The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Mrs. Nora Conroy Bailey has opened
an office of public stenographer and
| notary public at 40S Mulvane building
| Two hundred and fifty persons
1 heard the Central Y. NJ. c. A. quartet
| sing at the Railroad "Y'' last night
An entertainment is given every Fri
! day evening.
! Persons interested in the Bob John
! son meetings which will be held in
Topeka in January are invited to at
tend a meeting at the Railroad Y NJ
| c. A Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
! Revival services led by a former
Topeka woman, Rose Potter Crist will
| be held at the Oakland Methodist
church every evening of next week.
The Rev. A E. Peterson is pastor of
the church.
The fourth number of the Topeka
high school World did not come off
the press Friday as was expected. The
entire managerial staff was at En-
poria attending the high school edi-
toria1 association meetings.
The Rev. G. NJ. Geisel has returned
from Wamego where he has been
looking after ST. Luke's Episcopal
parish until the vacancy is filled Dean
Kaye will hold four days mission at
Wamego beginning December 8.
The Mems Bible class of the First
Methodist church will have a general
discussion tomorrow morning of the
question: Gods Interest in Mans
Temporal Prosperity and Adversely
led by H w. Wright and F. G. Dren-
ming.
ident association in hunting the ad
dresses of people who are constantly
moving MANY times they give the
wrong numbers by mistake says Mrs.
Lillian H Moore, land lots of people
don't know their own house numbers"
of ha Of Tn ixrid
ualism" will be the subject of DR.. Ar
thur S. Henderson's lecture to his
Bible class Sunday at 10 o'clock at
the First Congregational church, cor
ner of Seventh and Harrison streets.
All men are welcome, says DIR. Hen
derson.
Take this half dollar and give it
to the next POOR devil who needs help"
said a transient at the Provident aSSo~
citation last night who did some WOOD
chopping for a coat last week. THE
coat is worth more to me than what
gave for it and L want to pay the
balance in cash. he said.
Thirty-five young people orga nized
a social service class a the First Meth
odist church last night at supper. The
class will meet every Friday night
and study the Call of the World
ciai life. and religious life of China,
Japan and some countries of South
America.
One man and three women who cali
work but won't work form a present
problem of the Provident association.
No arrangement can be made to help
the family as each and every member
refuses to lift a finger. AS the family
bought a piano this week it is doubt
full whether they will receive any aid
from the association.
The Topeka local union of Christian
Second Presbyterian church, North
Monday evening, Decembe
6. Mrs. Glasco, president of the
Mothers c. e. of the First Presbyter-
dress will be delivered by Rev. G. K.
Hartman. There will be special
music.
Friday morning Mrs. Mary Chaplin,
probate judge. found a pair of eye
glasses near the court house steps
tainment at Helena chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star lodge, in North To-
peka. During the evening she noticed
that her own eyeglasses were missing.
She has not located them but is still
in possession of those she found.
The second trial in the suit of Zella
NJ. Harris against Frank Dreaming, a
local attorney, began in the second
division of the district court before
Judge George H. Whitcomb Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Harris is suing for
$3.50 insurance money which she
claims Dreaming collected and failed
to turn over to her. At the first trial
Mrs. Harris was given judgment.
Dreaming raked up new evidence and
obtained rehearing.
George Givens was sentenced to 80
days in Jail and assessed costs in his
case on a charge of assault and bat
-ery against Harry Prout, several
weeks ago, in the second division of |
the Shawnee county district court by
Judge Whitcomb this morning. Owens
was found guilty of the charge in the |
court of Topeka and sentenced to six
months in the county Jail on condition |
Of parole at the end of so days when |
mis- preliminary examination was con- |
1ucted. He appealed.
The report of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. |
A. for November was issued today. 1t |
vas found that 80 fewer people went |
swimming than in 1914. Bible classes
decreased in attendance from 91S to |
III but gospel meetings went up to
1913 from 744 in 1914 The educational
classes now have 418 members. a de-
,reaSe of almost $50. The falling off
n attendance is due to there being
ever men at the shops now than
here were year ago, says the as
istant secretary. Eighteen hundred
nd thirty-seven baths were taken last
month by the men. A Swedish Bible
lass which was organized last week
las already At members in it There
we're four entertainments given at the
W during the month and 1925 per-
OnS attended. This is smaller than
4 st NOVember'S entertainment attend