The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Domestic Circle club OF the Y.
W. c. A. held its first 1915 meeting
last night at o'clock.
A gospel meeting was held at the
new Santa F'e mill today noon. The
Rev. William Young spoke.
4 picture of the junior class of the
Topeka high school was taken this aft
ernoon for use in the classbook.
Friday afternoon the ladies of the
Moose circle will entertain the MEM
bers with a dinner at the lodge hall.
The Masonic guild will meet with
Golden Rule lodge No. 80 next
Wednesday evening at the Masonic
temple.
Miss Ceora Lanham gave a reading
before the Dramatic club at the To-
peka high school auditorium Thurs
day afternoon.
The Swedish Bethel Mission church
will observe week of prayer next
week. Special meetings every even
ing at Sixth and Harrison.
A chicken supper for $50 members
will be served at the Commandery in
spection of the knights Templar Mon
day evening at the Masonic temple.
The T. r. C. club of the Topeka high
school will be entertained Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock at the home of one
of the members, 1854 Van Buren,
street.
A
morning from the office of Hugh Mac
Farland. probate judge, to Fora
Smith, 27, Pueblo, and Myrtle White,
10, Topeka.
The Quinton Heights Baptist church
will commence an Every Member
campaign" next Sunday. The plans
are to increase the membership and
funds of the church.
A living statue exhibit will be given
at Washburn college this evening at
| 1880 o'clock Twenty statues and pic
lures will be represented at the enter
tainment in McVicar chapel.
| Trifling damage was inflicted when
a coal oil lamp exploded at the home
of Glen Lambert, sos Chandler street,
last night. The small blaze was out
before the fire department arrived.
Cornelia Harold, an inmate of the
colored Crittenton home, has been adj
| judged insane by Judge Hugh Mac
Farland of the pr obate court. She be-
/ lieves some one is trying to kill her.
| An assembly speech will be given by
| Dr. Charles NJ Sheldon, pastor of the
Central Congregational church, at the
/ Topeka nigh school January u. The
! talk will be about DR.. Sheldon's trav-
| els.
A leave of absence has been grant
ed to Miss Kathryn L. Zambill, a
teacher in the sixth grade at the Low
man Hill school. She will not teach
| during the remainder of the year, on
account of ill health.
To be dismissed one week earlier
than the former classes is the luck of
the January, 1915, Senior class. The
last inmate activities interfered with
work and the authorities made them a
present of the seven days.
A class of 70 will be taken into the
Loyal Order of Moose Monday night at
/ at
Among the new members who will go
in are ]. T. Botkin, secretary of state,
and John Marshall, the druggist.
A free swim will be given the boys
who attend the boys meeting at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. meeting Satur-
day. Charles w, Mainwaring, one OF
Bob Johnsoh's assistants. will attempt
to interest the boys in the revival
Clara Williamson has been given a
divorce from Ben Williamson, 421
Kansas avenue, in the district court.
Mrs. Nathanson alleged that her hus-
band beat her and charged her with
infidelity. The case was not. con-
tested.
Washburn's glee club will go to
Kansas City Sunday at the invitation
| of the Rev. Morris H. Turk TO sing at
the Westminster Congregational
church Mr.. Turk was impressed with
the singers when he spoke last fall at
the COl4OSS-
Charles w. Fox, the demented man
who strangled himself at the county
Jail recently, will not be buried in pot
ter's field as was announced. Fox was
a Mason and Topeka Masonic orders
have taken action towards buying a
lot fer the body.
1.-The Power of Prayer was the sub
! ject of Bob Johnson's sermon at the
/ tabernacle last night. A good sized
a or q
attend and 800 placed their names on
the prayer list which passed through
the congregation.
The children of Quinton Heights
school We're entertained Thursday
morning in the assembly hall by Miss
Eva Corning. giving lesson stories OF
temperance and city laws for the pro
eral descriptive songs.
Ten new members Joined the Loyal
Order of Moose this week at the initia-
ton Monday evening. They were: II
H. McMurtney, c. H. Gribble. Ralph
Stout, ]. s. Scott. S. E. Northup, NJ. D
Flott, L. O. Mathews, j. Dagenais
Louis Haberling and A. H. Smith.
Topeka girls interested in domestic
science have been invited to join a do
mestic science night class which will
meet to organize Monday night at I
1 o'clock at the Topeka high school. Nc
tuition will be charged, the girls only
paying for the materials which they
use Miss Caroline Morton, domestic
science instructor at the high school
will conduct the class.
Hugh Larimer, Shawnee county un.
dersheriff left this morning for Ian
sing, Kansas, with Charles Andersen
and Willie Porter, in custody An
| derson and Porter are to begin a tern
in the penitentiary. Anderson was con
victed of purse snatching. 1t is alleged
| that he attempted to steal the purse o
| Miss NJ. L. Adds several weeks ago
| Porter was convicted of attempting II
| burn down a house.
| The Young Peoples Sewing societ,
| held its first meeting this year Thurs
| day evening at the home of the pas
| tor About seventy young men anC
| women took part. The young peopl'
ara WORKING epthuSia SticaIlV To "a 9,