The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEwa

Il A county directory of the W. c. T
\ L has been printed and is on sale at
a .-jitney" a copy
\ A Sunday school board meeting of
/ the First Methodist church will be
held tonight at the church
/ The Topeka High School World has
R postponed an issue and an extra large
Christmas mum Der will be printed
f. The General Ministerial association
met this morning at 10 O'Clock at the
First Presbyterian church, Eighth and
. Harrison streets
The Friday night study class of the
First Methodist church will discuss
the World Service of Jesus Christ"
at its next regular meeting
Harold Henderson, son of the Rev
A :. Henderson of the First CSngre-
gationaI church. has returned u tne
{ veterinary school in Kansas City
I Delegates to the annual convention
+ of the state Temperance Union Will be
; entertained by the local w c T u
/ The state meeting will be held Decem-
4 Der A and Is
The Rev A :. Henderson and the
/ Rev. w E Brehm will go to Carbon
dale this evening to visit the Congre-
gationaI church there. This is oae II
a series of visits
James A Stewart. general passen-
ger agent of the Rock Island, passed
/ through Topeka Sunday on the Golden
State Limited, en- route to San Fran
cisco, on business trip
John Bailey, alias Henry Williams,
( is booked at the police station on
charge OF petty larceny following the
theft Of a gun from the W. A l.
Thompson hardware store
a marriage license was issued this
morning from the office of Hugh Mac
Farland, probate judge to Vernon l.
Casebeer. age 80, Topeka and Vera D
Mckinney. age %, Tecumseh-
Two Topeka couples were married
Saturday in Lawrence by the probate
Judge The two couples were Elder
West ana Miss Essie Coon, and John
Barrett and Miss Ethel Garrigus.
A Christmas meeting of the Wom-
ans Missionary society of the First
Congregational church viii be held
at the home Of Mrs J. g Burnette,
100 Polk street, Wednesday after
noon
A matron's medal contest will be
given by the Lillian Mitchner union
Wednesday evening, December % at
the First Presbyterian church Read
Conner Will be given
THE Man I Worked For was the
title Of a lecture delivered at Musco-
tab, KAN Friday night by the Rev.
A ). Henderson, pastor Of the FIRST
Congregational church He delivered
the lecture seven times last month
l. NJ. PenweH was the principal
speaker at the annual memorial exer-
LeavenwOrth lodge of Ellks- The
meeting was held in memory of seven
members OF the lodge who have died
in the past year.
Two Topekans were successful in
drawing land claims in the recent
drawing in western Kansas, when 75,-
900 acres of land were taken from the
forest reserve, and opened to claim
ants The two successful Topeka men
are Joseph Myers and n. w. Sly
The new fire truck purchased for
station No l, in North Topeka, was
given a good tryout Saturday by the
demonstration. 1t was taken out west |
Of zNerrp Topeka and .waIIQwed around |
IN the deep sand until Chief Hanlon /
was satisfied it had pulling qualities.
The funeral of viii Gallagher, who |
accidentally shot himself Saturday |
afternoon was held this afternoon at |
2 o'clock at the home Burial took |
place at Valencia cemetery. He is
Ruth, Alice, Bradford, Nina and Cor
nelia-
OF the graduates of Topeka high
school, so per cent go to college and
Is per cent finish col
lege, according to figures by Principal
graduates compared with the number
who enter high school is rather small,
he says.
Topeka will be the location of the
School Editorial association, to be
held next winter. The last meeting,
held in Emporia was attended by 36
delegates over the state Topeka won
the next years meeting over Column
bus by a vote of IL to 5.
The girls work committee and the
high school advisers of the Y. W. C
A. heard Miss Gertrude E Griffith,
girls work secretary, speak
Saturday morning at II o'clock Fol- |
No al
in the breakfast room at the |
Y w c. A for sixteen guests.
Henry w McAfee was elected to |
head the Old Settlers association of |
noon The other officers elected were: |
H O. Garvey, vice president; Mrs |
Emma Wallace, secretary; George A. |
Huron, treasurer. and Mrs ~ A |
GODDARD, chairman executive board
The Shawnee County club of the |
Emporia Normal, recently organized |
in the Kansas State Normal school |
at EmpOria- has elected the following I
officers: Miss Josephine Weaver, was |
chosen president, Miss Martin E |
Rear, vice president, and Miss
Dodge, treasurer and secre-
tary.
A. Summers. G. E James, e. Neff, |
r. L Williams and Frank F'inan. five /
police station on charge of rolling
the bones The arrests were made /
at S26 North Kansas avenue the /
Summers pool hall. by Merchant Po-
liceman John Dodson and PatroInnan
Ransome.
Twenty-six members Joined the
First Methodist church Sunday morn
ing as a result of DR.. Benjamin Young's
two weeks services. A total of 81 4
have Joined SO far and it is expected
that the number will pass the century
mark at the next meeting A large
class OF young men came into the
church Sunday.
What do you know about it." ex-
claimed a pro-alMes shopper as he
hustled out of a ten-cent store this
morning. i Dicked I'D a mouth ora