The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-21

The carnival given last evening by the
Parent-Teachers' association at Grant
school was a big success in every way.
Patrons of these entertainments have be-
come so used to unusual programs that
they expect more than the average anna
teur performance, and they were not dis
appointed last evening.
Beginning with the parade, which con-
sisted of floats clowns, and gaily trimmed
autos representing the various attractions
TO be shown, led by the Industrial school
band, followed by the directors of the
the hours were filled with a round of
pleasure. North Topekans are known for
entering whole heartedly into any enter,
tainment put on in North Topeka, and
last night was no exception.
A Mother Goose operetta, in the assem-
bly, room at Grant school, in charge or
Miss Reed, contained a number of clever
dances and songs. Miss Prout was re,
sponsible for the. stunt, Spring Salad,
which was a delightful conceit Among
Show. the Midget tent, Dixie land, Tent
of Mystery, Hindoe and Gypsy fortune
tellers Bathing Beauties Dog and sh9 tSe
police women's cage"
A discerning eye might have discovered
Side disguised as the old time country
rube," belligerent Paddles, Weary VIII
lies clowns. in fact almost every
character that could be imagined. Nor
were the dignified matrons missing in
this motley crew. But their appearance
defies description and only by actually
seeing tneu COulu tuelE ndh6up bC dP-
preciated.
The baby tcIinic under the direction of
the Public Health Nursing association VIII
open Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
Community house. corner of Laurent and
Jackson street These clinics will be held
every two weeks turnout the summer and
should prove of inestimable value to the
mothers of small children. Often in
attended to promptly. This is the object
of these clinics and the physician who
will be in charge is a baby specialist anu
the mothers who give their babies the adj
vantage of these free examinations may be
assured their little ones are receiving the
best of treatment.a No charge is asked for
advice or instructions for the care of the
babies.
Waterman Plummer, stationed at the
Union Pacific crossing on Kansas avenue,
has his troubles. He was knocked down
recently and ceyerely bruised by an auto
which ran into him while he was in per-
Torrance of his duty, and he has no de-
sire to have the experience repeated.
Plummer says that often autoists drive
almost upon the track when train is ap,
then blame him because the train comes
so close
Only the other evening he said, a man
started to drive across in spite of his
warning. When he was almost upon the
track he perceived the headlight of the
approaching train, and backed in a hurry.
while the woman in the back seat screamed
like a dob cat" And they blamed me-
added Plummer, with a shake of his head.
q don't know what they expected me to
do, unless to push 'em back. I'd done
everything else to keep them off the track"
But in Plummer's opinion the female of
the species is more deadly than the male.
Why" he explained, I'll stop woman
driving an automobiie-stop her to save
her from an accident, and she'll talk back
real ugly sometimes, They'll ask who L
think is driving this car-only they gem
orally put a darn in somewhere, But
then it's all in my days work, and l
reckon they're so scared they don't know
what they say" he added. as he signalled
for the stoppage of traffic to allow a
switch engine to pass
Notes md Personals.
The w. WIG. girls of the North Topeka
Baptist church held an industrial meeting
and a spread at the church Thursday even