The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Chas. c. Reed, of the Reed Ford Repair
shop, has returned from a business trip to
Kansas City.
Beulah chapter No. "a, o. f. S. will hold
special session tomorrow at > o'clock for
comforting degrees.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Irish Republic on Page of this issie
Of the Journa1.-Adv.
Matilda Doyle. 115 East Crane street, to-
day filed petition for a divorce from D.
J. Doyle: She charges abandonment in
the petition.
Better own stock in Pepp's Coal Savings
Plan, and have your next winters coal paid
for. Topeka Coal Co., Elks' building.
Phone 4S2-Ady.
/ The next regular meeting of the Rotary
Chamber of Commerce. Amendments to the
bylaws Of the club will be voted upon.
The May meeting Of the Eastern Kansas
Holiness association has been postponed
one month due to the convention Of the
State Sunday School association this week.
Rummage sales seem to be popular events
this spring. The Ladies' Guild of the Holy
Name church is having this week
Tuesday and Wednesday at 219 Kansas ave-
nue..
DR.. Charles NJ Sheldon has presented
facsimile of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, which will be framed and hung in
MacVicar chapel.
On account of the Sunday school conyen-
ton the home missionary society, of the
Trinity NJ. z. church will meet this week
on Friday instead of on Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Bassett, CPS Harrison
STREE.
When William Thompson, negro.
alighted from Union Pacific train last
night suitcase he carried look suspicious.
1t was searched. A gallon jug labeled
essence of ginger" one quart bottle and
one pint, all containing q liquid substance
identified it as grain alcohol. Thompson
bond.
Charles Rowett. who was appointed spe-
cial state accountant by Gov w. J.. Bailey
in 1904 to investigate alleged irregularities
in the state treasury. was in Topeka today
ton. Rowett now lives in Kansas City,
Kan. where he is employed as an account
ant by the Cochrane Packing company, an
The Inter Service club celebrated ladies
night with a dinner dance Monday evening
at Pelletier5 tea room. short program
following the dinner included a vocal selec-
tion by Ross Tracey; several readings
by Miss Cora Lanham, with stories of
overseas experiences: vocal duet by Miss
violin solo by Clarence Messick and a solo
by Miss Mcdowell. Messick's orchestra
played for dancing.
Tina Stammers, negress, had on
matron took all the clothes off her back
since they were identified as belonging to
and the Identification of the Clothes Tina
confessed she had stolen a suitcase full
of clothing from the Rock Island station
the police say. The Provident association
was forced to furnish Tina with an emer-
geny costume she might be taken to
the county Jail.
Sixty-four Kansas .ex-service men have
been awarded general holarships from
the Y. M. G. A. educational department. It
was announced today by Charles Hall. state
educational secretary of the association.
given seven of the scholarships, which in
clude tuition and expenses in automobile
and other mechanical schools, business
legiate scholarships already have been al
lowed ninety-three Kansas soldiers.
Commencement exercises were held Mon
DAY night at Wansmaker school. T. A.
dress, and s. I. Walker gave the invoca-
ton. Diplomas were presented by Josiah
Jordan, county superintendent. Miss Eva
gram was held in which the students per
formed in groups. Individual numbers
were presented by Miss Florence McComb
and Miss Mary MCGUIRE. The Wanamaker
school teachers are Miss Bessie Eddy
Shidler, Miss Elsie NJ Wilson and Miss
Eva NJ. Willard.
More than 100 members of the Mems
their guests attended dinner held at the
church Monday evening. Methodist minis
tiers and laymen from all city and county
president nresided ss toastmaster Dr.
E. j. kulp made the welcome speech The
Rev E. R. Gordon, pastor of the Kansas
Of the Euclid avenue church. both men
who have recently come 20 Topeka. re-
sponded in appreciation James A. Trout
man was the pTinciPsl speaFer OF In, me sII
- I"1e e A basket picnic VIII be held
IN the summer.