The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14

F. A. U. No. 1902 announce an en-
tertainment for members at their nan
tonight.
The fire department was called to
the Payne shoe store Thursday to ex-
tinguish a fire in the rear awning.
P. ]. Monaghan. 1920 Quincy street,
who has been confined to his home
with an infected arm. is slowly recov-
ering.
The Knights of Pythias and their
families will be the guests of their
own lodge, No. SO, at an entertain
ment tomorrow night at Security hall.
The program is made up of musical
and literary numbers.
The national army quartermaster at
Camp Funston got an addition to his
force thru the enlistment route on
| December IL, when Walter E. King of
North Topeka signed his papers.
Pomona Grange will meet at the Y.
| w. G. A. at 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
| ing to hear a report from the dele
gates who attended the meeting of
the State Grange al Burlingame. Sug-
| gestions will be given by the Chamber
of Commerce and the Red Cross.
Topekans who paid their poll tax
and then watched the supreme court
| hold the law unconstitutional, may get
! their money back Saturday or any
| day thereafter, by calling at the city
| treasurer's office on the third floor of
the city hall
| Shawnee Tribe, No. IA, of the I'M
| proved Order of Red Men announces
its officers for the coming year They
are: c. w. Main, prophet; A. P.
! Croker, Sachem; George E. Aldridge,
senior sycamore; E. L. Briggs, junior
sycamore; Ed Mischke, chief of rec
| ords; c. G. McCarter, collector OF
wampum; ]. A. Schiller, keeper of
wampum; W. A. S. Bird, captain OF
| degree team.
As no meetings are scheduled there
in until January II, w. L. Porter,
commissioner of parks and public
| buildings, announced today that the
auditorium will be closed from now
until that date in order to conserve
light and fuel. Porter requested that
small meetings be held elsewhere I'M
til January IT, as it would cost about
SIS for heat to open the place for one
day or night.
| "A Missionary in India" will be tbs
topic of lecture by w. G. Members
at the First Christian church tonight
Members was at one time pastor Of
the Norton, Kan, Christian church
but for the last ten years he has beer
a missionary IN India. He returned
TO America about a year. ago, to take
Part in the men and millions move
ment for increasing the personnel and
finances of the foreign missionarv de-
partment of the church.
Six additional county and civ di.
rectors for the boys working reserve
IN Kansas have been appointed, it was
announced today by w. L. Porter
director of the reserve for Kansas
The new officials are at Westnore.
land, Russell, Hill City, Meade, Cold
water and st. Francis. No one In
Wyandotte county has been found whC
vii! accept dictatorship. Porter ha!
designated the county as the Stacker
community of Kansas.
The First Baptist Sunday school,
social at the church tonight, at
O'CLOCK, is to be big event for Oh,
young people and members of tn,
church. When the worlds serie
started. similar game was nlave,
for new members in the Sunda-
school, all classes being divided. one
half White Sox and one-half Giants
Each Sunday was an inning which
closed last Sunday. and the losinj
side, headed by Judge West, are put
ting up the eats and entertainment
H. Q; Caster headed the winning side
the White Sox