The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-10

Table chapter, De Molay and Richard
Fadley, treasurer of the local chapter.
left this afternoon for Kansas City,
where they will attend the De Molay,
Reveals of 1922" which will be pre-
sented at convention hall this evening.
Miss Bonita Ferguson, secretary of
the young peoples work of the Kan
sas Sunday school association, left
today for a tour of Abilene, Beloit,
Smith Center and BeIleville to meet
with the preliminary committee to
complete the preparations for older
boys and girls conferences at these
cities.
Mrs. Myrtle Hipsher. 100 Monroe
street, today filed a petition in the dis
trict court asking divorce from Rob
ert Hipsher, 80 Madison street. She
alleges that he has been guilty of
cruelty and non-support. They were
married August 1914. She asks that
restored.
Victor F. Villafranco, 10, of 126
North Madison street and Angela
Gallardo, his bride of twenty-four
hours, spent Monday night in Jail on
perjury charges as the result of getting
married without the consent of the
girls mother. 1t is claimed that both
| swore her age was 10, when she is
really only 1 6 years old,
The territories on Ohio avenue be-
tween Seward avenue and Division
street, and CORTLAND and Broadmoor
avenues from Laurel avenue to Park
street, will be furnished city mail de-
| livery service commencing January
10, according to an announcement by
Postmaster w. o. Rigby. Residents
of that section have been notified to
provide the necessary mail boxes on
the front porches of their homes.
1t was a narrow escape that Dr.
M off oh
of the United States bureau of animal
industry, had Monday morning when
he was overcome by gas fumes while
in the bath room at his home, 1906
North Kansas avenue. Hearing him
fall, Mrs. Graefe came to his rescue by
dragging him out of the room. but it
was an hour or more before he recov-
cred. He was unconscious when Mrs.
Graefe found him.
The members of the Topeka Mer-
chants association will hold their an
nuaI meeting and dinner at $50
o'clock tonight at the Chamber of.
Commerce. The report of the secre-
tary, Milton Tabor. and discussion of
merchandising problems by the mem
berS of the association, will comprise
the program of the meeting. There
will be no outside speakers. Four new
directors are to be elected tonight.
Isaiah Hale, safety superintendent of
the Santa Fe, has accepted an invita-
ton from G. o. Brophy, division
superintendent for the Union Pacific
to attend a buffet luncheon and dance
which will be given at Kansas City
Thursday night by the employees of the
Union Pacific shops at Armstrong to
celebrate the winning of the shop
safety first banner for the Union
Pacific system. The banner was won
in a contest held during the year end
ing November 80. 1921.
The joint installation Monday night
in the I. o. o. f. temple by Excelsior
lodge No. $40 and Naomi Rebekah
lodge No. 95 was something differ
ent. Much credit is due the Rebekah
deputy president, Mrs. Theda Morans-
vile, and theN deputy grand master,
Mr.. W. J. Dixon, for the manner in
which the ceremony was rendered.
About 500 members of the order wit
messed the entertainment, which was
a decided success. The evening pro-
gram was ended by grand ball in
Penweu chapel.
The city commission this morning
heard on first reading an ordinance
providing for the establishment of an
eighteen-fCot alley running north
from Seventh street between Madison
and Jefferson streets to the cross alley
behind the Santa Fe hospital The
property owners along the alley in
question are OlN1QeQ IN their QeSlTeS
One faction wanted a twenty-foot al
ley the other a sixteen-foot alley. The
eishteen-foot alley was decided on as
a compromise measure.
At the annual meeting of the Uni
tarlan church the following members
OF tie board of trustees were elected:
Col. John S. Dean, Chester Woodward,
c. w. Page. H. W. Oxnard, W. E.
Eus1- DR.. Dorothy Nicoll iand Mrs.
Il Ca oil
secretary of the Laymen's league, out
llLed the work of the league. The
board of trustees appointed the fol-
lowing committee chairmeR: Chester
Woodward. finance; Mrs Georgia W.
oher, membership and publicity; Mrs.
Homer Foltz, music: c. F Anderson,
repairs and improvements: Hrs. z. c.
Fable church decoration. and Miss
Adciaide Smith, church school.