The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

Practical Purity.
Now Lawrence. to the protection
OF her people quite alert.
Has decided that if they must dance,
She'll tame the Shimmy Shirt!
-Cir-Cingle.
Mrs. c. c. Nicholson at 900 Lane street
Mrs c. O. Nicholson at go Lane street
will review Lewis Carroll.
The girls Junior choir of the Swedish
Lutheran church, corner Fourth anu Iyler;
vii give the s e8ntata GhFistie 4 3ba
leadership of Miss Anna Peterson.
L. J. Pettijohn, secretary of state, and
Mrs. PettIjohn. left today for Liberal, Sew
account of the serious illness of Mrs. c. Il.
Wright, mother of Mrs. Pettijohn.
Mrs. W. C. Carswell, widow of the late
W. C. Carsw e ao has been presented ,, with
Telegraph Co. The check comes from the
employees benefit fund which is maintained
by the organization heads without cost to
the employees.
George H. Fair of 1851 Garfield avenue,
who has just returned from Germany, will
speak Sunday evening at the Westminster
was in the postal service, and had I'M
usual opportunities for observation. He
preceded army of occupation into Coblentz.
Germany, where he was III charge of the
mail service for several months. He left
German territory only a few weeks ago.
/ A Buick car belonging to S. J. Hodgins
v,
which was stolen in September, was
ported found at Dodge City. telepl one
message to this effect was received by
formerly of Topeka, and James Hopkins
were arrested by the Dodge City police.
They were in the car when officers found
A boy scout troop of negro boys. regis
tered by Aaron W. Green, is the first reg
istered negro troop in Topeka. Green was
formerly Y. NJ. C.. A. secretary with the
army. He had charge of several huts for
negro soldiers. AT present he is employed
in the city sanitary department. Sixteen
boys from Monroe school are enrolled I'm
the troop. Twelve boys from Mckinley
and eight from Washington school are to
be registered later
Rev. W. j. Herwig, superintendent of the
Anti Saloon league will speak Sunday
morning at the IL o'clock hour in the
Congregational church, Onaga, Kan, and in
tian church, Soldier, Kan. Rev. II. II. :.
COndit, assistant superintendent of the
league, will speak Sunday morning in the
United brethren church, Waco. Kan. and
Sunday evening in the United Brethren
church, MulVane, Kan.
Miss NJ. L. Adds was assessed $500 Fri
day afternoon by Il jury in the second d.
vision of the Shawnee county district court.
The Topeka Railway company, party to
the suit, escaped without paying a cent
Street Railway company for $1,000 dam
ages, the result of a. collision between
a sereet car. the accident occurred at
Eighteenth and Van Buren, streets.
Mrs. VIM. Coleman and Miss Maud
Cowdrey entertained at picnic dinner
Friday evening at the Cowdrey home, SOS
Morris avenue, IN honor Of their niece, Mrs.
). n. Olmsteady of jamestown, n. Y. The
guests were seated at one long table on the
lawn. Covers were placed for Mrs. S. X.
Olmstead and two little sons, Mrs. Sarah
Dschuden and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Cowdrey, Mr. and Mrs. Joe COwdrey and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Cowdrey and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Coleman and
family, Mrs. Geo. Brucklacher and son
Wilbur Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Dschuden and
Miss Mnud Cowtrev