The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15

noon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Wells, 1907 Western avenue.
Letters to all of the Y. NJ. c. A
physical directors in the state have
been sent out by the physical depart
ment of the Central Y M. G. A in
viting attendance at state meeting
which will take place in January.
The Mothers Christian Endeavor
society of the First Presbyterian
church met with Mrs. Susannah
Thomas S12 Quincy street this after
noon. The subject of the study was,
Our Greatest Gift
A winner as invincible as the Ne
braska Steihm roller has been devel-
oped in the Central Y. NJ. c. A. volley
ball series. Team No. 8 hasn't been
beaten in the nine games it has played.
Frees, Morrison, Blythe, Holbrook
and Bascom. trophy cup will be
awarded to the winners of the double
league games.
ties commission will address the Cur
rent Topic club of the Central Y. NJ.
C. A. Monday night.
The volley ball teams will battle
this evening at $3.50 o'clock at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. The ever vic
torious No. will try its horse shoe on
No. 6 and teams No. and will play.
Work on the gas pipes on the east
side of Kansas avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets has been fin
ished and the sidewalk no longer re-
sembles an Psychologists laboratory.
The Provident association has been
almost disabled by the siege of la
grippe which is sweeping Topeka Mrs.
E. j. Callahan, Mrs. Lucy Burger and
Mrs. Louis Floyd are sick in bed.
Three jobs for Topeka high school
students who want to work their way
through school are floating about APP
parently without any bidders. Two
girls and one boy are wanted.
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school has finally been repaired so
that basketball is possible and the
training for the season has started.
The classes will first play each other,
teams will start the season after
Christmas. The seniors played the
juniors this afternoon.
The engineering club of the Topeka
high school met this afternoon to in
veStigate the mysteries of the tele-
graph and the wireless.
Mrs. Carrie E. Williamson and Miss
E1ecta A. Sawyer have been added to
the accredited list of piano teachers
by the Topeka high school.
Bundles of evergreen and holly ar
rived at the Y. NJ. c. A. today for
Christmas decorations. The decora-
tions are being placed early so as to
serve in the numerous Christmas par
ties which are being given at the
building.
A feminine Santa Claus will appear
to the Domestic Circle club at IT'S
party at the Y. w. c. A. Thursday
evening The evening entertainment
will start at o'clock.
Practice for the Christmas carols
which are to be given after Fespers
Sunday, will be held Thursday eve
ming at the Y. w. c. A. at $50 o'clock
The second of a series of gy1nna-
SUM class parties will take place at
the Y w. c. A. this evening. The he
sinners' class is to be entertained.
Miss Kate Williams is in charge.
Topeka lodge No. IT will hold its
annual election this evening at Ma
sonic temple.
The annual election of Sloan lodge
No 225 Scottish Rite will take place
Thursday evening at the Masonic
temple -
Election of officers of Orient lodge
No 81 will be held at the Masonic
temple Friday night
supper and installation Of officers
of Beulah lodge, No. "a, Order East
ern Sta:, is on the program at Masonic
temple Saturday evening. supper
will be served at O'Clock.
Matt Tiner is booked at the police
station on a charge of stealing wheat
from a freight car in the Union Pa
cific yards iE North Topeka. Detec-
tives Abbott and McGovern and H. E.
Gaines, Union Pacific special officer,
made the arrest.
Ernest Godfrey is booked at the
bad check. 1t is claimed by the
police that he 'istung a shop at 1913
Kansas avenue. Later Isador Scrinop-
ski appeared at the police station and