The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-06

the state Jailed to appear ana the case
was thrown out of court for lack of
| evidence.
Miss Virginia Campbell, secretary of
| the PrOvident association and Miss
Title Jane Hairgroves Red Cross visit
| ing housekeeper, will go to Kansas
City today to attend the regional con-
ference of social workers which is in
session today, Friday and Saturday.
Revival services which will last
| three weeks began Wednesday eve
ming at the First United Brethren
| church. DR.. J. H. Patterson, who is
| on the theme, Life of Power" at the
service this evening. The service will
begin at 1880 o'clock.
The tenth anniversary of the found
ing of the Chinese republic will be cell
ebrated Monday by Chinese students
at the Central Congregational church.
Twenty Chinese students from Kansas
| university, Kansas State Agricultural
| college, Baker university, Park col
| lege and William Jewell will be pres
emit. Paul Flung and David New of
| Washburn college will be in charge of
the meeting.
A temporary organization was
formed Wednesday evening by the To-
peka alumni of Illinois university
The meeting was held at the Chamber
| of Commerce. A similar club was
| formed at Manhattan Wednesday eve
ming. A permanent orga nization will
| be completed on October 10, at which
| time graduates and former students
will meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank M. Chase, 1921 Arch street.
Representatives from thirteen Kan
| Sas towns attended a conference
| called by the state board of health to
| discuss water conditions and necessity
| of cleaning debris from streams and
working out methods to prevent pol
| luton. Delegates from Wamego,
I AT nh toy ~,
| ter, Concordia, Abilene. Chapman, Be-
/ lott, Salina, Minneapolis, Glasgow,
| Ellsworth and Solomon attended the
| meeting.
President P. P. Womer, of Wash
burn college, who is making a tour of
| the western part of the state in the
| interests of the 100000 endowment
| fund for the college. reports that the
work is well under way and the re-
| suits so far obtained are gratifying.
He viii remain on the present tour
| until october %. Mrs Womer left
| today for Wichita, where she will
| speak tonight in the interests of the
| campaign.
The drive to increase the member
| ship of the Central Y. M. c. A. from
$50 to 1000 started today. The cam
paign will close Friday evening The
| drive are as follows: A. J. Schroeder,
| major; DR.. James H. McNaughton,
3. E. Brayman, W. L. Gardner, E. r.
| Stants, the Rev. r. A. Sche1l and E.
major; c. NJ. Case, C. A. Sterling, Rad
Lee, r. D. Palmer, NJ. j. Evans and
| Harry Stewart, captains.
| Prof. c. F. Kent Yale Bible and his
| tory scholar, will lecture at o'clock
| Sunday afternoon at the Washburn
| college chapel. The lecture is free
! to the public. He will address the
| college students in a special chapel
| service Monday morning. Prof. Kent
| will hold conferences thruout the mid
die west. He will also speak al the
| Kansas State Agricultural college and
| the Kansas State Normal school at
| Emporia. He is the author of several
| books on Bible history
| The first music assembly of the fall
| term was held at Topeka high school
| this morning. Miss Grace Wilson,
| music instructor, was in charge of the
| assembly. The high school orchestra
| which is larger and better than ever
| before. played a number. A new cello
| has recently been purchased. The
| feature Of the program was the school
| singing. The high school song was
! sung and also the song entitled Kan
| sas. composed by H. W. Jones. A
| short pep meeting was held after the
| musical program. The football team
plays Atchison here tomorrow and is
| confident of victory.
Il IL. R1neC, secretary or the
| Kansas State Teachers association
| has sent out a circular letter to all the
superintendent of the state Informing
| them to whom the teachers should
| apply for room reservations. Cor
Irespondence relative to room reserva-
tons for the annual convention should
be addressed as follows: Topeka
meeting, Guy G. Sickler, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce. Topeka.
Salina meeting, Charles Ben, secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce, Salina;
| Wichita meeting, W. E. Holmes, Sec
Iretary of the board of commerce.
| Wichita; and Pittsburg meeting, Man
del -Sener, secretary of the Chamber
| of Commerce, Pittsburg.
| moving picture of the Topeka
| Boy Scouts in action will be taken
| Friday afternoon The scouts will
| meet at 1890 o'clock in front of the
| Orpheum theater. Every scout in the
Lefty who possesses a uniform is ex-
! pected to be present. A. J. Stout, su-
| perintendent Of schools. has given per-
I mission for scouts to be absent from
| school who are in the pictures. The
| scouts will be transported to Gage
park, where the picture will be taken
| Thru the courtesy of G. L. Hooper of
| the Orpheum theater, who will loan
1 his staff for the undertaking, the Boy
/ Scouts will be enabled to have the pic
ture taken. An extensive education
program is being planned by the ex-
ecut1Ve committee OF the scouts.
| The Church service league of Grace
Cathedral will hold meeting Friday
| evening at the Guild Hall, for men
| and women. Geo. V. Barnes. the new
| choir master of the cathedral will
| give a song recital from 1880 to
| o'clock. Bishop Wise will open the
| meeting and introduce Dorothy Spen-
| Ger, of Emporia, who is home on a
| years furlo from Japan. She has
been living there for five years as an
| instructor in the schools and will tell
of her experiences. She was sent there
| by the board of missions of the Epfs-
| copal church. She is a graduate of
| Kansas university. After the talk
Bishop Wise will speak on the subject,
| The centennial of the Domestic and