The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Of the lodge.
The Topeka Ministerial association
will hold a meeting at the First Pres
byterian church Monday morning at
10 O'Clock.
Regular business meeting took the
time of the Orient Lodge of Perfec-
ton which met at the Masonic temple
last night
Mr.. ]. P Davis and his daughter.
Mrs. c. c.. Colburn, will leave next
week to spend the rest of the winter
in Florida.
Mrs. Lillian H. Moore, special inves-
tigator for the Provident association,
has returned to work after weeks
absence due to grip.
William NJ. Shaver, secretary of the
Scottish Rite bodies, who is seriously
ill at his home, was reported as being
a good deal better this morning.
Biscuits were mixed, baked and
eaten at the little girls cooking class
which met at the frovident associa-
ton The class work is a weekly af-
fair.
Miss Mary shannon of Burma.
India, will speak at the vesper services
which will be held at the Y. w. c. A.
Sunday afternoon at SIS o'clock. Mrs.
Quisenberry will sing.
B. F. Reed of EIlensburg, Wash. is
visiting his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. f;eed, 924 Quincy
street. He formerly was engaged in
the furniture business in Topeka.
A burning flue at the Central Y. NJ.
c. 4. caused some passerby to turn IN
an alarm of fire. When the company
arrived no one in the building knew
anything about the alarm.
The Presbyterian Women's Mission
airy union will hold a meeting at the
First Presbyterian church Friday aft
/ To "
be preceded by a noon luncheon and
a program will be given.
Moose and their families will dance
this evening at the Loyal Order of
Moose hall on Jackson street. The
dance will begin at $50 o'clock and is
the first of a series of semimonthly
dances which will be given this winter.
/ The Hawaiian Islands will be the
subject of a lecture by John C. Har-
mon at the Central Congregational
church next Tuesday evening, Mr..
| Harmon has spent several years in the
islands.
THE Teaching of Jesus Concerning
/ the Position of Women" will be the
subject of DR.. Arthur S. Henderson,
/ lecture to his Bible class Sunday at 10
o'clock at the First Congregational
church.
Reports for the years business are
made up by Albert K. Wilson, grand
J
fiscal year of all the lodges ends in
December with the exception of the
Topeka commendery.
The Rev. ]. c. Hanna, pastor of the
Oakland Christian church, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
the last Sunday of this month. He
will go to Jewell City, Kan, to take
charge of a church there.
Special services lasting four day.
will be held at Grace cathedral be-
/ ginning February 6 by the Righ
/ Rev. Samuel Cook Edsall of Mime
apolis, MINI. Each sermon will be g
special one for some part of the con
gregation.
A home run at the hands of a fem
mime Ty Cobb knocked out the window
in baseball game at the Y. w. c. A
last night. Teams are organizing fol
series of games and indoor baseball
is proving one of the most popular
gymnasium sports.
Beginning at 400 o'clock this after
noon the city civil service commission
will hold a hearing on the Porter
Ramsey case. J. A. Ramsey dis
charged as sanitary sergeant by Com
missioner w. L. Porter, has filed hi
for reinstatement.
The United States civil service com
mission has announced large humble
of examinations to be held in Topeka
during March and April. Male stenog
raphers and typewriters are in de
mand. Detailed information may b
obtained from the commissions loca
secretary at the postoffice.
Late Friday afternoon, Juan Hern
andez, a Mexican, was found guilty o
an attempt to commit manslaughte
. by a jury in the first division of tn
: district court. Hernandez is the ma
who shot w E. Cowdrey, Rock Islam
special officer. and seriously wounde
the latter last November
At the membership committees sup
per last night at the Y. W. c. A a res
olution. was passed for 500 new mem
; bers before February >. The cam
paign will close with a banquet at tn
Association building for all paid u
members. Red and blue campaign
buttons are being worn by the girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Boles, formerl
! of Junction City, have been visitin
DR.. and Mrs. T. S. Morrison. The
stopped on their way up to California
; where they will make their home. MI
Boles is a Washburn college graduate
Mrs. Boles was formerly Miss Edn
TALLER, and taught in the Topek
schools.
When Louis Floyd was awakene
last night at the Provident associatio
by a queer noise he investigated onl
to get into hot water. The radiato
had broken and the boiling lqui
, MADE him AVOID pools on the floor wit
great celebrity. Before the radiato
could be plugged up half the nigh
was gone.
Two exciting basket ball games ar
scheduled for next Friday evening a
! the Y. w. c. A. when the Capper
will play the Santa Fe, and the Re
. Caps will play the Shamrocks. T
date the standing of the teams is
Cappers, won and lost O; Red Cap:
f won l and lost /; Shamrocks, won
and lost l; Santa Fe, lost ..
2 In order to make it possible for pee
pie of small means to purchase TIC
peka municipal bonds efforts Will b
= made to have the next bonds issued i
denominations of 500. The plan be
longs to W. H. WATSON, commissions
/ of finance. His idea is to have PAL
t of the issue made. of that denominatio
and the remainder the usual $500 fac
: value.
= Topeka high school has been drou