The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-02
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Red Cross life saving class was held
this afternoon at the Y. w. c. A.
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Topeka Builders club was held at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
The P. S. club, made up of printing
statesmen, held its regular meeting at
the Chamber OF Commerce at noon
today.
The theft of. Red Index bicycle
from 212 West Seventh street. was re-
ported to the police Tuesday by ]. w.
Orr, the owner.
A local agency for the Chandler
motor car is to be opened in Topeka
with Don Stark in charge. The
agency will have quarters at 524 Van
Buren, street.
Miss Beth Motter. office executive
at the Kansas Sunday school associa-
ton in Abilene. She win return to
Abilene Friday.
An automobile caught fire at 1913
Kansas avenue shortly after L o'clock
this afternoon, causing a fire alarm.
The car belonged to w. Stowe, and
was not Damaged.
A Ford touring car. 1921 model. be-
was stolen from near the corner of
Eighth avenue and Jackson street,
Tuesday night, while Peck and his
family were attending the Orpheum
Inc INCENSE NUMBER
was 1908, Peck told the police.
A committee from the Chamber of
Commerce OF Lawrence will come to
Topeka the latter part OF this week to
confer with members of the Chamber
from Topeka on the half way party
to be staged by the two cities when
the last link of paving on the Victory
highway between them is completed.
Several Topeka florists are attend
ing the state convention of the Flor
lists association at Fredonia- Mr.. and
Mrs G. e. Hubbard. Miss Olga Hub
bard, Arlo Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Bolinger, Miss Elsie Campbell, Miss
Mildred Bollinger and Miss Mildred
Drebbing left by motor car today for
the cow ntion.
Thieves entered a house at S36
North Van Buren, street, Tuesday
large ruby setting, according to a re-
port made to the police. The theft of
SO in cash was also reported from a
residence at 126 West Norris street.
owner of the article or property stolen
given to the police.
The Rev. Frank G. Richard, gem
eral secretary of the Kansas Sunday
School association, will speak Friday
night at the Clay county chautauqua
chautauqua is the only county chau-
tauqua in the state that puts the pro-
gram under the supervision of the
Sunday schools and churches for one
day, according to the Rev. Richard.
The official Red Cross life saving
test which was given to the members
of the Y. w. c. A. life saving class,
tuesday evening, was passed by eight
pupils Those who did the work sat
isfactorfly and were admitted into the
corps are: Miss Edith Turner, Miss
Mary Higgins, Miss Mabel Gilmore.
FrI
Miss Alberta Rosen, Mrs. E. ]. Lon
sen and Mrs. VIII Russell, jr.
A worn and weary CLEAN in the eyes
of the members of the city clerks
staff who were on duty all night Tues
day night and huge stacks OF, the skele-
ton frames OF election booths which
are being returned to the city hall
from the various polls, are the only
visible indications at the city. hall to-
day that there ever was an election.
But no other topic of conversation has
a chance for existence there.
James E. Smith. 200 woodIawn
avenue. admitted to the Kansas bar
last bar examinations. is soon to be
associated with the firm of Dean &
Colmery-Colj John S. Dean and
Harry Colmery. Smith is at present
secretary to Justice Silas Porter of the
state supreme court. He served with
the A. E. F. during the war, as a sig
nal officer with the Thirty-fifth divi-
sion in France.
Twelve Kansas girls will attend the
Older Girls camp conference at Con-
ference Point, Lake Geneva, Wis
Those who have enrolled for the trip
Fossey. Nickerson; Laura Hall, Lin
coin; Mary Ellen Henderson, Atwood;
kyral Hamilton, wichita; Hazel
Kinds, Broughton; Ethna Jones, Bald
Wy r1Fa 70
Lou Peterson and Marian Gregg, To-
peka; La Verne Stugard, Lawrence,
and Mildred Swenson, Clay Center.
The camp will open August s.
A special meeting of the board of
education was held this noon at the
Y. w. C. A. Plans for installing oil
burning heating systems in some of
the ward schools were discussed. Dean
Paul Walker of Kansas university
gave estimates as to the cost Of in
Sailing the new heating systems and
of repairing the old ones. Appropria-
ing the summer on the city ward
schools were made. The board will
probably hold another meeting this
evening, according to A. J. Stout, SUI
peFintendent of city schools.
The Kansas Baptist assembly at OF
tawa is showing signs of unusual sue
cess this year. according to the Rev.
]. T. Crawford, general secretary of
the Kansas Baptist convention. More
than ESQ persons had registered before
the convention opened Tuesday. The
Rev. and Mrs. Crawford will go to
Ottawa this evening to attend the as
sembly. Mrs. Crawford will be in
charge of the Woman's Hour confer
ence Friday morning and the World
Wide guild Saturday morning. The
Rev. Crawford will address the as
sembly Thursday evening
Eight men satisfactorily passed the
Red Cross life saving tests Tuesday
evening in the Gage park pool The
tests were under the supervision of L.
P. Dittemore, city playground direc-
tor. Those who passed the tests are:
Ed Wood, F. NJ. Ogle K. F. Ogle, A. H.
KoeplSe, A. Koepke. c. K. Engle, D. F.