The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-01
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The members of the First Baptist
church subscribed $1,000 toward the
Sunset home. Concordia, at meeting
"Wednesday night
The next meeting of the camp
grounds committee of the Chamber or
Commerce will be held at noon Friday
at the Chamber of Commerce.
The volleyban team of the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. will go to St Joseph,
No. next week, where it will play
the st. Joseph association team
The washburn high school annual,
The Chimes" made its appearance
Wednesday afternoon. 1t is largest
annual ever issued by the school.
Money to loan on improved real es-
tate-reasonable rates-and no red
tape-Telephone 1896 The Topeka
Mortgage & Investment Co.-Adv-
The choir of thirty-five voices of the
Central Park Christian church will
sing the cantata. THE Daughter of
Jairus," at o'clock this evening at
the church.
A building permit was issued from
the office of the city fire marshal
erection of a residence to cost $500,
at 436 Ohio street
The city commission this morning
passed on first reading a resolution
district and the construction Of a sewer
in the Belvoir addition.
The athletic season has closed at
Washburn college. the baseball and
track schedules being completed. The
next sport on the program will be
football next September
Miss Mabel Claire Steele is queen
of the Washburn May fete, which will
be presented at o'clock Saturday
evening on the Washburn campus.
There will be special lighting effects.
The industrial committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will make a
survey of the industry of Topeka C.
P Buck has been appointed chairman
of a subcommittee to perform that
task.
Three years ago today the free mu-
nicipal clinic for the treatment of So
health department. In the past three
years more than 5000 treatments have
been administered
Mrs. Herbert ]. Corwine, wife of the
mayor, underwent a severe surgical
operation at local hospital this
morning. 1t was reported this after
noon that she was making progress,
apparently favorable, toward improve
ment.
Miss Ruth Marsh, member of the
senior class of Washburn college, will
have the leading feminine part of the
She kespearean play, "A Midsummer
Nights Dream which will be pre-
scented Monday night on the WASH
burr campus
The members of the dramatic club
of Topeka lodge, No. 524. L. o. o. NJ.
will present play, The Police
Court" June &c. The members of the
cast are: H. o. Lawrence, L. F. Craig,
NJ. H. Williams, c. c. KnoWlton, 1. E.
Stone and Jack Carlson.
The four local councils of the Sc
curity Benefit association will hold
their first annual spring party at
o'clock Friday evening at Penwen
hall, III West Sixth avenue. A fea-|
ture of the program will be the pre-
sentation of the motion picture, The
Bluebird "
c. H. Paulson and NJ. F. Lienard
have opened an office at 119 West
Sixth avenue under the name of c. H.
Paulson & Company and will conduct
a general real estate and insurance
farms, suburban tracts, general insur-
ance and rentals.
The outlook for a big wheat crop
between Carrolton, Mo, and Topeka
is fine, according to J. r. KoontZ, as
sistant freight traffic manager of the
Santa Fe, who returned home this
morning from a business trip to ST.
Louis. 1t may be all right further
east but Carroilton was where Mr..
Koontz first saw daylight on the trip.
W. Z. Bacon was elected noble
grand of Topeka lodge No. 40, I. o.
o. F., at a meeting held Wednesday
night. Other officers elected were:
John o. Sutherin, vice grand; VIII J.
Russell, Jr., recording secretary; John
T. Shaw, financial secretary; z. NJ.
Lamb. treasurer, and w. E. Hogbin,
district deputy grand master. Repre-
sentatives to the grand lodge chosen
were: Guy Stoves and G. H Plummer.
The installation of officers will be held
Wednesday, July s.
Mrs. Walter G. Barnwell, widow of
the late assistant freight traffic man
ager OF the Santa Fe coast lines,
passed thru Topeka this morning on
her way from San Francisco to St.
Joseph, Mo, having been called there
Davis, at whose home Mr.. Barnwelrs
funeral was held a short time ago. F.
p. Cruice. manager of the Santa FEES
agricultural and Industrial depart
ment, left this morning for st. Joseph
to attend Mr. Davis'S funeral.
Dr. C. A Mcguire delivered an ad-
dress at the graduation exercises neld
a. Stormont hospital Wednesday night.
DR.. J. NJ. Beasely represented the IN
dergraduates In presenting a silver
cup to the members of the graduating
class. The members of the class are:
Miss Kathryn Elizabeth Crooks, FIRE.
donna; Miss Grace NJ Jordan, Man
kato; Miss Marguerite z. Bowers, To-
peka; Miss Carolyn C. Rice. st. Marys:
Miss Ellen A. Steele. St Marys, and
Miss Ruth Evelyn Root, Eskridge.
The Unitarian board of trustees has
announced that, Notwithstanding the
resignation of the Rev. Clifton Mer-
rift Gray as minister of the church, il
was decided at the church meeting this
week not to call another minister at
this time, but to urge the Rev. Gray to
reconsider his decision and arrange to
return to the church in September for
at least another years work. 1t was
also voted at the meeting to add one
thousand dollars to the minister's
salary, to assist Mr.. Gray in making
his plans to return. The work of the
church for the past year. under Mr..
Gray's ministry, has been wonderfully
successful, and the members of the
congregation feel that he is the leader
to take them on to a more permanent