The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
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The Monday Lunch club, composed
of insurance men, held its regular
| luncheon at the Chamber of Com
| rnerce today.
| The week of October 25 to 81 will
be known as Patterson week in To-
peka, and will be observed by Topeka
churches and other organizations
| A special train to carry 200 Baker
rooters from Baldwin to Topeka for
the Washburn-Baker game Saturday,
is being planned by Santa Fe officials.
The running of the train is not yet an
assured fact, however.
James B. Smith, formerly a corporal
in Battery A, both field artillery, and
Miss Lulu Warner were married just
before the rcgimental reunion in Kan
sas City, Kan, according to word re-
ceived in Topeka.
An evening Bible club for business
women will be organized at the Y. w.
C. A. Tuesday evening under the lead
ership of Mrs. W. c. Wheeler. The
meeting will open at o'clock. After
the Bible study class, a beginners
.
Eighteen apartments are to be in
stalled in the remodeled Majestic
theater building at 10S East Eighth
street. The Mission billiard hall will
occupy the first floor. and the apart
ments will be located in the two upper
stories, and will consist of three and
four-room flats.
Miss Ruth Wright is to give the
principal address before the inter
mediate department of the State
Teachers association in Topeka. Miss
Wright will speak on "Socialized Reel
tation,' plan she, worked out and
used with success in the schools of
Topeka and Lawrence.
If the fallen leaves from Topeka s
trees were allowed to fertiliZe Topeka S
yards and gardens surprising fertility
would result, according to w. S. Han
cock, commissioner of streets. Leaves
are raked and hauled away nearly as
soon as they fall. Tons of leaves go to
waste in dump piles every year.
Three recruits for the army secured
last week at the army recruiting sta
ton, Sixth and Kansas avenue, are
Frank J. Kinder and Thomas &.
Columby, of Madison, S. D., who Joined
the coast artillery, and John w Nc
Neese, Albany. Mo-, who went to the
infantry at Camp Funston.
Organized laborers and organized
farmers should cooperate, it was
urged at a meeting at Labor hall Sun
day night. Speakers were r. c..
Obrecht, president of the Shawnee
County Farmers union; Alfred Dock
ing, lecturer for the Farmers union at
Manhattan, and B. G. Bryson, of Over
brook
A Topeka woman who went on a
rather long visit this summer was be-
inc hxyS of xUn m
at lunch the other day. 'She had
dark red, coarse, straight hair when
she went away. When she came back
it was curly, fine, and much lighter
shade of red. How do they do it ?"
said one of her friends.
More than 500 Topeka boys are at
tending Boy Scout Schools in the
tive ]. H. Fazel. Character building
and friendship is being taught them.
The Boy Scout committee, composed
of a group of men who are interested
in the movement, met at noon today at
the Chamber of Commerce. "
Publication of marriage license ap-
plications in the daily papers for sew
eral days before the license is granted
was advocated by Ralph Cav, probate
Judge, before the Collegiate Alumnae
association at Pelletier's Tea room
Saturday. He also urged more rigid
laws prohibiting the marriage of
minors. He also favored eugenic mar
riageS as means or eleVatlng tne
standard of society.
The Third Christian church led in
the membership contest among the
Christian churches of the city with
1418 per cent of the membership
present at the Sunday morning service.
The First Christian church reports a
gain of IS per cent in membership.
Oakland Christian church led in the
first Sunday of the contest with 1911
per cent The contest will last nine
weeks.
Official endorsement of the plan for
a five-months' tour of the Santa Fe
Glee club over the lines of the system,
to give performances in the Santa Fe
employees rest rooms, has been given
by S. E. Busser, superintendent of
reading rooms for the system, and E.
L. Copeland. secretary treasurer of
the road. The Glee club is to furnish
music at the first of the dinners of
the Santa Fe Dinner club, to be held
on the night of October 80.
Professor w. ]. Morgan, of Wash
burn college, addressed the Topeka
Life Underwriters association at their
regular Saturday luncheon in the Elks'
series of talks, of which the one de-
livered Saturday was the first, on
Psychology as applied to Salesman
ship The talks will be given at the
regular Saturday luncheons. Pro-
fessor Morgan holds the chair of
philosophy at Washburn college.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
of Topeka, organized in the Topeka
high school, will assist the chamber
in looking after the teachers who
come to the city for the convention
of the State Teachers association
Plans for the reorganization of the
club in the high school were discussed
at the last regular meeting by A. L.
Oliger. secretary of the Topeka Cham
Der of Commerce. At the next meet
ing of the high school organization,
officers will be elected for the COM
ing year.
Five women whose husbands are
licensed taxi drivers also have licenses
to drive their husbands motor cars.
The five couples are Mr.. and Mrs. L.
o. Darling, 2011 East Tenth avenue.
who drive Buick. Mr. and Mrs,