Ladies Aid Society Meeting and Mu Phi Convention
The third division of the Ladies Aid society meets tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs. Perry Ewing's home. The Mu Phi sorority holds its fourteenth annual convention in Lawrence starting Tuesday with an informal reception at Westminster Hall and continuing through Thursday with luncheons, a concert, and a dance at Robinson Gymnasium. Miss Bessie Raymond and Mr. R K Cox wed at the Baptist church this afternoon at 5 PM. Grace E Derby attends the American Library Association conference in Louisville. The Episcopal church auxiliary hosts an ice cream social Wednesday evening on the parish house lawn. A group of summer school students perform at the Kappa Sig house Saturday night. B E Bishop returned yesterday.
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Ladies Aid Society
Perry Ewing
Mu Phi
Mu Phi Sorority
Lawrence
Westminster Hall
Country Club
Mu Fhis
Dread Cafe
Young Women’s. Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
R.C. Jackman
Minneapolis
Kan
M. Breneman
Lois
Kansas City
Kingsbury
le Seur
Genevieve Chalkley
William A. Johnson
Topeka
State Suffrage Association
S. FE. Perkins
Mary Harding
Baldwin
A. Kirchoff
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
Marguerite Hine
Muskogee
Oklo
J. S. Woodline
Girard
Clara H. Woods
Bismark
Harriet. Robinson
Los Angeles
San Diego
Harriet Warfel
A. M. Thompson
Leavenworth
Will Canavan
Sibleyville
A. Gatskill
Yale
S. C
William _Trutsky
M. J. Peirce
Hef
W. R. Stubbs
Syracuse
Kaw
Minnie Abels
Noria
Lea Tettibone
Fredonia
Lawrence Hughes
J. W. C. Stewert
C. C. Stewert
Barker School
Rose
Charles Fritnet
Tutehinsan
Willian Frome
Tellvore
James Winsins
Alva
Picnic and social notices fill Lawrence society page
A crowded social diary lists picnics at the golf links with Misses Opal and Marie Woodruf Maud and Wilma Arnett Clara Scheurer and others. The Foster Duplicate Whist Club hosts Mrs C D Cowgill tomorrow afternoon while the Young Peoples Dancing Club plans a dance at the Country Club tonight. Several residents travel to visit kin and attend meetings in nearby towns and states with numerous local names appearing in the daily notices.
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Opal
Marie Woodruf
Maud
Wilma Arnett
Clara Scheurer
Althena Weenie
Bertha Sellards
Naomaight
Church Anniversary Honors Lawrence Presbyterians Fifty Years
The United Presbyterian Church of Lawrence marked its semi centennial with a Monday program, luncheon, and social. Sixty-one original members began in 1867, six remain, including Mrs. Margaret Gillespie and RG Elliott. David H. Young recounted founding, John Starrett traced progress, and greetings came from Rev. J. H. Gibson and Rev. S. E. Price. Letters from former pastors Brush and Lytle were read.
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United Presbyterian Church of
J. H. Gibson
D. D
Kansas City
S. E. Price
Ministerial Alliance
J. A. Brush
W. H. Lytle
Silent Sentinels Riot at White House DuringPicketing
Washington reports the suffrage group the Silent Sentinels faced a riot as angry men tore down banners aimed at President Wilson. The banners urged freeing 20 million American women and criticized Wilson and Root over democracy and Russia. Troops or police did not intervene as the crowd surged, ripping canvases from frames.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Enjoy Root
Russia
America
Pankhurst Arrives in Petrograd to Explain British War Policy
British suffrage leader Mrs Emeline Pankhurst arrived in Petrograd in good health and met with the Root commission. She said she came to Russia to explain Britain's democratic stance on the war to both men and women of the newly formed republic. She indicated plans to appeal directly to the people and potentially address street audiences. Jerry Franklin returned today from a business trip to Salina.
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Petrograd
London
Emeline Pankhurst
Red Cross
France
Henderson S. Martin
Change in Machine Gun Tactics Signals Frontline Training Need
Behind British lines in France dated June 20, a Correspondence of the Associated Press notes the shift to using machine guns for offensive operations and indirect fire by elevating the weapon to drop bullets into enemy trenches. The change, developed over a year, shows how quickly tactics evolve and implies American officers sent to the front must learn with current front line practices to avoid outdated methods.
