The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
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Holcraft--Flowera.-
Go to the Overton Electric Shop, 522
jackson for fixtures.-Adv.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold The Shawnee Investment
Co 5S< Kansas avenue.--Adv
Hanging baskets, potted plants and
boxes of flowers, the prettiest OF the
season are at Mrs. Lords flower room.
ADV.
The banks Of the city will be
closed at noon Thursday on account
OF the convention of the Kansas
Bankers association.
Thirty Washburn students are plan
ming to attend the all-day picnic of
the Helianthus Literary society at
Wakarusa Saturday
Bids for super heaters, stokers and
strainers for the new waterworks
plant will be received by the city COM
missioner not later than June 2.
All ex-service members of company
A, 10th signal battalion are requested
to meet at the office of Kenneth G.
Lewis, 10 West Sixth avenue, at
o'clock, Thursday evening.
The Santa Fe, in spite of the heavy
rains last week, kept its train schedule
SO per cent perfect. it has been stated
from the office of the general man
ager, F. C. Fox. This is an unusual
record in normal times.
The regular meeting of Armstrong
Auxiliary No. 2, United Spanish War
Veterans, will be held Wednesday at 2
o'clock in the Royal Arcanum hall. A
social hour and refreshments will fol-
low the business meeting.
A Ford motor car belonging to
Ralph MolZ, 10Y Huntoon street,
caught fire about II O'Clock Tuesday
night and was responsible for fire
alarm. The fire was eXtinguished be-
fore the arrival of the firemen.
Milk wagons are barred from To-
peka boulevard, along with trucks,
under a ruling in police court Tues
day by Judge Rad Lee. He fined
Lewis Sanders IS for delivering milk
to a customer on Topeka boulevard
at the front door.
The Washburn Girls Glee club gave
"a program at MacVicar chapel at the
college Tuesday night. Miss Laura
Martha Leland, accompanist for the
Glee club and John Barstow, the only
man on the program, gave able assist
ance to singers. Professor Harlowe
Dean directed the concert.
Mrs. Arthur J. Carruth. jr., and g.
year-old son, Arthur III, were in
jured slightly Tuesday evening when
the motor car Mrs. Carruth was driv-
ing became unmanagable in the
cinders near the Country club en-
trance and crashed into the stone
wall adjoining the gate pillars.
The next meeting of the De Molay
chapter is to be held Wednesday
evening, May rs, at which time the
appointive officers of the chapter,
and several standing committees.
Preparations will also be made for
the installation ceremonies on June 4.
The second concert by Irma Seydel,
vio1inst, Edgar Fowlston, baritone,
81,
the auspices of Lincoln circle No. L,
G. a. r., was given at the Elks' club
Tuesday night. The program was a
pleasing variety of classic numbers
and folk songs.
The regular meeting and dinner of
the Cooperative club, was held at the
ElkS club Tuesday evening, with A.
D. Bolton and H. S. Lee in charge of
the program. A COOPERATIVE club is
being organized this week in Okla
hcma City, according to a report re-
ceived Tuesday night from the nation
al headquarters of the organization.
President P. P. Womer of Wash
burn college, will deliver the COM
lmencement address at Valley Falls
high school today; at Mayetta high
school on Thursday and at Highland
Park high school on Saturday. Sun
day he will give the baccalaureate adj
dress at the Frankfort high school.
burn college baccalaureate sermon.
The st. Johns A. NJ. E. church is
making elaborate preparation for the
musical concert to be held at the city
auditorium, Monday evening. The
proceeds of the concert will go into
the building fund. The committee
plans to make this one of the biggest
success ever given by colored people
in Topeka. One of the feature attrac-
tions will be "Whistling Rufus" of
Topeka.
Charles A. Caster county work sec
rotary for the state Y. NJ. c. A, has
resigned to become county work sec
rotary in DuPage, Ill. His resignation
is effective June /. Casters successor
has not been chosen. At the meeting
of the state executive committee of
the Y. M c. A. Tuesday night reso-
lutions of appreciation of Casters four
years work with the Y. NJ. c. A. in
Kansas were adopted.
The summer revision of service on
the Rock Island will result in but one
change in the schedule of Rock Island
trains thru Topeka. Train No. 20.
eastbound, will leave Topeka at 2:45
o'clock in the afternoon. instead of at
3:15 o'clock in the afternoon, its pres
ent schedule. The change will be-
come effective May 20. After that
date Train No. 26 will run thru, in
dependently, to Denver, instead of be-
ing consolidated at Belleville with
Train No. 5.