The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

w. E. Hodges, was IN TOpeka fI1uaS
afternoon. He has charge of the pur-
chasing and stores department and
was on mis- way to Oklahoma city
where he VIII inspect the supply
house. He denied that his trip to
Oklahoma had anything to do with the
Ardmore disaster. There will be TO
changes in officers of any of the
stOrehouseS along the system, he said
The Hayes florist store has new
flower truck. The new flower dis
burser arrived this week.
Mrs S. H Richie, 3O6 WoodlaWn
avenue, entertained the Walnut Grove
Women's Foreign Missionary society
Friday afternoon.
The Rev. E. E. Stauffer of Lawrence,
pastor of the English Lutheran church
there, will preach at the First United
Brethren church tomorrow night me
Rev. G. ]. Foster of WaterV1Ile, ILL.,
will preach Sunday morning
What might have been a serious ex-
plosion of gas in the Auditorium Fri-
day morning was prevented by Clyde
Tresner, clerk in the office of w. u
Porter, city commissioner of parks
Tresner opened the front doors of the
big hall and was met by rush of gas.
Lige Edwards, colored janitor had
failed to shut off the gas lamps Re
made during the day and when the
pressure was again turned on the
lamps were left open.
With the exception of Jay E. House,
mayor, all members of the city com
mission are now back on their Jobs.
w H WATSON, city commissioner of
finance, and w. L. Porter, city COM
missioner of parks, returned today
from Hutchinson where they attended
a meeting of the Kansas League OF
Municipalities. House is in California.
1t is possible that within the next
two weeks all the asphaltic concrete
paving under construction in the city
will be completed. All the bases and
mis- There
several blocks of brick paving on a
concrete base which will not be COM
pleted before the middle of November.
Mondays chapel at Washburn col
lege will take the form of an orator
ical duel between Roscoe Graves and
John Williams. 1t is the annual ora
torical contest, but as there were only
two entries the oratorical is being
held at chapel. Roscoe Graves will
speak upon Journalism" and John
williams on "City Government" The
awards will be made at the end of
the hour.
ST. Francis hospital has bought the
home of A. c. Richardson, 626 Norris
avenue and will dispose of the house
in order to secure more ground at the
rear of the hospital.
The assistant superintendent of
schools of New York City, William
McAndrew, will make an address be-
fore the State Teachers association
here November IL on the subject,
Making Good.''
Several members of the Washburn
fine arts department gave an enter
tainment at Auburn Friday night
This concert is in preparation for the
county canvass which will start this
week in the interests of Washburn
college Miss Marie Rempfer and
Miss Helen Phipps sang and played.
Similar programs will be given soon
in the other smaller towns of the
county.
The Polk and Lowman schools
played three soccer games Friday at
the Polk school grounds. The battle
between the Eighth graders resulted
in a 1-to-0 victory for Polk. The POLK
Seventh grade went down in defeat
by the score of 1 to 0. The Sixth
graders made it two wins for POLK
that day by winning from the Low
man team by l to 0.
In the interests of the laymen's mis-
SiOnary movement, Benjamin starr,
executive secretary of the Topeka
convention will make a short address
at the Second United Presbyterian
church. Huntoon and Fillmore streets.
The Rev Mrs. Oyler of the Soudan
will address the womens missionary
societies at the annual thanks offer
ing service at 1880 o'clock.
H A. Perry of the Seymour Pack
ing company has purchased Cadil-
lac 8.
r. B. Kane of Noble & Co, report
the following sales since October /:
Two rentals on Adams street TO ;.
F Spohn, six-room house with
three lots on the corner of Seventh
and Morris to E. E. Wiede and one OF
the really fine homes of the West Side
at 912 Fillmore street to Mrs. T.. D.
Clithero.
1.-The Prayer of Jesus will be the
subject of Prof. w. c. Wheeler's lee
ture to Dr. Arthur S. Henderson S
Bible class at 10 a m. Sunday at the
First Congregational church, corner
of Seventh and Harrison streets.
An organ recital will be given
Wednesday evening at the old Church
of Christ, Scientist, under the auspices
of the Confirmation class of the Swed-
ish Bethel church. The Swedish Betnel
church recently purchased the Chris
tan Scientist church property at Sixth
and Harrison streets, and the pipe
organ was included in the sale. Miss
Margery Glasgow, organiSt for the
Christian Scientists has been engaged
TO play. The Rev. E. August Skogs-
bergh, writer, pastor and evangelist.
will be present and will address the
meeting The Confirmation class has
pledged 500 to the fund for building
a new church at the location of the
present Church of Christ. Scientist.
The Nautilus club will meet Tues
day with Mrs w. p. Bishop, presi-
dent of the club The paper for the
afternoon will be on Scottish Clans, "
by Mrs. ]. E. Ingham.
The Parent-Teachers association of
the Central Park school, will meet
next Wednesday. The principal
business of the session will be the
annual election of officers. The fol-
lowing program will be given: Solo
by Miss Elizabeth Anderson, reading by
Miss Thelma Houston; gymnastic drill
by the pupils calisthenic drill, also
by the pupils; Euclid orchestra, and
election.
The Ministerial Union will meet
Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the