The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-01

he says. and there have been more
calls for help than man to furnish it,
recently.
F. o. Stone. member of the state
legislature from Lyon county in the
recent session, is in Topeka today on
that he will again. be a candidate for
member of the house from the Lyon
county rural district.
Senator 1. NJ. Mahin. of Smith Cen
ter, was in Topeka today on legal
business. Senator Mahin will again
make the race as a senatorial candi-
date from his district and reports
from Smith county indicate that he
will have no opposition in the Repub-
lican primaries.
Two teams are tied in the volleyball
tournament being held at the Central
Y NJ. c. A, numbers one and three
leading. Members of team No. l are
Burk, Cook, Welbourn, Lunger, Shook,
and Palmatier. Individuals on team
No. are Bishop, Defrees, MORRISON,
Blythe, Holbrook and Bascom.
Thomas Lowe, for a number of
years a member of the Topeka park
Pherson, where he becomes super
visor of parks. Five assistants will
work under Lowe in Mcpherson and
the control of the parks of the town
will be under a special park board.
E. r. Putnam, efficiency engineer
for the government, is inspecting the
work of government employees in To-
peka and cautioning the men to save
money for Uncle Sam. Putnam
knows how the work ought to be done
in the most economical way and is
telling the Topeka employees about it.
Captain ]. G. Waters. dean of Shaw
nee county lawyers, who has been i'll
at his home, 700 Buchanan street, for
the last ten days, is improving. He is
able to go to his office for a short
time each day Captain Waters con-
tracted a severe cold while acting as
attorney in a murder case at Atwood,
Kan, recently.
The arrangements for today's en-
largement of the State Journal from
seven to eight columns were made by
Mr.. MacLennan who is on the Pacific
coast where he was detained by the
illness of his daughter Mary. 1t was
Mr.. MacLennan's hope to be in To-
peka when the change was made. The
first page editorial, announcing the
enlargement, was written by Mr.. Mac |
Lehman.
Forty-two members of the Junior
Brotherhood of Grace cathedral at
tended a celebration in honor of st. |
last night The Rev George M. |
Geisel, president of the club, Dean
Kaye, Charles A. Moore, Ray Seibert !
and H. c. kibbee spoke. Scotch songs |
were sung by Tom Powell and Miss
Mabel De Garmo gave several read
ings
Hopes of repeating the concert |
given by the school children during
the teachers convention have been
abandoned by the school authorities. |
The Silver, Burdett & Co. books which |
had been borrowed were returned this |
week, only one song, 1.-The Sun Wor- |
shippers being retained. The reason |
advanced by the school authorities is |
that the pipe organ in the Auditorium |
is out of repair
Victor = ROutweII was elected Dresi-
dent at the meeting of the Masonic |
guild at Masonic temple last night ]. !
b. Doncyson is the retiring head. |
Clement w. Seely was made secretary. |
The Masonic guild met with Orient |
lodge No. 81, and it was decided to |
hold the next session in North Topeka
with Golden Rule lodge No. 90. All |
Master MaSonS are eligible to MEM
bership in the guild which was organ |
lied as study club. A series of lee !
lures on Masonry are being given.
At meeting of the central commit
tee of the Civic club Tuesday, resolu- |
tons were passed with reference to |
the matter of surface drainage in GER |
tain sections of the city. The commit |
tee recommends the" doing away with |
shortcuts and spillways which have |
been tried out extensively by some |
citizens" The resolutions state that |
the drainage law of 1905 is good when |
it is faithfully and honestly admin |
istered, and recommends the diking or |
plan to get out of the flood trouble.
The Dramatic club will stage 1.-The |
New Professor at the Y. W. c. A. this
evening The acting will be directed /
by Miss Mildred CooVer. Following is |
the cast: Miss Prudence Primrose, |
Miss Ruth Boyer; MademiselIe Latour. |
Miss Leila Miller: Fraule1n Won Heinz /
Miss RoXanna Proctor: members of /
the senior class, Miss Helen Campbell /
Miss Anita Love. Miss Irene Troxell, /
Miss Marjorie Hayes, Miss Chariot /
Nash, Miss Josephine Schrieber, Miss
Dorothy Scichton, Miss Florence Nc
Vroom and Miss Edna Bell.
Following their announcement that /
civil service examinations may be held |
in various towns, the state civil service
commission has now stated that eX-
aminations may be held by telephone.
The policy was adopted to permit per-
sons not able to reach the towns where
examinations are held to take the test
by telephone. Examinations will be
held Thursday for nurses in state in
stitutions. Later examinations for
deputy bank examiners will be held.
In January candidates for appoint
ments as guards and attendants at /
state institutions will be held by the II
commission.