The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-18

The annual picnic of Topeka Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs will be held at
Garfield park this afternoon and eve
ming. Baseball. horseshoe contests
and other athletic stunts will be in
4 dulged until 1870
The Ladies' Aid of the North To-
peka Baptist church met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. c. A.
Jones, 913 jackson street. Arrange
ments were made for serving meals at
the fair grounds aduring the free fair
in September A permanent dining
hall will be built and preparations
made to feed a multitude. For sew
eral years past the Baptist church has
had a dining tent during the fair and
they proved so successful that it was
decided to build a permanent dining
hall.
The county convention of the w. c.
T. U. will be held September. SO at the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
Delegates to the convention from the
North Topeka branch are Mrs. Ham.
president; Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Liittjohann,
Mrs Rice, Mrs. Hettinger and Mrs.
Mauney.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. D. A. Weir, of Kentucky. is
the guest of his brother, the Rev. o.
L. Weir and family of 92S Jackson
street, for a few days. Mr.. Weir has
been in western Kansas, where he
visited a sister, and is now en- route
to his home.
and Miss Ruth Blanchard, route 6,
have gone to Della, Kan, where they
will visit Miss Margaret Cox
Mrs. S. R. Dexter and children, S44
Quincy street. left today for Marys-
Vile, where they will visit Mrs. Dex-
ter's sister, Miss Newton.
The Howard Hawaiian orchestra,
assisted by Mrs. Dollie Jamison. gave
a concert at st. Marys last evening.
The Bible class of the East Indian
] Mrs. S. A. Burton.
Miss Izadel Waychoff, 1914 Kansas
avenue, will leave Saturday for En-
poria, where she will visit friends.
reunion of the Van Orsdol family
will be held Friday at Gage park. The
family is well known in North Topeka
and vicinity where members have been
residents for many years.
Important business will be brought
before the meeting of No. 26, D. of H.
lodge, next Wednesday evening. and
all members are asked to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Gsftzki have gone
to Kansas City where they will visit
relatives.
S. R. Dexter, undertaken. Lady as
sistant S23 Kansas ave.-Adv. -
Word has been received of the death
at Gunnison, Colo, of John Murdie,.
a former resident of North Topeka
for many years. Mr.. MurOle was OIL
years old at the time of his death,
which occurred August 10. The burial
was held Monday afternoon at Gun
nison. He is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Grant, of Ottumwa,
Iowa, who left North Topeka some
time ago to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Houser, and a. sister in
Eskridge, Kan.
E. E. Crawford has returned from
Texas, where he has been harvesting
the wheat on his farm.
Leonard Marsh is seriously sick at
his home in Quincy street.
Mr.. Charley Wiseman, president of
the Epworth league of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church. and Miss
Zelma. Tracy motored to Baldwin to-
day, where they will join friends who
are attending the Epworth league con-
vention IN session there.
Mr. and Mrs Grow" Robb. formerly
of North Topeka. now living at San
Topeka. Mr.. Robb is here buying cat
tie. He was connected with the horse
and mule market in Jackson street and
went with the firm to Texas and
Mexico.
Mr. Bert Kingman of the North To-
peka postOfiice has savings account
because it benefits him. Thrift makes
it possible for him to have the worth
while things of life. 1t enables him to
provide for his future and makes life
pleasanter in every way. deposit of
one dollar or more with the Midwest
Building and Loan Association will
earn per cent interest for YOU if
left with the Association for 80 days
and then withdrawn.-Adv-
SpeciaI-Gold Medal paint. $2.15 gal. o.
A. Mcclure, SIS n. Kansas avenue--Ady.