The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-01
AT HOME NEWS
| An ice cream social will be held this
/ evening on the lawn at Redden chapel.

this afternoon for a vacation trip to
Chicago, and thence for a weeks
cruise on the Great Lakes. Mrs
Marshall will remain in Chicago until
July 20.
The United Typewriter Service COM
pany has opened offices at room 221
in the New England building, with e.
lC. Helm as manager. The company
will repair and rent typewriters and
will handle all makes OF machines.
Thus far only three cars of potatoes
have been shipped from the kaW
valley. all three cars being loaded at
Weavers The wet weather has de-
layed the beginning Of potato dig
ging time" but has increased the
yield.
The annual meeting of the state
board of health was held Friday at the
office of the board in the state house.
DR.. H. l.. Aldrich. of Caney, was re-
est was elected vice president for the
ensuing year.
The Roy Payne Taxicab company
filed a statement with the city COM
mission today to the effect that it
had secured permission of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway station to have
monopoly OF taxicab privileges at
that station.
Miss Grace Holcombe and Miss
finals in doubles in the Y. w. c. A.
| tournament with Miss Alberta Rosen
and Miss Katherine Smith tonight at
$50 o'clock On the z. w. c. A. court
at Eighth and College avenues.
Gerald D. Benton, of Oberlin. has
been elected to succeed his father, the
late Otis L. Benton, as president Of
company of Oberlin. Otis L. Benton.
widely known western Kansas banker.
died suddenly in Kansas City recently.
Ben Rogers. 1917 North Taylor
street, filed a petition in the district
court today asking a divorce from
Minnie Rogers, who, he claims, re-
fuses to live with him. They were
married in March, 1897. Rogers
wants the custody Of the children d.
vided.
At the regular weekly free baby
clinic at the city hall Thursday after
noon twenty-one babies were ex-
amined. The weight of three-months
old twins, Margret and Elizabeth Col
win, of Salina, differed by only an
ounce. The twins are guests at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. D. Colvin of 1880 College
avenue.
The next stated meeting Of the
round table chapter of De Molay is
to be held at the Masonic Temple at
The annual picnic of Orient Lodge
No. 81, A. F. & A. M, which was to
have been held in June, has been set
for July 9. 1t will be held at the
grounds Of the state Industrial school,
north OF Topeka.
A number of Topekans will attend
the national council of Congregational
churches at Los Angeles, Cal, July l
to 1s. They will go on a special train
next Tuesday Among the Topeka
delegates will be: DR.. J. B. Gonzales.
the Rev. Fred Gray, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. o. Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Gray.
the Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Brock, and
Mrs. Clara Baker.
Miss winifred Turner, cafeteria d.
rector of the 7. W. c. A., left today
for New York city to attend the ma
tionaI training school OF the 7. w. G.
A. Her summer work will be done at
the local association by Miss Charlotte
was graduated from the home eco
Monies course at the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
Dr. C. E. Brown and family left
Thursday for Bay View, Mich, where
they will spend the summer. They
will visit a. few days at Kirksville, Mo-,
and then go to Bay View. Doctor
Brown will be with his family at Bay
View during July and then go to Chi
cago, where he will do some specia!
college work. DR.. r. U. Ttlley OF LIN
coin, Neb., will have charge of Doctor
Browns practice during the summer.
Sixty girl scouts are planning to at
tend the five-day encampment of the
organization at Vinewood beginning
July s. Mrs. 0. w. Hascall, girl scout
commissioner, will accompany the
girls, and o. W. Hascall, boys work
as camp director. DR.. Marie Greene
! will be camp physician and will leo
| ture to the girls. Miss Virginia Kit
chell will be physical director and
Miss Ruth Wheeler will teach biology.
| Collections of the city license de-
much higher than for many months,
amounting to $2.so7.o9. Insurance
fees for annual licenses due July L
have swelled the total collected, &C.
cording to G. T. Mattingly. license
collector. In addition to the license
report, the following reports were
made this morning to the city COM
mission: Plumbing inspector, s110.5o;
weighmaster. s21.0o; building per-
mits, $91.52.
Free svims for Topeka girls who
are members of the Girl Reserves of
the z. ". c. A. are in order every
Saturday afternoon. Company OF
Girl Reserves will meet on Saturday
afternoon at 1:15 o'clock and Com
pany 1 VIII meet at O'clock. If the
girls are on time their swims VIII be
free. In Company are included the
girls OF Lafayette. Lincoln. Highland
Park. State, and Quincy schools. In
Comp-ay 2, Polk, Summer, Potw1n,
Central Park, Van Buren,, Lowman,
and Clay school girls are included.
The Victory Market. at sos Kansas
; avenue, will open Saturday morning,
under the management OF Theodore
Voutis. Voutis and Thomas Ladenes
are partners in the establishment
They will handle highest class. fancy
meats. also bakery goods and vege-
tables and fruits. The furnishings and