The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

All That's Left.
Drink to me only with thine eyes,"
The poet used to say,
We can drink no other way.
Open evenings until Christmas. Harris,
Goar Jewelry Co.-Adv.
Topeka Council No. 1, Ancient Toltee Rite,
day evening. The annual election Of Off
GERS will be held.
The Rev. ]. w. r. Clardy will preach
Christmas sermon tomorrow morning
at the Euclid Avenue Methodist church
There will also be an evening sermon.
The annual election of officers of Beulah
chapter of the Eastern Star will be held
Saturday evening, January :, instead OF
tonight. The change was made on account
Services will be held at IL o'clock Sunday
morning at the Westminster Presbyterian
church, corner College and Huntoon streets
but there will be no Sunday school. ID. +.
Phillips. pastor.
Liberty bonds accepted for face value on
any purchase at Harris-Goar Jewelry
Co.-Adv.
christmas, 1915" will be the morning
subject and THE Prince of Peace will be
the evening subject at the Central Park
Rash, pastor.
The regular morning and evening ser,
Vices will be held at the East Side United
Brethren church, corner Fifth and Leland
spectiyely, tomorrow. X. c. Russell, pastor
The annual financial statement OF the
Central Y M c A was sd filed 6y the gen
on by J. w. Robinson, public accountant;
Robinson reports that the institution Is 100
per cent efficient.
The free public library will open Monday,
December %, at 10 a. m. All books re-
turned before January /. 1912 will be free
from fines. This also applies to books
order went into effect.
A fellowship lunch will be held at the
Central Y In Sunday aft in genet at
who wishes to attend, is invited. The adj
dress Of the evening will be made by Percy
ject, my Christmas in France"
Services will be held tomorrow at the
First Baptist church. In the morning the
evening the choir, under the leadership of
Mrs. ARA Clark will give Shepard's cantata;
fhe World Made Flesh" "A; A very = brief
iivered by Mrs. Lillian Stone Johnson
One of the longest trials staged in police
court in weeks was that OF MERGED Arren-
the double charge Of having liquor in his
possession and of disturbing the peace OF
another Mexican; fine OF 500 and nt thirty t
Judge Heinz on the liquor charge and So
fine for disturbing the peace. The fines
were paid and the man paroled on the Jail
sentence.
Lieut.. Clayton Kline of the field ar
ti:lery, has received his honorable discharge
the and Ras es camp
stationed. He went to Hoboken, n. J.. to
visit his brother, Ensign Leonard Kline,
Midshipman Edward P. Kline He will ar,
rive Sunday to be with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Kline Of Buchanan street; II; He
he is a lawyer. and will engage in the
practice of his profession. He trained for
service at Camp Zachary Taylor and re-
ceived his commission there.
The Topeka postoffice is beginning to
take on the true holiday aspect. Friday
afternoon and today long line Of citizens
their turns to mail Christmas parcels by
parcel post: Seventeen extra clerks and
added to the regular force in order to
handle the incoming and outgoing mail
with the greatest possible expedieney, it
Among the extra clerical force are eight
S. A. T. C. students, it was said. Mr.. Rigby
noticeably lighter this year but that there
increase in outgoing mail, which
he attributes to the fact that many persons
with relatives in the army and other war
activities have been mailing their presents
early in order that they may reach their
destination by Christmas.
Alfred j. Spicy, whose death was re-
ported in the State Journal a week ago,
was buried Sunday in Abilene. He was
son-i law of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Seeds of
Topeka. Mr.. Spicy and his wife and little
son were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Seeds in
this city when Mr.. Spicy was stricken
covered he started a business trip to
Kansas City. but returned to Topeka, suf
fering from a relapse. The disease de-
veloped into pneumonia, and the young
man died after an illness of Il week. The
day he died his young son, Alfred, jr., was
taken to st. Francis hospital i'll with in
fluenza, but is now nearly we'll. Mr.. and
Mrs. Seeds were both i'll with the same
disease at the time MI MI spzzy to
born and educated. He had clerkship in
the Rock Island offices and was advanced
to the auditors department. Later he be-
came auditor of the United Telephone COM
pany and the Light and Power company of
Abilene. A few years ago he was married
to Miss Seeds of Topeka He is survived
by his wife and son, by his parents and by
two brothers and a sister, who live in New
York City.