The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-21

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Masquerade Dance-Tuesday night
| (Washington's birthday 7-Steinberg's
! ADV
The regular meeting of the Square
Circle club will be held at the EllKs'
club tonight
The schools of the city will be closed
| Tuesday in memory~of the birth of
George Washington
A Topeka man is observing Lent by
refusing to give his wife money for
unnecessary purchases
A Chandler chummy roadster, stolen
from G.. W. Davis, 1901 Kansas ave-
nue., has been located in Hays, Kan
The Norden Benefit association will
hold its annual banquet at the Swed-
ish Lutheran church Friday. March 4.
Sparks from chimney caused a
small roof fire at the home OF Mrs
Bailey, AS West First street, at 1o:45
O'Clock this morning.
/ The increase in the cost of sugar
has been rather discouraging to the
| home brew boys. but the work is pro-
/ crossing just the sane.
! Banks of the city will close Tues
| day to observe Washinston's birthday
according to announcement today by
the Topeka clearing house.
| The Ministerial union met this
morning at the Central 7. NJ. c. A at
! 10 o'clock The principal discussion
concerned the trial of Christ from
! lawyers standpoint.
| The Inter-Service club will hold its
ladies night" meeting and dinner at
Pelletier's tea room tonight In addi-
ton to the dinner there will be pro-
gram of entertainment.
The members of the Topeka Press
/ club will meet at the club rooms in
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening. An evening of fun is prom
ised by President farrell.
Herbert G. West. president of the
Farmers National bank. has returned
from Excelsior Springs, where he went
] for a weeks relaxation following fail
on the icy pavements two weeks ago.
! Burglars who entered the home of
A. L. Thompson, 337 CORTLAND ave-
| nue., by raising a window Saturday
night, stole about $50 worth of Je v
| elry, according to a report to the po-
| lice
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. 3. Peterson an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Helen Marie to Mr.. William Law
renee Metty which took place Septem-
Der %, at the church of the Holy
Name.
The two Topeka golf courses were
| has kept the local golfers on their toes
1t means a better class of scores with
the opening Of the tournaments late in
the spring.
| There will be a party for members
and employees of the legislature at the
Elks' club tonight. in honor of Wash
| ington's birthday. Dancing and other
forms of entertainment have been
| provided for.
| Don't let this weather fool yol&
! Scores of Topeka motorists have been
placed to the expense Of motor car
radiator repairs, due ito their-belfef
that the temperatures at night have
not been low enough to do damage
Miss Sally Glass. girls work secre-
tary of the local Y. w. C. A. told
stories to the girls who attended YES
per services at the association build
| ing Sunday afternoon at AIS o'clock.
| Girl Reserves were in charge of the
meeting.
A washington's birthday dinner
dance is to be held by the Elks at
| their club rooms Tuesday evening. A
| feature of the evening will be singing
by the Modoc club. The rooms Oft the
Club will be specially decorated for
the occasion.
The mild weather has brought out
| an unusually large number of plans
for Washington birthday parties. sta
| tionery stores in Topeka report today.
The Washington hatchets and place
| card novelties have been bought up by
the thousands
| The mems glee club of the College
| at the First Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening at s o'clock. No ad-
| mission will be charged. The glee
| club has returned recently from a trip
thru Kansas and Colorado.
Altho the Topeka railway has posted
no signs calling attention to the re-
cent ordinances prohibiting smoking
on street cars, Topeka passengers ap-
parently have realized the police power
| behind the city law, as the smoking
nuisance has been eliminated entirely.
Charles L. Mitchell spoke to S. C.
| CarroIrs Sunday school class at Low
| man Memorial Methodist church Sun
day morning. He gave the young men
of the class an interesting talk on his
recent trip to Mexico After the
speech Mitchell led the boys. in the
| singing of Billy Sunday songs.
In an emergency or disaster all the
Boy Scouts of Shawnee county will be
! ready for mobilization, according to
plans made at the meeting of scout
| masters and other executives of the
organization at the Central 7. NJ c. A.
Ninety Boy Scouts registered to go to
the summer camp at Elmdale.
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
| entertained number of the members
| Oh the state legislature Sunday after
noon, with motor tour over some
| of the hard surfaced roads near To-
peka. as an argument in favor of the
| good road program. The party went
TO Tecumseh and returned over the
river road.
| William Parry and Louis TAYLOR.
who were charged with holding up the
Long Oil station at Tenth avenue and
Topeka boulevard a few months ago,
pleaded to a charge of grand larceny
before Judge George Whitcomb Satur-
| day. Sentence was deferred. Both
youths are graduates OF the Topeka
| high school and are well known in
Topeka.
Dan Laubach, whose wife obtained a
divorce from him last summer, was
sentenced to ten days in the county
Ijail by Judge James A Mcclure Satur-
iday for contempt of court. He had
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