The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Tho Rev T. c. Adams of the Methodist
mission of st. Joseph, Mo, will preach at
the Salvation Army hall. 4O9 Kansas
ayeuue. at IL O'Clock Sunday morning.
Dr. Genevra Erkine Leader has been in
Kansas City this week attending the Cen
tral States Osteopathic association con-
vention.
Josiah Jordan. county superintendent
elect will take charge of the office Mon
day He succeeds Superintendent Seaman,
who was appointed last september 10 M
COrbet who went into the Red Cross work
and now is in Europe.
A petition is being circulated to max
Topeka avenue boulevard from 1hlrd
street to the fair grounds. Fifty per
cent of the residents along the part of
the street affected must sign the petition;
Should it go thru, the street Will be barred
to all commercial traffic.
Thru n Typographical error the name of
Robert f. GosIorn appeared in the State
journal list of the personnel OF Battery A
as a private. Goshorn Is sergeant. he
left Topekta as a sergeant and has retained
this rank ever since. Sergeant Goshorn is
the oldest member in point of service in
the battery
Tyler street, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary in Los Angeles May 6.
according to word received here. Mr..
FunkhOuser, who is a civil war veteran
and member Of Lincoln post. came to
Kansas in 1866 and lived for some time at
Clinton. but for the last twenty four years
mas Detu II TeSLuehl Ol 1OBthd-
Contests participated in bv eighty boys
were watched by nearly 100 of their parents
and friends at the Central y. NJ C.: A.
Friday night. Two Junior boys won first
Watson first with record of five feet
three inches and VIII Walton second with
five feet and two inches. The older boys
team won the basketball contest.
A free orchestra recital. to which the
public is invited, will be given Sunday
afternoon at 80 o'clock by the Wash
burn school of fine arts in MacVicar chapel.
In addition to several orchestra numbers
there will be a violin solo by Miss Hazel
SwOgger n soprano solo by Miss Margaret
Gohlke and piano solo by Miss Helen
Scott. Prof. Ignatius L. Tello is director
Of the orchestra.
Five building permits were issued at the
city hall Friday. Antonio GiOronos will
construct a $500 residence at 105 Jeffer-
Z. NJ. Hayden to his residence at 1924
Tyler, also $50 in work on a house he
owns at T22 Harrison, and two garages.
c. l.. Karr will build so garage at 16S
Norton, and T. A. Rfdings will erect a 500
garage at 800 Horne street.
The men of the 35th division will be the
guests of honor at big victory dance 10
be given at Steinberg's hall Wednesday
night. Each soldier of the famous Kansas
Missouri national guard division will be
admitted to the dance free and with him
Ife may bring his sweetheart his wife. his
father and his mother or any one or both
or all four. Civilians must pay for the
privilege of dancing at this affair.
According 10 7. w. johnson, president OF
the Norden Benefit association, a welcome
home celebration will be given for their
boys in the army service on Tuesday. May
Il, at G2S Kansas avenue. The association
has about fourteen boys who were in the
army, some i'll the 110th field signal bat
TALON and some in the 130th field artillery
Some of the boys will speak of their ex-
periences at the entertainment
Perhaps the old Washburn ambulance
company may get home soon as a casual
company. At least effort is being made
toward this end by Captain Seth l.. Cox
now stationed at the base hospital at
Limoges, France. Cax has asked perInis-
sion of the war department to organize
all Kansans at this base hospital into a
casual company. This done Cox would
bring the men to Camp Funston for dis
charge.
reversing the usual order of such af-
fairs, the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Friday night sat at table in the high
school cafeteria with the members of To
peka Chamber of Commerce as guests of
honor. Civic problems were discussed by
the youthful commerce men with as much
pep and Intelligence as the old-timers dis
play. Several talks by members Of both
the Junior Chamber of Commerce and BY
members of the parent organization were
the features of the after-dinner program.