The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
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teen tuneful miles in his ten minutes
on the Xylophones. The little playlet,
Women" is fair enough and based
upon a more or less new comedy idea.
"Frisk. Howard and Tollin" did what
every male quartet or trio of any quail
ity does to a Novelty audience-it
knocked them out of their seats"
There is no disputing the fondness of
Novelty customers for harmony or
its substitutes. The closing act was
an aerial turn quite out of the ordi-
nary. The first installment of another
picture-serial, Pearl of the Army"
started the bill a-roliing.
Two more Topeka men have Joined
the United States navy. H. E. Brad
ford, $50 Clay street, is one of them.
where he will take up eight months
special wireless work at the naval
school there. The other young man
is James Clayton Philips. 726 Topeka
avenue, who left for the Great Lakes
training station. where he will enter
as an apprentice seaman.
Select a job that is big enough for
yourself" President Brandenburg of
the Pittsburg Normal school told the
Topeka high school students at the
afternoon assembly hour Monday in
his address, principles of Discovering
, Your job" Select job where there
is future" he continued, "a place
where you may render a service to hu-
mainly and when you find the job, go
to 1t without regard to what your fam
lily tree may be-"
Mrs. Gertrude Wey Walrafen, who
was stricken with apoplexy while at
tending church Sunday, February II
and who died at the home of her son,
Charles Walrafen, 1900 East Sixth,
February 10, was born in Schidam.
Holland, February 10. 1853. She was
married to John Walrafen in 1874,
and came to America in 1877 and set
tied near Deer Creek. Douglas county,
Kansas. A husband, seven children
and a brother survive.
At the monthly dinner of the Jay
nawker club, last night at the Throop
motel, Barton Phelps, of the engineer
/ ing department of the Santa Fe, dis
/ cussed Iron and Steel" He described
the smelling of the ore into pig iron
and the subsequent development by
special heating apparatus into cast
iron, then wrought iron and last steel
His lecture was illustrated with draw
! ings and samples of the different
| kinds of iron.
! Topeka now has a resident who
! knows all about submarines and has
served on a crew of a submarine J.
Donnelly, gunner's mate. second class.
has arrived in the city to act as pri-
Eate secretary to r. L. Billings. Of
flcer in charge of the United States
recruiting station in Topeka DON
nelly served at different times on the
A. AS and the F-2. His service
was about China, the Philippines,
Hawaii and other Pacific ocean is
lands.
A class of twenty candidates will
be initiated into the Brotherhood of
american Teomen. Homestead No.
1892, at Bates's hall, tomorrow night,
IN celebration of the founding of the
order Governor Capper will deliver
the opening address. DR.. Charles F.
smith, chief medical director of the
order. will talk on the Yeoman lodge
and its policy of conservation and
sarety. II. NJ. Wolfe, district manager
OF Topeka, will review the history OF
the lodge and other fraternal organi-
cations. Special music will be pro-
vided by the members of the Home
stead.
At a meeting of the Topeka Bar
association, Monday afternoon. honor
airy pail bearers to serve at the John
+. Switzer funeral were elected and
plans were made for attending the
funeral service today The honorary
pail bearers chosen were Judge A. w
Dana, Judge George H. Whitcomb
Capt. j. G. Waters, p. W. Blair, L. s
Ferry and Judge j. G.. Slonecker
Members of the bar will meet at the
court house at 2:15 o'clock and from
there attend the funeral IN a body
| The committee members selected tC
present the memorial address are ]
G. Waters, b. r. Wheeler and E. d
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