The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

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Miss Linnie Donaldson has gone to Lost
hRng she viii f. sPend pay tse
music while there for friend, Miss Ella
Spangler, whose wedding will take place
The iron girders- for the new school
building have not arrived as yet and the
ders have been ordered for some time but
the shipment has gone astray,
The Christmas program at the Oakland
Presbyterian church will be given Sunday
evening 1T Z 80 o'clock. The program will
consist of anthems by the choir. rotations.
song, Miss Virginia Munson, The Angels
Song" solo, Mrs. 7. lsaacson, The Lula
by" solo, Mr.. Karl Hummell. MY Faith
close by the Aaronic benediction sung by
the choir.
W c. Donaldson has returned to his
home after spending several months work
ing at Camp FunsoH.
The new year books for the Oakland
will be printed and ready for distribution
, by the first of the year. The committee
Stamm, Mrs. J. ]. Gleason and Mrs. j. n.
Graft have selected some very interesting
and varied subjects for the years study
and for the written papers The subjects
range from articles in Our Boys in the
Training Camp to Healthful Conditions in
Prof. W. G. Barker will come from Cove
Kan, Sunday evening to spend Christmas
with Mrs; Barker who has been i'll at the
Greer. Mrs. Barker who was ill of typhoid
fever is recovering.
Kansas City Monday to spend Christmas
with Mr.. Crafts father, ]. n. Graft and
Mrs Graft.
Little Dorothy Horton. little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Horton, is reported
seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. w. M. Gooden has returned home
after spending a few days IN Clarksburg,
W. Va. She was called there by the death
of her father
having secured a total of 232 memberships.
The streets were canvaSsed by teams of two
and not single house was overlooked The
mum Der of memberships secured might cas-
lily have been doubled had it not been for
the fact that fully so per cent of the homes
of Oakland show service flags taken out
with and reported by Topeka teams. Near
ly all the breadwinners of Oakland are en-
ployed in Topeka, and very high percent
age bought memberships at their places of
business. In view of this fact it is consid-
cred that the Oakland workers have done
wonderfully we'll
The noble response to the people indi-
Gates unqualified and wholehearted sym
pathy with this great cause. The remark
ably small number who did not take ont
memberships failed to do so only because
they did not have the necessary dollar. We
are proud of our work, we are proud of our
people, and we are sure that Oakland may
be counted on, to the last dollar.
As soon the necessary bookkeeping can
be attended to, everyone buying member
ship will be sent by the American Red
Cross organization certificate of member
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bower. Wabash ave-
nue. have gone to Horton to spend several
days
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Allison left Satur-
day with their two children. George and
Elizabeth, to spend Christmas with friends
and relatives in Urbana, Ohio.
Mrs Emma Petit of Kearney, Neb., will
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs
Emory Smith, AFTER avenue.
Blagg of Junction City.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dickson, After avenue
will leave Monday to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Dickson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Blagg Of junction City. a
Mrs. ID. V. Taylor had as her guests
Thursday afternoon the members and
friends of the II. D. club. They included ::
Mrs. ]. w. Feldner, Mrs. A. A Kaye, Mrs
L. r. Harper, Mrs. G. L. Stitt, Mrs. w. g.
Shaw, Mrs A. o. Harper, Mrs E. S. Rhodes,
Mrs. L. A Harper, Mrs c. B. Burera and
Mrs. A. Phillips The guests enjoyed the
annual Christmas exchange. The next hos
tess, Mrs. l.. Il. Harper. Lafayette street
will entertain January s.