The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Dance tonight-Kellam HalI-Adv.
/ Lester Brain of 30 Stevens. was
sent to Camp Funston today by local
board No. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs J.. NJ. Brunt will spend
Sunday and Monday in Manhattan
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Smith.
Rev. Robert H. Davis will lecture to
ling at 10 O'Clock at the First Congre-
gational church, corner Seventh and
Harrison streets. All men are well
come.
Lincoln Circle No. 1. Ladies of the
G. A. r., are requested to attend the
funeral of Sister Mary A. Everett,
which will be held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock from the Walnut Grove
Methodist church.
Miss Janet Long Of the extension
department of the State Agricultural
college, is spending few days in To-
peka. Miss Long was formerly on the
staff of 1.-THE Kansas Farmer" having
charge of the woman's page for that
publication.
entertainment tonight for the soldiers
and sailors in the lobby of the build
ing. Popular music will be furnished.
and d watermelon feast will be served
at ten O'Clock Topeka men are in
vited to attend and bring a soldier or
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series that will be given.
Lisle MCKINNEY. of Quinter. Kan,
editor of the Cove County Advocate,
has been accepted for overseas service
by the personnel board of the Y. M.
c. A. A large number of volunteers
have applications in at the Y. M. G: A,
but no action can be taken on them
until the office has word from Wash
ington regarding classifications.
| Earl Akers. who has recently re-
turned from an eastern trip, stopped
in Dayton. O., to visit his nephew.
Claude Akers, who is now a lieutenant
in the aviation section of the army.
He expects to remain in this country
some time longer, as he is engaged in
instruction work. He was formerly
connected with the Crosby Brothers
store.
Capt. A. c. Smith, commander of
Company H, Kansas national guard.
announces that the company will have
the use of the third floor and part of
East Seventh as an armory. Repairs
are being made on the building, and it
will be ready for use in few d/ys.
The company will assist in recruiting
another line company of national
guardsmen in Topeka, and, hopes to
bring to this city the headquarters and
supply companies of the fifth regi-
ment.@
The Issuance of passports to leave
the United States is one of the innova-
tons adopted with the war. Today
local board No. / made out passports
to Mark Troxell and Ralph H. SearIe.
Troxell has been connected with the
state auditors office and was not elig-
ible for general military service on ae-
count Of physical disability. However,
he managed to get into the auditing
department Of the war department.
Searle, who was an adjuster for the
Columbia Fire Insurance Co, will
enter overseas Y. NJ. c. A. work. He
is expected to leave. soon.
tuberculosis obtained one man a
passport out OF the United States to-
day. Cresensio Munoz, Mexican,
, who lived at 335rAsh street. has been
suffering from the disease for some
| time. Doctor Narcotic decided that
since he belonged to Mexico he would
be better eff there. Local board No.
/ L gave the Mexican his passport this
| morning. Munoz will leave at once
for his country. Narcotic says that
tuberculosis is quite. common among
the Mexican population. 1t is due to
unsanitary conditions and too many
people living in too small quarters