The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-24
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The Square Circle club will meet at 6 80
o'clock this evening at the Elks' club
Miss Helen Hollar, Y. w. c. A. business
secretary, has gone to Emporia for u
short visit.
The High School annual. The suhnower
will be out next Tuesday. The editor this
year is Maynard Hampstead.
DIR. Edmund J. Kulp. will deliver the
high school baccalaureate sermon at the
First Methodist church Sunday. June G.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas aVenue.-Adv.
Forrest Smith, assistant manager Of the
Grand theater for several months, has ac-
cepted the position of assistant manager
at the Orpheum theater.
trustee of the Order of Eagles for three
year term at the annual convention of the
order held in Fort Scott last week.
August Alba, cartoonist for the High
School World, will join the Santa Fe en-
week. He Will give chalk talks.
Col. John S. Dean will discuss economic
problems of the day at the meeting of the
Elks' club. Dinner will be served at G 80
o'clock.
Eighteen washburn students took part
in the annual orchestra concert at .McNicar
V. Stearns. Miss Hazel Swogger and Miss
Carrie Thorp gave violin solos.
Final examinations begin Mt Washbnrn
college Tuesday, and continue until Sat
urday, May 20. The commencement pro
gram will begin Sunday, May 20, with the
baccalaureate sermon by President L. p
Womer.
Gilbert Vaughn, 1894 Lane street. has a
four-legged chicken, Matched Saturday
morning. Ihe legs are perfectly developed
and are all used. by their owner with re-
to be normal otherwise.
A choir of fifty voices. sang The Holy
City" at The vesper services OF the First
Congregational church sunday, under the
direction of Prof. Harlow Fem Dean. The
double quartet of the First Baptist church
was also on the program.
tonight at the Y. W. {. <. by the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's club. All
women Of the city engaged in business or
dred women are expected to attend.
Evangelist c. J. Fox was called to his
home in Westerville. o.. unexpectedly to-
day: The revival meetings Will continue
at the United Brethren church, however, in
charge of the pastor, the Rev. j. W. SILVER
son.
Curry Brothers have announced the pur-
chase Of the Stag pool ana billiard nal. nan,
include Frank, Tom, Albert and John
Curry. The Smoke House, operated by the
Currys, has been inadequate to the patron
age.
Ira orner, of Topeka, was elected state
Fire starting In q PIE 6o OF WOOD 20 u bsrT
owned by the II. r. Michels estate at 302
Tyler street Sunday afternoon. The blaze
had a good Roadway when fire companies
arrived.
The straw window at the Palace Cloth
ing store contains unique background
of presidential candidates who have
thrown their hats in the ring. The fig
ures, which represent both Democratic and
Republican candidates, as we'll as dark
horses" are the work of David Overmyer.
The annual "Pay-up Week fostered by
the Topeka Merchants association 10 to be
held beginning on Monday, May 81. 1t is
to be a week of paying up old bills. Gus
toners will pay up bills that have been
standing and the merchants VIII be enabled
Of the association were to meet Monday
noon at the Chamber of Commerce to dis
cuss plans.
Trimmings are being added to the Cham
Der of Commerce annex, which is expected
to be ready for occupancy June /. Seven
rooms will be added to the Chamber quar-
ters. The Traffic association Will occupy
one room. The Topeka Press club viii
maintain permanent quarters in the annex.
The entire second floor of the kirkpatrick
block will be used by the Chamber Of
Commerce.
The Rev. Mark Mohler speaking at the
Unitarian church, Sunday, said: This Is
an age Of machinery and organization As
the individual handwvrker cannot com
pete with the factory, no more can the
church survive in our complex social or
der without adequate Organization to keep
it in touch with the life of the world Or
ganization, therefore, is the means for eff
fectively bringing the Kingdom of God
into the world"
In n large truck house equipped with
comforts and conveniences, j. 5. McCourt-
ney Shawnee country road foreman, and
his family, will take a trip thru northern
Minnesota and Canada on sixty day va
cation this summer. The house,
mounted on a ton and half ktssel truck,
contains bullt-in beds, folding table, fold
ing chairs. buit-in cook stove, electric
lights, electric fan, mosquito screening, hot
air heat from the exhaust and removable
sides. to allow the house to be made into
an open air bedroom
Eleven subjects will be taught in the
Washburn summer school, which will open
June I and close July IL. Courses offered
are English, history, economics, mathe-
mates, psychology, education. French, bi-
ology, phys1Iolhogy music Is ana a law Daa I'm
Henry V. Stearns, DR.. w. A. Harshbar-
| ger, Prof. Henry Ronchi. Mrs. Lumina c.
I II. Smith, Miss Jessie Dean, Miss Ethel
Everingham, Prof. Harlow Fem Dean,
Miss Ruth Butler, Prof A. M. Hyde, Prof
L. S. Kenyon, and DR.. z. Leigh Nudge
representations of Principal r. r. Cook
several members of the high school faculty
Mayor Corwine, Paul Lawless, aud others
were an especially entertaining part OF the
program at the reception given the Topeka
| high school seniors by the ub-seniors and
| jnniors at the high school symnasiums Sat
/ urday night. Those who took part in the
| impersonations were Lawrence Person. az
Principal Cook; Howard Becker as Prof
! McKeeyer; Warren Cunningham IS Dr.
| Greider; BARLEY Kelly as Mayor Corwine
| Warren Crosby as Paul Lawless; and Lor-
raine Reed as Miss Wilson, music instruc-
| tor Dancing in the gymnasium concluded
in evenings Entertainment.
PICK JURY TO TRY BUNCH.