The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon luuch Cremerie Careteria-Adv.
L. J. Pettijohn. secretary of state. left
today for a ten days business TIP TO
western Kansas towns.
Judge s. N Hawkes.. assistant attorney
general, has returned to the state house
after ten days sickness.
Walter f. Wilson. state bank comr1is-
sioner. is expected to return Saturday from
a weeks business trip to Ohio.
Fred W. Knapp. state auditor. returned
TO Topeka today from Salina. where he
spent several days on banking business.
Representative Disch of Labette county,
is a visitor in state departments today.
Disch is engaged in the practice of law In
Parsons.
Paving bonds in the amount Of Sos, $50. 81
were registered in the office of Fred W.
Knapp state auditor The bonds were
issued by the city of Eureka
Governor Allen will go to Wichita next
week to participate In the reception for
President Wilson. He has been invited to
aid in the reception by the Wichita Cham
Der of Commerce.
Rossville is the latest Shawnee county
town TO suffer at the hands of burglars.
The drug store Of l.. F. I;oyette en-
tered at Rossville, Wednesday night, and
So in money taken, together with large
number of kodaks, knives and pieces of
jewelry-
Walter L. Payne. state treasurer, deiiv-
cred a speech against adoption of the
League of Nations pact to an audience in
Lawrence. his former home town. Payne
told Lawrence people that the federal con-
stitution guaranteed more to Americans
than the league terms.
Already one of the teachers at the high
school is DESTROYS of a day or two of vaca-
ton. 1t is Miss Grace Il. Wilson, super
visor OF music. She wants to go home for
a day or two and the reason for her de-
sire is that her home is Laclede. Mo,
where General Pershing will soon be ac-
corded a welcome by his home folks"
Active work along religious lines will
ba hpnun Sunday at the Central Y. Nj. Z. A
At 3 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon special
religious meeting will be held at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A, to which the male public
has been Invited. Bible classes. shop meet
ings, and other forms of religious work
are planned for the winter season by the
religious work committee of the associa-
ton.
Negro men attending Washburn college
completed the organization of a club Mt
the college Thursday The new organ
ization is to be known as the Washburn
Boys club and its purposes are the promo
ton of social activities and the furthering
ficers elected to head the new club at
its organization meeting are Thomas Har-
vey, president: Roy Harris. vice-prestdent
Roy Van Dyne. secretary; Floyd Butler
treasurer.
A local anniversary club has increased
its membership from three to five couples
all married September II. The original
Mrs. John A. Bright. 1900 Redden avenue
Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. GustafsOn, lis Taylor
street, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. James, 81
East Tenth street. The new members
are Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Strong. of Kansas
City. Kan, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Nor
wood of Kansas City, Kan. The annual
celebration of the joint anniversaries was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Next year the banquet and celebration will
be held at the home of the Norwoods In
Kansas City.
Charles L. Robbins. the electrical man
has filed an answer and cross petition tO
the divorce petition filed by his wife
Clara Robbins. He charges her with fits
of temper. when. he claims, she hurls
ink bottles and other articles at him. Rob
bins states that she has filed two previous
divorce suits against him, withdrew them