The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HONE NEWS

Members of the Square Circle club will
tonight.
A small fire occurred at 0 30 O'Clock
Sunday morning at the Branner street
bridge. There was no damage.
Members of the state highway commits
sion, numbering twenty eight. will hold a
picnic tonight at the waterworks park.
The inter-Seryice club will hoIdd its
regular meeting and dinner at the Cham
Der of Commerce at O'Clock tonight.
Mrs H. o. Garvey and her daughter
Miss Annabel Carney. 515 buchanan street,
returned Saturday afternoon from Europe.
T. L. Copeland, secretary treasurer of
the Santa Fe. will speak at the regular
meeting of the Cooperative club to be
held at the Elks' club Tuesday, June s.
Following the banquet given Saturday
graduating nurses of christ's hospital. DR..
+. A. Rooster gave one of his marvellous
entertainments in the magic art.
spirited game of African golf in
North Topeka Sunday afternoon was
called off on account of cops, The partici-
pauts-SiX negroes-were taken into Gus
dedy by the P1 dMe They their
Mason, Ira Higgins, j. Belcher and Chick
Miner.
suit brought by John Wolski of Kan
the Kansas City Railways company for
injuries which he claims to have sustained
when he was struck by street car last
February. has been transferred to the fed
eral court here from the Wyandottc
county district court.
Miss Nella NJ Woods, former city con-
tagion nurse. is visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Margaret Bunton, ZIG Tyler. street.
Miss Woods has been at the United States
marine hospital at Wakeshau. Wis, for al
most n year. She is to go to Montana soon,
where she will enter 4 public health service
work.
Rev. S. f. j. Watson, for the past two
and fe ha years ha Of tn tine beco@e
pastor of ythe Pilgrim Baptist church of
Chicago. He will leave the first of July
for Chicago. Members of the cOngrega-
ton will give n farewell reception to the
departing pastor and his family June % at
the church.
The city registration books are to be at
Bryant and Reeds grocery store, 20
Stevens street tonight and on Tuesday, and
Wednesday, from noon until p. IN. The
office of the city clerk reports slow reg
istrations and expresses the opinion that
large number of Topeka citizens are to
be disappointed when they attempt to cast
their vote at the primaries.
The opening band concert of the season
was played Sunday afternoon at Gage park
by Marshalrs band. The demand for free
civic musical entertainments was evident
in the large crowd of persons Who went to
of numbers included popular airs. reli-
gious, classical and speciality numbers.
More than 5000 persons attended the con-
cert
Mrs Charles B. Thomas, president of the
Public Health Nursing association, has
issued an urgent call for TITO nurses,
graduate nurses preferred. to help at the
tuberculosis hospital One is wanted for
day duty and one for night. The positions
will be either temporary or permanent, as
the nurses wish. A buggy surrey is also
needed for transportation to and from
the car line. The hospital has a horse but
no buggy.
Duane Forgan. University OF Nebraska
student AMI former ~Topekan. is here visit
ing his mother, Mrs. {. B. Lyon, 33;s To-
peka avenue. Forgan has had quite a
career in the electrical line, being at one
time assistant operating engineer for the
Des MOines Electrical company, from
which position he resigned to take a course
in electrical engineering in Nebraska uni
versity He will go next week to New
York where he will take some special work
in electrical engineering.