The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

F. c. Fox, general manager of the
eastern lines of the Rock Island, is in
Chicago on business.
Members of Sunflower camp No
536, Modern Woodmen Of America
will hold their annual election OF Of
ficers Wednesday evening
The annual meeting OF Women's
Relief Corps No. "a will be held al
1880 o'clock Tuesday afternoon al
klingaman's hall.
DR.. Jim Thomas, pastor of the
Grant Avenue Methodist church, Den
yer, Colo, better known as the Hot
Dog preacher, will speak at the Cen
trail Congregational church Sunday
, Harvey ]. Songer delivered the ad-
dress at the annual memorial service
of Topeka lodge No. 2O4. B. p O. E.;
held Sunday afternoon. He declared
that fraternalism was the religion OF
the Master set in motion.
r. H. Allison, assistant general
manager of the eastern lines OF the
santa Fe, is reported to be recover
ing. at Battle Creek, Mich, from a
rather severe illness. He IS recuperat-
ing so rapidly that he is expected TO
return to Topeka within fortnight
DR.. Clarence Reidenbach of Kansas
City will speak at a meeting OF the
Mems Brotherhood of the Central
CONGREGATIONAL church at $50 o'clock
this evening. Governor-elect iona
than NJ. Davis will speak at the Janu-
drX meeting o. llS VI AAA@-1NACiA"
Thursday, December z, will be the
date of the next ladies' night party OF
the Topeka Rotary club. There will
be no noon luncheon of the cluD on
that date. Frank Ripley is in charge
of the program which is to follow the
dinner at 6:15 o'clock Thursday eve
ming at the Chamber of Commerce.
The postal receipts at the Topeka
postoffice for the month of November
showed an increase of Is per cent over
A. 10 month in
1891, according to Charles H. Sessions.
postmaster. The greatest increase was
in the handling of second class matter
newspapers and other periodicals
John V. Abra hams, national secre-
tary of the Security Benefit asSocla-
ton, began his twentieth term as su-
perintendent of the Sunday school OF
the First Methodist church sunday.
He has been engaged in sunday schoot
work during his entire residence OF
thirty years in Topeka
The next number on. the community
lyceum course of the 10Wman Me-
mortal Methodist church Will be
program by the Gresham Marimna
ming 1t is probable another number
will be added to the course, accordlnS
to Lloyd H. Mosser, recreational d.
rector Of the church
Frank Britton acted as chairman at
today's meeting of the Monday Lunch
club, made of up fire insurance men,
held at the Chamber of Commerce
B. a. Rosenquist, postmaster Tor many
years at Usage City, now special
agent at Topeka for an insurance COM
pany, was a guest at the luncheon
Charles Hill will be the chairman at
the next meeting
The Shawnee County Medical
society will hold it's regular meeting
at Pelletier's tea room at $50 O'Clock
this evening. Election of officers will
be the order of business 1t is the
annual meeting of the year, and after
the dinner. at which the wives of the
doctors will be guests, a program will
be given 1t is expected that 125 per-
sons will attend the meeting.
The receipts from the benefit
shows given Sunday under the au-
spices of the shop craft and theatrical
unions, totaled $542.42, in the form of
free will offerings given by the 5000
persons who attended the shows The
programs were presented at the Or
pheum, Crystal and Coy theaters- The
film ordered for the show at the Isis
failed to arrive in time for the show.
Education and ambition are the nee
essary qualifications of the class which
will rule the world. Prof. w. ]. Nor
gam of the economics department of
Washburn college told the members
of the shop crafts and other labor or
CARNATIONS at the Sunday afternoon
forum held at Labor Hall. The ad-
dress of Prof. Morgan was followed
by a discussion by the laboring men.
Members of Shawnee county
Pomona grange will hold their annual
election of officers at a meeting
Wednesday. The following delegates
to the state meeting at Leavenworth
December II. Is and Il, have been
selected: Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Staples,
Pauline; Mr.. and Mrs. John York,
Meriden; Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Dickson,
Auburn; and Mr.. and Mrs. o. F.
Whitney, Topeka
Mrs. Marion Sullivan was elected
worthy matron of Beulah chapter NO.
81, Order of Eastern Star, at the an
Eual election of officers Saturday at
the Masonic temple. DR.. s. T. Willard
was elected worthy patron Other Of
ficers elected were: Mrs. Isabel Lewis,
associate matron; Mrs. Carl w. WEIGH,
secretary; Mrs. Helen B. Farnsworth,
treasurer; Mrs. Flora Brookens, con-
cuctress and Mrs. Mary Chaplin, as
sociate conductress.
A progressive evening of enter
tainment for the members of the To-
peka Life Underwriters association
and their wives, was a feature of the
insurance mems more or less drab lives
Saturday evening. Fifty or more of
them met. half at the home of Wilbur
Adams. 1878 Clay street, and the re-
mainder at the home of Z. D.
Clithero, 912 Fillmore street. Enter
tainment programs were presented at
each place, then the crowds traded To-
cations, and the programs were re-
peated- All the guests then adjourned