The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
STALLS PICNIC.
Twenty-frst Annual Event to Be Held
June IA.

The annual Shawnee and Usage Coun-
ty Temperance and Sunday School I'M
ion picnic will be held Thursday, June
IA, at Stahrs grove.
Governor Stanley and James A-Trout-
man will be the speakers of the day.
The following is from h announce
ment:
This is twenty-frst annual gath
ering. We are of lawful age, but we are
still growing, and working under a
charter bearing the seal of the great
state of Kansas. Our charter author
ICES us to live for SO years only but the
charter can be new from time to
time as the centuries go by. Our pur-
pose as defined in the charter reads:
Educational along temperance and
Sunday school lines; to reate a better
public sentiment in favor Of the en-
fOrcement of the p~rOhibitory liquor law;
to total abstinence; to help
the Sunday school do more and better
work for the temperance cause, and TO
increase the power of the Sunday school
for good in all its departments Stahl's
| grove is situated on the Shawnee and
Usage county line. Eight miles north OF
Burlingame and three and one-half
miles southwest OF bur The day
VIII be given to work along temperance
lines.
The following Sunday schools have
been invited to take part in the exer-
cises of the day: Auburn NJ. E, Au-
burn Baptist, Auburn Presbyterian, Lib
erty, Independence, Twinville, Sharon,
Prairie Center, Pleasant Valley, and
Fountain Ridge. Each school can oc-
cupy Is minutes unde the charge of it's
superintendent. There will be songs by
good singers, talks by good takers,
speeches by good speakers, music by
good musicians. -recitations from the
best In the evening there will be a
temperance play. The play selected is
one of the best ever written. The les
/ cons farTuhf ora GOOD ChATr5-- ~ I.-a
" effects of drink, how it leads down.
down, down., until home, self-reSpect
and character are all gone. The play is
spiced with good clean comedy-and it
will take about three hours to ender it
come and see what our omegrow
boys and girls can do.
If the day is good. there will be a
very large crowd. Marshals will be on
hand to direct, and show you where to
put your teams. Special detectives viii
be on hand whose sole business will be
to lookout for jointists and -bootleggers
II any are caught, they will be prosecu-
ted to the fun extent of the law"
On1cerS of assOciatiOn-President. r
Stahl; vice president, Philip Keck: sec
rotary, John Donnelli treasurer, A. w
Padgitt.
Board of Observation-Disclosures county.
John Todd, Philip Keck, John Donneu
M. l. Harr, A. w. Padgitt, Clavtor
Grout, Minnie Yeager, Frank Stahl
Usage county: E c Pipp, H. B. Pratt
J. a. Gates, Jonas Castle. Ben Burk.
hardt, Rob Chapman. J.. c. Northcutt
John Clifford, VIII Ely, Clara Crumb
Emma Satzler, A. N. Stahl.
Committee on grounds and imnrove
ments-M. L Harr. Jonas Castle. A. W
Padgitt, ]. c. Northcutt, John clifford
VIM. Ely.
Executive eommittee-H. B. Pratt. ]
A. Gates. John Todd. E. G. Pipp. Clar;
Crumb and all elected officers.
Marshal of the day-Matt Harr.
Committee on decoratien-Mrs. FINN,
Satzler with power to name assistants
Committee on music for the plav a
I night-A. w. Padgitt