active members. The gathering opened with Keep on the Sunny Side, and Miss Ravens Brown read a feature article on character. Members crocheted and planned a July 19 meeting with Miss Aimie Piper. guests included Miss Josephine Yeoman and Mrs G L Brown.

Moderna W. W Anna Kirby

Illinois Farmers Go Lion Hunting Today

Decatur Illinois July 14 armed farmers hunted for an African lion that appeared on the estate of Robert Allerton and attacked employee Thomas Gullett tearing his chest and clawing his leg. The animal, believed to have escaped from a circus, vanished after screams brought help.

Decatur Ill Robert Allerton Thomas Gullett

Exiles Endure Exhaustion on Deportation Train

Exiles suffer extreme fatigue after sixty hours aboard the deportation train as authorities transport detainees.

Tional

Armadale Transport Sunk. Eleven Missing

The British transport Armadale was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic on July 7. Six soldiers, one passenger, and four crew members are missing, presumed drowned. The news comes as an official statement from London.

Armandale London Armadale Atlantic

France Celebrates Bastille Day with Quiet Joy

Paris marks its national fete with fervor as amid reflections on revolutions from 1789 to the present. The piece links the Russian Revolution to renewed faith in democracies allied to liberty and the ongoing struggle against absolutism.

Paris France America

New Estimate Ready for Water Bond Plans

The water committee will meet Monday to review estimates from Black and Veatch on additional bonds for the water plant damages paid to contractors. The Citizens' advisory water committee will approve the estimates if suitable before presenting them to the state public utilities commission for authority.

Black & Veatch Citizens’ Advisory Water Committee State Public Utilities Commission

Strike Ties Up Joplin Pittsburg Rail Lines

In Pittsburg Kansas on July 14 railway line workers including stationery engineers motormen and conductors walked out in sympathy. The walkout blocks all lines between Pittsburg Joplin and Pittsburg and many Crawford and Cherokee county towns as engineers seek higher wages. Also notes visits of Miss Margaret Levans to Nevada Missouri and Miss Edith Salyer from Los Angeles leaving for Chicago.

Joplin Pittsburg Kansas

New Voice From the West Wattles profile in The Independent

The Independent dedicates a full page to Harry Kemp’s Wattles appreciation under the headline New Voice From the West with a Wattles portrait. Public notices mention Mrs J A Robertson’s Osawatomie visit with her sister Mrs H A Stanley and notes on local ice cream and confectionery offerings at Wiedemann’s.

Independent Wattles Harry Kemp New Voice

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