The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noan fanck- Cremer1e cafeteria.-AtIv.
Topeka Concert Series-Seasou tick
cts now selling at Jenkins.-Adv-
A grass fire occurred on vacant lots
near III West Fifth street at fI.35
O'Clock this morning
Bishop Wise will address the stu
dents of the high school at their me-
mortal assembly. Wednesday morning
at the high school auditorium.
Robert D. McGlffert. city commits
sioner. went to Quenemo. today where
/ he will speak at an arUistice day ceIe-
bra ton. He will talk on American
ism
The Frances Willard Union of the
W. c. T L. will meet Thursday after
noon instead of Tuesday, at the home
of Mrs c. H. Wetherell, 11Ts Clay
street
Practically all offices in the city
hall were closed today The offices of
the public health department and the
Public Nursing association remained
open Employees in these offices di
yided the work into shifts
\ The leaders and workers of the ma
I tion-wide campaign Of the Episcopal
/ church in Topeka will meet at Guild
nounced today. The meeting Sched-
nIed for this evening" has been post
poned until that date.
I with two possible third term, ca TTcii-
dates for office reading the handwrit-
/ ing on the wall and withdrawing their
candidates.. maybe those who have
I jumped from one county office %tef a n
other and are bobbtnEs up again as
candidates will also take huBch Rnd
| step out
The Topeka police department to-
day was in receipt Of a letter from
Buffalo, n. Y officials in which they
propose the passage of an ordinance
! cars when they are left standing on
the streets to cut down the number of
auto thefts.
When the buck privates or corporals
| who did the suffering and drank the
coffee without sugar, ate the bread
| without butter and took the abuse
4 begin running for political offices per-
haps there will be some enthusiasm
displayed in the American LegionI to-
ward giving them support
Switching rides on an Oakland
street car proved disastrous for VIII
liam Lamott, Is, Monday afternoon.
Several small boys were 1clin ging To
when the Lamotr boy lost his hold and
feel to the pavement. His face was
badly scratched and bruised but he
was declared not seriously injured
The A E. F. men who were at the
front or near enough to the front to
remember the anxiety of waiting &c
ascertain if in the evening the big bar
rage would open again. And do you
remember the next day when the big
rush was made for the European edi-
tions of the London Times and New
York Times at the Red Cross and
Y. M C. A tents? Seems like = dream
today, doesn't it?
And this night a year ago today re-
member the shooting OF the observa-
ton torches. the cognac consumed, the
hot air wasted in telling about the
folks and things at home whose faces
and outlines you looked upon as q
certainty rather than a memory? This
memory you would treasure until this
day when it was your t1Irn to Lay
down your life for the Democrac cs
which set Of men in this country
would destroy today.
The John H Harlin Clothing com
j pany have an attractive armistics
window. The background is of delfi
blue velour. Suspended in the cen
ter are the words "Armistice Day. No
vember H." and above it First An
niversary" The dove with olive
branch adds to the setting as also does
a large parchment bearing the words
Treaty of Peace" In the center oi
the window is a large basket OF Amer
lean Beauty roses surrounded by
American flags and the allied FLAGS
The window was arranged by J. H
E,vertS display mana ger