The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
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AT HOME NEWS

sport made drive" the other day
That admired by all.
The time when, inadvertently,
He CHANGED to hit the ball
| Mrs. NJ. E. Powers will entertain
the Fidelity club Tuesday afternoon
at her home. $40 Madison street.
| Miss Marie Ward, food expert, will
talk this evening at the Quincy school
to the Parent-Teachers' meeting.
The choir of the Mt. Olive Metho-
dist church gave sacred program
| Sunday night under the direction of
Prof. E A. Simpson.
Don Thompson. war photographer
and Topeka man, has returned to
Kansas from Russia. He will arrive
in Topeka some time this evening.
Miss Ruth Wright, manager of the
CoZy theater. left Sunday for Los AM
| geles, Calf, where she will spend
six weeks inspecting the moving pic
ture studios of the coast.
Maj. J. S. Dean left Topeka Sun
day for Washington, d. c., where he
will enter active service in the office
of the judge advocate general. Mrs.
Dean accompanied him.
Leita Coover, daughter of Nathaniel
Coover, city auditor, left Saturday for
| New York City where she will be in
charge of the physical training depart
ment of the Bangs and Wilton board
ing school.
| The teachers and officers of the
First Methodist Sunday school will
serve dinner Tuesday night for their
classes. Plans for the fall and win
ter work of the church and Sunday
school will be discussed at the meet
ing.
William Klesath, 43O Tyler street.
is in the county Jail today with an in
sanity charge against him He was
arrested at Gage park Sunday while
investigation of his case will be in
stituted in the probate court.
The Walnut Grove Brotherhood will
hold it's opening fall meeting this eve
ming at the Walnut Grove church.
Rev. S. S. Buckner will speak on
What the Brotherhood Should Mean
to the Church. The brotherhood
quartet will sing.
The Church Outlook, published in
the interest of the young peoples
work of the Federation of Topeka
churches, was distributed among the
morning The Rev. J. P. Hicks, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
is editor of the magazine.
Legal advice and assistance will be
given to enlisted men and their fami-
lies free of charge by lawyers and
ing to hundreds of replies that are be-
ing received by the military sister
mood in response to a request made
by the sisterhood some time ago.
Several thousand Topekans gath
cred on the fair grounds Sunday night
to witness retreat and parade of the
soldier boys. Music by Doctor Nor
rison's band was an added feature to
the occasion. Following the retreat
and drill the men were dismissed and
mingled with friends and relatives.
Thomas Curry, aged but active, did
| n N dri i've hIrS h c
petition for license stated. Last week
when he was asked by Commissioner
WATSON if he really wanted the Ii
cense. he came to the conclusion that
, he didn't care about the jitney any
way. So this morning the license to
drive a jitney was denied him by the
| commissioners.
Howard Ward, former plumber OF
the city. who is now enlisted in the
First field artillery. Kansas national
plumbers license back. petition
was presented to the board of COM
missioners in session this morning
stating that he had done no plumbing
work for nearly year. The matter
was referred to Commissioner Porter
for investigation.
Kirby S. Jacobs today filed a suit
for divorce from Roma c. Jacobs.
The petition alleges that Mrs. Jacobs
left her home September 20. 1917. to
return to her parents at Ell Reno, Ok
1t also alleges that she has been abu-
sive to Jacobs and has told him several
times he could get a divorce when
+ ever he wanted it, Jacobs owns real
; and personal property at 521 Fillmore
, street and asks that it be turned over
to him.
, On Wednesday evening of this week
at 1880, the Y. P. S. c. E. of the West
' Side Christian church will hold a city
welfare meeting. Mrs. Delnor Nc
f Grath will speak on City Prison
Work., Miss Kate King on Welfare
2 Work in Topeka" Rev. ]. D. thinner.
man on Christian Endeavor Work il
Topeka" A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attend. There will b,
: special music for the occasion.
The auxiliaries of the Christian
Womans Board of Missions in Topeka
will hold all-day meeting at tn,
West Side Christian church on Frida!
of this week. Miss Allena Grafton
who has recently come to Topeka tt
take charge of the Y. w. c. A. worl
as secretary, will give an address OIL
christianity, Girls Religion ant
a number of other prominent speak
ers will be present and address tn
meeting.
Charles w. Barnes, president of tn
Kansas Life Insurance company, wa
badly bruised Sunday afternoon as tn
result of an automobile accident
Barnes had just stepped out of his ca
at Sixth and jackson streets to adjus
spare tire in the rear of his ca
when the other car drove up to ge
gasoline. Barnes's legs were caugh
between the two machines For
time it was thought both his legs wer
broken. The flesh was badly tori
The driver of the other car was re
ported to be c. Foster Hayes of Kan
sas City, bl other of A K. Hayes, 21
West Eleventh street