The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Social dances Wednesday and Satur-
day nights at Kellam hall.-Adv.
Dancing school Monday and Thurs
day nights at Kellam hall.-Adv.
The women's dormitories and the
halls of the Provident association are
being repapered.
Tuesday night was "get acquainted
! night at the S. and D. of j. meeting.
A class was initiated and a private
| dance given after the meeting.
Topeka people who are attending
| the state fair at Hutchinson are: j.
D. Norton, J. NJ. Cameron, w. B. Flag
Ter, H. A. Heath. F. B. Nichols, Mrs.
V. E. Robey and o. Z. Updegraff.
Emanuel Becker, age 25, of Dur
ham, Kan. and Lena Frank, age "a, of
Dwight, Kan, were married this
morning in probate court by Judge
Hugh MacFarland.
Topeka lodge no. 81 of the Fra
ternal Brotherhood met at Masonic
hall last night, where they initiated a
class. At the meeting several district
organizers were present.
Chief Harvey Parsons has an
nounced that a powerful searchlight is
to be installed on the police automo-
bile for use in throwing light into
houses during a raid and searching
dark alleys.
Suit for $4437O was filed this
morning in the Shawnee county dis
trict court by the Shawnee Invest
ment company against c. II. Hastings.
The fsuit-hames AN alleged pronlissory
note as cause of action.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene left this morn
ing for Lincoln, Mo-, for the two men
being held at that place on a charge of
stealing an auto owned by DR.. e. S.
Pettyjohn, medical director of the
knights and Ladies of Security.
Members of the state board of ex-
a mil n w a q
Y. NJ. c. A. Monday and Tuesday
where they examined applicants for
license to practice OptOmetry in Kan
sas. are today in session at the Ma
tional hotel.
The city civil service commission
will meet at the city hall at o'clock
in the morning of October 4. EXami-
nations for sanitary police, stenOgra
pher to the city attorney, clerk of the
police court and any others desired by
the applicants.
H. D. Driscoll, commissioner of the
Topeka Traffic association. is in
Omaha today, where he is in confer
ence with traffic men from Iowa, Ne
braska and Kansas regarding several
rate cases that are to be filed with the
interstate commerce commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Han1ey of 1914
Taylor street, have returned from "A
ten-weeks' trip to the fairs at San
Francisco and San Diego, stopping off
City, Portland, and Seattle. They also
visited the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
A dramatic club under the direction
CT Miss Mildred Tracy CoCver will be
organized at the Y. w. c.. A and will
hold its first meeting October II.
Members of the club will meet every
Monday evening. Plays which may
be given during the year are THE
New Professor comedy by Frances
Aymar Mathews; 1.-The Futurists" by
Mary Mcmillan, and Every Girl
humorous morality play by William
GanSCn Rose.
The Cudahy Refining company an
nounced today that w. ]. Dyer of
test put on by the company at the
state fair A prize of a barrel of oil
was given by the company The con-
test was guessing on the length of
time required for Castor Machine oil |
to pass through a tube "a inches long
and q of an inch n diameter. Mr.. /
Dyer guessed 3 minutes and 81 sec /
ohds.
More than a hundred swimming
suits will be appropriated by Y w. g /
A unless their owners claim them be- /
fore October s. Some of the suits /
have been in the building ever since
it was opend. A list of suits that are
marked has been posted in the lobby +
of the association. More than half
the suits, however bear no identlfica-
ton marks. Announcement has also
been made at the Y w. G. A that all
lockers must be emptied by october g. +
The class in Bible study for which I
credit will be given in the high school 1
will open its new term at the Y. w. C. {
A. September 81. Members of the
class have organized and elected Miss
Marian Dana president of their So
ciety. Miss Sicily Allison is vice presi-
dent; Miss Ruth Wilson, secretary,
and Miss Virginia KItchell. treasurer
The course of study is being offered
under the direction of Miss Laura
Ewing, Miss Clara Armstrong and
Miss Annie B. Sweet.
Hotels and rooming houses will be
unable to accommodate all the Wis
tors at the big 1. o. .. F. convention
next month and it will be necessary to
find rooms for them about the city.
Any one desiring to let rooms to the
visiting Odd Fellows may list them
with the lodge officials by calling the
dawley & Steele Undertaking COM
1any, phone 2S7. TIE usual charge of
fifty cents per person for a night will
De allowed for rooms. A charge of
twenty-five cents each for meals will
De the standard. but the serving of
meals by persons keeping guests will
be optional L