The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-23
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Elks Will hold their regular dance
Friday, June 25.-Adv
Members of the Inter-Service club will
have a picnic Monday evening next at the
waterworks grounds.
A marriage license was issued in Kansas
City, Tuesday to Jose Mendoza, %, and
Dolores Ortiz, "a. both of Topeka.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue ADV.
Topeka Lodge No. II, A. o. U. W. will
have picnic at Gage park, Thursday even
ing. June 81, at Z O'Clock. If 1t rains the
picnic will be held at the lodge hall.
DIR. H. c. Case of Ottawa who spoke at
the Epworth League convention Tuesday,
was guest at the home of the Rev. and
Mrs. A. T. Jones, 1880 College avenue.
The Earth, official organ of the Santa Fe
colonization forces. is off the press and
ready for distribution. according to ].
Frank farrell. publicity manager Tor the
road and editor Of the magazine.
= Mrs. Vera Peck of whiteker Bros. com
pany leaves tomorrow for San Francisco,
where she will visit few days before sail
ing for Honolulu. She will return from
her vacation in Hawaii in August.
The street railway company had gang
of men at work on the Union Pacific rail
way crossing today. The crossing is badly
out of repair. due to the heavy train
traffic. The job WAS to be finished today.
Claiming NJ. Ward, president of the
Northwestern railroad and +. L. Copeland,
treasurer of the Santa Fe. were in business
of the accounts owed the Santa Fe by the
Northwestern lines.
Fourteen Pullman cars, loaded down
with Columbus, Ohio. noise makers on their
way to the Democratic convention at San
Francisco, passed thru Topeka Tuesday
night over the Santa Fe. They are billed
as the Columbus, Ohio, Democratic Glee
club special
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. witwer and daugh-
ter. Betty Marie, Miss Marie Witwer and
Miss Esther Irwin have returned from
party for several days. Miss Marie Witwer
will leave Sunday for Estes Park. Colo.
to spend the remainder of the summer.
Her husband. F. NJ. Phillips, caused her
to be arrested on a charge of maintaining
a disorderly house, Mrs. Inez Phillips
charged in reply filed Tuesday to hei
husbands answer and cross-petition to heI
petition for divorce. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips
have not been living together for some
time.
A. d. Gray, assistant treasurer at ths
Santa Fe offices, will le:ve this afternoon
for an extended trip over the Atlantic coast
Mrs. Gray will accompany him. They will
tour New Hampshire and then go to Bos
ton. where they will attend the Information
al Council of Congregational churches. Rep
resentatives from all over the world will b.
there to attend the convention. While IL
Boston they will also attend the Tercen
tenary Landing of the Pilgrims. On theii
way home they will stop Mt Ligonier. Ind.
where they will visit their daughter. Mrs
L. h. Thompson. The Grays expect to bt
gone several weeks.
Negro porters employed In the Santa F,
offices have at last realized their ambition
and organized a colored glee club. For
year they have been trying to get together
but until now have never been successful
! They may soon take n trip over the eastern
lines. The members of the club are
Bishop Binghams. Wills jenkins George
Smith. A L. Huddleson. Frank Williams
Latham Johnson, Mckinley Warfield. Nc
Kinley Murphy. Baxter Duke. Walter
Jones. Charles williams, ZeIdon Harris
II T.. l. II
Dan Mallory and Joseph TaIbert vocaIIsts
md Mrs. A. I. Huddleson. nianist.