The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria-Adv.
fire company dashed out in the first
rain in two months this morning to save
Chandler street No damage resulted.
Frank Organ, in charge Of the blue sky
department in the state bank commission
eE's office, was robbed several nights ago
took 500 from the Kansan. purse contain
ing $50 was not taken. Organ is in Battle
Greek visiting his wife. who is seriously
sick.
Miss Gertrude Hazen. Of Chetopa, grad
uate of Kansas university, has returned
from France after spending ten months
accepted for this service Miss Hazen was
assigned to canteen work in the Antieul
hospital in Paris. She was later sent to
Vichy.
Forty-six boys who took three weeks Of
special training at the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
have been admitted to the swimming
Bone, assistant boys secretary. and C. A.
Graham, assistant physical director Out
of the forty-siX boys In training. fifteen
learned to swim during the three weeks.
Mrs. p. R. Noise, of ottawa. has re-
turned to her home after a year as hos
tess Of the community house Mt Junction
City. She was appointed by the d. A. II.
when the house was opened and was also
appointed by Governor Henry Allen as
one of the assisting hostesses when the
all-Kansas building was opened at Camp
Funston.
Henry Rodenbeck, Of Ludell, president Of
the State bank. is a Topeka visitor. He
is one of the pioneers of Rawlins county
He reports the wheat crop good and aver
aging about twenty bushels an acre. The
corn promises well, but needing rain. "All
we need to make us happy is Harry Root
again." Mr.. Rodenbeck says. Harry Root
formerly was State Journal solicitor in the
Sixth district
There's another missing boy in Topeka.
Claud L. Putnam, Is years old, who lives
with his grandmother. Mrs. b. S. Baker.
SIS Tyler street sold his watch for SIS to
an employe of the Tully Mcfarland Drug
company early Saturday morning. he
has not been seen or heard from since. His
mother IS Mrs. W. NJ. Summers Of Kansas
City. She came hero Friday to visit her
son.
A booklet which will soon be issued by
the war council of the Y. NJ. C. A. is being
compiled by Miss Annabel Garvey. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Garvey OF To-
peka. The book embraces the doings of
American soldiers in Paris on leave. Miss
Garvey is in Paris. where she was sent
at Grenole. She went overseas rs one Of
the representatives of the Kansas Fedora
ton of Womens clubs.
The annual conference OF the United
Brethren churches in Kansas win open In
Topeka September q. Tuesday. and close
the following Sunday. Four hundred dele
| held Mt thee First United Brethren church,
Twelfth and Quincy. The building is be-
ing fixed ,, up ap,, for the occasion, Goyeonor
Instead Of the usual evening meetings DR.
Funk, special agent for the United Brethren
publishing house at Dayton, o., will preach
each evening of the session.
The annual meeting Of the Shawnee coun-
| ~ school board will be held at O'Clock
| Saturday afternoon at the Topeka high
| school building. There will be an address
| by President X. c. Obrecht: appointment
Of committees; talk on rural high schools
| by President r. c. Womer of Washburn
| college: health talk by Miss Irene Tay-
! Tor. home demonstration agent: a play
ground and recreation talk by Lieut. X. G.
Richmond; an address, Opportunities and
Privileges Of the School Board" by Joseph
/ Jordan, county superintendent.