The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
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The prisoners of the county Jail
were entertained Saturday night by
the women's civic chorus of the
Womens club.
Arrangements are being made to
sing the oratoriO, Queen Esther
during the Sunday evenings of Janu-
airy at the Lowman Memorial church.
The Topeka Flour Milling company,
at Christmas time, presented its work
men with cash bonuses of from 5 per
cent to IA per cent of their annual
wages.
The Lowman Memorial church will
hold it's annual election of nine trus-
tees at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening,
January II.
The Loyal Womens class of the
First Christian church will hold
meeting Friday afternoon at the home
of the pastor, DR.. R. A. Schell, 1910
West Sixth avenue.
There will be no meeting of the
Benjamin Franklin council of the
American Association for the Recog-
milton of the Irish Republic, tonight,
on account of the holiday celebra-
lions.
On account of the various activities
of the Salvation Army during Christ
mas time, it will be unable to give it's
annual party and Christmas tree to-
night, but the party will be given
Tuesday night instead.
The Rev. Waiter J. Marshfie7d of
the Church of the Good Shepherd,
who was advanced to the pr1estho.o8d
by Bishop Wise, Sunday, December g,
celebrated his first Eucharist in the
Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday
morning.
Bishop James Wise headed the dele
CATION from the Grace cathedral Sun
day afternoon, which gave a program
at the county farm. The program in
Guided an address and songs. A pres
ent was given to each inmate and
chicken dinner was served.
1.-THE Holy Child" a cantata by
Horatio W. Parker. was presented
Sunday evening at the First Presby-
terrain church. by the choir. Prof.
Theodore H. Post, directed the pro-
gram and sixty voices took part. The
junior choir also sang two Christmas
carols.
H B. Howard, scoutmaster of the
Bear troop of the First Presbyterian
church, will entertain the scouts at
his home, Rose Acres, on the Gage
Park road, from 2 to 4 o'clock this
afternoon. A football game and
winter sports will be the features of
the entertainment.
S. J. Shook, business manager of
Strickler's Business college left Sun
day for st. Louis, where he will attend
the annual convention of National
Commercial Teachers association,
which will be in session December 81
to 80. He will return to Topeka about
January l.
who underwent an operation for a
cataract, shortly after the CLOSING of
the college for the Christmas recess,
has returned from Christ's hospital to
his home. He was confined in the
hospital only nine days and his eyes
are healing rapidly.
Five hundred colored children of
Topeka were entertained Sunday af-
ternoOn at a party at Metropolitan
hall, given by the Federated Colored
Women's clubs thru the cooperation
of the Elks' club. Each boy and girl
attending was given a sack containing
candy, fruit, oranges, nuts and ice
cream SANDWICHES.
The Queen Esthers and the Home
Missionary society of the Lowman Ne
mortal Methodist church visited the
Methodist Home for Aged, Munson
street and College avenue, Saturday
night and presented a Christmas pro-
gram. Christmas carols were sung
and a reading was given.
cantata, bethlehem" by Root.
was presented Sunday evening at the
Lowman Memorial church by the
chorus-choir. At the morning serv-
ice money and provisions were col
lected. The provisions were given to
Topeka's needy and the money was
given to the Near East relief.
The forty prisoners in the county
jail enjoyed a big chicken dinner sup
piled by Sheriff Robert Miller Sunday.
There was plenty of chicken for every
inmate, besides mashed potatoes.
gravy and all the other trimmings
Candy and fruit were also distributed
to the men and women behind the
bars.
amos Huntley's Christmas" a play
written by Dr. H. A. Lindsay. assistant
superintendent of the State hospital.
and Mrs. Lindsay, was presented Sat
urday night at the hospital by a cast
of nine characters. More than 1000
persons attended. The musical pro-
gram of the evening was furnished by
an orchestra of ten pieces, led by Doc
tor Lindsay.
A set of gold cuff links was the
Christmas present given to every man
on the force by G. A. Swallow. chief
of police The men gave Chief SwaI-