The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dr. D. E. Esterly has moved his
office to rooms 1914 Mills Bldg
Adv.
A. D. Folker. county farm agent.
will act as one of the judges at the
Winchester fair, Thursday.
Mrs. Mamie V. Simmons will give
an address at Unity church Thursday
afternoon at o'clock for the soldiers.
There is no admission fee and those
interested are invited to attend
A reception for the men of Shorey
that have enlisted for military service
will be held tonight at the home of the
Rev. and Mrs. Frank d. Jackson.
| south of the Indianola school house.
A. H. Tebben and A. ]. Gregg. of
| the state Y. NJ. c. A, will leave
Wednesday for Elmdale, where they
will prepare the Y. NJ. C. A. for the
convention of the employed secre
taries of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Kansas.
The camp opens September 7.
Mona Beronius has filed suit in the
district court for a divorce from Ar
| thur Beronius, charging gross neglect.
| They were married in 1913 and they
have one child. Donald. She asks for
divorce. the custody of the bog, ali
mony, an attorney fee and the costs
of the action.
! A. E. Hartenbower. of Ma1hattan,
superintendent of farmers Institutes in
! Kansas will address the farmers at
Auburn this evening. He will be ac-
companied to Auburn by A D. Folk
er, county farm agent, who will also
speak. They will be at Watson We'd
nesday night
| The finance committee appointed to
| collect funds for the purchase of a
| 30O-acre site for the half million dol
lar knights and Ladies of Security
o'clock this evening at the Chamber
| of Commerce. H. A. Auerbach is
chairman of the committee.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Methodist church will meet with Miss
Sweet and Miss Anna Sweet at their
! home, 231 Topeka avenue. Wednes-
day afternoon. The assistant hostesses
will be Mrs. S. ]. Morton, Miss Ger
| trude Morton, Mrs. j. G. Stonebeck,
Mrs. Ralph Mcintyre, Mrs. Luther
! Burns
| The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
will do its best to supply fair week
visitors with lodgings. according to
announcement made today by ]. viii
] Kelley, secretary of the Chamber of
| Commerce. All keepers of lodging
houses with rooms to rent that week
| are requested to call the Chamber of
| Commerce
The Shawnee County Medical So
cfety has appointed itself a collection
agency for its soldier members Any
member of the society leaving for the
| war may turn MS accounts over to
| the society and it will do it's best to
collect for him. Eighteen members
| of the society have enlisted in the ma
| tons service.
An agricultural meeting of the peo-
] pie of Auburn will be held tonight at
8 o'clock. under the direction of A. D.
Folker, county farm agent, and A E.
| Hartenbower, superintendent of farm
institutes and extension farm work in
Kansas. The men will discuss plans
Tor five-day course in home eco
nomics and agriculture.
A surprise party was given Monday
evening for the Rev. John A. Bright
and Mrs. Bright, at their home, 1900
| Redden avenue, by the Red Men,
| Shawnee Tribe No. IA, and the Min
newa Council No. 1, degree of Poca-
hontas. Mrs. Bright is past Poca-
| hontas. Those present were: Rev. and
Mrs. Bright and their granddaughter.
Miss Mary Bright of Lucas, Ohio, and
Mrs. Bright's brother, Mr.. John C.
| Shearer. of Milton, Penn. Mrs. Mary
Sipes Miss Ella Sipes, Mr.. and Mrs.
| e. r. Mischke, Miss LuciIe Mischke
| Harold, Richard and Wilbur Mischke,
| Mrs. George Wait, Mrs. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Orrin McAffer-y Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kemp, Mr.. and Mrs Guy
Hovenden and Mr. John ] ,venden.