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France
Associated Press
America
Peach ice cream at Wiedenanns draws peach lovers
If you like the favor of peaches, try the peach ice cream at Wiedenann's. A simple offer invites guests to taste a seasonal treat and enjoy a small local indulgence.
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Wiedenann's
Junior High School Week At University Of Kansas
Dr David Snedden from Columbia Teachers College will lead three talks on The Fundamental Considerations Calling for Educational Reorganization during the week of June 2 to 4 at KU Kansas City and will participate in round tables with M E Pearson superintendent of schools of Kansas City Kansas. Heavy attendance of Kansas schoolmen expected. Coal Logan-Moore Lumber Company. Phone 113.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
David Snedden
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
M. E. Pearson
Kansas City
Kansas
Snedden
Pearson
Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Attacks on Food Control Bill Stir Senate Debate
Washington reports a vigorous assault on the administration food control bill in the Senate led by Senator Gore who warned it would harm farmers and crop production, potentially causing famine next year. Gore called the bill short sighted and unamended, while Senator Kenyon defended it against food speculators.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Gore
Agricultural Committee
Cown
Dept. of Agriculture
Diety
Congress
Kenyon
Wiedemann
New York Disappearances Prompt Police Inquiry Into Cruger Case
In New York on June 20 more than 100 girls aged 10 to 20 have gone missing since January 1. The public alarm follows Police Commissioner Woods ordering a thorough inquiry into detective methods after the Ruth Cruger case. Cruger’s body was found in a motor shop cellar, unearthed by private investigators hired by Mrs. Grace Humiston. Humiston urges government action to compel Cocchi’s return, warning of potential sensational revelations.
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New York
Woods
Ruth Cruger
Alfredo Cochi
State Department
Joseph A. Faurot
Detective Bureau
Cruger
Grace Humiston
Unclear local notices mix of names and events
A garbled page summary notes various social items and attendees from a Sunday program and a Wednesday event. Mentions include Barker Children’s Day, Dorcas Society, Mrs Hunt and Miss Mitchell, and several families visiting relatives. Details are fragmented and hard to parse.
Ruthless Man Ends With Mathematical Quip in Lawrence
F C Moys of Bouller Colu is visiting Lawrence as a guest of his brother W H Moys of the post office force ER A Ruthless Man features a mathematics professor who warns a coworker that one more disparaging word will force him to be reduced to his lowest common multiple.
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F. C. Moys
Bouller, Colu
Lawrence
W. H. Moys
Post Office
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Morosco-Paramount
Becky
Lois Zellner
Paramount
Frances Nelson
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Robinson Gymnasium
Raymond Cox
Bessie Raymond
R. EK. Cox
Baptist Church
Grace E. Derby
Louisville
American Library Association
Kappa Sig House
B. E. Bishop
Fischer
Goodsworth
C. D. Cowgill
Foster
Dancing Club
Young Peoples Dancing Club
J. Frank Jones
M. S. Coon
Council Grove
Fred Harris
Little Rock
Ark
Helen Alford
I. L. Graves
W. H. Pendleton
F. H. Smithmeyer
Burlington
Iowa
Louis Blaul
Second Presbyterian
South Park
Wiedemann's
Ioteeneienete
L. H. Smith
Masonic Temple
Miller Lumber Company
Suuires
Bonnylin Bishop
Abilent
McNish
W. J. Carter
Udall
F. L. Roberts
Wiedemann’s
Jerry Franklin
Salina
K. U
Jenior Ugh
Columbia Teachers’ College
Will Leduce
Jane Bre
Joseph Tarrison
Jenny
Carl Hunt
Barker
Ann Mitchell
Nsw
Norris Bryan
James Wurtivte
Kuspera Ian
South Dakota
Michepsuyenk
All US
Hetricl
Ridisli
Robert
L. H. Frink
State Banc Bros
BELL
Kerk
Newbro
Batter
Herpicide Co
Toby
Massachusetts
Spot Cash Shoe Store
Hester & Roberts
Made
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Lawrence Studio
WM. Schultz
Schulz
Vermont ST
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