The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes ana persona from Oakland by
Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


/ Mrs. e. F. Dumars has returned from
Houston, Texas, where she visited rela-
tives.
Rolla Donahue has returned to his home
In Mount Washington, No., after visiting
his uncle. D. E. Biggs.
The annual Sunday school picnic of the
Oakland Presbyterian church will be held
Thursday afternoon and evening at Gage
park.
Mrs. James Horton and little son left
Saturday to visit relatives at Abilene.
Mrs. J. A. Richardson, Winfield avenue
10 visiting in Melvern. Kan.
John Phillips has returned to his home
aunt, Mrs aNs Il. I. Kelsey. and other reia.
There will be no services Sunday at the
Oakland Presbyterian church with the ex-
ception of Sunday school at 10 O'Clock.
The Go Forward Bible class of the
Christian church will have charge of the
Sunday morning meeting at the church
The class will take entire charge of the
services and will use as their topic MY
Neighbor."
Miss Naomi Ray entertained with dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Baine Edson, Miss Dorothy
Shuler and Miss Virginia Disco.
The church at Granville will dedicate
their service flag at 3 80 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The Rev, G. G. Horne. of the
Oakland Christian church will give the
The Priscilla club was entertained Fri
day afternoon by Mrs W. J, Williams
-.
William Swearingen, Mrs. George steen
Mrs Sc, Charles sgit Mrs n. T: Kelsey, Mrs
Saa SAINT Az Mr Neil + M Risegs Mrs. Reese
Mrs A. ". Hummei. The enc next meeting sa Of
home of Mrs. Neil at kakarHsa. It win vi be b
the day a. fath s se Mi iafs guests VIII spend
The Young Peoples class of the Christian
church was-entertained Thursday esenins
BY Miss Yeva Hoag and sister. Mrs. Mamie
s stSre T Ihs guests inSlgdsd Miss blanche
keeney, Miss Ivadell Smith, Miss Lucy
uhlman,. Miss Ruby Uhlman, Miss MARY
a hoag. Mrs. Is. Grace Bannon. Professor Sod:
Dodge Mr.. David Granville and Mr.. Har.
ley Hoag.
The Ladies Aid. society will make theil
final arrangements concerning the worl
they will do at the state fair at meeting
to be held Thursday, afternoon at the
church CHI The society win serve meals dur
Scott Kelsey, Sr., who has been attend.
ing the G. A. r. convention at Portland
Oregon, has .gone>to Indian Valley, Idaho
as the guest of Mrs. John Manning, form
erly Miss Hildred Haworth.
ing eF in an son Fs Bend B. d ss are visit
remain until after Labor day.
Henry Caruthers and sister. Miss Hene
two 9sv wee saHs ss Il
There will be no services. Sunday eve
ming at the Christian church In Oakland
The pastor, the Rev. George Horne, viii
sneak at the Union services to be held al
the Central Park school.
David Main who is with the Headquaf.
ters company. 342nd F. A. band has writ
ten an. interesting letter home to his par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Main. The let
ter. which Is a ten page one. Is given in
part. Expect you will be looking for a
you will be a little disappointed. II
could write freely of all We have seer
and experienced it would take several
pages. I will tell you later of our TRIP
across the pond. You can rest assured II
was not very dusty and It seemed as tho
we would never see land again. One OF
the boys said he would give thousand
dollars for handful of dry sand The
birds were the only creatures that did moi
desert us. They live on the water
guess ana feed on fish eggs. 1t was
early in the. morning when we first sight
ed land and then we were not sure but
what it might be clouds. Presently we
saw the breakers hitting against the shore
and then small squares Of land which
looked like farms. We were glad to set
our feet soil again. Our rations at this
place consisted of two apples. a can oi
"Old Gray Mare corned beef and one
ham and one lam sandwich. While we
were on the boat>we had the misfortune to
be quartered in the steerage or the fifth