The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
Nort.1 Side Neu,s

Items for this column may be left
| at Petro's drug store. or phone
Ele.Io- Kimball after p. M: other
| hours phone $3.50.
H. Mathews caught eighty pounds
of German carp in the river this morn
ing.
The Red Cross rooms were filled all
| day yesterday. Interest in the work
grows steadily, and the work done is
! up to standard. The following women
worked at the rooms yesterday: Mrs.
| s. s. Myers, Mrs. Esther Amell. Mrs.
w. c. Beers, Mrs. Ira Wells. Mrs. G.
c. Lang, Mrs. C. w. Morrow, Mollie
Beers Mrs. j. E. Lancaster, Miss Dol
lie Wells, Mrs. H. G. Barrett, Mrs. F.
E. Rogers. Mrs. w. Rogers, Mrs. Err
nest Wells, Mrs. ]. M. Beachum. Mrs.
]. B. Skinner, Mrs. Ed Bissell. Mrs. G.
" Hannah, Mrs. o. P Davis Mrs J. F.
Van Nice, Mrs A. T. Rowe, Mrs. w. S.
| Sherwood. Mrs Charles Stewart. Mrs.
| Towles, Mrs. Z. p. GoodHow, Mrs. C.
c. Clark. Mrs. Mary E. Taylor. Mrs.
| Mrs. A. L. Musson. Mrs. H. S. Curry.
Miss H. M. Grout, Mrs. J. T. West
brook. Mrs. Accord. Mrs. Accord, Jr.,
Mrs. Harrison Smith. Mrs. R. S. Plum
! mer, Mrs. Charles ]. Stewart, Mrs.
Lucy Wright. Mrs NJ H Eldred, Mrs.
Slocum. Mrs. o. C. Myers, Mrs. ]. E.
Hows. Katherine Buechner, Mrs VIM.
F'arnsworth, Mrs. James Kannarr.
Mrs. Joseph w. johnson, Mrs L. T.
Rame. Mrs. j. e. Tudhope. Mrs. o. P.
Antrim, Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. 7. II
DUNCAN. Mrs. E. B. Robinson. Mrs. d
L Button. Mrs. NJ. A. Keller, Mrs. w
A Marshall. Mrs. w. H. Zarker. Mrs
Frank McCay, Mrs W. H. Thomas
Mrs j. L. Probasco. Mrs. James An
n q My-c
T. j. Murphy. Mrs. j. H. Skinner.
Red Cross Play.
The playlet. THE Call of the
Quincy junior high school for the
Junior Red Cross, was most success
full and was played to a capacity
house The young people showed the
result OF careful training, had an easy
stage presence, while the dialogue
was well sustained. Those taking
part were: Loretta Huber, Margaret
Davis. Irene McQuilken, Mabel Rug
ger 1nez McQuilken, Mabel Stump,
Marguerite Grace Daisy Wilcox, Mabel
Willis, Margaret Smith, Bessie Byrd
beatrice kassebaum, Lucille Alden,
Lucille Sherburne, Herman BENJAMIN.
George Baer. Francis Morton, Arte-
mis- Stripping, Lawrence Smith.
Flag Raising.
patrlotic program was given this
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Union
American flag was raised The flag
was given by the employees of the
bridge and building, motor car and
storehouse departments of the yards,
and floats from 70 foot pole, which
stands directly in front of the store
house.
The Colored G1ee club, composed
of workers from the yard, sang sew
eral patriotic selections, and number
of addresses were given. Herbert
Wiendel. storekeeper. presided and the
following men made patriotic adj
dresses: DR.. Robert Gordon, pastor
of the First Baptist church; r. w.
Blair, attorney for the Union Pacific
system; Fred Voiland, four minute
man; ]. A. Troutman, and E. S. jamie
son. division, storekeeper of the Union
Pacific at Armstrong. delegation
of several members of the Chamber
of Commerce also participated in the
ceremonies
Notes and Personals.
p Mr.. Weaver and family from Phil |
lipsburg, Kan, have moved to North |
Topeka, and will live at PA West Cor |
by the Union Pacific railway company |
Raymond Henderson is spending his
furlo with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. |
c. o. Henderson of Meriden. Hender- |
son enlisted last fall and is now in a
training camp in North Carolina.
J.. W. Priddy has returned from a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. A. v.
Small in Augusta, Kan. Before return |
ing Mr.. Priddy attended the G. A. r.
encampment at Chanute.
Blue Post No. $50 will meet at the
fire station tomorrow morning at
1920 to go in a body to the Christian
church where Memorial day services
will be held. The Blue corps No. 5 |
will meet at Mrs. Kings. At 2:30
the post will meet at the fire station |
and go in autos to West Indianola |
where memorial services will be held
at 3:15 O'Clock The Rev. H. L. Mel
son of the Potwin Presbyterian church |
will make the address
Miss Stella Mitchell, domestic sci
ence teacher in the high school, will
leave for Florida after school closes,
and will join her father, Doctor
Mitchell, in a permanent home. Doc I,
tor Mitchell has been spending the
winters in Florida for several years, |
and Miss Mitchell has been making
her home at s31 Van Buren, street,
the former Mitchell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, of
1113 Jackson street, are visiting Mrs. !
Andersons cousin, Mrs. John E. Paul, |
of Denver, and on their return trip |
will stop off at Wichita.
Mrs. w. A Marshall. of North
Jackson street, took the civil service
examination recently for departmental
clerkship service, but did not file APP
plication for a position at the time. |
She has been notified that she passed |
successfully and has been asked to
file application for a position with |
the government.
A. M. Petro, the Druggist.-Adv.
Claude Frain, up until three weeks
ago city passenger agent of the Union
Pacific, has been appointed station
agent on the North side. Frain will
have charge Of the passenger depot, |
and in addition he will be in charge
of troop train movements on this di- |
vision of the railroad. He has been
in the employ of the Union Pacific for
the past seven years and before COM