The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-28
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

ONHT 0HuI0 III TUNE MEMO
The banks of the city will be closed
Monday. September 2, on account OF
Labor day.
Ernest F. Ballard, well known and
prosperous farmer from Hanover, is
in Topeka, on business.
Mrs. H. L, Grice. Of zoe, Van Buren,
street, entertained the general ladies'
aid society this afternoon
Local draft board No. 1 sent Harry
Hoized, of sos East Eleventh street.
and Walter W. McCollum. of Rural
Route No. Is, Tecumseh, to Fort Riley
Tuesday.
Additional registrants reaching the
age of 81 since June 5, 1918, at local
board No. are: John Henry Gehrt.
SIS West First: Roy Ellis. III East
Second; Joseph Mason. 224 Lake.
w. H. Trefry, 727 Polk street. local
agent for the Ford car today was sent
from local board No.s1 to Camp Tsy-
lor, at Louisville. KY. where he VIII
enter the artillery officers training
school.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Tyler
Street Methodist church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry
Klopfer. 217 East Euclid avenue Mrs.
Fred Leuenberger. Mrs Klopters
mother, will be the guest of honor.
Mrs. Maude Graham and her daugh-
ter. Miss Ruth Graham. will return the
last of September from Omaha. where
they are visiting Mrs. Graham's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Shambaugh. MISS
Graham is recovering from a serious
/ illness
DR.. L. " Sans has received his
commission as captain in the army.
He will report to the medical OH
GERS training camp at Fort Riley.
September ]. He expects to take q
course in training preliminary to enc
| tering base hospital.
The Shawnee County w c. T. u.
will have a convention all day FRIDAY
at the First congregational cnurch'
when a service flag, bearing 500 stars,
will be dedicated S. n; Hawkes., as
! the address. Mrs. Frank Organ win
make a report of her work done. IN
the county for the soldiers and SAIL
ors,
John D. Zimmerman. national SUI
perintendent of the Christian Endeav.
or society Of the Christian churcn:
and David H. Owen, superintendent OF
| Kansas Sunday school work. have re-
turned from Valley Falls. where they
J, made addresses at THE Jefferson Coun-
4 ty Sunday school convention. Six con-
gresations we've represented at the
convention.
A song service was held at o'clock
Tuesday night at the BOYS ineus5rial
school, in accordance with the plans
for community song service oo.
served thruout the country. NJ r.
Troxell. superintendent OF the school.
explained the purpose of the service:
The audience sang America and
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" The
thirty officers and 240 boys of the
school attended.
The county draft boards quota of
twenty eight men. which. according to
| Statistics should have registered on
August "a. was completed this morn
ing when a registration card was re-
ceived from Bruce Taylor, colored,
who is now staying in Kansas City,
Mo. Taylor is the only eolored man
who registered at the county board
this registration.
Charles L. NIetty, who lived at pa
West Fourth, an employe of the Chi
cago Bridge and Iron works, should
j August %. Tuesday he reported &c
board No. from Rahidan. N. Y. He
j will be sent to the nearest training
camp. v. Wesley. 20I Jackson street
has been reported to board No as
being sent there by the department
of justice.
Examinations for commissions a.
officers in the new Kansas Nationa
Guard. according to an announce
ment from the office of Charles S
Huffman. adjutant general. will bt
held in Topeka next Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday. Between forty-fivt
and fifty men are expected to take ths
examinations on those dates. The ex
aminations will probably be given il
the senate chamber at the state house
| Harry G. Larimer's lecture last eve
: rning on the Great War on the Seas.
: at J. CT Woods residence, was Target,
| attended and much interest shown. A
p. m. the Star Spangled Banner wa
, sung, Mrs. Eli G. Foster leading, ant
: Miss Bertha Lauterbach, piano accom-
paniest. The meeting unanimously re
= Quested Mr.. Larimer to continue tn,
2 subject next Tuesday evening. Al
J electric light will illuminate the maps
victrolas. pianos and orchestras
: and just plain voices, all were repre-
sented as the leaders in the singing o
E the Star Spangled Banner in Topek:
, at o'clock Tuesday evening. Th
: theaters had made special arrange
: ments for singers of voice to lead tn.
Y singing in the show houses while tn
L orchestras played the accompaniment
= In the homes the piano and the vic
trola played the part of both leadel
: and Accompaniment, and in a few
places some hardy souls tried thei
best to hit the tune with voice alone
, and then. of course, there are a few
: who Uhfstled