The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23


Members of Media Grotto voted to
contribute $1,000 toward the new
Masonic temple building fund at a
meeting Friday night at the Masonic
temple.
The date of the K. U. dance, given
by the K. U. Shawnee County ciub, mas
been changed from December ~ 70
Tuesdav. December 26. The party is
open to all Topeka friends of Kansas
university.
Applications from two more women
were received by Ensign " j: Hu1t-
man, of the Salvation Army, Friday, IN
answer to the request or horton on
man for a wife. HUFFMAN salo ne
would write the man.
Lee Ticehurst of Topeka has pur-
chased the Lee Brothers ranch OF 1oo
acres, one-half mile north OF Harvey
Vile, for $4,000. The farm was Tor
meriv operated by Z. w. Lee, j. IL
Lee and Dr.. ]. w. Cook. 1t mas pc
come famous in the state for Its thor-
obred horses.
An instruction car, manned by e&-
perts in air brake operation ana
carrying apparatus for demonstrauon
of the working of the equipment, Is
parked today at the Rock Island sta
ton. The car makes regular trips
over the line for the instruction OF
the men in airbrake operation.
The regular weekly meeting and
luncheon of the Topeka Life Under
writer's association was held at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon TO-DAY.
There was no speaker at the meeting,
which was resolved into an informal
discussion of insurance practice and
problems.
Local freight service will be cut to
the minimum on all roads into To-
peka on Monday, Christmas day, ana
only thru freight will be handled on
that day. The Santa Fe general Of
fices and the shops will be closed, as
will be all other offices except the
passenger offices of other roads
All filling stations of the Standard
Oil company in Topeka will be closed
between the hours of noon and Z
o'clock Christmas afternoon IN oroeI
to give the employees an opportuhlIy
| to eat Christmas dinners with theH
| families, according to r. e. ferguson,
| local manager. Other oil companies
with filling stations in Topeka Will
close at the same hours.
A concert by the Young Mems Glee
/ club of the College of Emporia Will be
given Tuesday night, January z, IN
| the First Presbyterian church. The
program will include club and quar-
| tet numbers and vocal, violin ana
piano solos. The men, directed by
Daniel A. Hirschler. dean OF the
school of music, will sing IN SIX oeher
northwestern Kansas towns this week
The annual house cleaning in the
charter department or the secretary
| of states office has pegun. The
state charter board has suspended
4SO corporations which rallied to pay
their corporation taxes or make an
nual reports as required by law. or
the 4sO suspended corporations 400
are domestic and so foreign. Notice
| of the state action has been sent to
| all of the concerns.
Four more Christmas presents in the
form of releases from quarantine for
diphtheria were given four Topeka
families by the city health department
this morning One new case of diph-
iberia was reported. 1t is probable
that three more cases will be released
from quarantine this evening, Dr.
Earle G. Brown, city health officer
declared today. There are fourteen
active cases in the city at present, and
with three more releases and no new
cases reported, the total will he
brought to eleven for Christmas day.
Mrs. Rosamand Nyman and Mrs
Norma McGrew won first prize in the
amateur night contest at the Orpheum
theater Friday night. They sang In
the Garden of My Heart" Edgar
Gardner and Harry Schmidt won sec
ond prize in a double specially act.
Albert Fenglio, accordionist, won third
prize. Miss Julia Thomas was fourth
land Bayard Eitleman won honorable
mention. other amateurs appearing
on the program were: Arthur w.
Ogee, Miss Gladys Bacon, Miss Ruby