The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-08
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AT HOME NEWS

The GOlQen RUE CtuO
Friday, December 4. with Mrs J. E.
B. johnson, 1925 Lincoln street
Paul Klein of f209 Tyler street, who
enlisted in the ordnance corps, leit
Friday for Columbus, O.. where ne
will go in training.
Sentence was to be passed on
number of offenders today However
it weA delayed until after Christmas
so all might pass the Yuletide with
friends and relatives.
There is one compensation to this
cold weather. Conversational fiends
who usually stop you on the street
and consume much time in saying
nothing merely pass you with shake
/ of the head
The ladies of the First Christian
church announce that they will hold
! a bazar and fruit sale at the churcn
parlers, 622 Topeka avenue, on We'd
nesday. At 6 O'Clock a chicken pie
supper will be served.
| Jesse Arterbridge, negro, was tes-
! tifyins in AKA forgery case in the
relation to Bill Arterbridge?' an at
torney asked. ooh, 1 guess so. My
wife says. I'm his father
A big banquet was given by Column
! bia Council No. l of the X. & L. of S.
/ Friday night. Over 200 members OF
| portunity was seized to prepare plans
for big membership campaign to
be launched soon.
The Book of ReveIation-Visions
fof the Activity of Demonic Powers
! will be the subject of DIR. Arthur S.
! Hendersons lecture to his Bible class
Sunday at 10 o'clock at the First Con-
gregational church., corner Seventh
and Harrison streets. All men are
| welcome.
A number of the officers of the
grand chapter of the Eastern Star
will be present at the special meet
ing Of Beulah Chapter, No, 81, to be
held tonight. Invitations have been
sent out urging all members who
Joined during the past year to be
present A class will be Initiated and
refreshments will be served.
The Wel-Come-In club will give the
FIRST of its evening parties for their
husbands. Friday, December A, at the
Greenwood avenue. All young mar
ried people of the First Methodist
church are most cordially invited,
whether members of the club or not.
Come and get acquainted.
The property at 624 Kansas avenue,
occupied by the Rain shirt factory
and the Singer Sewing Machine com
pany, has been sold to James Wall of
> Topeka. for cash consideration of
$2l,O00. The property was owned by
the f. l.. Sexton heirs and the sale was
made thru l. L. Better of the Better
Realty and Loan company.
Three examinations for symptoms
of tuberculosis were given at the Of
flee of the Public Health Nursing as
ISOLATION Friday, in spite of the ex-
ceedingly adverse weather conditions.
; Today was the last day on which per-
sons could obtain. free examination
except of course, the regular day set
aside each week for this purpose.
I. The Northeast Kansas Beekeepers
, elected officers for the coming year
a hai mn
Chamber of Commerce Friday The
new officers are: j. r. Hockensmith
of Topeka, reelected president; r. T.
o Reynolds of Eskridge, vice-president
M. E. Baxter of Leavenworth. secre-
I tary-treasurer; and Mrs. Viola Welsh
: Policy of Topeka and a man named
! Hume from Leavenworth. directors.
Story telling at the Orpheum the
S alter by Mrs. Florence Ruffner, 61S
: Monroe street, was one of the features
of the Red Cross benefits Friday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Ruffner told the chill
dren attending the performances IL
story called 1.-THE Rose Garden" Her
efforts were highly appreciated by the
! youngsters. Mrs. Kuffner has quite
reputation as a public speaker and
came here from Oakland, CALI
A Thanksgiving reunion at the Goff
home east of Topeka, resulted in a
case of small pox, now under quaran-
tine and watchful waiting in the other
CdStS PRESENT. 80 Iar only the one
case has been reported to Dr. II. L.
: Clark, city physician. but every guest
r at the reunion was exposed to the dis
ease and they are being carefully OBJ
served for symptoms of the small pox.
. All guests have been also advised to
, take preventive measures.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
! society of the First Methodist church
will have its annual free will Offering
supper at the home of Mrs. d. M
Davies, 800 West Sixth. "Wednesday,
December IL, at O'clock at which
= all the members of the CONGREGATION
are urged to be present The ladies
Will meet in the afternoon with the
: following ladies assisting: Mesdames
Gr1ff1n, Gossett, Galbraeth Harrison
Chaney, s. A CLANCY, Clevenger'
Hoyes, Fyfe, Legg. Bonebrake. Right,
er, Slaughter.
Telling grim Jokes of PLAYING with
dead mems legs and arms is mighty
BAD taste but is not disloyal That
was a decision reached Friday h,,
Frank L. Campbell, United States
4 commissioner and he released VII
nam hart who had been charged
with encouraging e1listments in The
army. Hart is just past IL vaa,..'
ana served a year and a half in The
trenches in Canadian detacbnent
ms description of trench life in an
! t tbi1s 9sS at solomon was SO blood
THIRSTY as to cause complaint.
4 The Holy City," an oratorio h,,
saul Will be given at the First Pres
pyterlan church Sunday evening a,
~ CLOCK Mrs. Robert d. Carver
church choir composed of Mrs. Georae
w Parkhurst, Mrs. Horace While
house, Hugh Smith, b. p. Bartiett
| VII VII be assisted by Mrs. George n
AA d, Mrs. Hugh Dickerson. Miss
/ Jeannette Price, Miss Martha Rarnas
Greenwood Jones, Hugh Dickerson
David Bowie and Waldo Hevwood
rms Is one Of the smaller of the rreat
fahtAtas ana is much sought after ~,
all music lovers All are in,,ites ~