The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
Happy New Year!

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Shawnee council No. will give an
entertainment tonight at the lodge
room, S31 Kansas avenue. for the
members and their families. The en-
tertainment will consist of minstrel
play in two scenes. and some yaude-
vile acts. Those taking leading parts
in the minstrel are Miss Mabel Slocum,
Miss Hazel Slocum, Miss Edrie Lohr-
Man, Mr.. Harold Burbach and Mr..
Ralph Gabriel. Mr. Brownfield Will
furnish the vaudeville entertainment
The North Topeka Baptist church
will hold its annual meeting Thursday,
January g. Members are requested to
bring basket dinners and means Tor
warming the food will be provided
Potatoes, prepared in different ways,
will be served to those who do not
bring this article of food in their
baskets. Coffee will also be served
, The supper will be from $50 to
o'clock. Business matters of the
church and Sunday school Will De DIS
cussed in the evening.
The women of Overlook add to
their Red Cross funds by charging 10
,nts for the recipe for cake, and
bind the purchaser with the promise
not to allow the recipe to be used by
another person without the reS-jred
payment, which is in turn given to
| the Red Cross. A young man from
Rochester district was at Overlook
not long ago, and to help in a gooo
cause, invested a dime. and became
the possessor of the cake recipe Being
of a thrifty nature, this young man
wanted to put his purchase to use.
! Upon reaching home he headed Tor
the kitchen, deaf to the protests or
| is wife, and proceeded to follow the
directions for making the cake. Care
fully he measured and weighed and
mixed The oven was heated lust
so'' and the cake was baked. And
now comes the strangest part OF the
story-when the cake was cut it
proved to be eatable.
/ Notes and Personals
William Cox and son James OF
Granville were in North Topeka on
business yesterday
Guilford Pyle has recovered from
Al attack of tonsilitis and is back at
his work at Morns & Myers.
| Mrs Arthur Smith, who has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. c. o. Hen
derson, of Meriden, since Christmas.
has returned to her home in North
Topeka.
Mrs W. C. Beers and daughters,
Josephine and Mollie, of PA West
Gordon street, who have been visiting
Mrs. Beers's mother. Mrs. Snyder OF
Kearney, Neb. for the past ten days,
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Mr.. Ed Holman and son Charlie OF
of 140 Evelyn street, who have been
visiting relatives in Cincinnati, Ohio,
have returned home
Margaret Collins is confined to her
home. AT Park street, with an attack
of inflammatory rheumatism
Mrs. R. NJ Campbell of 1011 Jack
son street was taken to Stormont hos
pital vest erday, where she underwent
a surgical operation. Her condition
this morning is very favorable.
The fire department was called out
yesterday to extinguish burning cloth
ing at the home of Mrs. Jennie Snead
colored, SAB Tyler street. The cloth
ing, valued at about $40. caught fire
from being placed too near the stove
L. F. Reynolds, instructor of music
and drawing at Quincy and Sumner
JUROR high schools. has returned from
a visit to Kirksville. Mo. Mr.. Reyn-
olds recently received a commission
from the government, but will remain
in Topeka until ne receives his call
He probably will be able to finish this
semester's teaching in Topeka.
North Topeka-Just phone 1853 OF
1902 Blue, residence, for your bag
gage. Checks called for. Prompt de-
livery.-Adv.
The young people of the Baptist
church held a watch party last night
preceded by spread" 1t has beer
the custom to hold a banquet at thi:
} season, but owing to the high price.
and the many calls for money. it wa.
thought advisable to choose a more
inexpensive form of entertainment. 81
picnic spread" was decided upon
Morris ,Kimes, son of Mr.. and Mrs
M. w. Kimes, 1135 Kansas avenue
who has been with the medical corp.
of the both Field Artillery at Cam
> Doniphan. has been transferred t.
Fort Sill, where he is at the base hos
| pital, in the wardmaster's school. de
tach service. Mr.. HINES has gained
fifteen pounds since his enlistment il
, September and declares he never vii
be contented with indoor work again
, He received Christmas box from tn,
Red Cross. as did his comrades, ant
: wrote home enthusiastically of the as
r sortment of useful articles it con
tanned.