The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-08


A. ]. Owen, proprietor of a milk route
this morping when street car coliided
with his team at the corner of SaywelI
street and Kansas avenue. The wagon
horses was broken. Owen was thrown out
but escaped unhurt. Responsibility for
the accident has not yet been decided.
Red Cross Meeting Friday.
The North side unit of the Red Cross
will hold an ali-day meeting Friday in
I'd have i've been gSsn this
the work Is most pressing The garments
orphans. The work now. aitho Of another
kind than when the nation was at war,
is just as important in its way.
Blue Pest and Corps Installation.
lowing an hours session Of Blue corps
s N9, a WI H Iiu c. joint meeting Of this
Avenue. for the purpose of installing their
Officers for the ensuing year. -
sed By Post MRS pora Hasss m ef
corps No e4, first installed the officers
President, Mrs. Katie BrownelI; senior
vice president, Mrs w: NJ. g. Lane; Junior
vice president, Mrs. VIM. Chiddix: secre-
! tary, Mrs; Julia F. King; treasurer, Mrs.
conductor, Mrs. Kate Hofer; assistant
Mrs. Grace Holmes; assistant guard, Mrs
g. NJ. Tineher: color-bearers, Mrs. La
rinda Horton. Mrs. Kate Saunders. Mrs
correspondent. Mrs. Lucy Peyton; pianist
Miss Gertie Hetzell
wehap Mes Ema Mi sey Of
CANDY MRS Haskell and Prsh MRS M Tnde Po ss
well as their president. Mrs. Edith Sup
TOnpka
Blue corps is an active, helpful orgnni-
xatlon composed Sf about sixty Loyal
today while caring for tse boys of dies
Blue post has fifty members and the
does not lessen with the passing. Of the
years; but rather Increases as the mem
bers become fewer.
Comrade VIM. Green assisted by Com
rade J. L. Pennfck of Lincoln post No. l.
installed the, post officers:
G: NJ Tincher. commander; J. J. Hofer
vice commander; J. W. Priddy, adjntan liant
ID n Hyatt, quartermaster; Leonard
w: r Purdum. patriotic instructor; F. E
G; I. Haywood, S. NJ. and ]. F. king. @
The following visitors were present
Dept. Commander w. w. Smith: Assistant
Ad1gtans and Quartsrmaster General d
Considering the many cases of sickness
and the severe weather, there was good
| pertaining and patriotic talks were made
by the visitors and others along the loyal
patriotic and Instructive line that has
| been practiced by these orders for the
| last half century. These ideals adhered tt
firmly have grown with the growth Of
our ., country, whose wealth, strength ant
terially aid in defeating the attempt o.
the worst autocracy in its effort to ruiz
Fitting reference was made to the un
timely death of Theodore Roosevelt. thu
greatest American in recent years, wher
| such man.
Eastern Star Installation.
Helena chapter No. 30. o. L. s., helt
hall. Oh Kansas avenue. The attendanc,
was unusually large and a light supper
was served following the Installation
I Mrs. Mary Campbell: worthy patron, Dan
sseeretary. Mrs. Ida saville; treasurer
Minnie Bair; associate conductress, Mrs
Flora Smith; marshal. Mrs. Kate German
DoIcina Mckay; warder. Dana slaybangh
sentinel. e. s. Meade. Points of the Star
| Adah, Mrs. Mabel Myers; Ruth. Mrs. Men
tina. Mrs Martha Monsanger; Electa, Mrs
| Theda Moran.
| The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Shawnee State bank was held thi
morning.
Notes and Personals.
| Mr. William Boast left today for an ex
| tended visit to the Pacific coast and othe
points of interest in the west. Mr.. Boas
| will be gone until spring and will be tn
| guest of relatives portion of the time
| Harold Rude is home on furlo from
training camp in Texas. Rude is con
| valescing from an attack of erysipelas.
The Fidelis club met with Mrs. J. d
! Pratt yesterday afternoon. The club
| formerly a sewing club, has been doinj
| Red Cross work since the war, and is still
| engaged with it.
Will Drake has returned from CAM
| Lewis, Washington, where he has been II
4, training.
| S. II. Graham of Kansas City is on tn
North side attending to business interests