The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


DR.. S. B. Anderson. of the Presby-
terian church, will speak at the Unity
services at Grace Cathedral next Sum
day at $3.50 o'clock.
H. Wayne Hardy, son of Mrs. Jose
phine Hardy, 500 Tyler street, has
been promoted from secretary to H. A.
Tice. division superintendent bf the
Santa Fe at Pueblo, to the office of
c. H. Bristol, general manager of
western lines.
The ministerial union met at 10
O'Clock this morning at the Y. NJ. c. A.
About fifty ministers were present.
Frank G.. Drenning gave a talk on
'Lawlessness." After the meeting the
ministers adjourned into small de-
nominational meetings.
Topeka postoffice employees today
received their wage increase and back
pay checks. The raise granted
recently was made retroactive to July
/, and the back checks issued today
totaled about $4,000, it was said. The
raise affects mail clerks and city and
rural carriers.
Mrs. Emily -!Garrard, wife of Samuel
C. Garrard, formerly of Topeka, now
of Washington, d. c., died recently,
according to word received by her son,
Robert d. Garrard, of S11 East Tenth
street. Mr.. Garrard was employed in
the United States pension office here
until transferred to Washington.
Members of the Current Topic club
will get some pointers tonight con-
! cerning their city when they are ad-
dressed by Prof William A. McKeever
of Kansas university McKeeyer's sub
ject will be, What Is the Matter With
Topeka % The club will meet in the
Central Y. M c. A. building at $50
tonight.
The raising of a fund to fight the
growth. of Bolshevism in the state and
personal pledges to spread the doctrine
of Americanism featured the quarter
Is business meeting of the Topeka AS
scciation of Life Underwriters at the
Elks' club Saturday. A banquet. in
charge of the ladies of the association
will be given early in December, it was
decided. a. ~.
Lloyd Dixon, Wetmore, suffered a
bad cut on his head and possibly
fractured skull Saturday night when
the machine in which he was riding
was side swiped by a car driven by
Roy Larsh, S21 Kansas avenue. The
accident occurred at East Sixth avenue
and Weir street. Both cars were bad
ly damaged.
alarm from sol Underwood at 1880
o'clock this morning. Grass was on
fire. Sunday night at 11:13 o'clock
they were called out to handle a. blaze
IN lraSn DOX Dack Oh the novelty
theater. At 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon the Rock Island bridge caught on
fire, necessitating a long run to that
structure.
The Topeka Gun club will hold it's
regular weekly shoot tomorrow after
noon at the range near Highland
Park. The shoot will be target prac-
tice to sharpen eyes of gun enthusiasts
for the turkey shoot Tuesday, Npvem-
ber 25. All sportsmen will be CLASH
fled and will not be asked to compete
against shooters Of any class. but their
own in the turkey shoot.
Miss Barr, of Kansas City, superin-
tendent of the Visiting Nurses asso-
citation of that city, and Miss Matilda
johnson, of New York City. field su-
j pervisor of the Metropolitan Nursing
service are in Topeka today. ; They
will stay here several days attending
the twentieth annual meeting of the
Kansas conference Of social work. The
conference begins tomorrow afternoon
at Memorial hall and will continue un-
til Thursday afternoon.
Evening gymnasium classes, from
$50 to $50 O'Clock, were to begin to-
day at the Y. W.. c. A. in order that
women employed in offices may at
tend. New members will be accepted,
the mid-term having just expired. An
intermediate class in gymnasium work
was to be this evenings feature and
class for beginners will be held tomor-
row night. A class in aesthetic dane
ing for beginners will be he'd Friday
evening. There are now $50 members
enrolled in the gym classes. During
| Ostober the natatoriun was used by
| $40 swimmers.
The Automobile Trades association
| of Kansas has sent cards to motor car
owners asking the latter to pledge
| themselves to use every precaution IN
crossing railroads The cards are to
| be signed and sent back to the asso-
citation. After stating that a man. S
| family is his dearest possession, the
| letter carries a warning lest the names
| of members of his family appear in
| the crossing casualties that are carried
| almost daily in the newspapers. In
| five years, the cards assert, 1O,0Oo
| persons have been killed in railway
crossing accidents, and $4,000 injured.
The association intends to cooperate
with owners in reducing this tremen-
dous loss of life.
The quarterly meeting of the direc-
| tors of The Kansas Life Insurance
company of Topeka will open tomor-
row at the home offices of the COM
pany. Reports on business handled
and outlining of business policies far
! the coming quarter will take up the
| time of the directors tomorrow. The
following out-of-town directors are
/ expected: w. P. Waggoner, Atchison:
IL. L. Burchinal. Formoso; ]. C. Hop
per, Hutchinson; w. e. Robinson. Clay
Center; DIR. ]. C. Wilhoit, Manhattan
Geo. A. McNee. Cottonwood Falls: w
H. Nelson. Smith Center; W. C. Smith
Phillipsburg; Frank Hodges. Olathe;
| w. J. Watson. Pittsburg; T. w. Whit
ing, Council Grove; DR.. D. F. Longe-
| neeker, Enporia; w. c. Robinson
| Winfield; Ben S. Paulen. Fredonia-
The Topeka men are J. H. Edwards
| president; w. H. Eastman, secretary;
DR.. F. H. Scholle. medical director
and L. NJ. Penwell.