The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
viii Come High But People Are
in Earnest.
FORMAL ACTION TAKEN
Commercial Club Adopts ResOlu-
tiOn FavOring Proposition.
Citizens of Topeka Win Be
Asked to Subscribe.

The Odd Fellows of Topeka win do
their share towards bringing the kan
sas Odd Fellows Home to Topeka. "A
representative Of the order announced
last night at the Commercial club meet
ing that the local membership had de-
termfned to raise $4,000 This sum is to
be raised from among themselves. A
canvassing committee was quietly or
ganfzed several days ago and has been
busy at work. Tonight it viii meet at
the Office Of the grand secretary and
compare notes. A goodly share of the
amount is thought to be already
pledged. All of the different local
lodges are contributing lump sums, in
the majority of instances $500 each to
be doubled if 1t proves necessary. With
f1ve lodges to draw on this viii start
the bail into motion at a rapid gait.
The remainder is to be subscribed by
individual members.
That put the question of bringing this
prize-the Kansas Odd Fellows Home.
10 Topeka, directly up to the Commercial
club. A tract of land not less than so
acres in size and a sum of money
amounting to $4,000 is what the board
OF trustees of the Home is asking. The
club fell right into the harness last
night and passed a strong resolution
heartily endorsing the plan and asking
all citizens of Topeka to subscribe. This
was incidentally a hint to the commit
ago, to get to work at once and solicit
subscriptions. The resolution viii be
engraved on cards and sent to every
member of the Commercial club per-
sonally through the mails. It follows:
Resolved, That this club realize that
It is of the greatest Importance that
our citizens contribute literally toward
the erection of the Odd Fellows Home in
this city, and that we urge that this
matter be taken uD with enthusiasm
and dispatch by our citizens generally
The committee which has the matter
! IN charge is as follows: Dr. W. T. Tay-
lor, John r. 1fulvane, p. /. Bonebrake,
| w Q. Stevenson, Frank Baker. L. M
| PenweH and Henry Steele.
The matter was down on the program
/ before the club for discussion DR. w
Z. Taylor, a member of the order, arose
and said: Il think this question ought
to interest every man and woman i'm
/ Topeka. It will mean an expenditure
of from $4,000 to $4,000 yearly. It viii
/ be worth more to US than a big manu-
factory. The fact that Wichita's pro
position of the Campbell property was
| turned down puts US right in line It
means that we viii have to put up a site
and $4,000 to secure the prize. The
! Odd Fellows here in Topeka will raise
/ $4,000. They are now at work doing ii.
If the Commercial club will raise the 9th
er $4,000 and provide the site we can
get it We must get together on this
! proposition and do business. There are
several locations in view, among them a
place on the VinewoOd car line. John
/ d. Knox came to me yesterday and said
| that he would like to sell us a part Of
| Belvoir Place of so acres, which can be
had for about s60.000
| How many people would be in the
1 place probably? was asked of Dr.
Taylor.
He replied: seThere would be about
/ 200 INDECENT Odd Fellows and orphans.
Just now a home of this kind is in I'M
! Il
need it. You all know the story Of the
| DeBoissiere estate. We have been
| practically without a home since then
and have been keeping our INDECENT
poor and orphans about in aInshOuses
| and places where they could be prop
! erly cared for. But it is not like hav-
ing a home of our own such as we
contemplate
A number of the members of the
! Commercial club present took part in
| the discussion and made enthusiastic
talks. DR.. Taylor said that twenty
| days is about as much time as
there is still left. The proposition
sent out by the lodge says that the
1 bids and propositions submitted will be
| opened in the Office of the grand secre-
| tary In Topeka on some date between
/ December 1 and December Is Of this
| year. So it is Imperative that the work
4 of canvassing and solicitation begin at
/ once. The following board Of trustees
| of the home has the matter in charge
| for the lodge: Jennie NJ Wehe, To-
peka: Elna 3. Dalton, Winfield; Ade-
| laide S. Wayland, Washington; Hattie
V. Feist- Atchison; EvaIyn Bradford
| Concordia.