The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-05
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

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assembly in Ottawa Friday evening
Ed. Coburn, ex-secretary of the
Kansas state board of agriculture, is
i'll at his home. 424 Topeka boulevard
"If we do not destroy war. war will
destroy US" These are the words or
Bryce, carried today in the porch pull
pit of the First Unitarian church, s14
Topeka boulevard.
The Rev. w. H. Leyburn, office ex-
ecutive of the Kansas Baptist con-
vention, will have charge Of the Sun
day morning services of the First
Baptist church in Chanute-
The members of Sunflower camp
No. 53s1 Modern woodmen of Amer
lea, have accepted the invitation OF
the Coffey county Woodmen to par
| ticipate in a Labor day celebration at
Burlington.
All tables and chairs in the Topeka
high school cafeteria have been var
nished and the floor has received
coat of gray paint. The woodwork
in the cafeteria has been finished in
white enamel.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
meet Sunday afternoon at o'clock at
Lanes chapel, c. NJ. E. church, Four
teenth and Van Buren, streets. All
members are urged to be present
A contract for forty new type
writers to be used in the typewriting
room at the Topeka high school has
been let to the Western Typewriter
exchange of Topeka, according to A.
]. Stout, superintendent of city
schools.
The Topeka World Wide Guild girls
presented a missionary drama Friday
evening at the Kansas Baptist assem-
bly, in Ottawa. Those who had the
leading parts were Miss Henrietta
Price. Miss Eva Smoot and Miss
Martha Chitwood.
attended the
lawn fete OF the Kings Heralds on
the lawn of the residence OF Mrs. b
NJ. Davies, Sixth avenue and Harrison
street. Friday night. The proceeds of
the affair will be contributed to work
among the children of Korea
Installation of seats in the conven-
ton hall of the new Evangelical camp
at Forest park has been completed.
The engine for operating the water
pumps is being installed today. Four
built and are now being wired for
electricity.
Members of the colored Sunday
schools of Topeka and of the colored
Y. NJ. C. A. will hold a picnic next
Wednesday at Garfield park. Athletic
events at the picnic will be under the
direction of the Rev. J. N. johnson OF
the Mount Olive Methodist church Ice
cream and cherry phosphate Will be
served.
"nen MIS-. y. "A. hOQSenSs GUln
and Fillmore, attempted to park her
car in front of the Kansas Reserve
State bank. S24 Kansas avenue, at
noon today, she accidentally struck
John Kull. a deliveryman for the
Triton Grocery company, who was
standing at the rear of his Ford de-
livery truck. Kuu was severely
bruised, between the two cars.
Walter Christman won from H. C.
Barton in the first matcn of the Y.
ment Friday. Matches scheduled for
today and Monday are: J. Weaver VS..
c. Gossard, A NJ Davis VS.. L. Whit
man, o. A. Lott VS.. G. P. Christman,
Benfer VS.. r. D. Palmer, ]. v. Nail VS..
C. w. Alexander, and N. Arthur VS..
P.sS. Carmine.
Mrs Marjorie L. Russell has re-
turned to her duties as assistant editor
of 1.-The Earth the Santa Fe's agri-
cultural and industrial magazine, after
a three weeks vacation spent in the
northwest. Mrs. Russell took a trip
covering the Flathead Lake and Arlee
sections of western Montana and re-
ports having had an excellent time
motoring thru the mountains and eat
ing speckled trout
A series of sermons based on the
parallels of Jesus will be given during
the remainder of August by the Rev.
Frank z. Ryerson, pastor of the Trim
ity Methodist church. The sermon
Sunday will be based on the parable
of the good Samaritan. Other ser
mons will concern the parable of the
foolish rich man, August 3; the para
BILE of the sower. August 20, and the
parable of the unjust steward, Au-
gust 81.
Three bankruptcy petitions were
filed in the federal court here Friday.
Paul ]. Klein of Clayton Kan,
farmer, listed a small amount of per-
Snnal rlrnnarfv assets and a mort
gage of $2,693 as his liabilities Ravaud
H. Burkdall of Quenemo farmer and
wool buyer listed his liabilities at $12.-
67O.S4 and his assets at $7,026.46. G.
G. Patterson of Plainville, restaurant
man. listed debts amounting to $3.-
37635 and assets amounting to $3.50.
A. ]. Stout, superintendent OF city
schools, has asked for bids for twenty
dozen Kindergarten chairs. The
chairs will be used next term IN the
new kindergartens which are to be
installed at the Clay. Sumner, Quincy,
State, Van Buren, and Branner
schools Three OF these schools have
sufficient room for the kind ergartens.
The Others Quincy, Van Buren, and
Sumner. will have portable buildings
for the kindergarten room.
Girls who will go to the Y. w. c. A.
summer camp near Maple Hill today
Miss May Malone, Miss Pearl Cope,
Miss Mabel Holmes, Miss Lois Ling,
Miss Dorothy Rosebrough, Miss Jose
phine Shaw, Miss Hazel Tebo, Miss
Mildred Jones, Mrs. Myrtle linn. Miss
Blanche White, Miss Laura Rudolf,
Miss Marie Brosius, Miss Bessie Euler
Miss Carol Jones. Miss Elizabeth Cur
tbs, Miss Margaret Womer, Miss Flor
ence Stanley, Miss Doris WEIGH, Miss
Sophia Lictzow, Miss Emma Vogel.
Miss Laverna McGaffin, Miss Kath-
crime Fisher and Miss Elma Welhelm.
Miss Dorothy Rosebrough. president
of the high school 7. w. C A. last
term, will have charge of the vesper
services Sunday.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS