The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-17

VIM. NJ. Van Ness will lead the eommu-
nifty sing this evening at o'clock at the
dozen pieces will assist in making the
sing success. short program will
ments of ice cream and cake and ice cream
cones will be served for u small charge
Mrs. Roy Boast is chairman of the com
booth, while Mr.. and Mrs. John Buechner
will sell cones. Mrs. J. C.. Snediker and
Mrs. John Pratt are In charge of the
viii be asked at the door. The entertain
ment is under the auspices of the Civic
club and the. proceeds will go toward
bought. recently and viii be used this
evening.
at Garfield park yesterday afternoon. the
Poehler Kings playing the North Topeka
Civic club team and winning, ii to 6.
The deposits in the Kaw Valley National
bapk Saturday were nearly $4,000 This
of the bank which began business last
July. The open house held by the bank
ut its new $4,000 home was we'll attended
Saturday, both durisg the day and In the
evening. All guests were given small
poeketbooks and the men were treated to
cigars. Altho all the carnations in the
city were bought up they had to be helped
out with roses and even then some of the
later visitors among the women received
none as the supply ran out The May sis
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Louis Berg of 423 Park street, who
has been visiting her sister in Omaha for
several weeks has returned home.
Elaine Newton and Clertis Dexter are
| sick with measles at their home, s44 Quincy
street.
The. Rev H. L, Gordon went to Neosha
Falls yesterday where he preached the
| baecalaureate sermon for the graduating
class of the high school.
Mrs H. A. Lepper of Oakland, who was
operated upon recently at st. Francis hos
pital was taken to Christ hospital last
week, where she underwent a second oper-
alton Saturday. When Mrs. Lepper Is able
! to leave the hospital. which will probably
be in two weeks, she win be brought to
| the home of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Suit
1929 Jackson street, where she will remain
for a time.
Mrs. Ward b. Meyer of St Louis has re-
| turned to her home after visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Rowe of 1I2a
| Jackson street, for the past two months,
| Roy Blossom, son of Mr.. and Mrs b. II
| Blossom of 1912 Madison street, who left
| last February for Belgium, has been trans
| ferred to Misenhein, Germany, where he
| is engaged in reclamation work for the
| United States government. Blossom was
| formerly North Topeka boy and was
| fore going to California, where he was tax
| ing a course of engineering at the state
university when offered the opportunity Of
J. r. Jeffries of Oklahoma City was visit
Ing old friends in North Topeka today
Mr.. FERRIES was at one time in the sta
| tionery business the North Side il
| partnership with Malcolm James. son OF
| the late T. NJ. James. He is now a travel
! ing salesman for an undertakers' supply
| house of Oklahoma City.
Prof. W. E. Higgins of Lawrence. who
| died Friday at a sanitarium in Colorado
| Springs will be remembered by the Older
residents of North Topeka as principal 81
! Grant School in the early '9os Will,
| lung trouble WAS the cause of his stay, IL
| Colorado, his death was sudden, and wa.
FASTENED by the formation Of assesses
Mrs. Higgins had received a letter from
| him a day or two before his death II
which he spoke most encoufagingly of hi
condition. A brother of Mrs. Higgins wen
to Colorado Springs to accompany tn,
body to Lawrence. where the fufferai seRv
ices were held sunday afterpoon in IN
First Methodist church, the Rev. S S
klyne conducting the service Profes ESQ
Higgins Is survived by his wife and thre
children, Severt, Donald and Dorothy
| Mildrad Miller of Holman's addition an,
Emma Lou Westbroke spent the week ent
| with Mrs. Albert Hug, near Holton Befer
returning home Miss Miller will visit
cousin near Hoyt.
The AInoma class viii give a musiea
program at the North Topeka Baptis
| church, Friday evening. MAY 81. at
o'clock. Sandwiches and ice cream will h
sold Proceeds to go into building fund