The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-28

and Geo. o. Greene, extension divi-
sion Kansas State Agricultural COL
lege, made talks and gave demonstra-
tons on various agricultural subjects
at the county poor farm Tuesday
morning in the interests of the Indian
Creek grange farmers institute. which
met Monday and Tuesday at the
grange hall. Mrs. Clyda Greene,
emergency home demonstration agent,
gave demonstration at the hall for
the women. The subject of her DEM
onStrat1on was school Lunches"
Harold Rude gave a talk on Good
Garden Grub" i. F.. Hazel on My
Experience in Growing Soy Beans
and K. T. Knox Poultry Experience"
A musical and literary entertain
ment was given in the evening.
Among those taking part were: Mrs.
y. 3. Smythe, patriotic solos; recita-
ton by Miss Conver; instrumental
duet by Mrs. o. F. Snyder and Miss
Edna Retter; talks by Miss NJ Edna
Corbet and Mrs. Clyda Greene.
The institute was largely attended,
and was one of the best and most in
structive ever held
People having old shoes to give
away are asked to put them out on
their front porches where they will be
collected for the Belgians. The work
is under the direction of the Order of
Scottish Rites Masons, and Frank
Conwel heads a committee for the
North side. Autos will leave his place
OF business, 500 Kansas avenue. at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning and will
cover North Topeka, including Shorey
and Garfield Place. If any shoes are
not collected, they may be brought to
909 North Kansas avenue before II
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Persons
are requested to have the shoes ready
on the front porches or steps, as the
time for collection is limited to two
hours and to cover the territory it
viii be necessary to have no delays in
looking up old shoes. Also the house
wives will not be annoyed by ringing
doorbells.
&sThe semi-annual convention of Sol
der township, Sunday school associa-
ton will be held Sunday, December 2,
in Indian Creek Grange hall The
program is as follows: 1000, DeVo-
tional, H K. Evans; 1890, Sunday
school lesson; advanced classes, Mrs
Ford Robinette; elementary classes,
Mrs. J. Curry. Myrtle Welton; 1880,
address, Patriotism and the Bible,
H w. Jones. Dinner. 1880, song and
praise service. Id by H. H. McDon-
aid; 1850, Church in the Sunday
school and the Sunday school in the
Church" the Rev. J. P. Hicks; 2:15,
What the Community Owes to the
Teen Age" Harold Rude; 2:SO, quar-
tet: 2:40, THE Present Needs of
SUNDAY V y.
bert; 800, 'Leaven on Noisy Creek
Mrs. F. D. Jackson; 3:15, solo, by Guy
Winner; $3.50, talk, Miss M'Edna Cor
bet; 3;35, address. H. L. Nelson; 3:45,
talk for boys and young men, ages Il
to q years: 400. adjournment. The
officers of the association are: G. F.
Slower, president; Miss Manette Loop,
secretary; Grant Pollom, treasurer.
Notes and Personals.
Willard T johnson and family, who
have lived in the Silver Lake neigh
borhood for many years held a sale
last week and left Tuesday for Avalon
Park. Fla, where they will make their
home.
]. c. snediker and family of 924
Jackson street, left this morning for
Kansas City making the trip in their
auto. They will be the guests of rela-
tives over Thanksgiving.
Willard TroXell, instructor at
Quincy junior high school, who has
been sick for several weeks is i'm
proving slowly.
Fred Young, son of George Young,
800 Saywell street, is one of twenty
four Topekans to receive commissions
at Fort Sheridan The young man
was commissioned second lieutenant
of infantry.
Charley Huntington. Dave Weeks
and Matt Cole were in from Elmont
today
visiting Mr.. Goodno's mother, Mrs.
Goodno. at SIS Jackson street.
Alfred Britain of S15 Quincy street,
will spend Thanksgiving with relatives
in Centralia.
A business meeting of the Soldier
Township Sunday School association
will be held Saturday, December l, at
the Rochester schoolhouse at 2;SO
o'clock
The union Thanksgiving services
will be held in the Central Avenue
Christian church at 10 o'clock Thurs
the Baptist church, will preach the
sermon. 1t is the custom to invite the
minister who is the latest arrival in
the community to preach the Thanks
giving sermon, and this year the honor
falls to the Rev Mr.. Weir.
There will be a celebration of the
Holy Eucharist Thanksgiving morn
ing at o'clock in the Church of the
Good Shepherd. with the Rev. H. L.
Burn. celebrant
THANKSGIVING The grocery stores will
keep open until O'Clock this evening.
Ed Caskey. of the radio corps, sta
toned at Fort Sill, is visiting his
mother at her home 1923 Quincy
street Mrs. Caskey who has been
sick, is4improving. and her son will
return to Fort Sill Saturday morning.
w L. Short, paper hanger in the
H H Bair store. left Tuesday night
on business trip to Scranton.
Edward Olferman, 513 Jackson
street, who was operated upon for
appendicitis at local hospital re-
Gently is improving.
Amity Lodge No. 231 Knights of
Pythias. elected the following Of
ficers Monday night: Frank Myers
chancellor commander; F. Baker. vice
chancellor commander; W. Croker
prelate; VR. Parkhurst, master OF
work; John Sheetz, exchequer; H. E
Johnson, master of finance; w. E
Perry, keeper of records and seals;
C. A Sanders, master-at-arms; F. E
Nyberger, inner guard; E. Blacker
outer guard. Installation of the new
Officers will take place the first Mon
day night in January.