The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-12
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Elks' night tonight at Vinewood, and
the public is cordially invited.
Paul Yentsch. of lola, is here today
attending the Elks' convention.
Otis Hodgeson, a prominent cornice
worker of lola, is in the city today.
Fred Reinisch, OF the firm of Rein
isch & Scott. lola. is here today at
tending the Elks state meeting as del
egate.
Hear Charles Whiting Bakers illus
trated lecture tonight at high school
auditorium. Subject, THE Nations
Task at Panama"
The next ball game in Topeka will be
with the Lincoln team Sunday, May
%. This is the only game during the
next twenty eight days
A reception is being planned in honor
OF the new members of the Y. NJ c. A,
who were taken in during the mem
bership contest last month.
Washburn will have a debate with
William Jewell in Washburn chapel
Webb are the Washburn debaters.
The slogan, Topeka Kan: Topeka
Will" is printed on the outside covers
of the new telephone directory which
the Independent company is issuing to-
day.
On Friday evening the annual meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Y. NJ. C. A. will be held, when arrange
ments for the work of another year
will be discussed.
The children of the Clay school sold
800 tickets for the entertainment at the
Auditorium on Monday evening. The
returns in full from the various
schools are not in.
Next week the reds" who were the
losing team in the boys department of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in connection with the
recent membership contest will be en-
tertained at dinner by the "blues."
The Washburn academy seniors will
give a play in the college chapel to-
morrow night entitled "Mixup," a
farce comedy. Wallace Corbett and
Mignon Logan have the leading roles.
Clarence H. Mathews. formerly Of
Dighton, Kan, has removed to this
city, where he will remain permanent
ly. He intends to buy or build a home
in the very near future and is temper
arily residing at 1888 Polk street.
The local and visiting Elks will meet
at Vinewood park tonight and have the
time of the convention. The general
public is invited to go out to the park
and join in with them. The public cars
leave Eighth and Kansas avenue.
The seat sale for the senior play to
be given at the Grand Saturday night
by the high school students began at
two o'clock this afternoon. After to-
day tickets will be on sale at Rowley'S
play will prove a great success.
NJ. F. Rigby, who purchased the cor
Eer just across the street west from
the federal building, Fifth and Kansas
avenue last fall, says he will eventual
" tear out the two story building at
this place and replace it with a mod
ern structure of the same dimensions.
Miss Mary Drew, graduate of
Wellesley and a descendant from an old
Vermont family of note, will soon ar
rive in Topeka to take the position of
Dean of Women at Washburn on ac-
count of the resignation of Mrs. Ma
son who will soon enter into the bonds
of matrimony.
Chancellor Frank Strong of the Uni
versity of Kansas has invited the mem
bers of the senior class of the high
school to visit the institution of learn
ing at Lawrence on Friday. 1t is ex-
pected that a large number of students
will accept the invitation. They plan
to indulge in a picnic lunch on the
campus.
The seniors at Washburn have now
drinking fountain. Thus the old bell
water for another long cold dreary
year. If people would work IN more
sentiment about traditions and less
about worthless yellow ours the city
would be in better condition
The reds" who were losers in the Y.
NJ. c. A. membership contest last
month will entertain the blues" at