The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-01
OAKLAND NOTES.
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


Ten members have been secured for the
Young Peoples Branch OF the W. c. II. U.
of Oakland. 1t has been planned to elect
officers and further perfect the organiza-
ton after school closes.
Little William Sawyer. who has been
quite i'll with the measles and has also
been threatened with pneumonia, is i'm
The city council of Oakland will meet
Monday evening for their May meeting.
A marshal, city clerk and treasurer will
be appointed for the next year.
The Senior class of the grade school
will have their class party Wednesday eve
ming at the school house.
The Anti-Cigaret contest has closed and
the winners of the prizes will be announced
Monday. The papers are in the hands OF
the judges now. The contest was open TO
all pupils in the Oakland schools with the
exception of those in the first grade. Prizes
will be offered to each grade Tuesday
evening at the Methodist church, the prize
winning paper from each grade will be
read. 1t is thought that the attorney
general of Kansas, Mr.. Hopkins, will give
the talk of the evening. A musical pro
gram will also be provided.
There are just two more weeks Of school
left. The Oakland schools will close this
year on May IA, with picnic on the last
day of school. OF the 500 pupils and over
in the Oakland schools there has not as
yet been death nor have there been any
accidents In fact it has been proven that
Oakland is a fairly healthy place to live in.
The Plus Ultra class Of the Oakland
Presbyterian church are quite jubilant over
lars the other evening when their play,
THE Old Maids Association" was given.
AS they say In theatrical terms, the $. II.
o. sign was hung out. number OF the
audience stood during -de performance
Prof and Mrs S. W. McGarrah will en-
terrain the seniors OF tue high school We'd
nesday evening at ~Ieir home, 2S4 Forest
avenue.
The Parent Teachers association of Oak
land will meet Mo:,day at the school,
Mr.. aud Mrs. william Wallace have
changed their residence from West Topeka
to 29S Michigan avenue.
The Sunfl0wer Art club will be enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. FraP1 ,&eyers, SOL After avenue.
Miss Myrtle Foltz Will lead the meeting
C2ki-nd Presbyterian church Sunday eve
sing. Miss Pearl Poort's side won in the
contest held during the month of April.
The event looked forward to by the
Seniors and Juniors of Oakland was the
Junior Senior banquet held at the school
house: Thursday evening. The rooms we're
brown and gold. Red and white were the
colors used on the long tables, they being
conferred with red and white carnations.
John Shaffer was the POSTMASTER The
address Of welcome was given by the
Junior president, Miss Audrey Haney- to
which the senior president, Mr.. Ed Pollom,
toast on School Days; Mr.. Clyde Part
ridge gave a toast on Keep the Home
Fires Turning Mr. Willis Shehi on
There's a Long. Long Trail; Miss Rnth
Whitaker on You Never Can Tell; Miss
Virginia Riscoe Memories" and Prof. S.
W McGarrah finished the toasts with what
he called odds and Ends" splendid
musical program was given. Miss Mar
guerlte Gohfke singing a solo; Miss Flor
ence Fair giving whistling solo: Miss
Helen Wolpert cornet solo, and both Miss
Biscoe and Miss Helen Nelson playing
piano solos.
Covers were placed for forty guests.
The guests of honor, the Seniors were
Miss Mabel Anderson. Miss Gladys Hers
chell, Miss Virginia Biscoe, Miss Dorothy
| Shuler, Miss Lois Hitler. Miss Helen VOL
pert. Mr.. Kenneth Gleason, Mr.. Howard
Hart. Mr.. Earl johnson, Mr.. John Munson.
Mr.. Frank Scott, Mr.. Ed Polom. Mr. Willis
Shehi and Mr.. Ralph White.
The Priscilla club entertained Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Princess Isaacson,
AFTER avenue. as hostess. The guests were :
Mrs. G. W. McKowen, Mrs. c. s. Ash. Mrs.
F. ]. Bell, Mrs. L. Biscoe. Mrs. n. f. Cope
! land. Mrs A W Mummell. Mrs NJ. r. Kel-
| sey, Mrs. II. A. Lepper, Mrs. o. W. Neil,
Mrs. G. Shaw, Mrs. II. L. Shuler. Mrs.
George Steen. Mrs. Il. S. Van SAINT. Mrs.
W. j. Williams and Mrs. S. W. McGarrah.