The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-13
Lincoln Post Will Hold Mckinley
Memorial Exercises.
SunfiOwer Team of the Modern
Woodmen ReorganiZed.
SAXON AGAIN CAPTAIN.
Will Attend National Encamp-
ment at Indianapolis.
Odd Fellows Relief Committee
Is Organized.

In accordance with the call of Cover
nor w. E. Stanley for the churches to
celebrate Sunday, January &c, as a
memorial day to the late President Nc
Kinley, the comrades of Lincoln Post
No. will celebrate the day at the
United Presbyterian church at the cor
ner of Eighth and Topeka avenues.
The services will be held at three
o'clock and will be in charge of the pas
tor, Rev. NJ. f. McKirahan, who is a
member of the Post. J. K. Hudson VIII
make a speech
The Shawnee County Log Rolling as
ISOLATION of the Modern Woodmen OF
America has been organized for 1902,
the organization having been completed
by the election of one member or the
executive board from each of the Mod
ern Woodme en- and Royal NeignDor
camps in the county. President Nj. w.
Saxon will call a meeting of the as
ISOLATION in the near future, perhaps by
the LIST of February, to map out the
work of the year and select the place OF
holding the first annual log rolling. The
officers and executive board for 1902 are
as follows, with the name and number
of the camp from which they were
elected:
President, Nj. w. Saxon. Sunhower,
$50, Topeka.
Vice president, Roy L. wilt, Ever
green, 1911, Rossville.
Secretary, ]. e. Shaffer, Shawnee.
$500, Topeka
nee, 1874, Topeka
Modern Woodmen members of execu
tive board-O. K. Swayze, Sunfiower,
536, Topeka; G. N. Ray, Shawnee, $500,
Topeka; o. B. Hatch, North Topeka.
1243, Topeka: w. r. Rees, Berryton,
5729, Berryton; H. III. Shumway, Au-
burn, 6737. Auburn; Emery e. Zirkle,
Richland. 1865. Richland; N. I. Watson,
Watson, 25S6, Watson; J. w. Luthye,
Silver Lake, 2727, Silver Lake; George
Hetzel, Elmont, 1915, Elmont; W 2:
Seybold, Dover, -, Dover.
Royal Neighbor members of executive
board-Mary A. Shaffer, Shawnee, 1874,
Topeka; r. Seybold, Bruffey, Richland;
Lulu Shumway, Auburn, 1858, Auburn;
Maggie Sage, Dover, 1855, Dover; Ella
Phillips, Silver Lake, 461, Silver Lake;
Mamie Hart, Woodbine, 55, North To-
peka; Alice Tatman, Rossville, 1761,
Rossville; NJ. Williams. Topeka, 14S,
North Topeka
The following officers were installed
in Capital council No. %, T. T. B. A. in
North Topeka by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Mrs NJ. r. Conwell and Mrs. NJ A.
Bair of Home council No. A: Past pres
ident, E. L. Deck; president, Ella B.
Reed vice president, d. A. Wizer;
chaplain, NJ. B. Tobias; secretary, G.
W. Ayers; treasurer, Alice Irwin; con-
ductor, Matte Head. and guard. Jessie
Dix.
Willard woodmen will visit Sunhower
camp in body some time during this
month. and promise to bring along
some candidates to ride the up-to-date
can-fed goat of the local camp.
The odd Fellows union relief commit
tee has been organized. with David
williams, of Topeka lodge No. 40, as
president: ]. j. Schenck, of lodge No
1872, as vice president; H. c. Stevens, of
lodge No II, as secretary, and A NJ
Russell, of No. 392, as treasurer.
The duties of the union relief COM
mittee will be to attend to all cases
to prevent the lodges being worked"
by impostors. The committee is en-
powered to make a levy of four cents
per capita among the lodge members in
the city whenever funds are needed.
w. H Kemper. the new grand sec
rotary of the Odd Fellows of Kansas
has begun housekeeping at 622 Polk
street.
Capt. NJ w. Saxon, who has success
fully handled Sunfiower team NJ. w. A,
for several years, was reelected cap
tain of the team for 1902, and has an
nounced the following appointments as
foresters OF Sunf1ower camp: George
first lieutenant; B. G. Baird, Ed Nc
Herman, W. r. Service. E. G. Mont
gomery, Gus Fogel, H. H; Halterman. J.
Adams, Con Lenane, w. NJ. Defines,
John Lindblad, J. J. Schneider, Frank
Wilcox, w. A. Woolverton, and George
H. Benson, quartermaster. The team
will Immediately begin a course of work
that will bring it to the perfection nee
essary by the time of the national en-
campment at Indianapolis next sum-
mer. The team has the record already
of having never returned from one of
these meetings without a prize and on
one occasion brought home the first
honors-
Apollo lodge No. 1873 and Degree of
Honor No. 81 entertained the members
of the Holton lodge at the hall at 704
Kansas avenue last night
Topeka lodge No 1. A o. Red Cross,
installed officers this week. They are:
Past president. J. B. Jennings; presi-
dent, James Miller; vice president, Mrs.
Hortense Berry; secretary, F. E. Van
zant; treasurer, G. A. Wernike; prelate.
Mrs. F. M. Crossley; guide, Mrs. Elvia
Sullivan; inside guard, A. B. Bradley;
outside guard, Mrs. Louise Schlegel;
trustees. James Ramsey. Mrs. George
Clark, and Mrs. Kay; representative to
the supreme lodge, George w. Clark
The Uniform rank of the Knights of
Pythias Will hold an election next Tues
day night. L. NJ. Penwell will probably
be elected captain of the drill team, and
will make special efforts to prepare the
team to carry off the honors at the
international conclave that is to be held
in California this year.
Sunfiower camp, Modern Woodmen of
America, installed it's newly elected off,
GERS Tuesday night, Neighbor w E
Pagan acting installing officer. The
officers indicted into Office for the en-
suing year are as follows: Louis Hoff- |
man, venerable consul; John Mccoy |
worthy adviser; Porter S. Cook bank |
err; NJ. w. Saxon, clerk and chief for |
ester; ]. w. Criswell escort; ]. ]. |
Schneider. assistant clerk; j. S. Palmer |
sentinel; George w. Porter, member of |
board of managers.
Tuesday night E. d. Drake will in
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