The Topeka state journal., 1921-03-10

The knowledge that North Topeka
is a place where bargains in merchan-
disc of every description may be found.
is becoming more apparent daily.
Study of the ads in the paper empha-
sizes this fact. Fully one-half of my
trade comes from the south side.'' said
a merchant the other day. people
have found that they can get what
they want in our stores at lower prices,
and after they once get started, they
keep coming" Up-to-date goods at
reasonable prices, combined with cour-
teous service from clerks who strive
to please, are showing results in the
sales of North Side merchants.
About seventy-five children attended
the basket dinner and entertainment
given Tuesday by the Juveniles Of Star
lodge No. 20, A o. U. W., at the hall,
S31 Kansas avenue. Between thirty
and forty Juveniles from the lodges at
Wichita and Parsons were present, and
following the dinner the visiting teams
put on some excellent drill work. The
Parsons team consisted of thirteen lit
tie girls, while the Wichita team had
four girls and nine boys. A treat of
ice cream was one of the SURPRISES for
the children, and they were also taken
to the Princess theater, where they
enjoyed moving pictures. The visiting
supervisors Mrs. Nora Griffin is su-
pervisor of the Juveniles of Star lodge
and Mrs. E. E. Rogers is assistant.
Cause and prevention of loss and
damage of freight shipments will be
discussed at a district cause and pre-
vention committee meeting OF Union
Pacific employees in the entire district
from Kansas City to Junction City, at
10 o'clock next Saturday morning in
the former Red Cross hut at the Union
Pacific station.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. w. D. Updegraff will entertain
the members of her luncheon club Sat
-urday at her country home. route 6.
Mrs. George Henderson and little
daughter Geneva of Cleburne, Tex,
who have been visiting Mrs. Hender-
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Brit
tain of Quincy street, are leaving for
their home this evening.
Miss Elsie Barnett of the H. H. Bair
store has returned from a three weeks
outing at Joplin Springs, Mo.
A number of North side young peo-
pie charivaried Mr.. and Mrs. Nolney
Reedy last evening at their home. 217
East Laurent street. Mrs. Reedy was
Miss Rose Petit, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. E. Petit of north of town, and
Mr.. Reedy is the son of Mrs. John I.
Reedy of 217 East Laurent. He is en-
ployed at the Page mills. Mr.. and Mrs.
ReedyS marriage took place yester-
day.
Thomas D. Joseph, who died sud-
denly at his home, 921 Lane street,
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock,
was a former resident of North To-
peka. Before his retirement from ac-
tive business about two years ago, he
was a shoe merchant at S36 North
Kansas avenue. Mr. Joseph is sur
vived by his wife and one son, Thomas
E. Joseph. Mrs. Joseph is sister Of
Mrs. J. D. Pratt.
The members of the Merry Matrons
club will be all-day guests today at the
home of Mrs. j. r. johnson, 61s Blu.
chanan street,>south. A luncheon Will
be served at 1 o'clock. This club is
one of the older clubs in the city, as
it was organized over eighteen years
ago by a number of the younger mar
charter members of the club are: Mrs.
Will Hofer, now of California; Mrs. Ed
Winans, California; Mrs. A. L. Studer,
formerly Mrs. Lodie Diffenderfer; Mrs
Will SYartz. Mrs. Walter Shook. Mrs.
George Clark, Mrs. Charles kill1an,
Mrs J. r. Johnston and Mrs. j. r.
Johnson. Other members are MIS-
Steves. Mrs. L. e. Anderson, MRS. Hol-
lies. Mrs. John Sheetz, Mrs. Harper
and Mrs. Shreves.
I'm each department every time a
boy does extra ordinarily well or pet
ter than he could be expected 10 90
cheerfully does more than is absolute
Unnecessary in order to get by, MS
instructor gives him a red mark.
When boy acquires fifty red marks
he gets a pass to go to his home or
some relatives for a week end visit
from Friday until Monday. Wnen
this proposition was first started the
idea was that It would take boy
about three months to earn furlo but
MANY have made It in much less time
than this
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