The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

State Senator Arson S. Cook Of
Mitchell county Is in Topeka today on
business.
The men of the Central Congrega-
tional church met at the Commercial
club today.
DIR. ]. B. Silcox Of Kansas City
spoke before members of the Com
mercial club this noon.
The Kansas State Fire Prevention
association will hold a meeting in the
rooms of the Commercial club a week
from today.
With less than seven weeks until
Christmas, Topeka merchants are be-
ginning to get in large stocks Of holi-
day goods.
The Topeka Provident association
is in need of shoes for children. Since
the cold weather started, the demand
has been heavy.
The November meeting of the
board of directors Of the Provident
association was held this noon at the
Commercial club quarters.
The ladies of the Walnut Grove Meth
odist church will hold an all days social
meeting tomorrow beginning at 10
o'clock. Lunch will be served.
There is no argument about Banquet
Flour. Buy it, try it. If you are not
satisfied send the unused portion back
and your money will be refunded.-Adv.
Clarence Jordan, secretary of the
Kansas State Automobile association,
left today for St. John. Stafford. and
other points in the interest of the
organization.
The stage Of the river has taken
another slight drop. 1t is now "a
feet-just four-tenths of a foot below
the 1ow-Wateri record of the fore part
Of September.t--'sr tsn 81
The lecture that will be given by
DIR. J. b. Silcox Of Kansas City at tf7e
Central Congregational church tonight
is said to be unusually strong. The
subject is. Grip and Grit"
Chris Wendell. who spent two weeks
in Topeka on his tour of the world on
a bicycle, is now nearing the Colorado
line in western Kansas. He was in
Dodge City last week and going west
at a fast rate.
H. B. Clark will speak tonight at
sets of a Self-supporting Woman"
This lecture is one in the business
course series that is being offered
this season by the association.
Scott Hopkins of the library board
has asked H. B. Wilson, superintend-
ent of city schools, to submit list
of books that the teachers of the
schools would like to have placed in
the library for reference purposes.
A serial story written by Bertha
Clay Ono relation to Bertha M. Clay),
a student of the high school, began in
the current issue of the High School
World. This is the first time that the
paper has published a continued story.
The management of the high school
turned over to the city treasurer $3.50
today This money was procured
oh, <ho IF fpIifiOr, foes
in the last month. A proximately 100
pupils of the high school hail from out
of town.
Mrs. A. S. Amber, chairman of the
religious work committee of the Y. w.
C. A., led a prayer meeting at the as
ISOLATION building in the noon hour
today. This is in connection with the
worldwide week of prayer that is
being observed.
The cupola at the city Jail, which
was declared unsafe by Chief of PO-
lice J. w. F. Hughes last summer, is
still in the same condition as formerly.
The ex-chief claimed that the cupOla,
supported only by ancient planks, was
liable to topple over at any time and
that it was dangerous to leave it on
top of the prison.
The sixth annual banquet of the
Brotherhood of the Third Presbyter-
ian church was held Monday night
George Adamson served as toast
master. Talks were made by the
Rev. e. 1. Gilmore, r. H. Ellenberger,
E. A. Murphy and p. w. Griggs. A
quartet composed of John Martin.
George Adamson. Maurice Black and
c. s. Alexander sang several songs
A series of meetings for the teach
ers of the Topeka grade schools will
be held this week beginning late to-
day when the teachers of. the first
and second grades will get together.
The teachers of the third and fourth
grades will meet on Thursday, and
the fifth and sixth grades on Friday.
The teachers of the seventh and
eighth grades will not meet until next
Monday. The meetings are scheduled
to be held from to $40 each after
noon.
The children of the city. schools win
be given an opportunity to attend the
exhibition of pictures from Whittier
Land by John F. Coggeshan at the
Elks' club on Wednesday. The Topeka
Federation Of Women's clubs has made
It possible for the children to be adj
mitted for five cents and the teachers
for ten cents. superintendent n. b.
Wilson has issued bulletin to the
teachers OF the respective schools
which gives directions relative to at
tending the exhibit.
H B. Clark viii speak tonight at
building. Seventh and Van Buren,
streets. on Business Assets Of Self
Supporting Woman" This ID the