The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
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Phone b050.-Adv.
Members of Eagles lodge and theil
families will hold their annual picnic
| Sunday afternoon at ChIidren's park
Topeka lodge No. IT, A F. & A. M.
will have work in the second degree
next Saturday afternoon at 1880
o'clock
The Crew-Levick Oil company has
appointed ]. M. Hindman of Okla
homa City. OKLA. its city ageet for
= Irma Corwine. of the Chesney play
ground won first place in athletic
events for girls at Capper's picnic Fri
day afternoon.
The Rev. c. F. Mathews. of the
First Baptist church will motor 10
northern Minnesota with MS family in
about two weeks.
The largest class in the Red Cross
life saving course this year was held
Friday evening at Gage park. Fifteen
men and women attended.
Tire Rev Charles F. Matthews. pas
tor of the First Baptist church, wiz
speak at the union church services On
the capt. al steps at o'c;ock Sunday
evening.
The new district agent of the Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance COM
land building, is William A. Richards
of Topeka.
The Shawnee Investment Co. has
moved TO 11O w. 9Th St, first door
west of Columbian Bldg. Building
formerly occupied by Topeka Mtg. &
Investment Co.-Adv.
Why rot eat a fried or baked
chicken dinner at Edgewood Beach
tomorrow Phone reservations at
S1Os XII or 20SS. Try our chicken
sandwiches.-Adv.
The seIni-annual meeting of the
fl.1 -
c. A. was held Friday night at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. building. Reports
for the last six months were read by
the state secretary.
Two games in the Y. NJ. c. A. voIley
league for business men will be PLAYED
this evening. G. w. ShimealPs team
will play Guy Sleeves team at 5
O'Clock and H A. Moser's team will
play C L. Daughters team at $3.50
o'clock-S
Miss sTava Elliott, assistant office
secretary of the Kansas Sunday school
where she will spend Sunday. Her
who has been visiting there
for the past week, will return with
her.
The showers at the Quincy play
ground, which have been closed for
reopened Monday. The Quincy show
ers are used daily by hundreds of boys
and girls who seek relief from the hot
weather.
Mrs. Mary E. Kurdish, superintend-
ent of Sunday schools and Christian
endeavor of the Christian church of
will speak Sunday morning
imm ediately after the Sunday school
hour at the Central Park Christian
church
DR.. E. w. Mort. Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
among the coIored people
- r. L.
sion board of the Northern Baptist
convention. will preach at the Calvary
Baptist church, Third and Quincy
streets, Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
The Rev. John A. McAfee, pastor OF
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
on the Central Park school grounds
evening at 1880 O'Clock. His
topic Will be THE Christian Citizen"
A double Quartette will furnish special
music.
The inter playground tennis tourna-
nent win be held Wednesday after |
noon at the Chesney playground. Boys |
and girls of Junior, intermediate and |
senior classes viii play thru to the |
Lloyd Mosser. Ches-
1ey supervisor, will have charge of !
he tournament.
The annual picnic of the FraternaI |
Aid Union, Topeka lodge No. 2. will |
u held Friday evening at $50 o'clock |
n Ripley park All members are in |
yited to be present with their fam /
It s o'clock and the pavilion will be !
opened for dancing at 9 o'clock.
The fourth session of Camp Wood.
he state Y. NJ. c. A. camp at Elm
iale, will close this evening. The /
amp will be turned over to the boys /
If the Kansas Lutheran churches on
Monday for period of ten days Be
ginning July %, there will be a ten
lay session for the Kansas Methodist |
girls there.
The Capper Publishing company
cam has dropped out of the City
cam has taken its place The Bea-
rice team will play the First Baptist
church team this evening at South
western League park at 6:15 o'clock.
Fhe Western Electric team will play
he Santa Fe Auditors Monday eve
ling.
The tax levy for parks will be the
anne during the next year as last, ac-
'ording to Robert D. McGiffert. COM
missioner of parks The present levy
'hange as the levy is the highest per-
nitted by law, altho il Is entirely in
.dequate, according TO McGiffert
will have to be post
,oned until the legislature remedies
he copdition.
A lighted match dropped into q
taste basket caused a fire in Mrs.
larry Smiths apartment on the third
oor of the Majestic building, los
asst Eighth avenue, about IL o'clock ,
his morning. Mrs Smith carried the
urning basket from the kitchen into
he bathroom. and threw it into the
ath tub. A rug was thrown over the
aslxet TO smother the flames. The !
amage was estimated at SIS.
1.-THE Christian Citizen" will be the .
heme of the sermons at two union
hurch services Sunday. The Rev. c. !
:. Mathews will speak at the services )
n the state house steps and the Rev. :
ohm McAffe will speak at Central )
ark school grounds. The two pas !
ors have consulted on the theme and
he two sermons will be very much