The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dance tonight-Kellam Hall.--Adv.
John McBee, guide at the state
house, has returned from vacation
spent visiting Mrs. McBee, who is
spending the summer in Manitou,
Colo.
Captain Racket" Internationally
coached by Mary Weightman of To-
peka, will be given by the young peo-
pie of Bethel chapel, Thursday even
ing at Fritz hall in Rossville. Satur-
day evening the same play will be
staged at Hoyt.
A community sing will be held at
Sis o'clock this evening on the Cen
be special music and a reading by Miss
Thelma Huston and a patriotic talk
by Willis Goldsmith. Otherwise tn ,
evening will be spent in singing popu
lar patriotic songs. The meeting will
be led by Secretary Benning, of the
Y. NJ c. A.
One of the features of the Labor day
celebration, September 2, will be the
staging of the patriotic pageant, The
Spirit of Patriotism by Miss Ceora
Lanham. Miss Lanham is in the west
ern part of the state with the pageant,
but will be home Thursday and wants
all who took part in the affair here
to meet her at Security hall, Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Wade Hampton Summers. son of
Raymond Summers of the Santa Fe
yards, reported at the navy recruit
ing station in Kansas City Mon
day. With Perry Brush, son of Officer
Brush. of the police department, he
will be sent to Mare Island, Cal. for
training. Wade Summers before en-
listing was learning the rulers trade
with the Hall Lithographing company.
A picnic will be held by the Rail-
bow Girls of the Y. w. c. A. at Gage
park Wednesday, August 81. The
girls will meet at the Y. w. c. A.
building at 8 o'clock in the afternoon
and the picnic will last until O'Clock
in the evening. Swimming will con-
stitute part of the afternoons sport
All members are invited to be present
Fire companies responded to a call
from the residence of Cliff Maier, 1902
West Fifth street, at 10 o'clock Mon
day night where heat caused by reg
lecting to turn off an electric iron had
caused a fire. Little damage resulted
Thomas Armory Lee. son of the late
Robert I. Lee, has been wounded ac-
cording to reports received from
France by his mother. Mrs. r. I. Lee
of 1912 College avenue. The wounds
are not serious as Lee says he is ur
on crutches. Further Particular
which he gave in a letter to his wife
which he mentioned as mailing at the
Lee was an attorney with offices in the
Columbian building before going tC
France with the Y. NJ. C. A. in Octo-
Der, 1917. In February of this veal
he enlisted as a private in the Twenty
sixth infantry.
Topeka lodge No. 524, Loyal Orde,
of Moose, gave big show last night
to approximately 500 of the mem
bers, their families and friends at q
'get-together" meeting at the Moose
home, 623 Jackson street. The eve
ming was opened with an entertain.
| ment, of which the talent was entirely
volunteer and exceptionally good
Short talks were given by Barrie ant
Lane. explaining the work witch is be.
| ing done by the Moose for the chill
| dren- The antics of Tom Powell, a.
the Scot, kept the house in an uproar
A duet composed of Messrs Snattingel
| and Anderson then entertained fol-
some time and were recalled severa
| times. Music and readings were fur
| nished by Miss Howard. The famil,
dance opened at 1890 with some ISL
| couples on the floor.