The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Y. P. B. will meet tomorrow
evening with Mrs. John McClements.
1901 Polk street.
+ F. L. Sturges. of the general offices
fof the Santa Fe, has gone to Califor-
mia for brief vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. King are in
Kansas City, where they have been
attending the Russian ballet perfor-
mances.
Newton Galloway of Kansas City,
travelling passenger agent for the y.
C. & St L., was in Topeka Wednesday
on business.
Mrs. Norman Keller will entertain
tomorrow at the rooms of the Topeka
Art Guild, 113 West Eighth avenue,
from 1870 to O'Clock.
A marriage license was issued We'd
nesday in Kansas City to John H.
Baker, of Kansas City, Kan, and Nei-
lie E. johnson, of Topeka.
F. H. Reeves of Wichita, travelling
passenger agent for the Great North
ern, and r. Norris of Kansas City,
travelling passenger agent for the
Canadian Pacific, are in Topeka to-
day on business.
High school students were given
courses of study Wednesday with the
instructions to take home and consult
their parents in regard to next semes-
ter's work. They will select their
studies for next term, Friday morn
ing.
Father McInerny, pastor of the
Church of the Assumption, is still in
Las Vegas, n. NJ, where he has been
on vacation the past two '. eeks. He
will return shortly before the Christ
mas festivities. The Rev. Father
O'Connor has been supplying his place
in his absence.
The revival services conducted by
the Rev. Fred Berry at the First Bap-
fist church will close tonight with a
final sermon by DIR. Berry. He will
return after tonight to his home in
Lincoln, Neb. The meetings have at
ira cted wide attention during the four
weeks they have been conducted
s. s Smith. SIG Lane street, is in
Stormont hospital with a broken leg
as a result of an accident on his ranch
near Maple Hill Smith was standing
in the stable, behind the stalls. when
one of the horses became frightened.
jumped backward and knocked the
man down, then stepped on his ankle,
breaking it.
A regular quarterly meeting of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Hospital
association trustees was held in the
office of F. C. Fox. general manager
at 10 o'clock this morning. The five
trustees, of whom Mr.. Fox is one, were
all present Only routine business was
transacted at the meeting. it was
stated
The Dramatic club of the Topeka
high school will present special per-
Torrance of The Dream That Came
True at the high school auditorium
tonight at 1880 O'Clock. for the public
A nominal admission fee will be
charged. wed like to have as many
Topeka people as possible at the play
tonight said one of the club MEM
bers this morning
A troop train carrying hospital
corps of the Massachusetts state
troops from duty the border,
passed thru Topeka over the Rock
Island at 1870 o'clock this morning
on its way TO Boston, the home station
the troops. There were nine cars
in the train. Four were loaded with
ambulances and other field equipment
and three were sleepers. for the ac-
commodation of the men.
a Melrose car which jumped the
track on a turn this morning, at
Eighth and Lyndon, held up five cars
of passengers, all hustling to their
work down town. for half an hour or
so. The cars in that district are one
man affairs, like the proposed county
/ government, and couldn't be properly
handled, according to one of the pass
engers- The derailment occurred at
point where the unfortunate victim
bottled up the cars behind it from