The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25

We with wasteful habits, are feeding
and being bled''
The meeting of the Child Conserva-
ton league which was to have been
held at the home of Mrs. J. R. Wad
noon at $3.50 o'clock in the surgical
dressing room at Crosby Brothers
store.
Bishop Irving P. johnson of Denver,
Colo, delivered the sermon at Grace
cathedral Sunday. He spoke on the
parable of the sewers, comparing it
with the sowing of Scripture readings
on the sol! of the modern church con-
gfegatior. Nothing is accomplished
was the lesson he drew.
Hugh Larimer, sheriff, and Robert
Miller undersheriff, co-operated to-
day in picking up Reed Bray, IL years
old, on a charge of stealing a motor
cycle and suit case from Frank }: Ad-
die, 1912 West Seventeenth street
Bray works for the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The latest report on the Boys
Working Reserve campaign for 1888
now in progress in Topeka showed
that 1910 has already been subscrib-
ed The campaign in Topeka is in
charge of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce with Jack Merriam as man
ager. The report was made to Shaw
nee county Financial Director Mueller
of the Kansas Reserve State bank
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter will be
the speaker of the evening at the
meeting of the Current Topic club at
the Ger trail Y. NJ. c. A. tonight. Mrs.
McCarter will speak on "A Number
of Things" Tonight is ladies' night
for the Current Topic club and every
member is expected to appear with a
lady on his arm.
Cat = /,
scene of a real military wedding.
/ Theodore Kohn. AZ years old, and
wearing a service strap that closely
resembled a barber pole, obtained a
license to marry Mary L. Wilson, %,
| MaryviIle Mo- Kohn's home town is
| Leavenworth and he has been in the
service for about 20 years.
Ensign Ray f. Cope and Ensign
! Walter e. Laundon, son and son-in-
I law of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cope of
/ Topeka, are in the city today on a ten
day furIough from the United States
naval training station in New York.
! These two ensigns took a preliminary
course and examination at the Great
] Lakes station in Chicago and were
promoted to the New York school for
final instruction. where they were
awarded a commission. Upon their
. return they will go directly into active
! service.
The Dougherty Success club will
! give a Washington and Lincoln liter
airy program at the Dougherty Bust
ness college rooms, Tuesday evening,
/ February &c, at O'Clock. H. G. Lari-
mer will give d talk on current events,
and other features will be one-minute
T talks on Lincoln and Washington by
the students, and d debate between
boys and girls the subject, RE
! solved. That the influence of man has
| contributed more to civilization than
has that of woman. There will be
special music
1t was announced at the Chamber
of Commerce this noon that B. e
Eitelman of the Kresge store would
\ furnish musical entertainment for the
1 diners at the Chamber of Comm erct
L tomorrow noon. Harry Becker, e
baritone of note on the Pacific coas
will sing at the noon luncheon. Ac.
cording to advance notices Becker i.
well worth hearing Secretary Kirk
patrick announced that tomorrow wa.
not the official ladies' day, but tina
the members were invited to brinf
their wives. daughters and sweet
hearts to hear the music