The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14
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T. D. Humphreys is in Jackson
county, Mo-, on legal business.
The orchestra of the First Baptist
church will give a concert at the
church on May 81.
The annual Baccalaureate sermon
will be preached at Bethany college on
June 6, by Bishop Frank r. Millspaugh.
DR.. Frank K. Sanders and Dean Lee
have returned from Newton where
| they attended the Congregational con-
vention
The theatrical season in Topeka will
soon be over. The Majestic closes to-
morrow night and the Novelty will be
open only one more week.
Rev. Mr.. Charles NJ. Sheldon re-
turned today from Newton where he
| has been attending the convention of
Congregational ministers.
The American Salvation army are
| now settled in their new quarters, 11S
| East Fourth street. Captain Bennett,
well known in this city, is in charge.
| The condition of Mr.. w. W. Mills,
who was operated on last Saturday at
| Christ'S hospital for appendicitis, is
steadily improving. Mr.. Mills passed
| a comfortable night
| Ground will be broken for the erec-
tion of the new Episcopal Cathedral
| about September first, when the plans
will be completed. Root & Siemans of
| Kansas City are the contractors.
| The grocers of the city are starting a
plan which will be very unwelcome
with one class of Topeka people, the
| class that is commonly known as dead
| beats and which refuses to pay grocery
| bills.
Capt. A M. Fuller, assistant post
master of this city, has been appointed
| at the head of one of the most impor-
| tant committees of the G. A. r. He re-
turned this morning from the encamp-
| ment at Ottawa.
vfnewood Park will open Sunday,
May 16. The park has been fixed UP
| better than ever during the past few
weeks, and Topeka people will find this
popular resort a better place of amuse-
ment than ever.
| The Topeka Oratorio society and the
Modocs will unite in presenting the
comic opera when Johnny Comes
house, May 1926. The proceeds will be
applied on the pipe organ deficit.
Another week of school and then the
| dreaded final examinations are sched-
| uled at Washburn. All of the COM
mencement arrangements are being
completed by the faculty. A large class
will graduate from the big school this
year.
On June 8 there will be a mission
airy rally in connection with the Chris
tan church at which time the MEM
| bers of all the churches will be ad-
dressed by Mr.. and Mrs. Menzies who
represent the Kansas churches in
| India.
| At Grace Cathedral on June second
| graduation exercises will take place,
| when four nurses in training will be
graduated from Christ's hospital. They
are: Frances V. Askien, Anne Ellvin.
Gertrude E. Hunting, and Alberta
| Hermann.
| The high school tennis courts have
| been put into good condition and the
students are taking advantage of them.
| These courts are considered about the
best in the city. They are situated be-
| meath mammoth elms and are kept
| shady continually.
| At a meeting of the Washburn ORA
matte club last night it was practically
| decided to erect a miniature tower of
| boulders on the campus and hang the
| old bell within. OF all the good moves
of the famous Washburn Dramatic
| club-this is the best.
| Mrs. Ella G. Burton has applied to
| the state board of education for the
renewal Of her state teachers certifi-
cate and will quit politics and again
| enter the teachers ranks. She was a
| candidate for state superintendent on
| the Democratic ticket last fall.
| Within year the First Christian
| church hopes to install a new pipe or
| gan. A committee has been appointed
which is devising means by which the
organ is to be secured. The member
are: c. B. Hypes, N NJ. PenweIl, D.
E. Roudebush, Earl Laxman, Mrs. G..
w. Going, and Mildred Hazelrigg.
The State Journals bulletin board on
| which the results of games played
throughout the Western league are an
nounced, is proving popular with the
! fans. Last night there was a large
crowd watching anxiously for the re-
suit of every inning, and when the
| game was finally over, loud cheers
were heard for the Topeka victory.
| The second division of the Christian
| Women's Board of Missouri enter
| tanned this afternoon at the First Con-
| gregational church their co-workers. A
/ piano solo was given by Mrs. G. w.
Going, followed by an interesting ad-
dress on "Mohamedan Women" by
| Mrs. White. A vocal duet by Mrs. J.
i A Howes, and Mrs. r. Nelson con-
| Guided the program.
| In regard to the question of securing
| conventions for Topeka it might be in
| teresting to note that Topeka is appar-
| emily next in line for securing the big
| international convention of the Chris
| tan church, which meets a year from
| October next. The question will be
| definitely settled at the Pittsburg con-
vention This convention, should it
come here, would bring 5000 dele
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