The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

CLOCK SUNDAY dlteTHOOH-
owing to the Red Cross meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce, the
Square Circle club will hold no meet
ing Monday night.
Joseph Marissey won the first prize
at the flocution contest at the AS
sumption school Friday night John
Flynn was awarded second place. and
third honors went TO Charles Mona
CHAN.
Summer courses at Washburn law
school open May 23 and cover pc
Rod of six weeks. closing July ). In
dications are that a large class Will
take advantage of the summer session.
according to Dean Harno.
The First Methodist tennis courts
were officially opened this afternoon
The courts were crowded with specta-
tors and players. Lemonade was
served by way of refreshment. The
tennis courts are one of the features
the church has installed for holding
the interest of it's young people.
Chas. E. Barnett was indicted into
military service today by Topeka draft
board No. for the local board in
Ness county. Barnett goes to Fun
ston. Monday George E. Rice, sos
| Monroe street will leave for WASH
ington Barracks, Washington. D. c.,
! by special volunteer induction.
| Clark Gresser is in the government
service at jefferson Barracks, ac-
cording to word received in Topeka.
He is handling recruits and in let
ter written to friends stated. that last
week he handled forty-five Topeka
boys who had enlisted recently ana
had been sent to jefferson Barracks
The Bible class of the First Congre-
sationaI Sunday school will attend the
| baccalaureate sermon Sunday at lO:5o
a. m. at McVicar chapel, Washburn
| college President Womer will preach.
Mrs. Ivan L. Ward of Los Angeles.
| Cal, is visiting her parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. A. Steinberg, SIG Monroe street
! The contract for resurfacing the
West Tenth street road seems to be
very much in demand, according to
the number of bids already received
by the county commissioners for the
| lob. 1t remains to be seen whether
the contractors want the JOB pad
enough to meet the engineers eStl-
mate of $40.5S7.64-
Five men were accepted for the
navy Friday by Shipfitter A W.
ficer. The men were: Elton H.
Knoll, 924 Morris ovenue: Leroy Her
ring, 90o East Tenth avenue, and Ted
Dunn, 404 Elm street, all of Topeka;
Andrew = Shines. of Perry. and Clar-
ence C. Smith, of Willard.
The Parent-Teachers' association of
Central Park school has arranged a
patriotic program to be given at the
school this evening at o'clock. Supt.
H. B. Wilson of the city schools will
be the speaker of the evening. The
program includes community sing
led by Miss Ruth Hall with the as
slstance of the high school students.
The regular meetings of the Swed-
ish Baptist church are being held at
| Cch
of the new church, according to an
announcement by Pastor Segerstrom
this morning. The old church, which
has been a landmark in Topeka for
% years, is being torn down by the
volunteer labor of the men of the
congregation: The men do the work
in the evening after their regular
days work is done. The new building
will be modern in every detail
A motion for a modification of a
court order giving John knight entire
custody of three children belonging to
him and his divorced wife, Eva
Knight, 2S7 KeIlam street, Oakland
was taken under advisement today by
Judge Robert D. Carver The court
ordered that the property be placed in
the custody of the father and should
be given to the children without
strings attached upon his death
Knight was granted a divorce from
his wife last Saturday.
Edith L. Kelly, white wife of Will
liam j. I. Kelly. who claims to be part
Indian and part white and denies ne
gro blood. today filed her fourth di-
vorce petition in the office of Mrs
Mary Chaplin, clerk of the district
court. This time she charges cruelty
and non-support. Two petitions filed
were withdrawn but on the third Mrs
Kelly went to trial and was denied a
divorce by Judge Robert D. Carver
This time she has employed three at
torneyS. Kelly and his brother have
been walters in Topeka hotels TO,
years.
The annual medal contests for dem
onstrations of gym work were helt
, at the Central Y. M. C. A. Frida,
night. The medal winners were
Junior class-Frank Lyngar, frs
prize; orsen Mclaughlin, SECOND
prize, and John James White, thirc
prize Older Junior class-Ber
sleeves, first prize; George barrow
second Prize, and Richard Mathews
third prize. P. ]. C. class-Home
. Jenkins, first prize; Adren Calm, sec
ohd prize and Richard Hathaway
tnlrd 'rrize. intermediate class
CHARLES Thompson. first prize; Jo
Surge, second prize, and Max White
third prize.
f Mrs. Mae Baer. whose rooms OIL
!, Kansas avenue were raided severa
? ,iioiiIiiS dso anu liquor found in them
= mad her case dismissed today in tn,
district court on payment of costs
she was found guilty in police cour
, and appealed to the district court
= The defense was that a soldier called
= on roomer in Mrs. Bears room
with pint of whisky in his poke
, and he and the roomer drank a quan
= tity of it while Mrs. Bear was ava,
from home. The soldier was intoxi
catet and attracted attention. result
i ing in call to police headouarter
and raid. The roomer swore tina
the liquor was taken to Mrs. Bear
rooms by the soldier without he
f knowledge
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