The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

| urer has $31 left from the fair of
/ last year. which males a total of
$126. to be put into the library. 1t
| is hoped that a library of about 400
volumes will be established in the
school Room 8 on the second floor
has been chosen as the reading room
| and library. The school board will
| furnish the room, heat, light and jani-
| tor service, and the room will be in
charge of a trained librarian one aft
| ernoon in each week. Miss Dorothy
| Wilson, who is librarian in the jul
venile department at the city library,
will act as supervisor. Miss Wilson
| is a graduate of the Pittsburg Library
Science Training school. The room
will be furnished with tables and
lighting facilities for study. Later in
the season friends of the school will
be asked to contribute generously so
that the room may be furnished with
children's magazines.
! "A Grand Invitation is the topic
for the sermon to be delivered Sun
day morning at the First United
| Brethren church. In the evening,
THE Key to the Situation is the
subject chosen by the Rev. G. Hart
man.
Mrs. Charles Robbins spent Thurs
day as the guest of Mrs. L. c. Hall,
Sumner street.
Mrs. H. F'ftchner and daughter,
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Kansas City. where they spent a week
with relatives. Mrs. Dalton will visit
/ a short while in the city before re-
turning to her home in Collins, Kan.
| Mrs. James Farquer entertained the
L. A H. club Friday afternoon. The
mem bers present included Mrs. S.
! Cremer, Mrs. Edward Camp, Mrs. j.
A. Burgett, Mrs. NJ. Dills, Mrs. w. l..
Jury, Mrs. D. T. Thomson, Mrs w.
H. WATSON, Mrs. J. Puett. Mrs. w. S.
/ Wingertt, Mrs. NJ Anderson. The
| guests of the afternoon were Mrs F.
w. Whittenbraker, Mrs Francis
Johannson. Miss Cora Farquer, Miss
Edna Thompson and Miss Prudence
Jury. The next place of meeting will
| be announced later.
| Sunday is the last day in the con-
ference year at the Seward Avenue
Year will be the morning topic and
| ''Glories Yet to Be- is the evening sub
ject.
| Mrs Edward Pearson. 1876 Wood
ruff avenue, who is ill at a local hos
! pital is slowly recovering.
The meeting of the Poinsettia club
to have been held Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Wilbur Stansfield
427 jefferson street, was postponed on
/ account of illness and will be held next
Friday.
NJ. J. Riley of Salem, Mass. who is
nesday as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Robbins, Norton street.
Mrs. j. u. Dawson of Abilene, is a
visitor at the home of her son, A. w.
Dawson and Mrs. Dawson, 514 German
avenue.
Mrs. Zoe Morris. 625 Chandler street,
who has been receiving treatment in
| the Stormont hospital, but who has
/ been removed to ner home is re-
covering.
Mrs. w. s. Gentry entertained a
number of her friends at thimbles
! Thursday afternoon, at her home, 319
Chandler street.
Sunday morning at the East Side
| Methodist church, communion services
will be held. In the evening the SER
mon topic preached by Rev J. F:
| Youngman will be Wheat and Tares' -
! Marguerite Convey little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. Convey, 30S Chand-
| Ter street, is quite i'll of whooping
cough.
Mrs. A. J. Francis. SIG Lawrence
street, entertained as guests, Mrs.
| Fred Maniford,. Mrs. Charles Keiser,
Mrs. John Krlino and Mrs. Albert Bur
row.
Mr. and Mrs Leo Gabler, Mr.. Fred
and Mr.. Raymond Gabler will be Sun
| day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Funchess, 1870 Monroe street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Rauscher. who
have purchased property at 234
| Chandler street, are changing their
residence from 800 Hancock.
! Mrs George Patterson, East Seward
avenue, who underwent a. recent sur
| gical operation at a local hospital is
improving as well as possible
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