The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-23
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AT HOME NEWS.

Scores of ornamental shrubs have
been planted out on the state house
grounds recently.
A meeting of the Topeka Boys club
ton this evening.
The Topeka High school club will
hold dinner at o'clock this even
ing at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
A dinner was given today at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. in honor of Paul
L. Corbin of Shansi, China.
The visiting nurses department of
the Provident association is in need. of
sheets and pillow cases for the sick.
The annual inter-class meet will be
held at Washburn Saturday, April 26.
Last year the present senior class car
ried off the honors.
Many Topeka housewives are apply
ing to the Provident association for
girls to do house work, but the de-
mand cannot be supplied
]. F. Reisner, physical director of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A, has been
called to salina on account of the
serious illness of his wife's father.
The ice cream business in Topeka
has picked up recently on account of
the warm weather. A large amount
of ice cream is shipped out of the
city.
A dress rehearsal preparatory to
the annual gym exhibition of the
Central Y. M. c. A. Friday and Satur-
day nights. will be held Thursday
night.
The last of the debris is being taken
away from the site of the addition to
the New England building and work
will be started on the Improvement
Immediately by the contractor, Henry
Bennett.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. will be
held Thursday night at which sue
~ T
of the Central association will prob
ably be named.
The birth record: Born to Mr.. and
Mrs George w. Russell, National
Military home. boy; to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Johnson, GA Morris avenue,
Brown, North Monroe street, girl.
Secretary and Mrs. E. c. Brownell
and Miss Brownell will sail from San
Francisco for New Zealand either
May 2S or June 8. Mr.. Brownell
will act as general secretary of a new
$685. Y. NJ. c. A at Christ Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Lerrigo of
Canton, China, who have been visit
ing in Topeka, will leave Thursday
for the home of Mrs. Lerrigo in Illi-
nois. They may return to Topeka
for another visit before going back
to China within few months.
The Provident association is desir-
use of an old lady, IS years of age,
whose only income is a pension of SIS
month. A place has been found
where she will be given board and a
room, but there is no bed for the
room. t
]. R. Ramsey of Topeka, a paving
contractor, has been awarded a $34,-
t29.O4 paving contract by the city
council of Mcpherson. The paving
will be laid on East Euclid street in
that town. 1t will be of asphaltic-
concrete material. There were nine
other bidders for the job.
The Washburn Review is anything
but sanguine in respect to the present
athletic outlook for Washburn college.
1t says: Athletics are taking a slump
this spring: since the football season
there has been no pep for training.
Little interest is taken in track work
by the men and the mana cement will
not support a baseball team
A. ]. Stout, principal of the high
school, received today the grades that
the former students of the high
school who are attending K. L. made
in the first term of the school year.
This is a new departure al the uni
versity. 1t will enable the high school
authorities to keep in touch with the
work of former students. The grades
were creditable with one exception.
The May Day fete at Washburn col
lege is expected to be more elaborate
will be held on Saturday, May 3. Miss
Grace Gaines will be May Queen. AT
o'clock in the afternoon there will
be pageant in which several hun
dred girls will participate. Then there
will be a hoop rolling frolic; four
girls from each class with hoops
wound in their class colors will take
part.
Washburn students are hardly look
ing forward to championship foot
IoH fooT fol re
that some unexpected material will
present itself. Among the wearers of
the 1912 W. the following will not
take part in the gridiron contests
Rofers, Marshall, Dimon. Smiley
Lowe, Tom1inson, Bishop and Bron-
son. There may be one or two others
who will not turn out for practice.
f. c. Brownell, secretary of the
Central Y. M G. A, and John f.
returned from Wichita today, where
they attended an association confer
ence. They were present Tuesday
night at the banquet given as the
opening feature of the Y w c. A.
campaign for S125.000 building. A.
A Hyde. who is well known in To-
peka, gave $4,000 to start things
moving.
Assembly was held at the high
school today. the program being a
home talent affair. The talented
Rose Gilberg sang several solos, and
Marguerite Gohlke was down for vo-
cal numbers. Ferris Close gave two
saxophone solols. Violet Crumbine
played several selections on the piano.
At the assembly in the manual train
ing building a Victor talking machine
was turned loose on the students.
Randall Burrew furnished the rec
ords. The class of January gave
the machine to the high school, but
no records have as yet been pur-
chased to go with it.
SANTA E,E NOTES.