The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-22

several extensions in the Washburn
and Kenwood districts this fall.
Ensign V. J. Huffman, of the Saliva
| tion Army. has received two applica-
tions for husbands from widows. They
desire TO get in touch with the farmer
at Horton who recently expressed i
desire to be married. One woman Is
81 years of age with one child and the
other is % years of age With two chill
dren.
The Central Park Christian church
| Sunday school will give a Christmas
/ program this evening in the banquet
hall of the church. There will be a
| Christmas tree, a Santa Claus, and
| the children of the church will bring
| gifts for the Christian church Orphans
home at St. Louis, and for the needy
/ of Topeka.
| bilities and development of twenty
| two Kansas towns and twenty-eight
| counties of the state, has been made
| by p. F. Walker, dean of engineering
at the University of Kansas, and pub
lfshed in the form of a fifty-three page
booklet, which is being distributed
thru the university
A The basketball game between the
llTrinity NJ. z. team and the Oakland
ll1eam, in the senior division of the
lkSunday School league, which was
Scheduled to be played Thursday night
IEand which was later changed to Sat
ifurday night, has teen again shifted
Y and will be played tonight at $3.50 at
the Trinity gymnasium
Plans are being completed for the
annual Letter Carriers ball to be held
Thursday night, December %, at Kel-
lam hall. eugene p. Pollard, presi-
dent of the local carriers association,
is in charge. Tickets may be pur-
chased from letter carriers. Funds
obtained from the sale of tickets will
be used for charitable purposes within
the organization.
Paul Parrish, commander of the
Topeka chapter of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans of the World War, has
issued an appeal for funds to furnish
Christmas baskets of food to the fam
lilies of twelve ex-service men. The
chapter has a fund of $50 for this pur-
pose but il is not sufficient. Con-
tributions can be made to members of
the chapter or to Miss Laura Henry,
secretary of the mayor, who is a mem
Der of the auxiliary.
C. z. Oglesvie was elected COM
mander of Jordan Patterson post NO;
319. American Legion, at the annual
election. Other officers elected were
as follows: F. G. Cannonc. first vice
commander; H. Yober, second vice
commander; F. E. Duke, adjutant: c.
Jackson, treasurer, and Robert Chls-
holm, treasurer. Ansentertainment for
members and their families will be
given at the post hall, 404 Kansas ave-
nue., December %.
Proceeds of the annual Mid Winter
exposition which is to be held in the
city auditorium January % to Feb
ruary 3, will go to charity after the
expenses of the exposition have been
paid according to John Worley, man
ager of the event for the Topeka Coun-
Gil No. AZ, United Commercial TRAY
elers. Worley has announced that
spaces in the exposition have been re-
served by forty Topeka and foreign
manufacturing and wholesalinS firms
An army recruiting office has been
opened on the second floor of the fed
eraI building in the rooms formerly
| occupied by the pension bureau for
/ Kansas. Sergt. Charles Morris is in
| charge of the office, assisted by Corp.
Robert A. wilson and Pvt, Albert
Robitsch. Morris and RobitSch served
| with the First division in France;
Wilson with the Sixth Practically all
| branches of the service are now open
. to enlistment. according to Sergeant
4 Morris. Recruits are now needed for
Hawaiian service, especially in the in
| fantry, coast artillery and field arti!-
lery.
The second annual presentation of
| the play-pageant Eager Heart" at
! church, will be made at 8 o'clock to-
night In the church auditorium. Barton
Griffith, Washburn college orator. viii
give the prologue. A chorus-choir OF
forty voices will sing Bach's Christ
mas Oratorio." Miss Margaret Bell
soprano. and Miss Muriel Randall
alto. will appear as soloists. Members
of the angel choir are: Myrtle Finley
Martha Finley. Mary Louise Smith
Dorothy Cross. Portia Silyerthorne
Betty Hollingsworth, Judith Stark ano
Helen Moseley.
Families of men who lost thier lives
| in the service in the world war are
! asked to assist the American LegioT
in securing biographical data for {
| book containing the records of tbs
deceased veterans Mrs Robert ID
McGiffert has charge of collecting tbs
data for Shawnee county All famiie.
of deceased veterans are asked tC
write Mrs McGiffert at 944 Brook:
avenue or telephone 2-4106. The data
includes names, dates and places o.
! birth and death: service record. name:
4 and nationality of parent; If married
ancestors who participated in Ameri
can wars. and facts of historical anC
sociological interest
a hike will be held next Friday By
the boys division of the Central " NJ
c. A. at which more than 100 boys
are expected to be in attendance The
! boys division of the y. NJ. C a nov
has a membership of more than 500
/ and notices will be sent to every mem
| her the first of next week Of the pros
pective hike Lester Titus. Homer
I Jenkins and r. d. Palmer will proba-
bly, accompany the boys on the hike
| Each boy will be expected to br4nE
| his lunch. and the hike will start al
10 o'clock from the ~ The desu-
| nation for the mixers is not yet de-
| cided, aitho il will probably be a two
! hour walk west of town Upon reach
ing the end of the first part of ths
hike the lunches will be prepared and
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