The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


The Oakland Boy Scouts have sold 7G
victory bonds, making a total of S90OO-
The boys have worked under the leader
No. l is ranked second among troops of
the city in the matter of bond selling.
Seven of the boys, Norville johnson, Ken
meth Gleason. Milton PoOrt, Jack Goodell.
Henry Carothers. Robert Florence and
Curtis Shaffer, have each sold ten or over,
qualifying them for the special emblem
lie Roy, Roush; Arthur Fay and Tavern
Mrs. T.. II. johnson, AFTER avenue has re-
turned from u visit in Nashua and Park
The persons who are to be in the Mis-
siOnary Play will rehearse next Monday
evening at the church.
Mrs. John Hester, who has been i'll at
her home, Kellam avenue, the past six
weeks, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lyons have chang
ed their residence from kellam avenue to
a farm near Seabrook.
Another school meeting will be held sub
ject to the call of the director. The board
voted to aid manual training, levying $500
for equipment, and also made a $4,000
levy for school expenses in addition
There are just two more weeks of school
for the grade children of Oakland. School
will close on May 20.
About twenty men Of the Oakland church
will push the canvass which will begin
Sunday. May Is. Mr.. A. J. Warner. Mrs.
W. l.. Hamill. Mr.. Homer Allison, Mr.. w.
f. Benton and Mr. Clyde Slawson are
heading the teams. Each night next week
supper will be furnished to the men of the
the Aid society of the church will furnish
the meal and succeeding nights the
various Sunday school classes will each
furnish a supper.
A banquet was held Friday evening at
the Oakland high school for former pupils
of the school and the faculty. The dining
room off the domestic science room was
decorated with the national colors and the
other rooms were decorated with the school
cOlors, purple and gold. The classes of
June, 1916. 1917 1918 and 1919 were all
represented. Miss Jean Swan, a former
member of the faculty. was a guest. Law
renee Evans was toastmaster. The fol-
lowing persons responded to toasts: Prof.
s. w. Mciarrah, Miss Irene Oakley Mr.
Mervin Kessinger, Mr. Charles Weddle Mr.
Clarence PoOrt and Miss Swan. After the
banquet the guests, of which there were
about forty, danced In the assembly room
The Win One class of the Methodist
church met recently with Mrs. L. h Ban
non. The meeting next month will be
held at the home of Mrs. Thomas GOTTA.
Miss Leila Frampton and Mr.. Clarence
Staples were recent dinner guests at the
home Of their cousin. Mr.. c. L. Wood, and
Mrs. Wood. Forest avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L: Wood, 40 Forest
Mrs. A. Dunnagan of North Topeka. They
will change their residence within a
month.
The morning service at the Oakland
Methodist church will be a conservation
service and in the evening the Rev. J.
Mackenzie will speak on Heavenly Treas
Miss Mae Snider entertained with
shower recently at her home, 401 Ohio ave-
nue.. the guest of honor being Miss Flor
ence kesseIring, whose marriage to Mr.
charles Ray Knight will take place MAY
IS. The affair was miscellaneous shower
and the gifts were arranged on the dining
table underneath large rainbow. The
rooms were decorated with hearts. The
guests included: Miss Kesselring. Mrs.
Ella Snider Miss Lola Webb Miss Enid
McCaslin, Miss Frances Hagen, Miss Elsie