The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The literary and sewing society of
Lincoln Circle No. l will hold an an
day sewing meeting at Lincoln Post
hall Tuesday.
I Mrs. B. A Wagner left last night
for Newton. called there by the death
of J. A Caveny. Mr.. and Mrs Cav
eny formerly lived in Topeka Mrs
Caveny is a niece of Mrs. Wagner.
THE Realities of the Christian Re-
ligion'" will be the subject of Dr. Ar
thur S. Henderson's lecture to his BIZ
BILE class Sunday at 10 o'clock at the
First Congregational church at the
corner of Seventh and Harrison
streets.
Earl Mason, 1918 Tyler street, who
is in the seco nd training brigade, 52nd
aero SQUADRON has been transferred
Houston Tex, according to word re-
ceived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
E. Mason.
Joseph F. Reisner. former physio Al
director in the Central Y. M. c. A, is
visiting at the home of his brother,
Frank n. Reisner,, 1875 Harrison
street. Reisner has been accepted for
| overseas Y. NJ. c. A work and is now
on his way to France
Topeka school children have already
sold more than $4,000 worth of thrift
stamps and baby bonds. according to
table compiled by Charles s. Elliott.
county chairman of the thrift stamp
campaign. Polk, Quincy. Clay and
| Harrison, the high school, Sumner
school, Lincoln and Potwin have all
sold more than 1000 worth of the
stamps. Polk school has sold more
than $4,000 worth.
The Heighloa Hawaiian quartet left
this afternoon for Meriden, where it
will give one of it's popular programs.
| The members furnish their own Ha-
waiian scenery and costumes. They
/ have played at several business houses
I in Topeka. and rendered a few selec-
! tions at the high school operetta Fri
day night. The members of the quar-
tet are: James Knowles. "Bub" Crow,
Harry Mckee and Donald Knowles.
| DR.. Es-ey will speak Sunday evening
at o'clock at the First Presbyterian
church on Marriage and Religion
a plain talk to young married people
A feature of the Sunday evening serv-
! ice in the future will be the reading
| of items of interest from letters writ
ten home by men in military service
Patriotic songs will be sung by the
congregation and the church quartet
will render special music
Five recruits have been enlisted in
the army at the local army recruiting
| station in the last two days. Samuel
| A Heberling of TecumSeh was as
signed to the coast artillery; Curtis E
First of Topeka, to coast artillery; AL
bert d. Johnson of Burlingame to the
quartermasters' corps; Charles F
Cones of Burlingame to the sigma
corps, and Ralph J. Moreland of To
peka to the coast artillery. The mer
were sent to the army receiving sta
ton at Jefferson Barracks.
Official pictures issued by the com
mittee on public information at Wash.
ington will be thrown on the screer
at the First Baptist church Sunday
night. THE Ruined Churches o.
France" is the subject on which Doc
tor Gordon will speak. The commit
tee on public information says. @'Thi
series of stereopticon pictures is tn,
next thing to seeing with our own eye
the devastation wrought by the Ger
mans in France" Ruined town ant
country churches will be shown ant
also the vast cathedrals as they wer
and as they are. today. The service
begins at 1880 o'clock and all. are in
yited.