The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-23


The next meeting of the board of
education will be held on December 6.
Mrs. C. F. Menninger's Bible class
met today in Gemmell hall of the Cen
fral Y. M. c.. a.
The work of excavating for the new
Santa Fe office building on Jackson
street is progressing rapidly.
S. H. Thomson. vice chairman of the
Central Y NJ c. A of St Louis, Mo,
spent day in Topeka on business.
]. c. Fisher, director of athletics at
Washburn, will be clerk of the boys
relay race on Thanksgiving morning.
AS soon as the football season is a
thing of the past the high school boys
will turn their attention to basketball
The usual Thanksgiving offering by
the school children of the city for the
Orphans home will be made tomorrow
morning.
The Y NJ. C. A. Debating club will
have for its subject for discussion to-
morrow evening, "A Bill Granting Wo-
men Suffrage
A fire at 1887 Lincoln street last night
did small damage to a room above the
grocery store owned by John Silly. An
oil lamp exploded
Members of Capitol Lodge No. 3, A.
o. U. w, had better come to lodge
Wednesday evening, Nov. "a, and see
what is going on.
DR. Frank K. Sanders will return
tomorrow from the east where he has
teen working for some weeks in the
interests of Washburn college.
About so members of the Independ-
ence Mines and Power company will
meet at the Commercial club quarters
on Monday evening, December 6.
One good thing to say about the Mis-
souri, Pacific-the biggest shipment OF
turkeys received in Topeka this year
came over this railroad Monday.
Miss May Williams, girls physical
director at the high school has arrang-
ed interclass indoor basketball and
basketball contests for the winter.
Not day goes by when the secre--
tary of the Commercial club does not
eceive requests for literature on the
commission form of city government.
The housewarming upon the COM
pletion of the alterations at the Cen
trail Y. M. G. A. will probably take place
during the first week in December.
At the meeting of the Shawnee AL
falfa association on Saturday afternoon
musical program will be given by a
chorus from the Topeka Industrial in
stitute.
The requests for reservations for the
Ad club dinner began to pour in at an
early hour today. The drawing card
was the address by William Allen
White.
A special meeting of the city council
and the ways and means committee or
the council is called for tonight. Sew
eral important propositions are up for
consideration.
high school Y. w. c. A. campaign
teams, made a report in chapel this
morning of the work accomplished by
the small army of girls.
Herbert Armstrong has lived up TO
the significance of his name and he
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Country club. defeating Eugene S.
Quinton in the final match by up.
G. L. Clearinghouse. OF the CARING
house Realty company. has gone to
Denver where he has decided to make
his home.& This was made advisable
on account of the i'll health of his wife.
For the benefit of the young men
xsho will be away from home on
Thanksgiving evening the Y. NJ. c. A.
is planning an informal evening of
tories, games and music around the
open fire.
The members of the Shawnee Bar as
sociation are highly pleased with the
success of the social Saturday noon
gathering of the past two weeks and
they will be continued at regular
thing.
The discussion at the meeting of the
Shawnee Alfalfa association to be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock in the
quarters of the Commercial club VIII
concern the various uses to which al
falfa can be put.
Both the high school glee club and
orchestra will make their first public
appearance tomorrow evening at the
high school auditorium. Two funny
farces will be given by the literary So
cieties of the school.
There are two classes in the city
studying the social problems connected
with the conditions in the large cities
of the country. One of these is taught
by Robert Stone and meets this even
ing at o'clock at the Central Y. NJ.
c. A.
Chief Wilmarth of the fire depart
nent has ordered a detachment of fire.
men to guard the auditorium during
the big Venetian band concert. The
large number of small children attend
ing this concert has necessitated the
plan.
The Salvation army is making el9b-
crate plans for the feeding of 500 To-
peka people on Thanksgiving day. They
have their collection kettles on the
streets now and are expecting to make
this the biggest Thanksgiving in his
tory.
Ward Green. manager of the team.
and j. L. Montgomery. physical d.
rector of the Y. NJ. C. A, will accom-
pany the Topeka high school squad to
Omaha The party leaves Topeka at 5
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. arrives III
Omaha at a. M, leaves Omaha at I