The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
.sAAF SHOTS At HOME NEWS


Her teeth are little rows Of pearls,
But her hand--is purest IVORY; u
1t rs tough on the kids-schoci out
| and the movies closed.
BY the way. there are ne infsQ germs
| on liberty bonds.
The Thursday evening Church
Night" service at the First Methodist
church has been cancelled for this
week.
I The concert which was to have been
given tonight at the Quinton Heights
church, has been postponed on FAC
count of the influenza epidemic
The Provident association asks for
the gift Of a clock for use in the BUSH
ness offiee. The old clock refuses to
operate any longer, and repairs on it
are useless.
Capt. F. NJ. Kimball has returned
from this Pacific coast He attended
the G. A. r. encampment at Portland,
! Ore, in August and has been in the
west ever since.
Relief Corps No. "a which was to
have a sewing party Thursday. has
postponed it until further notice. The
postponement is made on account of
the epidemic of influenza.
! The Rev. Percy Atkins. head Of the
Z. M. c. A. personnel bureau for Kan
aas. Is recovering from q severe ILL.,
ness He expects to return to his Of
flee In few days.
Mrs. George L. Tusr has returned
from New York. where she went to
accompany her husband. who has
sailed for France. She stopped in
Annapolis on her return to Visit her
brother. Clyde King.
That funny noise you heard this
morning and last night in Topeka was
not leak in the water main. 1t was
the gargiing that every Topekan is
enduring that throats may be cleared
from influenza germs.
Influenza has been keeping first one
ana then another of the family of a
| Topeka preacher in bed for two weeks
and yet this minister conducted church
services and allowed the able mem
bers of his family to attend.
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society will meet at the horticultural
rooms at the state house Thursday
| Orsdol will give talk on picking and
| care of apples F. p. Rude win talk
on building caves for crop storage.
| Topeka was visited last night by an
epidemic of gray bugs that swarmed
around every light. It reminded resi-
| dents of the famous green bug swarms
Of the last few years. At the theaters
|
lights but chose the bald heads in the
audience as gathering places.
Secretary Doncyson of the Masonic
bodies in Topeka announced today
that all meetings of this order In To-
peka have been calle(Doff until the
influenza quarantine has been raised.
Business meetings Of ten or twelve
scheduled but general sessions have
been postponed.
DR.. Wade Doster, formerly of To-
peka. who enlisted in the medical corps
| of the army. has been advanced to>the
rank Of captain from that of lie<.
tenant. He was formerly stationed at
Camp Funston. but has been sent to
Camp KearpAG. in CalifoIpia. DR..
| Doster .practiced medicine ii st John.
Kan, for some years
| The Twenty-third Regiment band
4 will give a concert at the corner of
4 Eighth and Kansas avenues tomorrow
evening at eight O'Clock. according to
George Washington jackson, leader Of
the band. The concert is to be for the
stimulation of sales of fourth liberty
loan bonds. The band is to appear in
full uniform and is TO be led by Pro-
lessor Jackson in person
| The colored Baptist church mis-
sionary convention which opened in
| Topeka Tuesday, closed today at noon
on account OF the closing order issued
by health authorities to prevent the
spread of influenza. About 900 per-
| sons attended the opening meeting of
the convention. Mrs. Emma Gaines
presided. and those who appeared on
the program were: Rev. r. L. Grit
fifth. Mrs. S. Tells. Of Topeka; L v.
Hahn, Of Leavenworth; Mrs. H. D.
Scott. of Abilene; and Rev. T. Lee. of
Lawrence.
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