The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-23

to live in two of the smaller rooms
for the care of the building. One of
the four rooms will be used for a
kitchen in connection with the COM
munity house.
Entertainments of different kinds,
with a nominal price of admission,
will be given at intervals under the
auspices of the Civic club.
Churches, lodges and clubs wishing
to use the hall. may do so by seeing
the board of trustees, composed of
Fred Buechner, Charles J. Stewart
and Frank b Sims, and paying the
expense of lighting and heating.
This community house belongs to
the people of North Topeka and they
are at all times welcome to its use
under the above mentioned conditions.
The meetings of the North Topeka
Civiv club will be held here in future,
and it is hoped they will be well at
tended by the citizens of North To-
peka. both men and women.
A reception by the Civic club to the
citizens of North Topeka will be held
Wednesday, August 6. at the new
community house, corner of Jackson
and Laurent street. Ice cream will
be served to all and the North Side is
asked to turn out and celebrate the
opening of its community house.
Frank Hale. who is at the North
Topeka camp on Mill creek, has no
tice in his window to the effect that
he will be back on Wednesday. AS
during his few days outing Hale has
been successful in landing one fish,
his friends fear his head has been
turned by good luck. and say they do
not expect him home until he has a
second on his string.
The friends of Mr.. John Shaffer
and Mr.. William Boast on hearing
tional church building, gathered from
that fact that the two gentlemen were
about to enter the ministerial voca-
ton. In fact, the report was current
that a number of arguments have
taken place between the two men. as
to which one should preach the first
sermon. AS to merit, Mr.. Shaffer and
Mr.. Boast are acknowledged to be
about equal. Since the building has
been sold as a community house, Mr..
Boast and Mr.. Shaffer have retired
to private life.
Dea G. Walker returned home yes
terday from overseas service. Walker,
who was in the medical corps, evacu-
alton ambulance company, 10th di-
vision, sailed from Brest on July 2 on
the battieship St. Louis. He landed
at New York and was sent to Camp
Dodge, Ia, for discharge. His ar
rival was a surprise to his wife and
friends and he had not informed them
of his start, and the first Mrs. Walker
knew of his presence in this country
was when he walked into Morns &
bookkeeper.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. o. A. Palmer and daughter
Miss Ethel Palmer. OF 1928 Quincy
street left today for a visit in Colo
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Collins and
daughter. Margaret. of AIT Park street
left today for California to be gone
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Fowler, OF
Moran, Kan, who have been the
guests Of their relatives. the s. j
| Britain family, of S14 Quincy street
have gone to Leavenworth to visit
their sons.
Jean Burroughs of Granville. who
has been visiting her cousin, Ruth Nc
Clure, of S23 Quincy street for the
past two weeks. has returned home.
Mrs. r. Hindman, of Mt. Vernon
Ill, is the guest OF her brother. F. b
Sims and Mrs. Sims. Mrs. Chas
/ Chrisly a niece of Mr.. Sims. and
daughter, Lucille, Of Kansas City. are
also guests at the Sims home.
Perry Cox. whose right hand was
mangled in the machinery at Page:
mill, Monday evening, where he Is
| employed, is resting as we'll as can be
| expected. Following the accident he
was taken to st. Francis hospital
where it was found necessary to am
putate several fingers. Cox was re-
| placing cover on some part of the
machinery and in doing so his hand
was caught in the cogS. His home 1,
at 1921 Quincy street.
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