The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


ing months vacation.
Fire Marshal H G. Hanlon has re-
turned from San Francisco where he
attended the fire chiefs convention.
The P. S. club, made up of printing
statesmen. held its regular meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce at noon
today.
j. V. Abrahams, national secretary
of the Security Benefit association,
mas returned from a two weeks trip
in the east.
The regular weekly luncheon and
meeting of the Topeka Builders club
was held at the Chamber of Commerce
at noon today.
Thirty persons registered for the
new millinery course of the Y.W.C.A.
at meeting Tuesday night. The class
! units
Charles Currey has returned home
after spending the summer in Los
Angeles and San Francisco. He will
resume his work at Washburn where
he is a senior.
Officers of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion are holding meeting
which they are discussing the work of
the legion The legion is composed of
officers of the Civil war.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant Underwood. $40
Kellam avenue, entertained Mr.. and
M
day evening. Mrs. Knowlton was Miss
Margaret Underwood before her mar
riage.
Col w. w. Denison. department
commander of the G. A. r., of Kan
sas, is attending the Seventeenth Old
Soldiers reunion at Winfield. which
opened Tuesday. He will return to
Topeka, Sunday.
John Mcdaniel, son of William Nc
! Daniel, and George V. Smith, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. c.. M. Smith, of Silver
Lake, Kan, left recently for Chilli
Gothic Mo-, where they will take a
| busine-s course.
Charles Bellah, of Topeka, was
elected president of the Kansas Sew
enth Day Adventist conference, at
recent meeting at Hutchinson. Her.
bert Griffith of Topeka. was elected
secretary-treasurer. ~
Frank G. Richard, secretary of the
Kansas Sunday School association, left
today for tour of southern Kansas.
He will hold conferences and insti-
tutes at Newton, Hutchinson, st. John,
| wellington and Wichita.
J. NJ. Kirkpatrick, national presi-
dent of the Security Benefit associa-
ton. will return to Topeka the latter
part of this week from Boston, Mass,
where he attended the meeting Of the
national insurance congress.
| The total enrolment in the Oakland
schools is over 500. The registration
| in the high school is over lao and in
the grade school $40. This is the
largest enrolment in the history of
the schools. The previous record was
t450. -
Twenty-Five persons will spend Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Y. w. c. A.
camp at Maple Hill, according to Miss
Louise RerSey, secretary. The camp
will be kept open at week-ends as
long as there is demand for ac-
comm odations.
Four thousand and forty-five men
and boys SWAN in the Y. M. c. A.
to R. D. Palmer. physical director.
This was the largest number in the
pool this summer. About 5000 per-
sons used the poolsin July.
| At the last meeting of the official
board of the Lowman Memorial
Methodist church, Monday night.s 1t
voted unanimously to plan for the
erection of an addition to the church.
which will contain a gymnasium and
additional Sunday school facilities.
P. C. Coleman. colored, of $40 East
| Fifteenth street, suffered a broken
| jaw and broken arm Tuesday after
noon while working on the new Ben
ton dormitory at Washburn scollege.
A stone fell from the top of the walls
striking him on the head and Shout
ders
The meeting of the members of the
| Shawnee County Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION, scheduled to be held at the
| Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
was postponed until Wednesday. Sep
| TENDER 13. Plans for the picnic of the
druggists, September Is, are being
| completed.
| Miss Mary ]. Campbell, a Topeka
woman. will speak on the political and
o'clock tonight at the First Presby-
terrain church. She has spent thirty
seven years in India. Miss Campbell
| is a sister of Frank L. Campbell. 1855
Tyler street. Et
! c. F. J. OhrvaI, United States mar
( shall at Wichita was in Topeka today
after bringing a prisoner r. E. Mar
| safe keeping. Martin is held on q
white slave charge. He is alleged to
| have transported woman from Pitts
| burgh, Pa. to Wichita. He is now
/ awaiting trial before the grand jury
| in Wichita.
Building permits for three garages
were granted today. The permits
were granted to George Pratt. III
East Fourth street; Henrietta Reans,
! PIP East Euclid avenue; and E. o..
Hahn 1911 Washburn avenue. A per-
nit for a four-room dwelling house
| to NJ. E. Webb. It will be constructed
| at 1S20-22 Cherokee avenue.
w. S. Blackhart was elected presi-
| dent of Council No. 8, Security Bene-
| fit association, at the annual e.ec-
ton, Monday night. Other officers
| elected were: J. D. Davis, first vice
president; w. r. Awtrey. second wee
president; Mrs. Lizzie Leonard, pre-
/ late; Mrs. Joe C. Griffin, secretary,
| Mrs. Lillian Mcclure. financier; Mrs
| Edna Fergu-on, conductor; Mrs. J. d.
| Davis, guard and G. w. Bates, senti-
| mel.
| The prizes in the Columbia record
contest staged by the EmahizerSpiei-
man Furniture company was awarded
Tuesday. Gaien Parker, 1915 Kansas
avenue, received a bicycle. Elsie
| Hershman. R. F. D. No. IS, a travel
ling bag with accessories, and Dennis
| Cum1nins, III Branner street, a radio
receiving set. Records were awarded
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