The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
SANTA FE NOTES.

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| flee
L. A. Griley of the auditor of dis
| bursements office, has been appointed
travelling accountant with Headquarters
here.
B. ]. Snow of the freight claim de-
partment, is spending the weekend
with relatives and friends in Kansas
City.
Tom Bremen of the store depart
ment is enjoying his usual weekly va
cation with friends in St. Marys.
Miss Ola Dorsey of the ticket audi
tors office is spending the weekend
with relatives in Hutchinson.
w. j. Curtis, district passenger agent
with headquarters at Hutchinson is
here on business.
J. E. ConweI of the freight claim
department is in Kansas City for a
few days visiting friends.
Jas McLeish of the store depart
ment has returned to work after be-
ing off duty several days on account
of illness.
o. f. Snyder of the freight audi
tors office is in Atchison on a hunting
trip.
F. P. Pellman, Santa Fe machipist
at Ration, N. M, is here visiting rela-
t1ves and friends for a few weeks.
John Russell of the Santa Fee black
smith shops is ill at his home with a
serious attack of the grip.
II. L. Bird of the auditor of dis
bursements office is spending the
weekend with his parents in Lansing,
Kan.
Mr.. Roberts of the fuel department
is off duty a few days on account of
illness.
VIM. Landmier, travelling passenger
agent for the G. & o. with headquart-
ers in St. Louis, was visiting with San
ia Fe friends here Thursday.
George Austin, general boiler in
spector is in Dodge City for few
days on company business.
Hugh McGrath of the freight claim
department. is spending the weeA
with friends in Marceline, Mo.
N. B. Strauss of the ticket auditors
office, is in Burlingame for a few days
visiting relatives.
Dale Werner, formerly of the store
department, has resigned his position
10 accept a position on the public utilf-
ties commission.
The annual installation of officers of
Division No. SO. G. l. A. to the B. of
l.. E., was held Friday afternoon in
the K. and L. of S. hall. The follow
ing officers were installed by Mrs
Mary Marker, past president: Mrs.
Ed Ash, president; Mrs. Wheeler
Tennyson, vice president; Mrs. E. J..
Smith secretary; Mrs. Sol Richardson.
treasurer; Mrs. ChaS. Fuller insur-
ance secretary; Mrs. Geo. Wood, chap
lain; Mrs. E. E. Smith, guide; Mrs
Geo. Metzger, sentinel; Mrs. Chas.
Yewell, crescent marshal; Mrs. Geo.
sherman, star marshal; Mrs. Will
Jones, sobriety; Mrs. Geo. Whitcomb
truth; Mrs. Will Sherman, justice;
Mrs. Noah Foutch, morality; Mrs.
Amos Beeler, musician. After install
lation the retiring officers served
for the retiring officers being Mrs. c.
V. Slanker, Mrs. Frank Tamblyn and
Mrs. Geo. Metzger.
R. A. Spurrier of the ticket auditors
office is in Valley Falls for few days
visiting friends.
Glenn Eddy, travelling passenger
agent, has returned from a business
trip to Oklahoma City.
Barnum Duncan, carpenter in the
shops, left today for a few weeks va
cation in Los Angeles and other points
in California.
Walter A. Orten of the auditor of
disbursements Office has been ap-
pointed travelling accountant.
Harry Bills travelling agent for the
Lehigh Valley at Chicago, was here
with Santa Fe friends Friday.
Rev. j. w. Waldron will have
charge of the mems religious meeting
Sunday afternoon at the r. r. Y. M.
{. A All men interested are cordial
~ invited to attend. The meeting is
called for 3:15. Miss Florence Rowe
George Sorenson, general freight
agent and Helwig, clerk in the car
department, went to Kansas Cry on
company business yesterday.
G. H. Bunger, chief clerk in the
general passenger department, is in
Chicago on company business for a
few days.
E. B. Hill, travelling passenger
agent of the Lehigh Valley, with
headquarters in Chicago. was visiting
Santa Fe friends here Thursday.
A statistical and financial report of
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. for the month
of December shows an increase of 55
in the membership. This brings the
total numbr of members up to 1887.
For the entire month the expenses
amounted to S625.35. and the receipts
to S713.15, thus making a financial
gain of S236.35. The following sta
tistics are taken from the monthly re-
port: Use of the baths, swimming
pool, billiard tables, and bowling al
legs, by boys and men, 3.464; social
work, meetings. 9, attendance, 1904;
educational work. meetings. rs, at
tendance. 1853; gymnasium, meetings,
%, attendance, 292; Bible classes
meetings, 3S, attendance, 2,101; visits
to rooms, 11,601.
Cant I induce you to Join the Society
for the Prevention of Useless Giving?''
asked the social worker. What would