The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

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! The rain has retarded exterior con-
! struction work in Topeka.
| A big percentage of the schools of
Shawnee county will close Friday of
this week.
A good many Topeka gardeners
have set out tomato plants since the
rain started.
The Provident association is still
besieged by those on their way to the
alfalfa fields.
The paved streets in Topeka are
cleaner than has been the case in
many months.
Picnics will be all the rage among
the Washburn students as soon as the
] weather clears.
Phil Eastman is now planning the
publicity campaign for the state fair,
| Topeka, September 1918.
The two local G. A. r. posts will
assist the Sons of Veterans in the Me-
| mortal day exercises May 81.
DR.. Frank K. Sanders will be in To-
peka June 6-10 for the Washburn col
lege fiftieth commencement.
A meeting of the way and means
committee of the Commercial club I'M
der E. l.. OvertOn was held at noon
| today.
The rainy weather has put a STUN
bling block in the way of the progress
of the Washburn college campaign for
$4,000.
Prof W. A McKeever of the Uni
versity of Kansas spoke to the pupils
of the high school this morning on
The Cigarette Evil
Property owners in Topeka are now
taking off the collars that were put
around the trees for protection
against the canker worm.
A western Kansas girl named Iona
Ford is visiting friends in Topeka
MY name is misleading she said to
ia reporter today. II don't
,,, The West Side N W C. i y will meet
Broadmoor avenue in Kenwood, Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Central Park school children
will give an exhibition of their reg
ular school work at the school house,
Friday evening from Z to 9 o'clock.
Plans are now being made at the
Central Y. M. c. A. for the swimming
season which will start the forepart Of
June. Several classes will be organ
lied.
people of the First United Brethren
church which was scheduled for Fri
day evening, has been postponed I'M
til May %.
Rev. A. T. Frykman who was to
speak in the Swedish Bethel church
Friday, May 81, has sent message
that he is not able to come to Topeka
as announced.
The hike and roast planned by the
young people of the First United !
Brethren church for Friday evening
has been postponed until Friday even
ing, May 2Sth.
The May number of the CONNER
cial Club Bulletin, which probably
will be the last issue to be put out
until next September will be off the
press this week.
A large section of the plastering on
the ceiling in the office of 7. B. Jen-
nings, at the weather bureau fell last
night as a result of the rain seeping
through the roof. rA
At the close of the convention of the
Federation of Catholic Societies OF
Kansas late Wednesday, IL resolution
was passed favoringfi the attitude of
President Wilson relative to peace.
]. Tompkins of the Kansas State
Agricultural college alumni associa-
ton of Topeka has been given the re-
sponsibility of arranging TO a spring |
picnic. No date for the event has
been set.
Several committee meetings are held
daily at the Commercial club quar-
tiers. More real interest has been taken
in the work of the club this year than
has been the case since the club was
reorga nized six years ago.
In a referendum vote among the |
high school pupils fifteen out of every |
twenty-four voting expressed them
selves as favoring the present study |
period plan. 1t is likely that the plan
will be adopted permanently.
Sunday afternoon two baseball I
games will be played at Western
league park. The first game will be
between the Eagles and College Hill.
and the second between the Gem and
Palace teams. The first game will
start a 2 O'Clock.
Work for preparing the copy for
the big state fair premium list has
begun. DIR. c. w. McCampbell was
in the city comforting with Samuel
E. Lux, general manager of the fair
relative to the list. Some features
will be cut out and others added.
The Lowman school held it's annual
exhibit of work done by pupils this
afternoon. In the exhibit were a doz-
en- dresses made by girls of the eighth
grade, who will wear them at the
time of graduation. The school was
open to the pupils all the afternoon.
The seniors of the high school were
asked by A. J. Stout, principal, to vote
on the most popular and deserving
member of the class. Ninety-two sem
iors voted. Four members of the class
received eighty-three of the 90 votes.
Twelve persons were named for the
honor.
Miss Belle Lidzy. primary super
of the First United Brethren
School. invites the children of
the primary department and their