The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16

Special hymnaI services will be held
Sunday at the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church when fifty new Methodist
church hymnals will be dedicated. The
morning subject will be, How To
Sing" The Junior church, under the
direction of Miss Laura Beverly, will
join the senior church in the dedi-
catory service. With the purchase of
these hymnals the junior church will
be adequately supplied with hymn
books A song service will be held IN
the evening under the direction of NJ.
C. Holman, choir master. The service
will consist of congregational singing.
selections by the choir, including sew
eral anthems.
The North Side millinery class of
the Y. w. c. A. met Friday evening at
the North Topeka Community house,
corner of Laurent and Jackson streets.
No work was done at this time, but
the class was organized and will be
under the direction of Mrs. johnson
of the Bricklcy Hat shop. The term
will consist of three lessons and
women and girls wishing to enroll
should communicate with Mrs. John
son and begin with the first lesson to
derive the full benefit of the course.
oAdWIlS6 OOullSII NJ o. D. 49, Will
give a dance for members and invited
friends after the regular meeting Mon
day evening.
A story recently printed in The
State journal in regard to a traffic
officers arresting man for speeding
at Bend, Ore. when the offender
recognizes the officer as an cd friend.
lost track of for more than sixteen
years, brings the following communi-
cation. A report of the incident in a
Portland paper similar to that in The
State Journal was enclosed.
The traffic officer was Earl B. Hous-
ton and his friend is Jim Lawson.
The letter follows in part:
Jim Lawson and Houston were
both formerly of Topeka. Kansas.
Lawson was a farmer east of Shorey
lived many years with Fred Stanley,
north of North Topeka. Earl and my
self had The State journal route dur
ing 1898 and 1899 thru Shorey, just
north of North Topeka.
Earl B. Houston lives in Bend, Ore
and is one of the eight state traffic
officers employed by this state.
Jim Lawson lives in Eugene, Ore,
and operates an electric store at that
place. Earl and I both lived in and
about Topeka for about twenty years,
up to 1906"
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dam of Berkeley, Neb. ar
rived Thursday and are the guests of Mrs
Dams parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean of HoI-
mans addition.
Mrs. Mary Petro has returned to her
home, 019 Van Buren, street, after visit
to her daughter, Mrs. H. N johnson, of
Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. w. H. Kelsey and little daughter of
Hutchinson. have returned home after visit
to Mrs heiseys parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Ward, of ShOrey.
Miss H1Za1 HotehEjSS will he
tian Endeavor services Sunday evening at
the Second Presbyterian church. The subject
will be Education"
Miss Freda Smith and Marjorie Smith
1o15 Jackson street, are spending the week
end in. Wamego. the guests of relatives
Mrs. Robert Spetter and little daughter
Rosemary. of Wichita, are visiting relatives
In North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Hays of Hiawatha who
have been guests at the f. S. Folts home in
Garfield Place for several days, have re-
turned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. james z. Irons of Garnett
who have been visiting Mr.. Irons parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. GurtIer. 1922 Monroe
street, and Mrs. Irons mother, Mrs. NJ. +.
Thompson, of Topeka left this morning for
their home by way of Kansas City.
Mrs. lille Holtwick, stenographer at the
Shawnee State bank, will take a two weeks
vacation, beginning next Monday. -
A. J. Wooster returned yesterday from
an overland trip to Fort Collins, Colo,
where he visited his son. Albert Wooster
Mrs. John Hofer and daughter, Miss
Myrtle Hofer, of 1929 Quincy street, left
yesterday for Herman, Mo, where they will
visit relatives.
Miss Rosella Kaut of Centralia is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Britain of Jackson
street.