The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

NSl company
The Y. W. High school Reserves
VIII hold party Tuesday afternoon
from TO 4 O'Clock in the Y. w. c. A.
building.
A joint meeting of the Topeka high
school Junior and senior dramatic
clubs was held this afternoon follow
ing the dismissal of school.
The musical organizations of Topeka
high school, under the direction OF
Miss Grace v. Wilson. will present
program at the last school assembly
OF the year, Wednesday morning
H c PrsbbIe. general claim agent
Tor the Santa Fe. and Mrs Pribble.
Will leave Wednesday for a business
trip of a week or ten days, TO Cali
fornia.
W. NJ. Carrie and James b. DOncy-
son will be in charge of the next reg
ative club, which IL to be held at
Pelietiers tea room at 6:15 o CLOCK
Tuesday evening.
The contract for the installation Of
light fixtures for the new First Metho-
dist church has been let to the &-Ray
Reflector Co. of Chicago. at n cost OF
$500. according TO DR.. Edmund j.
kulp, pastor.
Members of the Spalding club will
hold their annual Christmas meeting
at S O'Clock this evening at Knights
of Columbus hall. Mrs Joseph Aigner
will speak on "Our Twelve Greatest
American Women"
Captains of the Womens club met
in the breakfast room of the y. w.
G. a this morning. The regular
meeting generally occurs on THURSDAY,
but because of the approaching hol-
days the regular zine Of meeting was
changed.
w. L. Lungstrum, 111e College
avenue. was doubly indignant Sunday /
morning TO find that after stealing /
the motormeter from his car, the
n Ilr.7 frs Tod Ern-
line. and emptied the tank at the
rear OF the car !
one hundred and fifty Civil war
veterans will be entertained at the
Tuesday afternoon at klnsamans
hall. Each veteran will receive a GIT
Minstrels will be presented by the
Boys Industrial school
The Rev. John Wells Rahill. pas
tor of the Central Congregational
church, will be the speaker at meet
ing of the Topeka Hi-Y club this even
ing at the Y. NJ. c. A. building
Pledges made by members of the club
to provide holiday cheer for poor
family will be paid at the meeting.
In his address at the public. forum
held by the organized labor unions al
Labor Hall Sunday afternoon, Senator
J. NJ. johnson. of Brown county CHAIR
man of the state school code com
mission, declared that the need Of the
state today is for fewer but better
schools.
The routine doings Of the younger
social set of Potwin were broken in
upon Saturday and Sunday by the re-
turn of several of the boys who have
been attending military schools dur
ing the fall months. John Dillon re-
turned Saturday morning and Tom
Crosby and Joe Anderson arrived Sun
day.
a boys vesper service will be held
at the Central NJ G. A. Sunday
afternoon. according to o. w. Hascan,
boys work secretary A special Christ
mas program is being arranged and
feature of the service will be the show
ing of Christmas moving pictures, and ;
the singing of Christmas carols. The
services VIII be held in the main lobby :
of the Central building.
3. V. Edworthy. Kansas secretary
of boys work. and NJ II. Mckean. ma !
tional Y. NJ c A secretary, returned
Sunday from Mankato. where they as
sisted in holding a district Older Boys
conference. According to ths work
ers, the conference was a great sue
cess The Mankato conference was
the second of a seri $ of ten which are
to be held In Kansas this winter.
A meeting of the Topeka Associa-
tion OF the Blind, Will be held Tues
Gay evening at the home of Mrs J. G.
Pontfus on rural route No. 5. Mrs.
L. H. Carris. of New York City, field
secretary OF the national commission
for preventing blindness and cOnser-
walton of vision. will be the speaker.
She will discuss proposed legislative
for the protection and re-
lief of the blind.
The Central Park Christian church
held an election of officers Sunday fol-
lowing the regular morning church
service. The new officers are: c.
II. Hart. H. II. Bair. and c. E. Bas-
com, elders; James Daugherty, H. 5.
f. G. Johnson, w. L. Moore,
g. d. Hart. l. NJ. Frutchery, H d.
Vor /
deacons: Mrs. T. L. Wilson and Mrs
Milton Shut, deacOnesses; and A.
ISozalie Pendleton. church clerk.
Topekans are coming around to the
sending of engraved and printed
Christmas cards as their chosen
method OF observing the season. Busi-
ness in the Christmas card line has
increased at local printing shops by
business last year. General Christmas
shopping is showing an increase in the
number of sales made over the same
late Of last year. with the purchases
of lower-priced articles predominant
ng.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for an all-day athletic program
and general open house." which is to
be held New Years day at the Central
Y. N. c. A. Basketball. bowling and
volleyball tournaments will be held
and other attractions furnished II the
plans contemplated by r. d. Palmer,
athletic director. are realized Mr..
Palmer Is in communication with both
Salina and Lawrence and it is prob
able that teams from one or both of
these cities will compete with local
eams.
a meeting under the auspices OF
he Topeka branch of the National
4 ssociatiOn for the Advancement of
-olored People was held Sunday af-
ernoon at Lane chapel, for the pur-
,ose OF discussing the Dyer Anti
-.ynchinE Bill" The discussion was
ed by Miss Anabel Sawyer. who ex-
1lafned the bill. She attributed its
allure to pass the national congress
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