The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31

of the Rhodes home, 1924 Harrison
street Sunday night Mr.. and Mrs
Rhodes are very anxious to have the
sled returned as it was highly priced
by the boy.
Two prizes of $50 and $50 have
been Offered to Topeka nigh school
students who win in the essay contest
conducted by the National Municipal
league The subject Of their papers
is to be Keeping the Highways
Clean" and the length must not ex-
coed $500 words.
The membership committee of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will hold meet
ing at the Association building Tues
day evening at $50 O'Clock Follow.
ing a supper served by the wives OF
the members the committee will ad-
journ to attend the Bob Johnson meet
ing at 1880 O'Clock.
Bishop William F. Anderson of Gin
cinnati will lecture at the Walnut
Grove Methodist church Friday night
on Americas Primary in the Sister
hood of Nations" This lecture is
based on his experiences in the war
zones of Europe and Africa after the
war broke out. The lecture will begin
at O'Clock.
The Brotherhood of the First Eng
lish Lutheran church will hold its
regular meeting Thursday evening at
/ 1880 O'Clock. A series of practical
talks will be started. one to be given
every month until June. J. H. Ulsh,
president, will speak on 1.-The Modern
Laundry and Its Relation to the Pub
lie" Women are invited to attend.
A financial report of the Topeka
/ High School Athletic association has
been male covering recent activities.
Stunt night caused 451 tags to be sold
/ at $112.75; general admissions brought
] in S41.50. Sweaters for the football
! men cost $126, leaving a balance out
f, side of other minor expenses of 81 80.
| The sale OF season tickets will COM
| mence this week
| Fifteen hundred and fifty badges in
! four styles representing the four Ma
! sonic lodges have been received for
use in the Grand lodge February IA.
! The badges are the smallest ever used
/ here and consist of the seal of Kansas
/ with a blue ribbon supporting a me-
/ dalton with the symbols of the lodge.
/ 1t was designed by James 3. Doncy-
son, assistant secretary of the Topeka
I Scottish Rite body.
Jones s. Birch, printers, secured the
contract for printing the city paving
specifications at figure less than half
the estimate made off-hand by Com
missioner w. G. Tandy. The price will
! be $4S.50. Seven printers put in bids
/ for the work and their figures ran as
/ follows: Crane &; Company. $74.25,
Kansas Farmer, $74, Trapp SOS, Wag-
ner $e2, Vesper SCI, Kelley $3.50,
Jones & Birch $3.50.
Eighteen new members joined the
Rainbow clubs which met at the Y
| w. c. A. Saturday afternoon. A party
will be given next Saturday for the
/ clubs. The Cornfiower club from Lin
coin school will have charge of the
| program. The big party for the
Rainbow clubs will occur February
10 when the jubilee celebration is Il
/ be held. Mothers will be the guests
/ OF honor on that date.
In order that they may be con-
WINGED that the change of the clerk
of the court of Topeka offices to
rooms now occupied by j. F. Eby, su-
perintendent OF schools, is necessary
/ the county commissioners were today
| shown the three decked court of To
peka in action. Judge Fisher is pc
! titioning that his and the clerks Of
fices be changed and Eby's fixtures
moved into the room now occupied by
Douglas Grah;.m m, clerk.
Senator Theodore R. Burton of Ohio