The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-05

Cir-Cingle.
Frank p. MacLennan returned from
Omaha today noon
Mrs Cora Wellhouse Billiard of Tonga
noxie is in town for few days
John S. Rhodes has returned from Phila-
funeral of his sister. Miss Nettie Rhodes
The male chorus of the Second United
Brethren church will meet this evening at
Z 80 o'clock, and the chorus of mixed voices
at s o'clock.
The RossyiIle poultry show will be held
Saturday, March 10, instead of Saturday.
March 5, as was recently announced IN the
State Journal.
DIR. II. A. OFT will give an illustrated
lecture at the Swedish Lutheran church,
Fourth and Tyler street, tonight, under
the auspices of the Luther league.
Guy Fisk, who has been with the Enrich
Booterie for the past two years, has gone
with Bryn boot shop in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ainsworth of Wichita,
parents of Mrs. Hegler, who is in Topeka
with her husband during the Legislative
session, are here for a few days on their
way from Kansas City. where they met
! their son, who has just returned from
overseas.
Sergt. Charles r. Helwig, 626 Jefferson
street, Topeka, has arrived from overseas
| valescent ind training center at Qnantico,
Va. Helwig was with the Fifth Marines
and took part in all the big drives, begin
ming with Chateau Thierry and ending
with the Argonne battle
| The both anniversary of the converting
| of the first United States congress was
afternoon in the X. of Z. hall. Florence
| Olmstead. patriotic instructor. read paper
on the first congress vocal selections We're ,
| Clar Snyder and refreshments We're served.
DIR. Don II. Paine. who was injured Tues
day when his Paige car crashed into
was reported to be resting easily this
morning. Aside from few painful cuts
no serious injuries. and physicians say he
will be able to return to his office in a
| few days.
The boys and girls Of the High Y"
and the 'Y. w. C. A Girls clubs" have
been gaining many new members in theii
combined drive being e, conducted this ..C week
| habits. clean speech, and no cheating"
and no. boy or girl who is not willing to
membership campaign will close Saturday
night with joint banquet
| A booklet has been issued by the depart
ment of the interior, telling of the proposed
| reclamation of land for discharged SOL
diers. The booklet tells of the plan to re-
claim waste land in the United States, with
diers regular wages while doing the work.
| By filling out a card which is attached to
the booklet, the soldier may state the part
| of the country he wishes to settle in.
Sloan lodge No. Dds, A. F. and A. M,
will will give big birthday party next satur
Masonic T6s w If Be- tSs
thirty fifth anniversary of the lodge. A
musical program will be furnished by Mrs.
F: l.. Richards, violinist. Refreshments
will be served in the banquet hall. and
Burdett's Santa Fe orchestra will play.
If the Hegler bill passes in the legisla-
| ture, Kansas boys and girls will have a
course in physical training which will do
for their bodies what the school curriculum
for course of study in physical fnstruc'
ton for the schools of Kansas and that
the course shall be laid out for teachers.
and no teacher shall be granted a eertifi
cate to teach, who has not completed such
a course.
l. Earl Robinson the 14-year-old bow liv-
ing near the Kaw Valley school who
was picked up a few days ago on a charge
OF forgery, was sentenced to sixty days
the court of Topeka 1t was alleged that
he cashed at the kIaussman grocery store
in North Topeka So check drawn on the
shawnee State bank and signed with the
name of Clayton Hummer, a North Topeka
man. He plead guilty to the charge.
The Second Presbyterian church will
give a public entertainment Thursday
Mrs, J. ]. King. There Will be severa
numbers by the Quincy school orchestra
Readings by clara Ben B6 eS MRS BAKER
By Mrs; Leroy Talbeft. vocal solos By
Ralph Gabriel and Leon King, and a yoca
duet by Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson.
The workrooms of the Masonic unit O
the Red Cross were closed Tuesday after
, noon. and all the equipment sold. Sine,
the first of last October the members hav,
completed S21 garments, besides 525 gauz
masks for use in influenza hospitals Mrs
5: Cunningham chairman of tn
Masonic unit. Mrs. w. J. Lewis secretary
: and Mrs. c. r; Burge. treasurer. with TIL
exception of the months of November AM
L December, when the rooms were closed oil
account of influenza, the rooms have beer
open every Tuesday and Thursday.
2 W. L. Porter. managing director of thu
Kansas State Tuberculosis association re
turned Tuesday from Santa Fe, N NJ
where he attended a three-day meeting O
the directors of tuberculosis association
Of the states in the southwest division
The meeting was held for the purpose o
considering methods of handling the case
of migratory and INDECENT tuberculosis
patients with which the southwest is sal,
to be overrun at all times. kansas ha
no such difficulty says Porter But OF
I account of the fallacy prevalent regardin,
I | the righteousness of the southwestern
I | climate for tubercular troubles the south
west has a considerable problem in carinj
for the thousands who throng to thi
country. A person afflicted with tubercu
lar trouble could get we'll just as QuickI,
in his own country. at his own home If h
Y would do the thing that he goes to tn
t southwest to do: namely, live out of doors
But there is wide spread notion that i
can only be done in the southwest"