The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24


If you have knit a. pair Of socks,
Some fellow you've befriended,
But how you'd like to wear one pair,
Until the war is ended:
DR.. A. r. Kennedy, athletic director |
at Washburn college, and Mrs ken
nedy have gone to Lawrence to speno |
the holidays.
Earl A. Perry. 1895 Woodland ave |
nue. Kansas City, and Augustine F. |
McMaster of Topeka were married at
Kansas City Saturday.
Lincoln circle No. 1. represented by
Mrs. F. A. Smurr and Mrs. William
Peterson, presented Lincoln school
with an American flag at the Friday
afternoon Christmas program at the
school
John C. Nicely, architectural engi-
neer for the Fuller. Construction com
pany at Camp Funston, left Saturday
night for the east to enter the service
of the government as construction
engineer.
James Wall. the Topeka horse deal
er. has purchased the T. D. Strong
farm one-half mile south of Tecum-
sch, for S17.S00. The farm is finely
improved and one of the best upland
farms in the country.
President Penwell has called the
annual meeting of the board o. dlrec-
tors of the Kansas Free Fair associa-
ton to be held in the Central NatlonaI
banks directors room on Friday, De
cember rs, at o clock p. m.
Violations of lightless night orders
from Washington continue in Topeka
A number of prominent firms are
charged with ignoring the order Sun
day night The automatic clocks are
| blamed by some of the business men
today.
An automobile accident Saturday
taH
minor injuries to Mrs. Belle Hackett.
of Perry, Kan. She was resting wei
at the st. Francis hospital last night,
according to the report from that in
stitution-
A Christmas entertainment featur-
! ing a Christmas tree will be held by
Fraternal Aid Union, No. IL, on
Wednesday night for the members of
that lodge. One week later this lodge
will stage a dance for the enjoyment
4 and participation of the other F. A. U.
| lodges of the city.
The Topeka Home Guard company
will meet for drill at the city auditor
ium next Thursday evening, December
81. Tuesday being Christmas day
there will be no drill on that night.
| Preceding the drill there will be
business meeting of the company,
commencing at o'clock, at which all
members are asked to be present.
| "A
the choir of the First English Luth-
eran church will sing the cantata,
THE Star of Bethlehem" to the ac-
compartment of Elmer OLSON as
organist The solo parts of the can
tata will be sung by Mrs. Arthur Mil
Ter Miss Marian McAfee, Mrs. Olaf
Ekbe1g. Roy Naylor, John TroxeH and
Ed McNerney.
Special services will be held at the
Swedish Lutheran church at the cor
ner of Fourth and Tyler streets to-
morrow, both morning and evening
/ The morning song and sermon service
will be held at $50 o'clock. Special
car service has been arranged for this
service from Oakland. The special
will leave the end of the Oakland line
at ; o'clock. At 7 o'clock in the eve
ming the children's service will be
held.
Topeka, thru the Barber-James-
Dwinnel Electrical company, has
furnished Uncle Sam with another
student aviator of exceptionally high
grade. A F. McMaster, sales man
ager of the company, was recon-
mended for training by the Kansas
City aviation examining board and
! expects to be called for training in
short time McMaster is spending
the holidays in Kansas City, his for
mer home.
Henry Hokey's lungs saved him
from suffering financial loss dC the
| hands of two highwaymen, according
| to the story told by him to Sheriff
Hugh Lariner. Hockey is an employe
of the tuberculosis sanatorium and
says that as he was walking along the
road near Twenty-first and Virginia
avenue two men met him and one
asked for a match. AS he reached in
his pocket for a match, one struck
him, the force of the blow knocking
him down. They started to rob him
flak
ran away
At the annual election and installa
ton of officers of Orient lodge No. 81,
H. r. Blanchard, the retiring master.
was presented with a past masters
jewel by the lodge, and with an apron
by the class of 1917. At the same
time Evan Davis received chest OF
silver in recognition of his twenty
fifth year as secretary of the lodge.
The new officers installed are: E. B.
Sewell, jr., master; Allen F. Free
senior warden; Edgar D. May, junior
warden; Willis Coats, chaplain; F. S.
Stevens. treasurer; Evan Davis, secre-
tary; DR.. Chester E. JOSS, senior dea-
con; S. D. Flora, junior deacon; c. w.
Spreng, senior steward; Clinton D.
Hart, Junior steward, and H R.
Blanchard, tyler.
was re-enacted at Camp Pike, when
Mrs. F. z. Gates of Topeka drew from
a glass bowl the names of those mem
bers of the Washburn Ambulance
company who were to receive Christ
mas furloughs The names of the
members of the company were placed
in capsules and twelve were drawn
from the bowl. Those whose names
!. were drawn were to receive Christmas
furloughs. Seven of the twelve were
Topekans. The boys caught in the
mimic draft are: George Rinner, Ken
meth Alexander, Robert Chilson, Don
, Heath. Kenneth Kirkpatrick, Kenneth
Roggs and Paul Rice, of Topeka; Rob-
ert Woodford, route 6. Silver Lake:
Kenneth Kearns, Alma; Riley Larkin,
Herington; Carl A. Swenson, Clay
Center; James Heberling, Overlook.