The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-12

'tendent of the Kansas Congregational
conference, returned Monday from a
trip to Wichita. While in wichita he
delivered an address at the Fellow
ship CONGREGATIONAL church and held
a conference with the moderator of
the conference. the Rev. II. c. Herring.
A meeting of the directors of the
Topeka Provident association was
held at the Chamber of Commerce at
noon today, for the purpose of check
ing up the results of the recent drive
of the associated charities in Topeka
The regular weekly meeting of the
merchants committee of the Chamber
of Commerce met at noon today for
the transaction of routine business, es-
pecially the reassignment of some of
the booster boards of the association
whose lessees have released them.
Miss Edna Umstot, director of Sun
day school and young peoples work
of the Kansas Baptist conference, who
went to Kansas City. Kan, last week
to attend a. series of meetings of the
city union B. Y. p U, returned Mon
day to Topeka The meetings were
held at the Edgerton Place Baptist
church.
The Citizens Heat, Light & Power
company of Lawrence has dismissed
its application to the public utilities
commission for an increase OF five
cents a thousand cubic feet in gas
rates The increase was asked to off
set request for similar increase at the
city gates by the Kansas Natural Gas
company
The Girl Reserves club of Topeka
high school has an able assistant in
Ralph Fisher. In order to help the
girls in their preparation of Christmas
boxes for indian girls of New Mexico.
Fisher is attempting to collect pennies
from as many boys in the school as
possible. Fisher predicted this morn
ing that he would be able to obtain
I'M cir y n
his campaign.
The Rev. Mrs. Clara H. Hazelrigg,
president of the Good Government
club, announced today that the CLUB
had been asked to contribute hand
kerchiefs to the patients in the gov
eminent hospital in Kansas City,
No. Every member of the club is
asked to send as many handkerchiefs
as possible to the club headquarters,
the Partisan store, S07 Kansas ave-
nue., before Thursday, December 81.
The Shawnee County Sunday School
Council of Religious Education, which
succeeded the Shawnee County Sun
day School association, will hold
meeting this evening at the Central
Y. NJ. G. A. at 1880 o'clock. Important
business will be transacted at the
meeting this evening, including the
election of a board of trustees, and
the adoption of a constitution. accord
ing to B. B. Eitleman, president of the
council.
Arch W. FARRELL, son of ]. F. FARRELL,
director for the Santa Fe,
and himself former Kansas newspaper
man, is to return to Kansas and be-
come member of the editorial staff
of the Wichita Beacon. FARRELL has
worked for both Topeka newspapers,
and on the Kansas City Journal He
is at present on the staff of the Nor
folk, Va, Morning Pilot. He served
with the 130th field. artillery during
the war.
One theater with two box Offices
that is another innovation in the To-
peka theater business. 1t was the
idea of doc" Clarke, manager of the
Novelty. The extra box office is en-
tirely separate from the one the pa
irons of the Novelty have been visiting
and it will not be used except at the
first show each night. Doc Clarke
himself will be the smiling treasurer
at the extra window. He will hand
out to the vaudeville fans the tickets