The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-29
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| A breakfast picnic will be held by
the members of the American Insur-
ance Union at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning at Gage park
| The Rev. w. H. Leyburn. office exc
cutive of the Kansas Baptist conven-
ton, will have charge of the Sunday
morning church services at the Quin-
ton Heights Baptist church.
The state received $f36, 454.74 as
| interest on its deposits in 10 Kansas
| banks during the fiscal year which
ended June 80, State Auditor N. A.
Turner announced today. This money
| is turned into the general revenue
fund.
A. ]. Stout, superintendent Of city
] schools, and r. W. Elliott, superin-
| tendent of school buildings, visited the
schools this morning that are to re-
ceive portable bungalows for kinder
garten classes. They will choose a site
for each bungalow to be erected.
S. d. Flora, state meteorologist- re-
turned to Topeka Friday night from
North Manchester, Ind, where he
spent a months vacation. Flora
made the entire trip in his car. but
was able to dodge all the heavy rains.
He was accompanied by his family.
d. H. Sprong. the Oldest Mason in
Kansas. will celebrate his Goth birth
day next "Wednesday, August 2, at
Potter, Atchison county. Kansas Fred
VoiIand and A. K. Wilson of Topeka
will be speakers assisting in dedicat-
ing a new Masonic building at that
place!
Members of the Topeka Real Es-
tate Board and their families. TO the
number of 100 or more, held a picnic
at the Boys Industrial school Friday
evening. The boys of the school
staged a pageant and a municipal and
athletic program, for the enjoyment
of the visitors.
The date of the fall reunion of the
Scottish Rite bodies of the Valley of
Topeka has been changed from No
vember Z, s, Q and 10 to October IT.
IS, 10 and 20, according to James B.
Doncyson. secretary. The change was
made in order thar the, general cleo
ton might be held at the reunion.
Miss SaIlie Glass. girls secretary at
the Y. w. c. A, will have charge of
the associations summer camp at Ma
pie Hill during the month of August.
Miss Nell StringfellOw, physical di-
rector of the T. w. C. A, who has
been in charge of the camp during
July, will resume her duties at the
association building.
Today is children's day at the 7. w.
c. A swimming pool More than forty
girls enjoyed swims between 1880
o'clock this morning and 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon. The time was divided
into periods of forty-five minutes and
every girl allowed to stay in the pool
for one period. Miss Marion Bartel
was in charge of the classes.
V. r. Murphey. formerly a partner
in the Rent-A-Ford company is TO
open another plant1of the same nature
YOURSELF company, today. The new
plant is equipped with ten Ford cars.
both open and closed models. His
charges will be the same as those of
the company in which he was former
~ a partner.
Those who are enroIIed for the v
NJ c. A. horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment are: r. H. Redding. ]. L. Ewell,
Frank Gillespie, J. A. Benfer, r. NJ.
Root, George La Barteaux, S. L.
Smith, Lester Titus, Rodney Palmer
E. B. Breithaupt. H.@C. Barton, George
Koehler and Harry Hardin. All those
who wish to enter the tournament,
must enroll by o'clock, Monday
evening, according to Walter Christ
man, who is in charge.
The members of the local council
of the U. c. T. and their families will
hold picnic on the grounds of the
Boys Industrial school tonight. A
feature of the program will be a con-
cert by the band of the school. The
boys of the school will also stage a
historical pageant and an athletic
program. A dance will follow the
program. The band and orchestra of
the school will furnish the music for
the dance, which is to be held in the
new gymnasium.
Ted Wright, colored football player
on the Baker university team, is in
the Santa Fe hospital at Topeka. and
may lose the sight of his right eye as
the result of an accident which oc-
Cured Thursday evening in the Santa
Fe shops here. Wright was driving a
ten penny nail which flew from the
board on which he was working and
in charge of the case stated today that
1t cannot yet be determined whether
or not the vision of the eye will be
lost.
]. A. Linke. agricultural agent of
the federal board of vocational train
ing, arrived here today to begin q tour
of the state with C. NJ. Miller. voca-
tiOnal training director for Kansas
under the Smith-Hughes act. The
tour, Mr.. Miller announced today, will
consume three or four days and will
carry them into many cities where
vocational work is being taught. The
purpose, according to Mr.. Linke, is to
look over and consider plans for ex-
panding agricultural vocational e6u-
cation in Kansas.
More than $500 persons attended
the annual outing of the Lincoln
Observation-Disclosures club Friday eVe-I
ening in City park. This was one of
the largest gatherings of colored per-
to ]. H. B. Taylor. secretary of the
club A concert was given by jack
sons Twenty-third Regimental band.
Candidates who were represented by
speakers during the evening were
Fred Noiland, Dan ARthony, Tom Nc
Neal and w. r. Stubbs. Tom Smith.
candidate for attorney general, spoke
In persons.
Mrs. Mary Z. Furbish, state super
intendent of Bible school and Chris
tian Endeavor work for the Kansas
Christian Missionary society, will speak
Sunday morning at the Central Park
Christian church, at the regular
church service hour, and also at the
Sunday evening union service at the
Central Park school. Mrs. Furnish
mas had wide experience in religious
work in the southwest, as well as