The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dance tonight-Kellam hall--Adv;
S S. Frank of the Frank Furniture
company left today for the east to join
his buying associates to do their buy
ing for the year 1919. He will be gone
about two weeks.
The new service flag in honor of
400 Y. NJ. c. A. men in service. will
be unfurled Wednesday, according to
NJ. w. Benning. general secretary of
the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
The ladies' Bible class of the Swed
ish Bethel church will meet Thursday
at the home of Mrs. G. G. Gunnerson,
North Topeka. Automobiles will meet
the Shorey car at 2 p. m.
Mrs. w. C. McDonough has been
elected by the Topeka Providept as
ISOLATION to a place on the board. She
is to fill the vacancy left by the resig
nation of Mrs Margaret Barnes.
Commissioner and Mrs. w. G. Tandy
are spending the summer at their
camp near Tecumseh. They have as
| their guests Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Coch-
ran of Wichita and Mrs. la Dooley.
The West side Christian church will
have a social in Edgewood park, Tues
| day evening, July 16. The T. Hanson
eight piece orchestra will play during
the entire evening and there will be
other attractions.
The Blinn Concert company will fur
union meeting in Chesney park. Friday
| afternoon. The women of the Cen
| trail park Christian church will pro-
vide a picnic supper.
| Boys and young men who swim in
| the Kaw river within the city limits
must wear bathing suits, according to
a rule laid down by the police. Sep
| TENDER morn, evening or afternoon
costumes will not be tolerated.
Corp. ]. ]. McGovern of the los
| Signal Battalion. has notified his par
enrs, Mr.. and Mrs. James McGovern,
of his safe arrival overseas. Before
his enlistment, Corporal McGovern
was a telegraph operator for the
Santa Fe.
/ In the quarter-year ended July 1.
the office of the deputy United States
marshal handled 100000 worth of
business. about twice as much as is
| usually handled in the same length of
time: The increase was caused by two
special sessions Of court, costing more
than $4,000.
Three negro boys. swimming with
out bathing suits in sight of the Santa
Fe' bridge, were arrested Monday.
They gave their names as G. Grayson.
L. Fisher and L. Rife. They are about
II or Is years of age. Some smaller
boys who were with them were wear
ing swimming suits.
News has been received in Topeka
that Capt. Joseph c. Wilson has ar
rived overseas Captain Wilson re-
ceived his commission from the first
| officers training camp at Fort Riley
and was stationed at Camp Funston
up to the time he went with his regi-
ment abroad. He is the son of Mrs
Anna Wilson.
Blacksmiths and helpers employed
at the Santa Fe shops and other men
of the blacksmith trade in Topeka will
faX- tiV,cr da,-
ing. July IS. on the second floor of the
Industrial Council hall, AIS Kansas
avenue. James w. Kline. president OF
the International Brotherhood OF
Blacksmiths will make an address.
The employees of the Magnus Metal
company, at a meeting of their newly
! organized Local No. 424. International
Molders of North America, elected
and installed the following officers
Monday night at Labor hall: w. C
Sherman, president; E. A. Smith. vice
president; r. V. Fleck. corresponding
secretary; Hugo Masching, treasurer
Thomas Butler. inductor; Ed Lee
doorkeeper.
Patrons of the Novelty theater will
be conducted to their seats hereafter
! by girl ushers. The new arrangement
| will be installed sometime this week
/ The management declares that tn
] change from boy to girl ushers i
made because girls in such position
are more reliable than boys, and be
cause the boys should be released t.
engage in some productive pursuit
1 that girls could not follow. Uniform
: have been ordered for the girls.
: The Kansas National Guard infan
: try company, bling formed in Topek;
. by Second Lieutenant o. M Allegro
has examined and passed fifty men
Announcement is made that all mel
. who have signed up for the compan,
: and have not received cards for ex
aminations. should report to
5 night at 725 Kansas avenue, upstairs
for examination. More examination
. will be held Thursday night. Whel
complete, the company will have
v personnel of 1913 men. Two cooks ar
e needed for the company.
: Eugene Thomas, who has been i
the army continuously since the Span
ish-American war, is in Topeka o
| furlo to visit his sister. Mrs. L.
Thorp, matron at the Rock Island de
e pot. Thomas has been stationed a
Fort Barancas. Fla, and was given
! furlo while he recovered from the ei
fects of an accident at the fort i
which his left hand was crushed. II
is now attached to the quartermaster
Il corps, but was formerly with the Goa:
artillery. He took part in thirteen er
gagements in the Philippine island
. He expects to go overseas soon.
After driving all the way from Du
!; luth, Mimi, to Topeka, without sin
&c gle puncture, blowout or other cas-
ualty, the car belonging to Mr.. an
Mrs. Guy Diehl, was put out of com
&C mission for a short time by an ugl
nttle scrap of glass on the pavemer
on Kansas avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Dief
came from Duluth in their car to Wis
h Mrs. DiehFs people. the C. H. Burg
:; family. After arriving without havin
had so much as to tighten a bolt, the
= took their car out the next day and &c
a puncture. Mrs. Diehl was formerl
n. Florence Burge, of Topeka, a graz
i; uate of Washburn college, and late
a reporter for the State Journal.
N Any one in Topeka who has rels
4 tives at Camp Funston may have
SC message or packet delivered to the
l. in person by Rev. E. H. Givens, paste