The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The auxiliary of United Spanish War
Veterans will meet Thursday at oeiock
at the home of Mrs. Z. C. Church, iO20
Lane street.
day evening at 6 10 O'Clock at the Els
club. Fred Nsiland will speak on bis ex-
periences in France.
The alumni members of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity OF washburn college VIII
meet Tuesday evening for dinner and a
business meeting at the Elks CLUB
Charles S. Locknane, OF Topeka, has
been elected to FIJI vacancy on the board
of directors of the Farmers x Merchants
Mutual Life & Casualty association.
/. Clifford Pierce, state secretary of the
Y NJ. C. A. left Sunday afternoon for
Stockton, n. ", where he was called by the
serious illness of his father-in-law, l. W.
Lazell. Mrs. Pierce was already in Stock
ton.
The Topeka branch of the Aid Associa-
ton for Lutherans will meet at the home
of w. F. Weber, 30 Van Buren, street az
rs O'Clock Tuesday evening. musical
program, speeches and refreshments Will
be the order of business.
Wilfred c. Gillies, for ten years engaged
in newspaper advertising work In Topeka,
will be associated with Edwin y. Gillespie
in special advertising service. Mrs. Giilies
will join her husband in Chicago IN few
weeks.
The Jayhawks defeated the Santa Fe
Telegraphers in baseball game at League
park Sunday by n score of II TO :. The
feature of the game was the batting OF
Sproat Pribble and the pitching of George
fer the aJyhawks. The batteries: Jay
hawks-George and Price; Santa Fe-
Simpson and McQuerry-
The CAPITOL Building and Loan associa-
ton today brought suit in the district
court against L. f. clearinghouse to annul
contract of sale in which the association
| Garfield avenue to the defendant. The
| plaintiff claims a default in the payments
renders the agreement void.
Arthur Hudson. a negro, vas bound
| over to the district court this morning
after his preliminary hearing in the court
of Topeka on the charge of stealing 500
worth of chickens from Lucille II. Mills
He WAS originally arrested by the police
| a few days ago on the charge of steal
| ing fifty chickens from L. ;. Grant q
negro living near the ball park. His bond
! was set at $500.
Since the death of John Washburn there
| has been no Marmon motor car agent In
Topeka. Factory representatives came here
| the city nick the dealer to handle theil
| make of ear. w. II. lines, who also handles
the Dodge motor car, was chosen by thu
| referendum vote. lines will be the ex-
elusive Marmon agent in ten counties adj
| jacent to Shawnee.
An informal party will be given by the
Topeka Transfers union at Lincoln Pos
| hall on the evening of May 7. The affail
will be open meeting of the Transfers
| union. All teamsters. chauffeurs, stable
men and helpers are expected. No admis
| have an opportunity to indulge in bot
| square dances and the more modern va
riety. Refreshments will also be served.
1t was only an elopment;. but the fathe
| of Mnude Summers, 16. feared she ha'
been kidnapped and appealed to the polio
to find her. stating that Walter Black wa
the last person seen with her. Afte
searching several hours, she was locate'
at Gil Lake street and astonished both tn
officers and her father by presenting he
husband, Walter Black, whom she had mar
ried Saturday afternoon. The father, it 4
said, forgave them.
Never in its history has the home of tn
| Topeka ElkS been as popular as II Is q
present. The membership of the lodge 4
growing so rapidly that the officers ar
kept busy providing facilities for thos
who are making use of the dining rooms
| reading rooms and other recreation quar-
initiated and before the summer is owe
| it is expected that the membership of th
lodge will pass the 1000 mark.
committee from the Rota club thi
morning gained the consent of Commission
err Robert ID. McGiffert to furnish the clul
with quantity of flowers to serve n
decorations at the. community circus. Tn
flowers will be taken from Gage park. ac
cording TO McGiffert. There are fewe
flowers at the park this year than is usual
~ the case so late in~tae spring. However
them with a large quantity of Iilacs AM
white wistaria.
! The residents on Topeka avenue are cir
culating a petition to see If it is possibl,
to have the speed ordinance enforced OF
that street. Sunday morning, at about tn,
time that children would be coming from
Sabbath school, two machines raced norti
on Topeka avenue at what must have beer
sixty miles an hour. There is scarcely al
hour of the day or night that the orlinanc,
regulating fast driving is not shattered
| The people living ON Topeka avenue fee
that few arrests might help.
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