The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
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AT HOME NEWS

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Co. 534 Kansas avenIIe--Adv.
Henry Tucker of Indianapolis, Ind,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. n. W.
Benning, at her home. 1905 Topeka
avenue. Tucker will be in Topeka for
several weeks.
Thanksgiving day services will be
held at the Swedish Lutheran church,
at o'clock Thursday afternoon
After the services the Priscilla So
ciety will serve supper.
New efforts are to be made by the
state to secure the eXtradition of E. c.
Bradshaw from Montana. He is
wanted in Cherokee county on
charge of assault on Hazel Stroud.
Capitol Post No. 1. American
Legion, will not hold It's regular meet
ing, Thursday evening on account of
Thanksgiving The next meeting will
be held on Thursday, December 1.
State officers, cooperating with To-
cal officials, raided two stills in Wa
mego, Pottawatonie county, Tuesday.
Six arrests were made and 100 gallons
of home grown brew was confiscated.
Thanksgiving. Father, forgive the
heedlessness which accepts a thousand
gifts and forgets the Giver-" The
Unitarian +Wayside Pulpit" at 914
Topeka boulevard, is carrying this
Thanksgiving message for the week.
One and one-half fare certificate
tickets will be issued today and Thurs
day by the Santa Fe railroad to dele
gates to the Older Boys conference at
Emporia, which will be held Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, November %,
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Grant Hornaday of Fort Scott, who
was injured several weeks ago in a
railroad accident in Nebraska, is re
covering. Hornaday was formerly a
prominent Fort Scott banker and at
one time chairman of the state board
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the state.
Harvey c. Burkhardt today filed
petition in the district court asking a
divorce from Bessie NJ. Burghardt,
who, he says, abandoned him in April.
1919, and went to Eldorado. She has
since refused to live with him, he de-
clares. They were married at Topeka
in July, 1916.
The dressmaking class of the Y. w.
c. A. held its first meeting Tuesday
night. There was much interest dis
played. Miss Ora McMillen has been
engaged as teacher. There are still :,
few vacancies in the class. The class
will meet every Tuesday night at the
Y. w. c. A.
Explaining that he is not far
enough advanced in theology to entitle
him to the rank of minister, H. W.
Jones says that he will appear at the
| West Side Christian church tonight to
/ d
stated in an announcement of the serv-
ices in Tuesdays State Journal.
The first term of the Y. w. C. A.
| basketry class is nearly completed.
| Registrations for the second term are
now being received at the office.
Much interest is being displayed in
the work. At the beginning of the
| first term more women registered
| than could be admitted to the class.
There will be a meeting of the
Shawnee County League of Women
Voters at the Chamber of Commerce,
at $3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon. A
class in public speaking is to be or
County Commissioners H. W. McAfee
and Boyd PoIlum will address the
women.
Fifty-four girls attended the
Thanksgiving party of the Tri-cIub of
the Y. W. c. A. at the association
building Tuesday night The Tri-club
IS a business girls organization. The
rooms were appropriately decorated
for the party and were lighted by
candles. Roast goose and pumpkin
pie were served.
The Rev E. L. Arndt, a returned
Lutheran missionary from China. will
lecture on the mission work in China,
as carried on by the missionary synod
at 1880 o'clock Thursday evening al
the St Johns Lutheran church, Sec
ond and Van Buren, streets. The Rev
Mr.. Arndt, who has served as a mis-
slonary in China for twelve years,
is on his way to st. Louis.
The Rev. John A. McAfee. pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
delivered the annual THANKSGIVING ad-
dress to the Topeka high school as
sembly this morning. He emphasized
the point that the people these days
think of Thanksgiving as the day to
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rather than to observe the day in the
proper spirit.
Burglars who entered the home of
Mrs. Ella Tucker, 40S SayweH street,
got away with a wrist watch, a re-
volver, razor and $3.50 in money,
according to report made to the
police Tuesday night. E. ]. Fritz, of
Valencia, reported that a boys over
coat, two blankets, a pair of shoes and
several yards Of Bingham were stolen
from his car while it stood near, Sixth
avenue and Quincy street.
The first of a series of dances and
entertainments to be given this winter
by the new administration of the Zion
lst district of Topeka was held Tues
day night at the Jewish Community
center, Fifth and Harrison streets.
Mr. and Mrs. I. s. GaIitsky won the
prize offered for the best waltz. The
prize was big box of candy. The
new officers of the district are: Harry
Shapiro. president; William Levine,
vice president; Miss Fanny Cohen, re-
cording secretary; Abe Pozez, finan-
cia1 secretary, and Abe Scrinopski.
treasurer.
No work has been carried on by
the Crittenton home for two years as
the property of the home has been
exchanged. It is now housed in
modern nine-room house, which is be-
ing remodeled to serve the needs of
the work. One ward is being fitted
up at a time. New furniture is being
installed to meet the requirements of
state board of health All gifts con-
tributed by friends of the home will
be appreciated. Anyone desiring to
make donations is asked to cali Mrs.
S. F. Malone, 734 Garfield avenue.
or Mrs. E. G. Green, 1909 Woodward