The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
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In Kansas is most risky,
That is to say, if it, perchance,
Should stand for Il want whisky"
-Cir-Cingle


ture to his Bible class Sunday at 10
a. m. at the First Congregational
church, corner Seventh and Harrison
streets.
F. G. Willard, well known Topeka
artist and photographer, has received
word of the safe arrival of his son,
George T. Willard in England. Young
Willard is with the 31S engineers.
The regular members of the Fine
Arts faculty at Washburn col
lege, will remain in town to instruct
during the six weeks summer session.
Courses will be given in voice, piano.
organ, violin, harmony and musical
history. The summer school opens
Monday. May 81.
John e. Higgins. 321 Chandler
street. a bookkeeper for the Topeka
Oil company. and John F. Powell. All
Jefferson street. salesman for the
Wolff Packing company, have volun-
teered in the tank service and will be
indicted into service and sent to JEFF
ferson Barracks. May 80. Later. they
will go to Gettysburg, Pa, for train
ing.
Exercises in celebration of Italy
Day were held Friday in the city
schools, in connection with the me-
mortal services conducted by the G.
A. R. Some of the students wore the
Italian colors. red. white and green.
Blinn and Miss Ethel Everingham was
opened by the singing of the Italian
national hymn.
At the recent election of officers of
the Federal Bureau of Animal Indus
try Veterinary association of Kansas,
two Topekans were elected. The bal
loting was done by mail. The officers
elected were: DR.. James Fleming.
Kansas City. Kan, president; DR.. c. w.
Barnhart, Wichita, vice president; DR.
B. w. Murphy, Topeka, secretary, and
DR.. Francis S. Bingham, Topeka,
treasurer.
w. E. Peterson. a government
Shawnee county dairymen. Monday
night at Oak Grange hall. Miss Rena
Faubian, specialist in cheesemaking,
will demonstrate the making of cot
tage cheese. Mr.. Peterson will speak
at o'clock Monday afternoon at the
farm of Charles Holston on Route z.
Another meeting will be held at Ross
vile Tuesday evening.
Claud E. Frain, who until the gov
eminent order abolishing commercial
agencies was received, was city pas
senger agent for the Union Paciflc,
has been appointed agent in charge
of the North Topeka passenger station,
it is announced by G. o. Goodsell, as
sistant general passenger agent. Frain
ha been with the Union Pacific for
about seven years. His new duties
will also include responsibility for
troop trains on this division.
A meeting of the Central Y. M. c. A.
board of directors was held Friday
night and elected officers as follows:
E. L. Copeland, president; F. A.
Derby, vice president; L. D. White
more, secretary, and J. r. Sargent,
treasurer These men are elected for
term of one year. The directors.
elected for a term of three years.
chosen at last nights meeting are:
Charles F. Adams, Frank B. Parker.
o. E. Wright, A. P. McKown, D. A.
Derby, E. L. Copeland and Justice j.
S. West.
The May number of the Church
Outlook, paper in its tenth issue,
will be sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross The publication Tor May
contains material relative to the Red
Cross, and particularly the local unit,
and the cover was designed by the
Red Cross publicity committee. The
number also contains sketch OF
Grace Cathedral, one of series OF
historical articles on Topeka churcnes.
Women in Red Cross costume VIII De
at the church doors Sunday morning
to sell papers, at 10 cents copy, to
those who attend the services
Assumption parochial school. the
Holy Name school and ST. Joseph's
school, the three Catholic schools OF
Topeka, have made record for war
savings. OF these schools, st. Jo-
seph's, where the students are nearly
ali children of foreign-born parents.
has the highest record. Every room
in each school has war savings club,
and every boy and girl has bought
thrift stamps and paid membership
fees in the Junior Red Cross. The
schools were visited Friday by Gov
ernor Arthur Capper, who addressed
the children. He was accompanied by
John McCarry, of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, who also
made a speech to the students. Capt.
P. H. Coney, veteran of the Civil
war, was present and made an ad-
dress.
The women in Crosby Brothers
store have completed and are exhibit
ing in the store windows a knitted
quilt for the army. Miss Mona Atkin-
son, head of the art department, sug-
gested the idea to the girls in the
store. A collection of 20 cents from
each person in the store was taken for
the purchase of yarn, and the girls
in the store knitted the blocks. Sew
enty-seven blocks were made. Last
the store after working hours to put
the quilt together, under the direction
of Miss Gladys Larimer, art instruc-
tor, and Miss Atkinson. The quilt has
five service blocks of white, with
blue star knitted in the center of each,
and the blocks are bordered in red.
These stars are for the young men
who have gone into military service
from the store. In cross stitch in the
center of the quilt are the words
THE Crosby Brothers Co., Topeka,
Kan, 1918" The quilt will be sent
either direct to General Pershing or to
Miss Louise Kenninger, a former en-
ploye of the store, who is now a nurse
in France.
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