The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Mrs. James Burgett will entertain the
members of the L. A. II. club Friday after
noon at her home in Freeman avenue
James A. Lewis has been appointed to
take. the place of the late l.. A. Parks as
carrier on rural route No. 2S.
Miss Lillian Reh and Miss Eva Nc
Latchie, nurses from the base hospital at
Camp Funston. are spending their furlo
visiting Mrs. f. f. Wagner, 613 Topeka
avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. S. S. Estey have returned
from a three weeks vacation in California.
DIR. Estey will have charge of the prayer
meeting this evening at Z AS and will
preach both Sunday morning and evening
at the First Presbyterian church.
A ''hard-up' social will be given Friday
evening at O'Clock at SeabroOk school
Those attending are expected to wear old
clothes, eat mush and milk. and appear
pleased; in other words. the same
camouflage employed in everyday tactics.
held in the new Swedish Baptist church,
Fourth and Fillmore, under the leadership
OF Rey: c: Antonsons st; Paul, Mimi
conference of America. Rev. Antonson has
been a successful evangelist for many
years. The meeting Friday evening, Feb
ruary 2S, Will be in English.
George Hoyes, returned Y. NJ. C. A. sec
rotary from France. will speak tomorrow
night at o'clock at the Walnut Grove NJ.
E. church. An orchestra. Roy Naylor,
recently of the navy; Wilbur Magill, a SOL
dier who served thru the Argonne. and
Mrs. L. q. Thorpe will furnish music for
the meeting, which will be under the
auspices of the mems brotherhood of the
church.
The basketball team of Company H.
X. n. S, has been hard at work all week
preparing for its contest tonight with the
team of Company u of Emporia, at the
high school gym. The players for Com
pany ii are Brewer, Haggart. Long, Green
and Shaffer, with Erwin and Rogers as
substitutes. The visiting team arrived late
this afternoon, and the game will start at
IL o'clock.
AltEo there seems to be a report current
to the contrary, the Assumption school has
been almost entirely free from influenza
during the last two or three weeks. accord
ing to report made Wednesday afternoon
by DIR. II. L. Clark. city health officer.
The school nurses have sent few children
home because they did not appear well.
None of these, however, developed influ-
enZa.
The exhaust from gasoline engine
caused fire this morning at the rug fac
tory of A. Mccormick. at 522 Van Buren,
street. The exhaust pipe was run out of
space round the pipe was packed with
ashes. There was charcoal or other inflam-
mable material mixed in with the cinders
which became igntted from the red hot
exhaust pipe starting the fire. Very little
damage resulted.
/ service of special interest in line
with the welfare program of the United
States government health campaign will be
held at the First Christian church, go To-
peka avenue, this evening Beginning at
$50 o'clock community sing song will
| be held in the lecture room of the church,
and at Z O'Clock a church supper will be
served in the dining room in the basement
! of the church. At O'Clock DIR. E. Claude
I Smith will address the men of the congre-
| cation, and DIR. w. Il. Steward will speak
| to the women. Social and health condi-
-tions will be plainly discussed in these
| lectures, but without offense, and the pub
| lie is invited.