The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-24

Scientific charity will be defended
at the annual meeting of the Topeka
Provident Association Wednesday
evening at the Young Mems Christian
Association when Mrs. Lillian Moore,
the associations investigator, will ia Ike
up the cudgel and reply to her critics
Since her arrival in the city, Mrs
Moore has been the target for much
criticism on account OF the methods
of work practiced by her.
Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the White Dental Parlors,
sos Kansas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.
Send your rush orders to the Vesper
Printing Co, sos Jackson st. Phone II.
adv.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Atwood, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia at her
home, 707 West Euclid, the past five
weeks. is now slowly improving, and
expects to go to San Antonio. Tex, the
first of February to spend several
months.
Leonard Gage was granted a iitney
license by the city commission today.
Mr.. Gage lives at 1871 Lane street.
Two ordinances calculated to weld
Commissioner Porter's various city de-
partments more closely together were
intI oduced before the city commission
today. Ono recreates the position of
Inspector of weights and measures
and the other re-enacts the ordinance
regulating the sale of milk, cream, ice
cream and other products of milk and
cream.
The tantalizing doors that reach
the city hall from the Auditorium
during the Midwinter exposition are
the cause of complaint. City officials
and employees declare the odors are
responsible for 50-cent lunches where
25-cent lunches would do before and
that the home grocery bills have in
creased materially since the show be-
gan.
Glass, Glazing and Paint. Miller &
Gillespie, S33 X. A. Phone a55.-Adv.
The city commission passed an ordi-
nance today auth orizing the purchase
of $4,000 worth of bonds from money
now in the waterworks sinking fund
The bonds purchased will be of the
denomination of $500.
William Shaver. secretary of the
Scottish Rite bodies, was able to sit
up for a half hour Sunday afternoon
following his illness.
Dates for the semi-annual spring
reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies
have been fixed upon. 1t will be held
March 21, %. % and "a at the Ma
sonic temple.
A dance for members ane friends
will be given by the Loyal Order OF
Moose at the hall next Saturday night.
Glass and glazing, call 949. J. K.
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
J. r. Botkin, secretary of state. will
be initiated into tho Loyal Order of
| Moose this evening at the ledge nail.
Following the ceremonies members
will be treated to milk and doughnuts.
The Ladies' Aid of the Seward Ave
nue. Methodist church will meet Thurs
day afternoon az the home of MIS-. W.
H. Cox, ass Reno avenue.
Mrs. A. V. Armstrong of s11 West
| Seventeenth street, who has been very
sick with the grip and pleurisy, is
improving.
Sons and Daughters OF Justice will
initiate a large class Tuesday evening.
After the meeting there Will be an
oyster supper and dance for members
only.
Fl. o. Caster of the state utilities
commission will speak this evening
before the Current Topic club on IN
| terstate Valuation of Railroads. Tne
| Current Topic club meets every Mon
day night at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
w. 3. Cain is collecting the pennies
| from "a slot machines over topeka:
He takes the coins out by the buShel
and rolls them up in stacks of so.
any other coin. Although 25 cents is
the limit of pennies as legal tender he
says that he doesn't have any trouble
getting rid of his pennies.