The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26

low, Capt. Morris Leonard and Frank
Leech, chief of detectives, each a
watch charm. Mayor H. J. CorWine
addressed the officers, and was fol-
lowed by Chief Swallow, who also
gave a short talk.
Topekans are turning to the bright
er side of life in literature, according
to Miss Caroline Medlicott, city Ii
brarian. There is no longer any de-
mand for the war books which We're
so popular a short time ago. and most.
of which drew dark, tho heroic pic
lures, of the great struggle. The war
books are now but collecting dust on
the shelves, says Miss Medlicott.
Six hundred persons attended the
community Christmas program given
Saturday night at Seaman high
school. A truck load of vegetables,
canned fruit, clothing and shoes. con-,
tributed by the patrons of the school
was given to the Salvation Army. The
Rev. r. E. Gordon gave a Christmas
talk. The teachers and pupils of the
nine schools in the district, furnished
the principal part of the program.
Ike Gilberg. of Topeka, directed the
Christmas entertainment for fifty
Indian children Saturday night at a
schoolhouse five miles west of May
eta. One hundred pounds Of candy
donated by David, J. August, twenty
pounds of nuts given by j. r. Burrow,
and oranges for the children and
cigars for their fathers, given by Gill
berg were presented to the children
Gilberg delivered a Christmas address.
Mrs. Guy A. Finney, 1417 West
Seventh street, was badly bruised ana
her 11months- old son, Laurence, sus-
tanned a severe scalp wound Sunday
when a Yellow Cab in which they were
riding was struck by a motor car driv-
en- by Frank Kelly, negro, 1909 Jack
son street at Fourteenth street and
Topeka boulevard. Kelly lost con-
troll of his car and crashed into a tree
after striking the taxicab, it was
stated.
Mrs. Perkins, of Roswell, N. NJ,
vice president of the Rebekah state
assembly of New Mexico, is making a
short trip thru a part of Kansas, com
pairing the work in the Rebekah lodges
with that of her state and picking up
as many pointers as possible. She has
seen work at DeSoto and tonight will
see the work by Naomi Rebekah lodge
No. 95, and from here will see the
work at Emporia and Wichita and per-
haps other cities.
Fourteen children Of the Sunday
school of the Euclid Avenue Methodist
church gave pageant entitled,
Bring Christ to Every Child" Sat
urday night. An offering was taken
during the program and SIS was
dren of the Orient. The Epworth
choir also gave a Christmas cantata
entitled, The Star of the Orient"
Sunday evening. The cantata in
Guided the Anvil chorus and the sex
tet from Lucia.
Two beautiful Christmas services
marked the celebration of the day in
the First Unitarian church Sunday
At IL o'clock the minister. the Rev.
Clifton Merritt Gray, delivered a
Christmas sermon from the topic 1.-The
Coming of the Child" At 1880 o'clock
the open forum meeting of the Uni
tartan Laymen'S League was addressed
First Congregational church, in a
Christmas message from the topic
THE 'Playfulness of God"
The police force of Topeka showed
its good will Saturday afternoon by
giving a Christmas entertainment.
Guy Swallow, chief of the force, served
as POSTMASTER. Mayor Fl. ]. Corwine
made a brief talk in which he COM
mented on the efficiency of the Of
ficers during the last year. Swallow
received a diamond Shrine pin, Mayor
Corwine travelling bag, Frank Leech,
chief of detectives, a Scottish Rite pin,
and Captain Maurice Leonard a
knights of Columbus pin.
Notice has been received that C.
V. johnson. now manager of the
kresge company store at La Crosse, |
Wis. will come to Topeka and take
charge of the company's store here as
successor to W. W. Eden, after jan
uary 1. Eden, after three years as
manager of the store here is to be-
come secretary of the Kansas Reserve
Investment company. January l. !
Johnson has been with the Kresge or
ganinzation since 1916. He will bring
his family to Topeka in a short time.