The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-08
IN NORTH Topeka
Cold Weather Has Brought
Much Suffering to Poor.
Sickness Also Has Brought
Many Calls for Help.
EGGS ARE SCARCE and HIGH
GrOcerS Are Unable to Supply
the Local Demand.
Progressive Class to Give Play
at Presbyterian Church.
EGGS ARE SCARCE and HIGH

A great deal of assistance to the
needy has been given by the Salvation
Army and Miss Kate King, in the last
few months.
On account of the sickness of heads
of families. their being unprepared
for a severe winter, is given as the
cause of solicitations for aid.
There has been a great deal of sick
ness among the people on the North
side, and people who heretofore have
never needed help have asked for 1t
this winter. Groceries and coal nave
been furnished to many families by
the salvation Army.
Eggs Are Scarce.
Grocers are unable to supply their
customers with fresh eggs. MOST Oh
the eggs that they buy are from the
farmers. and when the ro3os are BAD
for several weeks it is almost lmpos-
sibIe for them to get enough eggs 70
supply the demand, AT present essS
are retailing at thirty-flVe Genus d
Dinner for Miss Cunningham.
A dinner party was given at the
Mills tea room by II. L. Cunning nam,
of Long Beach, California, IN nohor ol
his daughter, Miss Gladys CuhhIIs-
ham. whose marriage to Mr. Ben
POOLE will take place soon nose
present were: Miss Sylvia Spetter'
Miss Mabel Jones. Miss Stella Holman
Miss Bessie Jones, Mildred BAIRD,
Miss Bessie Campbell, Miss Marg3ret
Norns Miss Ruth Barrett, MISS Oues-
sa Longberg and Mrs Fred MOTHS
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the North
Topeka Congregational church VIII De
held Wednesday evening, FEBRUARY
at 7:45 in the church. Reports Iro on
the officers of the church ana tne
will
-, officers will be elected. and the
work outlined for the year rms
meeting has been postponed from time
70 time on account of the Indictment
weather.
"E<1eptonaniac" is the name OF
n1avlet to be given by members or the
progressive class of the Second Pres
bI,terian church. Those who VIII take
part in the play are as toiloWS; MSS
Jessie Riach, Miss FRANKIE aru'
Miss Wilma Bergundthal, Miss Maude
Wavchoff Miss Augusta Fart, Miss
Frances Waychoff, Miss Nerna COOP
or The play will be given the last OF
this month at the church. 1t Is oelng
coached by Mrs. Ralph Campbell
-- Notes and Personals.
The Merry MatrOns' club VIII meet
at the home of Mrs. J. X Johnson
432 Clay street, next Thursday AFTER
noon. .,-,-,- c,...,.
G. NJ Dibble of the Dibble Grocery
company, who has been sick for TWO
months, is able to be back at work.
w. H Markham has returned from
RossviTe. where he spent Sunday Wis
iting friends.
Mrs. James Dryer left Monday for
Albuuuerque n. NJ, where she VIII
ioin her husband. who is with the en-
cheering department of the Santa Fe
railroad.
A. NJ. Petro, druggist.-Adv.
Mrs. Geo. Dister is i'll at her home,
1922 Tyler street, with the grip and
tonsilitis.
e. n. Martin was North side visi-
tor Monday.
Peter Meyer and Earl Priddy were
in the city on business yesterday.
J. j. Knoll and George Knoll will
leave this evening for Osborne, Kan,
where they have been called on &C
count of the death of their father
There will be an oyster supper at
the East Indianola schoolhouse at
Shorey Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 8.