The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-26
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Noon lunch. Cremerie cateteria.-Adr.
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
Larry Huey of the Hudson-Essex
Motor Co. is now located at 52S To-
peka Ave. Phone 21S.-Adv-
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co, 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Word was received here today Of the
B. NJ. Davies. of Topeka, at his home in
Chicago. The funeral is to be held tomor-
row. Mr.. Davies had been i'll for some
time, it was stated.
the Kansas American Legion, will go to
Indianapolis this week TO attend a conven-
ton of the military policy committee of the
the army and navy reorganization bill and
the universal training bill now before con-
gress.
4 scheme to keep up on current literature
in sDite of their meager salaries has been
devised by Washburn teachers and profess
sors. A book club has been formed and
every book of interest that is published Is
purchased by one Of the members. The
books are then exchanged until each mem
Der has an opportunity to read it.
Marshall I. Mays, a member Of the
American relief commission in AssyriH and
Armenia, Will speak on conditions ,, IN me
evening at the Chamber of Commerce. He
brought an Armenian girl home with him
to prevent her being sent to a Turkish
harem and managed to send her to her
brother in Minneapolis, MINI.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of james H. McCleary, OF Wash
ington, d. c. on January 10. He had been
connected with The local pension office for
2 number of years but went to Washington
wheu the office was transferred in 1912.
daughters Mrs. W. j. Hickox of Omaha,
Neb., and Mrs c. p. Rex. of Washington.
He was buried in Washington.
Vocational education in its relation to
the present economic unrest and In con-
junction with military training VIII be
the main topics of discussion at the joint
convention of the National Society for Eo-
cational education and the Vocational Edu-
cational association of the middle west at
Chicago February 10, 20 and p. Head
quarters will be at the La Sale hotel. II.
L. Kent of Manhattan, director of voca-
tional education in Kansas and a member
of the program committee has been made
of home project work in agricultural edu-
cation and will make his report to the
convention the second day.
OF local interest is the news from Gettys-
burg Pa, that, the home of the late Judge
Wills of that city. has been donated to the
Gettysburg American Legion post as a
residence. Judge Willis was the brother
avenue. this city. His home in Gettysburg
was the place in which President Lincoln
wrote the final copy of his Gettysburg adj
the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettys-
burg. 1t was from Judge Williss home
cemetery to make the famous address. and
the building is one of the special places
| of interest in Gettysburg. The Gettysburg
chapter OF the American Legion was hunt
ing permanent quarters when the owner
of the historic structure offered the build
ing.
Young peoples day was observed by
Unitarian churches yesterday. the young
people taking entire charge of the serv-
fees wherever practicable At the Uni
| tartan church at 912 Topeka avenue. the
Rev. Mark Mohler, himself a young man.
spoke for the youth of today. The great
fact Of youth today is the fact of its free
DOM said Mr.. Mohler. Never before did
young life have such freedom. There arc
| those who decry and condemn this free
| dom. and who predict dire failure of our
| civilization as its outcome: But the truth
! is that when the real challenge of life
came to our young people of today, they
met 1t with unequaled courage and force,
! and they have emerged from the fiery
| ordeal, in the main, physically and spiri-
| tually benefited and uplifted. as never
| before in the history of wars. The old
days Of bondage for youth have passed
and the right TO enjoy the new freedom
has been wildly demonstrated. The youth
of today is strong any youth has
ever been in the past. And what we need
now is to reinterpret life to young man.
hood and womanhood in terms of present
day problems and opportunities. and the
youth of today will continue to respond
/ with the same willingness and cheer that
took them to Flanders and the Argenne.'