The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

| Forty new maps to be used in the
Topeka ward schools next term have
been ordered by A. ]. Stout super
intendent of the city schools
The public utilities commission has
ordered the Missouri Pacific railroad
J to restore its telegraph service at
Strawn station, Lyon county.
a case OF scarlet fever-the first
J for two weeks-was reported to the
city health department, Tuesday. A
case of diphtheria was also reported.
/ r. W. Elliott. city superintendent of
school buildings, today asked for bids
! for the construction of a ESQ foot re-
inforced concrete retaining wall at
| Lincoln school.
A general meeting for ex-service
men will be held Thursday evening at
Capitol Post hall. 210 West Sixth
avenue to discuss the state adjusted
compensation measure.
Congressman d. r. Anthony will
speak at s O'Clock tonight at Re
publican rally IN Oakland. The meet
ing will be held at the high school.
The Santa Fe Glee club will sing.
David ]. August, proprietor of the
August Clothing company, will leave
Topeka August 4. for Atlantic city.
where he will spend a vacation of two
weeks, He will be accompanied by
Mrs. August.
The municipal concert by the Sc
curity Benefit association band, for
Tuesday evening at Gage park. was
postponed when the rain began to fall
in the afternoon, and will be given
Friday evening.
Albert Haberstro. chairman of the
entertainments committee for the
Chamber of Commerce picnic, which
the members of his committee. They
are: J. J. Corkill. ]. B. Floyd. I. E.
Henry and Frank Ripley.
Miss Grace Parrish. in charge of
the Kansas Teachers placement
bureau. reported today that there is
a shortage of high school teachers in
Kansas. There is a surplus of grade
school teachers, tho. At least 100
more high school teachers could be
used for the next school term, accord
ing to Miss Parrish.
Fred S. jackson, recently appointed
as attorney for the state public utili-
ties commission, is now working on
his new job. He came to Topeka this
week from Chicago and will be in the
employ of the state during the regime
of the present commission at least.
jackson is familiar with comm .ssion
work thru former employment as at
torney and at one time served as a
of the commission.
Special Saturday sales will be one
of the chief topics discussed at the
next meeting Of the members of the
Merchants association, Tuesday noon.
There is considerable sentiment for
these sales, says Milton Tabor, secre-
tary of the association Saturday is
the day when the majority of the
farmers come to the city and a num-
Der of merchants are considering the
establishing of added attractions on
these days.
The work of repairing and repaint-
ing the high school cafeteria was COM
pleted today The tables and chairs
have all been revarnished and the
kitchen enameled. A new electric po-
tato peeler will be used in the cafe
terra this fall. The potato peeIer will
pay for itself within a year, according
to A J. Stout, superintendent of city
schools. Other new equipment in the
cafeteria for the next school term will
be 200 trays, two barrels of drinking
teen dozen pie plates, fifteen dozen
salad plates, ten dozen sauce dishes
and five dozen coffee cups and saucers.
Jess W. Miley. of Girard, president
of the Kansas State Teachers assoc.a-
ton, was in Topeka today comforting
with f. L. Pinet, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, concerning plans for the
teachers convention to be held Oc-
tober 10 to 81. THE coming meeting
will probably be the largest in the
fifty nine years that the association
has held meetings" Mr.. Niley said. |
The outlook is unusually bright. The
programs for the general assent lies /
and for the round table meetings have
been completed. BY holding the con-
vention two weeks earlier than usual |
we hope to have ideal weather condi- |
tons The Western Passenger as
ISOLATION will, without a doubt. grant |
the teachers one and one-half fare for |
round trips to the cities in which the
conventions will be held
Miss Helen Shirk's Sunday school
class of the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN |
church will spend Saturday and Sun
day at the Y. w. c. A. summer camp |
near Maple Hill. Girls who intend to !
go are Miss Olive Redmond, Miss
F1ossie Flora, Miss Marguerite Dodds, |
Miss Bertha Reed, Miss Hilda Dyer, |
Miss Nettie Gish, Miss Annie Gish, !
Miss Emma Burnette, Miss Imogene |
Brunette and Miss Elsie zutavern. |
Girls from the Merchants National |
bank, who will attend the camp Sat |
urday and Sunday, are: Miss Tillie |
Snyder. Miss Flora Dyer. Miss Bess |
Sullivan. Miss Antoinette Benson, Miss |
Marie Johnson. Miss Grace Nonken, |
Miss Odette Cope. Miss Blanche Lar |
sen and Miss Esther Morehouse Other |
girls who expect to go TO the camp for |
the weekend are: Miss Antoinette |
Williams. Miss Doris Craig, Miss Wave |
Draper, Miss Eula Swenson, Miss Mil |
lie Calkins. Miss Marjorie Irwin. Miss /,
Mildred Hartzel and Miss May Ma
lone