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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
3
Miss Nellie and others visit Kansas City for Follies and social visits while Prof Kendrie travels to Ottawa. Community groups outline upcoming meetings for Military Sisterhood, Ingleside Club, and Progressive Reading Club with notes on attendance, addresses, and event topics.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans will entertain the Sons of Veterans and their families at a supper at the G A R hall on Monday evening at 6 30 p m. A dance will follow in the I O O F Hall with the Stevenson club providing music for members and guests this evening in the I O O F hall.
The third annual Journalism Jazz showcased artistic dances, interwoven University Daily Kansan themes on the programs, and black and white decorations. Haley and his orchestra provided music as 150 couples danced until ten, with chaperons including Prof. uns Mrs. Leon Flint and several couples. Miss Margaret Mathews attended a Topeka elk’s club dinner.
The Lawrence Reading club met with Mrs. C. L. Rutter this week. Mrs. F. D. Brooks led the afternoon with an entertaining lesson and gave a graphic sketch of the Battle of Ypres. Miss Kate Fullerton will host next week.
Midland Rural club met with Mrs. Chas. Young on March 6 in good attendance despite rain. Members outlined favorite household conveniences and each prepared a dish for the anniversary dinner to be held at Mrs. A. A. Hicks's home on March 13. A quilt for Social Service hospital was planned, and members were asked to bring thimbles needles thread and quilt scraps. Mrs. Fred Lewis led the program and Mrs. Hicks read an article from The May hawker in France titled The Fallens Are Not Forgotten by Merle H. Daum. Refreshments followed.
The Round Table gathered March 4 with Mrs James Gilmore. Thirteen members and one guest attended. Miss Gilmore listened as Mrs Henderson Martin spoke on Phoenix Arizona. The Martins had recently returned from a visit there and shared many points of interest. Refreshments followed then adjourned to meet with Mrs Martin on March Lith.
A longtime customer visiting the store praised the staff for courteous treatment and confidence in every purchase. The piece notes weekly in-house training for employees, emphasizing that customers deserve the same respect as guests in a home, and invites shoppers to browse and ask questions.
The Federation of Clubs urges clubs to send year book materials to Mrs E L Griffin at 1145 Vermont Street for timely publication. Topeka harpist Mrs Onn Miller Briefer will perform at the Shamrock luncheon on March 8, having appeared with DeWolf Hopper in operas and sang in public before the Wilson presidency.
Tire and Electric Service Co on F Street promotes Vesta Batteries with an 18 month guarantee claiming lower monthly costs for the battery series. The ad highlights affordability and finance terms to attract customers.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a fragmented scene with names and phrases hinting at a performance or event. Distinct entities are unclear, but terms like The Most and Fest appear amid stray letters and misread words.
Odessa Mo took charge of Miss Stemard’s classes Thursday. Miss Cole’s first year sewing exhibit featured fifty gowns with thirteen selected for display during Liberty High School week. Domestic science girls host luncheons this week while Alder’s art class makes posters. The Budget was released today. Student council met Tuesday and Y M program committee met Thursday. LHS faculty plan an evening in the manual building next Friday, Patrick’s decorations planned. Seven-in-One pledges slow. girls outperform boys. Week of March 21 25 open to public to tour the school. Thursday afternoon set aside for visitors to see student work.
Sallie J. Graham Williams born November 1, 1839 in Illinois. A former teacher who joined her husband in Indian Territory, she taught local white and Indian children from their home and aided schools for Indian children. She moved to Lawrence in 1885, lived at Cox home, later Vermont street, and died February 14, 1912. Funeral conducted by Rev. S. S. Kivne at home. buried Oak Hill Cemetery beside her husband.
A lively review of The Bird of Paradise at the Bowerseck notes strong casting and revived scenic work, praising its enduring appeal over time. The piece is contrasted with lesser productions, highlighting audience willingness to pay higher prices for quality shows. Independent items mention Eagles meetings and California grape growers debating prohibition, with brief notes on local services and Miss Elsie Janis.
Miss Katherine Smith and Miss Ruth Massey guest at the Wi Phi house for a weekend in Manhattan. Several others depart for home or day trips to Kansas City Topeka Ottawa and Fredonia with friends and family, including Mrs. J N Johnson Cleta Johnson Bonnie Lingenfelter and Lillian Slavens among many others.
Saturday night journal world note prompts search. George Moliter fell at school injuring his head but not seriously. Miss Ash teaches spelling by board words left for three minutes, then students write without pronouncing. Sixth B and Sixth A host arithmetic contests. Walter Edgar and Ernest Snodgrass transferred to Quincy and Woodlawn schools. Miss Wilks will select top penmanship papers in Sixth grade for mounting. Slides shown on Germany Egypt Hawaii. Sixth A dramatizes The Life of John Smith and writes Captain John Smith stories. Sendra Kelly chosen best. Character nominees named: John Smith Clarence Reed Giles Joseph Olney Powhatan Leroy Shiney Duane Glenny Marion Leigh Roy Mathews. Lawrence Taxicab Co. advertises services.
On Thursday February 27 WoCAS held a meeting led by Susanna Moody. A debate framed the issue of cheating and the girls voted unanimously to stamp it out. George Hollingberry was named Junior Prom manager and heads the Prom committee with Dorothy Blackmar Margaret Armstrong Park Hetzel and James O'Brien Corporal J W Zentmeyer of
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