The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-18
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! Miss Susan NJ. Guild, dean of women
/ at Washburn college, addressed the
| members of the Washburn College 7.
NJ. c. A, at the regular meeting Tues
day.
/ Charles T. Martin, adjutant general,
will inspect the new battery of field
artillery at Lyons tonight The bat
! terry at Olathe will receive federal in
| spection tonight.
The women and girls of the First
Presbyterian church will meet at 1880
| o'clock Tuesday evening at the church
to complete plans for the forming OF
a girl scout troop.
Mrs. Henry V. Stearns will be in
| charge of the program which will be
| given after the annual business meet
! ing and membership banquet of the
Y. W. c. A. Friday night.
! At the regular meeting of the board
| of directors of the Chamber of Com
merce, held at noon today, there was
not present a quorum OF the directors,
, and no business was transacted.
Miss Isabel Whitconb. president of
| the Washburn college Y. w. G. A., adj
dressed the members of the associa-
| ton Tuesday ON their campus life.
A solo was sung by Miss Sylvia Sill
I verthorne.
A new class for beginners in short
hand and typewriting has been added
to the curriculum of the Knights of
columbus night school. The class will
meet from to o'clock Wednesday
lsTad Friday nights.
| The Central Y. NJ. C. A. volleybail
team retained it's lead in the North
feating the Leavenworth "" team in
four consecutive games Tuesday night
on the local court.
A number of improvements are be-
! ing made in the library of Topeka high
school. Stronger lights and new drops
are being installed and cage or graf
ing similar to that used in banks is
being installed to set off the racks.
Il Reduced railroad rates have been
Iapplied for before the public utilities
commission for the annual meeting
and communication of the Masonic
grand lodge of Kansas, which will be
held in Topeka, February IS. IA, Is
and 16.
Walter Johnson, famous pitcher of
the Washington team of the American
league, has become a member of the
Rotary club. johnson was elected to
honorary membership in the Coffey-
Vile, Kan, club recently. Coffey-
vile is his home town.
A Girl Scout troop, which will be
Tuesday night at the First Presby-
teian church, with an enrollm ent OF
sixteen girls. Georgia James is cap
tain. The troop committee includes:
Miss Mabel Croush, Miss Marie Greene
land DR.. Mary Alspach.
/ A Scripps-Booth touring car belong
ing to j. p. Brown, 522 Wilson avenue
and stolen Tuesday night from in front
of the I. o. o. F. hall, was found this
morning on Chandler street south OF
Tenth avenue. The thieves mad re
| moved the battery, otherwise the car
was not damaged, it was said.
Three Union Pacific officials, G. Q.
Brophy, division superintendent; j.. j,
lOverman, roadmaster; and A. r. DOR
. t6ian, division engineer left Topeka tziis
II morning in a motor car to inspect phe
. line between here and Junction CITY.
Rronbv's private car followed the
narfy west this afternoon on train No,
1913.
Reduced railroad fares of one and
| one half rate for the round trip were
, granted by the public utilities com
i Tnjssion TODAY for the three state Ma
sonic meetings in Topeka February
: 1916. The meetings are of the grand
} lodge A. F. and A. M, grand chapter
t of the Royal Arch Masons, and grand
l council of Royal and Select Masters.
: Plans were completed for a dance 10
= be given next Tuesday night at a
BILE chapter, De Molay. report on
the progress of the quartet organized
: by the chapter was given by Prof. Al
e bert Haberstro. of Washburn college
= A buriesQue mind reading stunt was
given by Ray Harshbarger and Gerald
Tasker.
: Dean H. V. Stearns of the music de-
partment of Washburn college viii
i give his weekly organ recital in the
city auditorium Sunday afternoon, US
lit 81,
cluded in the music memory contest
E being staged in the city schools. Tho
r audience will be seated in the gallery
9 so as not to interfere with the ar
T rangements on the main floor for the
Midwinter exposition.
DR.. NJ. L. Perry, superintendent o.
: the state hospital, has resumed his
: work after several weeks illness
Sometime ago he was taken ill with
the flu. He recovered apparently
a from the attack, but suffered a re-
: lapse and was taken down with pneu-
: monia. While still rather weak, hi
= is again able to be in his office at the
= state hospital. DR.. H. A. Lindsay, as
: sistant superintendent, was lin charge
: of the hospital during Doctor Perry's
q Illness, .,
Carlo Sabatinf, famous Italian-Vien-
nese violinist, will appear as the firsi
knumber on the Washburn concert
course Wednesday evening, January
%, at MacVicar chapel. Sabatini has
attracted much of attention in Europe
! and is ranked bly, critics as one of the
i worlds greatest violinists. Other num-
t bers on the Washburn course are;
n Miss Edna Swanson, Yer Harr, con
r tralto. and Miss Vera Pope, cellist
t who will appear in a joint program
on March 3, and. Paul Van Katwij k
Y Graham Mari will appear at a Iatel
. date, which has not been arranged.
: The first number of Protection,
: a monthly magazine. the house orgar
T of the C. c. Blakely and Company
insurance agency, of Topeka, has made
| its appearance, and will be published
| every month in the future. The maya
/, zine is devoted to discussion of in
surance problems and advantages and
is profuseIy illustrated with half-tone!
- of disasters IN all parts of the world