The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-24
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Naomi Rebekah lodge, No. s., I. o.
o. F., initiated thirty candidates at
Valley Falls Wednesday evening. Mrs
Fannie Hutchinson of Silver Lake, in
stalled the chapter.
Miss Lois Robb, a Topeka girl. who
is a nurse at Battle Creek sanatorium,
is caring for ex-President VIII
son at the sanatorium, according to
letters received from her in Topeka.
Miss Robb is the daughter of DIR. and
Mrs w. j. Robb of this city
The student council of the high
school is planning series of Friday
afternoon parties to include dancing,
games and other amusements. The
parties are being planned especially
for those who have not been able to
attend the Friday evening high school
parties.
Tickets for the Rotary club show,
Uncle Toms Follies of 1921" at the
Grand next Monday and Tuesday
nights may be purchased at The State
Journal, jenkins Music company store
and the Voiland & Engle store. Seats
may be reserved at the Grand theater
beginning Friday morning.
Grade school girls who are members
of the Girl Reserves of the Y. w. c. "A.
will have an all-corps Easter party
and Easter egg hunt at the Y. w. G.
A., Friday afternoon at o'clock
Sumner school Girl Reserves will have
charge of the opening ceremony ana
the Potwin school corps Will direct the
games and entertainment. All Girl
Reserves are invited.
An Easter serenade is being planned
by the Baracca and Philathea classes
of the First Evangelical SUNDAY
school. The members of the classes
will serenade the other church menu
bers at their residences. They VIII
leave the church at six O'Clock next
Sunday morning in motor cars. After
the serenade they will have an egg
roast at the city waterworks.
Walter Booher, motorcycle police
man, discovered veritable parade of
trucks on Topeka boulevard about
1920 o'clock this morning. Three of
the forbidden vehicles were in line on
the boulevard. Booher took the driv-
ers to the station, where they gave
their names as H. G. Smith, Paul
Shaffer and Ralph Scott. other ar
rests made by Booher today for this
offense were Paul Mosely, w. A. Colby
and Edward Johnson.
When his wife refused to care for
their children after he enlisted in the
army in June, 1917. he resigned his
commission as second lieutenant to
make a home for them himself, Harry
L. Coleman declared in a petition filed
in the district court today asking a
divorce from Elizabeth Coleman. He
says she went to Long Beach, Cal.
where she now lives and that she re-
fused his request for her to come and
live with him again after he had left
the army.
Measles cases were reported in
more than double the number of any
other disease for the month of Feb
ruary in Kansas. according to a re-
port issued by DIR. S. j Crumbine,
secretary of the state board of health.
There were 1889 cases of measles in
the month and 51b cases of scarlet
fever; pneumonia, 1853 cases; tuber-
culosis. f33 cases; chicken pox, 213;
humps, IS; diphtheria, 303; yenereal
disease, 270; whooping cough, 218;
Influenza AZ; German measles, 5;
cancer, II; septic sore throat. 2; cry
sipelas, 9.
Charging that she flew into a rage.
struck him, forced him to leave home
and locked the door so he could not
return, Charles d. Slocum today filed
a petition in the district court asking
divorce from Amanda e. Slocum, 1855
Lane street. He said a property set
them, Whereby he paid her $4,000 and
agreed to pay her $1,000 more in an
nual payments for five years. Mrs.
Slocum is to have the custody of their
baby daughter. while her interest in
their household furnishings was signed
to Slocum.
A special program is to be given
by Security Benefit association lodge
No. 4, at the A. o. U. w. hall, in
North Topeka, tonight. The program
will be under the direction of d. H.
Wallace, principal of the Lyman
school, and will include instrumental
music by Frank Chiddix, readings by
Miss Evelyn Neiswender, music by
boys quartette and by the Seaman
high school girls. and a song sketch
by Marvel Bigley and Hazel Critics. a
dialogue sketch by Neva Herman, in
strumental music by Bonita Bonna-
witt. and TAPS" sounded on the bugle
by Frank Chiddix.