The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

never be completed because of the loss
of the books prior to 1900. Miss Mar
guerite Dice, the secretary has been
unable to find anyone in Topeka who
can tell her the names of the early
presidents.
Miss Winona Jones, of Stormont
hospital, left today for EmpOria,
where she will spend short vacation
with her parents. Nurses coming off
of night duty at Stormont are always
given a vacation before taking up the
regular day work.
A membership supper will be held
at the Y. w. c. A. Wednesday even
ing at 6:15 o'clock for paid up MEM
bers- In addition to an orchestral
program and music by the Topeka
high club, Mrs. c. J. Evans and Mrs.
j. E. Manley will speak.
The Eastern Kansas Holiness asso-
citation will hold an all day meeting
Wednesday at The Salvation Army hall
400 Kansas avenue. The Rev. Mr..
Izenhauer will preach at 10 o'clock.
the Rev Mr.. Balsmeier at $3.50 o'clock.
and the Rev Mr.. Koser at 1880
A series of special evangelistic serv-
ices will be held at the First Swedish
Baptist church, beginning next Tues
day evening at o'clock. The evan
gelists, Rev. Eric Hallden and Rev. p.
Ockerstrom will have charge. the
former as speaker and the latter az
singer.
A celebration of pioneer Topeka Y
w. c. a. work will be given at the as
ISOLATION building February and Z.
Mrs. w. S. Lindsay is in charge. There
will be a Sunday service and tea
Monday afternoon served by Mrs.
Henry Bennett, the first president of
the association in Topeka.
The location of a gas lamp too close
to woodwork caused a fire at the
home of ]. ID. Mcfarland at 100 Har-
/ rison street about 1920 o'clock last
night The fire department was
called and extinguished the fire with
almost no damage done. The wood
work near the lamp was charred to
some extent.
E. L. Payne, of Emporia, is here as
an avowed candidate for state super
intendent of public instruction. He was
a candidate in the primaries of 1912
and was defeated for the nomination
by w. ID. Ross, who now seeks a third
term Payne was for twelve years at
the head of the department of mathe-
mates at Emporia State normal.
A luncheon was served to the MEM
bers of the Woman's Kansas Day club
today noon by the Ladies' Aid of the
First Presbyterian church. The menu:
Peach and pineapple cocktail; pressed
potatoes; orange marmalade; rusks
and butter; pickles and olives; cake
baskets filled with ice cream; nuts
and coffee.
! DR.. Stanton Colt, a famous lecturer
and author of London, will lecture to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock at
Washburn college chapel DR.. Colt
will take as his subject. 1.-THE Moral
I Destiny of America He will come
here from Kansas City where he gave
! a lecture. DR.. Colt is the author OF
Souls of America and many other
widely read publications. The lecture
will be free to the public.
Twenty-one girls jumped out from
behind doors and corners last night
and said "Booi" to Nate Thompson
and Burt Wahle. two bachelors liv-
ing on Madison street. The two
planned to give a stag party for eight
friends in their cottage. When they
turned on the light the avalanche OF
femininity appeared. The girl.
awarded Nate Thompson a medal fol-
being the best bachelor in Topeka anc
fed the eight '.stags."
All the damage done by fire at 7ei
3 Kansas avenue Thursday evening /,
covered by insurance The iewelr,
stock of c. Z. Wardin & Son was in.
sured for $500 and the loss is placed
at between $500 and $500. TIL,
heaviest loser was Mrs. Carrie Nye