The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
North Side Neus

The Union Pacific hotel is serving
hundreds of soldiers each day as the
new draft army passes thru on its
way to Funston. Yesterday 500 men
on one train were supplied with
lunches by the hotel The lunches
are served with hot coffee. and con-
tain variety of sandwiches, pie. cake.
and fruit The feeding of the soldiers
is directly in charge of the govern
ment which sees that the men are
well fed. The earlier blunder of in
sufficient food for men in transit is
being remedied. The boxes being
supplied the men at the Union Pacific
hotel contain the regular sixty cent
lunch.
Many farmers in northern Shawnee
county are buying tractors for farm
work this year. Three years. ago one
never heard of farm tractor Now
they are used for blowing, for har-
rows, discs, for pumping, planting
wheat, grinding feed and a multitude
of uses Two new tractors passed
along Kansas avenue this morning
bound for useful careers on Shawnee
county farms. This is a prosperous
year for farmers, and great improve
ments in the agricultural machinery
used are expected.
This evening the members of tn i,
North Topeka Baptist church wi |
give a reception for the new pastor,
the Rev. o. L. Weir formerly of How
ard, who arrived in Topeka this week
to take up his duties in the church
The Baptist choir will have charge of
the music The Young Peoples socie-
ties will serve refreshments. Robert
Gordon of the First Baptist church
and the Rev. ]. E. Scheer of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will de-
liver addresses of welcome.
Y. w. c. A. classes for the coming
year in the North Topeka branch of
the association will meet next week
IN Quincy school The Bible Study
class meets Tuesday evening at 1880.
Mrs. S. H. Chamberlain, a student for
several years under Mrs. Menninger
viii teach the course. and will follow
the Menninger. system in all the les
sons All ladies who desire to take
this course are asked to be present
Tuesday evening, and to be prepared
on the first lesson in the series as
printed in the State Journal of Satur-
day, September 29. Ladies are asked
to bring Bibles, pencils and paper
with them.
Miss Kate Williams will teach the
Gym class which begins Monday even
ing at 7:15. She is physical director
at the Y. W. c. A. The cooking class
under Miss Stella Mitchell meets Tues
day evening from to 8.
Social and Personal.
Mrs. I. r. Boyce of Alva, Okla,
and her small son will arrive in North
Topeka Sunday for a visit with her
brother, Charles D. Martin. Mr. Mar
tin, who has passed the Shawnee
county draft board, expects to be
called into service soon. He has given
up his position with the Citizens State
bank.
Mrs. Thomas Roe of Kansas City, is
in North Topeka on business for a few
days. She is staying with Mrs. George
Vetter of Shorey.
Mrs. George Sisk of 141S North
| Quincy street left Thursday for a trip
to southern Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs Pat Cunningham, of
S26 North Jackson, have returned
from Excelsior Springs where they
| have spent the last two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Roy KimbaIl, of route
4, are the parents of a girl baby born
Thursday afternoon.
/ Mrs. James Orr of 1925 Central
avenue, who is visiting her sister at
Oskaloosa. returns home this evening.
The j. c. Snediker family went to
Kansas City Thursday. They return
Saturday.