The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02
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All the banks of Topeka will be clos
ed on Wednesday, July Fourth, the
Topeka Clearing House association
announced today.
The parochial school of st. Johns
Lutheran church will hold its annual
picnic July 4, at the chill 1ren's park,
on West Sixth street.
Forty-one enlistments for the navy
were received during the month OF
June at the local recruiting office in
Topeka. In May enlistments piled up
to fifty-six,
The Women's Missionary society of
the First Congregational church have
postponed it's meeting until Wednes-
day, July IL, when the members will
meet at the home of Mrs. H. L. Alkire,
at 424 Monroe street.
Boy scouts and Red Cross girls, in
uniform, added to the program of the
Walnut Grove Methodist church Sun
day morning. The Rev Samuel S.
Buckner delivered a strong sermon on
patriotism, Makers of Peace
Horace. Hail.. brother. of William tt
Newman, S12 Lane street, was killed
in action at Minchy, France, May "a,
according to word received from the
chaplain of Halls company. He
has been IN France with the British
forces for a year enlisting from his
home in London.
Harry Snyder, former Topeka auto
mobile man. and now located at Wich-
tia as head of the Harry c. Snyder
Motor company, is in Topeka for sew
eral days. Since leaving Topeka, Sny-'
der reports that he has sold three carr
loads of Stearns- K night machines. He
left Topeka last winter.
CITY directories from practically all
the large cities of the United States
have been turned over to the city
library of Topeka. The complete set
of directories have been received by
Crane & Co, during the last seven
years These directories Will be access
sible by "Wednesday of this week s.st.1
Mrs w. e. Potter, who was knock
ed down saturday afternoon by a mo-
tor car driven by Mrs: Warren NJ
Crosby, is recovering rapidly Ac-
cording to DR.. C. NJ. Hensley, who is
attending her, she sustained noN in
ternal injuries from the accident Her
two children Were both reported as
being all right this morning.
Preparations for entertaining the
largest Fourth of July crowd that
Garfield park has ever seen, are be-
ing made for this week. Marshalfs
band has been obtained and will give
a musical concert both afternoon and
evening. Skating will be scheduled
for the afternoon and dancing at
night. Free athletic contests will be
given by the amusement company and
the picnic grounds will be cleaned up
ready for a record crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. P S. Houston, of Gem,
Kansas. and DIR. and Mrs. S. A. Lut-
gren, of Wayne, Neb., are spending
few days in. Topeka Mr.. Houston is
president of. the. Gem State. bank, and
one of the largest wheat raisers in
Thomas county His visit here is to
attend a meeting of the directors of
the Capital Live Stock and Insurance
company.
/ Leo Virgil Breen. son of w. N
( Breen of Monroe street, enjoys the dis
/ tinction of being the youngest boy en-
! listed in the navy from the local re-
/ cruiting station. He has just cele
| brated his 18th birthday. He was ac-
cepted Saturday and sent to Newport,
r. 1.
the Swedish Bethel Mission church
will be held on the Washburn campus.
The Rev. A. Liljengren will deliver a
patriotic address in the afternoon
the younger people will be on the
church program. Supper and dinner
will be served on the campus.
l. B. Morgan, vice principal of the
Kansas City, Kan, schools and di-
rector of the night schools at Kansas
City spent the weekend in Topeka.
He left this morning for the Pacific
coast where he will attend the second
annual citizenship convention of the
national educational convention, to be
( held at Portland, oregon, July IL and
II.
Confirmation services for a class of
six girls We're held Sunday morning
at the Swedish Bethel church. In the
evening a reunion of the confirmation
classes of 1911, of II members. 1915,
of 81 members. and the six of 1917.
was the church program. The six girls
confirmed Sunday morning are:
Emma johnson, Helen Nygren, Eva
line Carlson. Ruth Swenson. Louise
Wadoff and Marie Johnson. The SER
mon for the day was delivered by
Rev. A Liljengren. Paul Thorson
gave a pipe organ recital Hilma Car
son, Evaline Carson. Helen Nygren
and Alice Matson each gave a reading
+ selection. Hazel Martin and Mildred
Thorson both rendered vocal solos
J. r. Newman, 116 East Sixth
street, today entered a denial that he
saw a car crowd in ahead of Mrs. A.
F. Harrison Friday evening, crowding
her to the curb and causing her TO
strike Miss Louise Terrain. Mr.. New
the accident. Il was standing within
three feet of the woman who was in
jured.' said Mr.. Newman, land had l
not moved quickly the Harrison car
would have-hit me 1 saw it strike
Miss Terrain, but 1 did not see any
other car near the Harrison car.
think 1 would have seen it if there
had been one. I have not said at any