The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

at the Elks club, $3.50 o'clock this eve
ming
Topeka lodge No. SEA, L. o. o. NJ,
will hold its regular meeting this eve
ming. A special program has been ar
ranged and refreshments will be
served.
Topeka high school held its monthly
fire drill this morning. According to
r. r. Cook principal, the building was
entirely emptieed in one and one-half
minutes.
The members Of the board of direc-
tors of the Shawnee Golf club will
hold a meeting Friday night at s
o'clock in the lounge room of the
Central National bank.
The Topeka high school orchestra
and gIee clubs will give a music as
sembly Tuesday morning. This will be
the first assent bly, of the present term
that has been devoted entirely to
music.
Burning SCOT at the base of a flue
in the house at ST. Adams street
caused fire alarm at 1880 o'clock
this morning. The house is occupied
by p r. Knowlton. There was no
damage
DR.. George z. Satterlee, pastor of the
T.owman Memorial Methodist church,
in his sermon Sunday. evening pleaded
for daily prayer that the disarmament
conference might tide the world thru
this great crisis.
Charles Titus, of the international
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A, formerly
of Topeka, will deliver an address at
the entertainment and Halloween
party, which will be held at the First
Christian church at 1880 o'clock this
evening.
The Rev. A. E. Gregory's COM
munity Bible class will convene Tues
day afternoon, November l, at 2
o clock, in the Y. W. G. a. The sub
iect will be Genesis" Everyone is
Cordially invited to this devotional
study of the Bible.
Wilbur A. Stanfield, commissioner
of lights and water. has spring a new
advertisement for Topeka. He needed
new Ietterheads and envelopes for his
office. The return card says, Return
in five days to GREATER TOPEKA
city water and light department."
Herbert C. Herring, Jr., of Wichita,
will deliver an address Monday, No
vember Z. at the Central Congrega-
tional church. He is the son of the
late Herbert O. Herring, former ma
tional secretary of the Congregational
denominations of America.
Frank f. Grimes. former state
treasurer, is seriously sick at Stormont
hospital. He was taken to the hospi-
tai several days ago. Kidney trouble
is causing the former state official
much pain and suffering altho his
condition is not regarded as danger
Gus.
Gus Hickman. a small boy living
at 81 Van Buren, street, suffered
three fractures of his right arm Fri
day night when the bicycle he was
riding was struck by a motor car
driven by Henry Wright, ia Topeka
avenue. The accident occurred near
the boys home.
The Hi-Y club of Topeka high school
will hold a meeting at s o'clock this
evening at the Central Y. II. G. A. A
film, Spanish Missions in Southern
California" will be shown, according
o. W. Hascall boys work secretary of
the Y. NJ. c A. Films will be shown
at every meeting hereafter.
Two more service medals for J. A.
Mcbride, of Topeka, who was killed
in action in France while serving with
the 1920 Canadian infantry, have been
received from the Canadian govern
ment by Tom Powell, Of the Scotch
Wooden Mills. by whom Mcbride was
employed. The first medal was re-
ceived some time ego. They will be
forwarded to Mrs. Mcbride, who is
now in Europe.
Ben Blow. manager of the Victory
Highway association will leave tonight
for a trip to Indianapolis, Ind,
Springfield, o., and Springfield, Ill,
where he will confer with the state
highway engineers of the different
states, on matters connected with the
Improvement of the Victory highway.
He will stop at st. Louis, where he will
address the St. Louis Chamber of
Commerce on the Victory highway
project.
The Business Mems Volleyball
tournament closed last week with the
teams captained by L. r. Manley and
DR.. c. H. LerrigO, tied for first place.
Each team won eight games and lost
four. The tie will be played off Tues
day noon. The team captained by r.
D. Palmer captured second place, hav-
ing won five games and lost seven and
the team captained by W. P. Snyder
took third place, having won three
games and lost seven.
The course of the Victory Highway
thru Topeka, has not been settled.
The committee on maps and routes,
of the Victory Highway association,
has recommended that the highway
enter the city thru North Topeka, and
follow Kansas avenue directly south
to Tenth avenue. The directors of the
association have not yet approved the
routing however, and it will not be
settled until the membership cam
paign for the association, has been
COlAl hAttFh-
Bad whisky made a fighting man
of S. X Minnick Saturday afternoon.
He bumped into a woman at Sixth and
Kansas avenue and cursed her Tor
running into him. Pie woman called
Patrclma1 W. P. Long, who placed
Minnick under arrest. He showed
fight and Long and Bert Sutherland.
traffic officer, were obliged to throw
him down on the pavement and hold
him until the police car arrived. He
was charged with being drunk ana
resisting an officer.
Tickets to the Washburn alumni
banquet next Friday at the Chamber
of Commerce were placed. on sale to-
day. They can be obtained at the Of
flee of The State Journal, or from
various solicitors who viii canvass the
business district. ~ The banquet will
begin at o'clock so that Washburn
graduates among the visiting teachers
can get away in time for the evening
meeting at the auditorium Reserva-
tons for out-of-town guests are al
ready cnrg1fucr m thu Cnl1aga office