The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-12


Miss Louise Mcclellan, assistant librarian
of the city library, will leave in few days
for Michigan to spend two weeks.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue--Adv.
Miss Helen Caps, secretary to A j.
Stout. superintendent of the public schools,
has gone to Paxico, No, to spend her two
weeks vacation.
hotel: valued at $50, has been recovered
by the police in Steve Prouty's place on
East First street.
The Military sisterhood will fold no
meetings during July and August The
first meeting of the organization in the fall
will be held September IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Sargent and family
have moved from 227 Clay street to their
new home at 1925 Jewell, formerly occu-
pied by the Alpha Phi sorority.
The public Fairgrounds of the city will
not be open Wednesday, July IA. because
directors of the Fairgrounds will assist
at the Capper picnic at Garfield park on
that day.
Alta Balka, an employee at the Santa Fe
shops, is missing. His father, G. Balka,
Route 2, asked the police to locate him.
He said the boy disappeared Saturday after
drawing his pay check.
The motor car belonging to ]. W.
johnson. $50 Lincoln street. stolen from
O'Clock this morning, abandoned east of
the city. The car, Buick light six, was
unchanged.
Five churches-the Central Park Chris
tian, the Central Congregational, the West
minister Presbyterian, the First United
Presbyterian and the Euclid Avenue Metho-
dist-took part in the union service at the
Central Park school Sunday night. The
Rev. A. L. Wood spoke on 1.-The Power
Of the Gospel"
The police were called to the Union Pa
cific station Saturday night by a man
who said he was Patrolman Jackson, and
Vas holding a carload Of bootleggers.
enger, "a, met it and said the bootleggers
were on Lake street. The police arrested
Melenger on a charge of drunkenness.
Work on three large local construction
! jobs started today by George Senne,
contractor. The Adams Brothers addition
at Seventh and Jackon streets, and the jew
! ish synagogue at Fourth and Harrison
streets are now under construction and the
Pioneer Waste Paper company building at
ed on cost-plus basis.
| NJ. E. Pearson, superintendent of the Kan
sas City, Fan, public schools, has been
appointed director of Kansas for the Ma
tiona1 Education association to succeed
President I. W. Butcher of the Emporia
Normal school. The change was made at
in session At Salt Lake City, it was re-
ported by Supt A. j.. Stout today.
At the annual raising of chiefs of the
ing the officers installed by Mrs. Mary S
SipeS, Great Pocahontas of Kansas were
Christine Olferman, Pocahontas; Margaret
J Clans, Prophecies; Harriet Snyder, We
| nonah; Ella Sipes. keeper of records; Ida
Camp, keeper of Wampum; ]. E. Burgett
| Powhattan.
Proposed amendments to the constitution
will be the main subject for discussion
! at the July meeting of the Pomona grange
| at Indian Creek hall Thursday The
/ meeting will be an all-day session with
basket dinner DR.. N. j. Taylor, of Berry
ton grange, will lead the discussion con.
corning the constitutional amendments
B. Needham, master of the state grange
win tell of his experiences as Kansas
representative of the agriculturists at the
hearing on proposed freight rate increases
in Washington.
There are now 1928 members of the Wo.
mans Relief Corps of Kansas, gain OF
1872 members in the past year, Mrs. Dore
Candy. Topeka, now retiring as president
will be succeeded by Mrs. Nellie Hardy Of
Kansas City. Kan. Other new Officers
elected at the state convention at Hutchin
son in May are: Ida Heacock Baker, Par
sons, senior vice president. Kate Goddard
Hutchinson. junior vice president; Ida X
Bailey, Lawrence, treasurer; Dora NJ Silver
Ellsworth. chaplain: Edith Scott, Kansas
City, Kan, secretary; Dora G. Candy
councillor; Ida lnman, Chanute, inspector
Myra Sinclair, Bern, inspection and in
stalIation officer: Alma Ruthrauffs, Coffey
vile, patriotic instructor: Jennie V Brews
ter. Baxter Springs, press chairman; Ida
members of the executive board are Re
becca McGammon, Coffeyville; Edith NJ
Suppel, Topeka; Alma J. Hudson. Wichita
Maggie Brown, Washington; Adah kurtz
Eiawatha. The 121 state convention will bt
held in Manhattan in May.