The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-02
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

house. Thirteenth and Quincy streets.
Claude Putnam of Kansas City. NO..
was the guest Saturday and Sunday OF
his grandpa rents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Baker, OF SIS Tyler street.
Official notice has been received
that Captain Montgomery of the adj
| jutant generals office. has success
| fully passed the mental examination
| required OF all officers commissioned
| since the passage Of the defense act.
Annie Shutter was given sixty days
| in the county jail Tuesday afternoon
for having liquor in her possession.
| "Tink' Steele also pleaded guilty to
a liquor charge before Judge Robert
d. Carver and will be sentenced to the
penitentiary.
Miss Ora McMilland has returned to
her work in the sewing department in
the Topeka high school, after short
| illness. Miss Ella True. who has been
doing her work. left today for Law
renee. to take advanced work at the
Kansas university
Alleging that he has treated her
, with extreme cxuelty, Laura Eshom
filed a petition in the office of the
asking a divorce from Elijah b.
Eshom. She VENTS alimcny and the
custody Of their two small children.
Company A. First battalion. Kan
sas State Guard. has bought liberty
loan bond. In addition nearly all the
members have subscribed individually
to the loan. Capt. w. w. Russell, who
made the purchase for the company.
said that Company A would buy more
bonds II necessary.
+ Mrs 8. Cunningham, Of the Masonic
unit of the< Red Cross. asks that all
members meet at the auditorium
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock,
wearing their uniforms andNveiis. Wells
will be furnished to those who do not
have them, The members are ex-s
pected to attend the liberty Loaf, meet
ing Thursday evening.
The Red Cross surgical dressing
rooms in Pelle<ses 3 will be open from
Q in the morning to in the afternoon.
beginning Thursday Of this week. Spe-
ciad assignments of work for women
of the Topeka chapter have been re-
ceived, and Miss Carolyn Thomas, di-
rector of the surgical dressings, asks
that a large force Of women be present
in the surgical dressing rooms, be-
ginning Thursday.
Members of the local Stagehands
union are picketing the Novelty and
Majestic theaters to warn union men
and women that those theaters are on
the unfair list" c. o. Tresher. head
of the local lodge, appeared before a
ployes Tuesday night to explain that
his union is on strike to protest the
wages paid by the Crawford theaters
and the working conditions!
Arthur e. Gathers filed a petition in
the, office Of the. Shawnee county dis
trict court this morning asking &-di-
vorce from Marion J. Gathers. Gathers
alleges that his wife left him in May.
1913. and commenced divorce pro-
ceedings against him. butt that the
case was dismissed by the court. In
his petition, the plaintiff charges ex-
treme cruelty and gross neglect OF
duty on the part Of his wife.
The annual supper and business
meeting of the First Baptist church,
held Tuesday night, was attended by
about 200 members. Justice ]. s.
West was elected moderator and w.
+. Axtell. treasurer. H. W. Benning
of the Central read a letter from
the Y. NJ. c. A. war work council in
Chicago in regard to the lectures
given by Rev. Robert Gordon at Camp
Funston and Camp Dodge, and asked
for the release Of the pastor for Six
months in order that he might give
these lectures in other camps
Marie Williams was convicted in DO
lice court Tuesday afternoon where
she was tried on charge OF disorder
~ conduct. She appealed to the dis
trict court Ora Morris was fined IS
for being drunk but was convicted on
the charge OF having liquor In his
possession. He also appealed to the
district court and Is out on $500 bond.
L: G. Seward, said to be a Washburn
student. was arrested on the charge
of exceeding the speed limit as he was
driving party OF friends thru town
in his car and put up IS to appear in
police court Friday afternoon.
That more than SO per cent OF the
membership of the Cooperative club
has been present at every weekly
meeting for the past year was an
nounced by Secretary W. r. Faulkner
at the regular meeting of the club,
held at the Eiks' club Tuesday night
The matter Of the consolidation of thed
Coop and the Square and Circle club
for the duration of the war, which
was brought up Tuesday night will be |
left to committees from both organixa-
lions for decision. Isaiah Hale and |
Earl Akers gave patriotic addresses
The new president, A. D. Birch, as
sumed his duties.>
Red Cross women workers who ex- |
pect to attend the liberty loan meet |
ing at the auditorium Thursday night |
are asked to notify Mrs. ]. F. Dillon |
OF their intention to be present some |
time today at the Red Cross general |
office in Crosby Brothers store, in |
order that the proper number of res
ervatons in the auditorium may be |
made. Those who have not obtained |
their uniforms should dress in white
for the meeting. and wells will be fur
nished them at the. auditorium The
office at the north entrance to the au-
will be used as a dressing |
room. The women should report at Z
o'clock
A luncheon will be held Friday eve
ming at s O'Clock at the Chamber of
Commerce, when the members Of the
Hota club and the girls who hold /
cards for the Rota club parties for the
soldiers Will have supper together. 1t
Is the plan to have all the girls be-
come acquainted with all the club
members. Members of the club are /
asked to notify their girl guests of
the luncheon and then call Miss Marie