The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

On Thursday, a record breaker for
heat, one hundred and thirty-five
ming in the Y. W. c. A. pool.
The new high school printing press
arrived at the high school building
Thursday. 1t will be set up the first
part of next week.
Miss Charlotte Ayers, cafeteria di-
Saturday to visit her home in La
Harpe, Kan. She will be gone about
two weeks.
B. v. Edworthy. boys work secre-
tary of the state Y. NJ. c. A, will re-
turn to Topeka Monday from Cawker
City, Kan. He attended a boys camp
at Camp Dockstader, near that city.
Members of the Eastern Kansas
Beekeepers' association will hold a
field meeting at o'clock Monday
afternoon, August %, at the o. "A.
Keene apiary, East Sixth avenue road.
The Rev. A. L. Nystrom. pastor of
the Swedish Bethel church, who is
visiting relatives in Canada, will re-
turn home September 2. The Rev. c.
]. Holm, of Usage City, will speak at
the evening services next Sunday.
Two new members were admitted
to the Red Cross life saving class at
the Y. w. C. A. Thursday evening. At
the meeting next Tuesday evening,
Miss Helen Dickerson and Miss AVIS
Calhoun will be given the Red Cross
life saving test.
The board of directors of the XII
wants club was in session at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today,
considering plans and committee re-
ports in connection with the prepara-
lions for the Kiwanis convention here
early next month
The August September issue of the
Kansas Teacher, official organ of the
Kansas State Teachers association, is
being issued today. 1t contains an
article by DR.. Karl A. Menninger. OF
Topeka on 1.-The Washburn College
Course in Mental Hygiene
Members of Topeka lodge No. sci,
L. o. o. NJ, will hold their annual
picnic Saturday, September 2, at Rip
ley park. Festivities will begin at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. There will
be a program of games A basket
supper will be served in the evening.
The Kansas State SpirituaIists' con-
vention will be held in Topeka Sep
TENDER 1 to 8. The meetings will be:
Friday, in the Spiritualist church at
Fourth and Monroe streets, and Sat-
urday and Sunday in the city audi
forum. Spiritualists and mediums of
national reputation will be in atten-I
dance.
The Topeka Central Y. NJ. C. A.
voIIey bali team defeated the voIIey
ball team of the Kansas City, Mo,
Central Y. NJ. c. A. in five successive
games Thursday night in Kansas City.
Players who made the trip are: A A.
Remington, DIR. ]. L. baltimore, L. A.
Corliss, r. B. Jencks, o. B. Edison and
Rodney Palmer.
Members of the Topeka mems life
saving corps who will give an exhibit
ton of life saving, speed swimming
and. fancy diving at the Gage park
pool at 6 o'clock this evening are: L.
P. Dittemore, Elliott BeIden, J. E. r.
Barnes. Harold Poort, Maurice Seev-
ers. A. H. Koepke, c. F. Engel. r.
Posset, V. A. Woodring and r. D. Pal
mer. The public is invited to attend.
The regular monthly business meet
ing and supper of the Young Women's
Auxiliary of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society of the First Meth
odist church will be held Monday eve
Bethel Mission. Miss Mary E. Shan
non, formerly of Topeka, who IS now
missionary to Rangoon. Burma, will
speak at the meeting.
Resignation of Miss Mabel Haynes,
domestic scienc> and art teacher at
Quincy school. was received this morn
ing by A. J. Stout, superintendent of
the city schools. Miss Haynes will
teach in the Kansas City, No, schools
next term. The vacancy at Quincy
will be filled by a teacher from tER
available lis:. There were twelve
teachers on the available list at the
first part of this summer. but only a
few primary teachers will remain after
the position at Quincy has been filled,
according to Mr.. Stout.
Twenty-seven candidates will be
initiated into Topeka assembly No. "a,
Social Order of Beauceant, at a spe-
cial assembly Tuesday, August 20, at
the Masonic temple. Comforting of
the degree will begin at o'clock in
the afternoon. Altho the assembly
was instituted last March, the mem
bership is more than 100. Mrs. Ma
belle F. Lane is worthy president.
The organization is composed of wives
and widows of Knights Templar- Ms
Lane Mrs George p Whitaker and
Mrs John A Steinmeyer will repre-
sent the local assembly at the supreme
assembly of the order at Eldorado in
October.