The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Co., bS4 Kansas aVenue.-AdV.
The Topeka Poultry Breeders asso-
ciaticn will meet at the Chamber OF
Commerce at o'clock tonight.
! The Standard Bearers of the First
Methodist church will have an ice
cream social Tuesday evening at the
church.
There were lis children confirmed
at the Holy Name Catholic church
Sunday by Bishop John Ward of Kan
sas City.
A feature of the ChiIdren's day pro-
gram at the, Seabrook Congregational
church Sunday. was the story telling
by Mrs. June Chapman.
The first Presbyterian church gave
contribution of $40 to Pueblo flood
sufferers thru a collection taken at
the sunday evening service.
An agency for the Anderson Six
! automobile has been established at the
Day and Night garage, 911-913 North
| Kansas avenue, by S. w. Childs.
On Mondays and Fridays turnout
the summer the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
will offer special swimming lessons for
| boys who cannot swim. The classes
begin this week.
The Kiwanis club will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce at 6:15 o'clock
tonight. ]. F. Kaho, of the staff of
! the Topeka high school, will be the
principal speaker.
President P. P. Womer, of Wash
burn college, will go to Oberlin to-
night to represent the college at the
funeral of Otis L. Benton, to be held
Tuesday afternoon.
Only one Boy Scout was successful
in passing the life saving test at Gage
park swimming lake Saturday. He
was Robert Keeler. first class scout of
Central Park school.
Mrs. Hattie Cook today filed a petit
ton in the district court asking a di-
vorce from Alexander Cook, who she
says abandoned her. They were mar
ried in october, 1919.
Increase your income by selling our
full line. Special openings in this
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surance. Life Accident and Health
Lincoln, Nebraska.-Adv.
Seaman rural high school will hold
| it's postponed graduation exercises to-
night at the school at 8 o'clock. The
program planned for last Wednesday
night was postponed because of the
| rain.
Juveniles of Security come to the
entertainment in the hall at 521
| Quincy, every Tuesday and Friday at
2:30 p. m. Bring new member with
you. Mrs. Lanham will entertain US.
ADV.
The woman, who removed seven ge-
raniums and a number of Gamma plants
from Willow park, would be arrested
| if her name were known, according to
E. F. A. Reinisch, superintendent OF
parks.
Blue Post No. ESQ and Blue Relief
Corps No. will have a Flag day cele-
bration at Garfield park Tuesday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock. Topeka Post
No. II and Corps No. 90 have been
invited to attend.
The high school cafeteria made a
profit of $1,000 in the past year, &C
cording to Miss May Baker, director
The total receipts for the year were
S18.659.7S. An average of 500 persons
daily was served.
| A music roll, a cornet case and a
coat containing a thirty dollar check
and a fountain pen were stolen from
Davis Main, member of tht Grand
| theater orchestra, during the perform
ance Saturday night.
The Y. w. c. A. is anxious to list
available rooms and employment for
women ard girls, as it has more calls
for work and lodging than can be
filled. according to Miss Louise Hersey,
general secretary of the Y. w. c. A.
Louis B. Leach. of Wamego, vice
/ president of the Elmhurst Investm ent
company, has been elected a director
of the Longren Aircraft corporation of
| Topeka. The aircraft company is as
sembling six planes of an entirely new
| type. in secret.
The outline of the course of study
pursued in Topeka public schools is
highly praised in the New England
| Journal of Education. at is difficult
to recommend too highly the clearness
and conciseness of the Topeka course
of study" the magazine states.
The Provident association is anxious
for donation of an ice box and some
M
| Virginia Campbell, secretary of the
association. Such donations would do
much to comfort mothers and chill
| dren who have no means to afford
such things.
Sixteen years of school life without
| being absent or tardy has been the
record of Miss Marguerite Sherar, who
was graduated from Washburn col
lege last week. Miss Sherar will teach
in the Baxter Springs high school next
year. She is a niece of Misses Kate
and LOWE Tolle of Topeka.
Roscoe Graves, clerk of the juvenile
court for the last three years, resigned
| saturday and will go to Emporia,
Where he expects to open a law office
soon. He will take the bar examina-
ton June 20. Barton E. Griffith
| Washburn law school student, has
been appointed clerk in his place.
AS a result of the efforts of the
children of the First Presbyterian
church, a fund of 800 was secured for
Sunday schools in foreign lands last
night at the church when the children
gave children's day program. The
fund came from the mite boxes turned
in by the children Sunday night.
j. c. Beverly, negro, who last win
! ter stole fur overcoat valued at $3.50
from Fred Mack, porter at the Ma
| tional hotel, has been arrested in Kan
sas City, according to word received
| by Sheriff Robert Miller. He still has
the coat, it is said. Beverly will be re-
turned to Topeka to face a grand lar
! ceny charge.
! Final arrangements for the trip of
the Topeka Cooperative club to the
national convention at Kansas City,
June 21. will be made at the next
regular dinner and meeting of the
club, Tuesday. A special call for at
tendance at the Tuesday night meet
ing has been issued by w. R. Falliner
secretary of the club.
Among the accomplishments of the
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