The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-01
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

DR. Karl A. Menninger, nervous and men
tai diseases. 727 Kan Ave, to adv.
Ellen Kelly today filed suit in the office
of the district court against Mae Bradley
and others to quiet the title to two lots in
Silver Lake.
DIR. Karl A. Menninger has returned
from Boston. Mass and will practice med
icine in Topeka. associated with his father,
DIR. c. +. Menninger.
Two teams of the volley ball league
will play tonight at the Central Y NJ. c.
\. Captain PERKINS, team will meet Cap
tain COrisss team, and Captain Davis's
team will play against Captain Wales
men.
A total of 1j3 arrests were made by the
police during the month of January, ac-
cording to the report of Chief Harbaugh.
gqmBeted this san G 5o Total tbdse fines
rested n were women.
The first annual ball of the Telephone
Operators local at Steinbergs hall last
night was a big success. A ten-piece jazz
band supplied the music the hall was
beautifully decorated and the hello girls
and their friends taxed its capacity to the
limit.
The Ministerial association will meet
Monday at ten o'clock in the morning at
the Young Women's Christian association
building. Seventh and Van Buren, streets.
The members will have luncheon after the
meeting in the Y. w. c. A dining hall.
Lieut., Brian f Murhe e;ln who has has re- To
served aviation pilot in the army, will
be the speaker at the fellowship luncheon
to be held at the Central Y; NJ c. A
. Sunday evening at 80 o'clock. He will
tell of his experience in the service
abroad.
Mrs John Verin. formerly of st. Louis,
Mo. has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary johnson. and her sisters. Miss Marie
johnson and Mrs. T. c. Forbes. She has
left for SapnIpa.. Okla. to join her hus-
superintendent of the Harvey eating houses
on the Frisco, with headquarters at
Sapulpa.
Christ, Dean Kaye has reached the First
Period of the Ministry" which will be the
subject for Illustration sunday night IN
slides used will be by Harold Copping. vii
liam Hale, Henri Hoffman and many others
of the famous artists.
A meeting of the legislative committee
of the Topeka public schools, made up
of sub-committtees from the Grade Teach
ers' club the Principals club and the High
School Guild, was held in the. office Of
the board of education in the high school
Friday afternoon for the purpose of fur
thering the teachers insurance or pension
bill soon to be presented to the legislature.
The Sunday school league will play bas-
ket ball this evening at the Central Y. NJ:
Presbyterian Sunday school will play
against the Walnut Grove team; Wal
nut Grove viii! play Central Park Christ
IAN sunday school: Central, Congresation-
al will play First Methodist; and the
First Baptists will play against the Pot
win Presbyterian school.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. HARDWOOD, of POI
stephens street, who recently celebrated
their fifty-first wedding anniversary, are
among the halest and happiest people in
the West side community. They have
worshipped with the West Side Christian
church since it was organized and recently
as Il token of the love and esteem in which
they are both held. the West side church
presented them with horse
1.-The Youngest Democracy-China"f is the
subject for discussion at the Epworth
League devotional meeting at the First
Methodist church. Sunday. The references
are John :;G and Acts II :16. This is
the third of the church centenary foreign
mission studies. The leader will be Mrs.
Elizabeth Dadisman who has spent several
years in China and Will tell some interest
ing things from her experience there
Ralph Matheny. who was tried in police
court Friday on the charge of having
liquor in his possession, was acquitted be-
cause an analysis OF the stuff found on his
person in two pint bottles when he was
arrested revealed that it was not whisky
but an imitation. However. he given
to understand that next time he would
have to face a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. for he admitted that
he had been selling the imitation whisky
to innocent purchasers.
Suspended by a string was cat. A few
feet from puss was George Frost. detective.
with a wicked IS caliber revolver. He took