The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-21

the hospitality of the park people, and
c. c. Matthews especially.
Hollow tiles are to be used in the
concrete flooring of the new Santa Fe
office building on Jackson street. The
first floor will be ready for the con-
crete within a day or two.
H. L. Cook of the Kansas State Fair
association, who has been delayed in
Lincoln for several days on account of
| the Illness of his daughter, is expect
ed to return to Topeka today.
On account of the warm weather
bowling at the Y. NJ. c. A. has been
practically suspended Yesterday
afternoon from until o'clock a few
enthusiasts of the game "got up a
sweat"
The Topeka Playground association
Is planning some active work this
summer, so that it will be possible to
nave two Fairgrounds under compe-
tent supervision ready for the children
next fall.
Another big convention will be held
IN Topeka August Al. It is the ma
tlonal convention of the Young Peoples
Christian union of the United Presby-
terrain church, with from five to six
hundred delegates. T. -
1t remains to be seen how the men
at the Central will enjoy waiting upon
themselves when the cafeteria lunch
room is put in working order. At
present Gemmell hall-is used for lunch
purposes.
A party of about 50 active and hon
orary members of the Christian En-
deavor of the First Congregational
church will leave by the 1925 Union
Pacific train tomorrow to spend the
day picnicking at Silver Lake The
party will occupy a special coach
Boating and fishing will be the pas
time.
Secretary Geo. Badders of the Com
| s1I .oJ,r
other pool table to put in the new pool
and billiard room of the Commercial
club. During the noon hour this room
is now most popular place, but there
are many Of the men who find that
they are unable to "get in on the
game"
Crosby Brothers Dry Goods com
upper floors of the building on Jack
son street formerly owned by l..
Beard & Co. The floors which are
4Ox150 feet will be used as furniture
with the Crosby building by tearing
out the back walls.
1t has been said that some drivers of
automobiles put pedestrians in two
classes-the quick and the dead. One
auto owner in Topeka is determined as
far as he is concerned at least. that
there will be but the former class. He
has a noise making contrivance on his
machine that sounds like the cry of Il
baby, and which is startling in the ex-
IRENE. Wonder what the next brand
of noise will be!
Members of the Christian church in
Topeka are beginning to make active
preparations for the big national con-
vention of the church which will bring
about 10000 people to the capital city.
If Topeka is to entertain her guests
properly hundreds ofjpeople will have
to open their homes to the delegates.
The hotel accomm odations of the city
are entirely inadequate to care for
more than small percentage of the
delegates.
A meeting of the board of trustees Of
the John Brown Memorial met at the
Capitol building to make arrangements
for the dedication of the park at Osa-
watomie August %. Another meeting
will be held in the near future. Those
composing the board are: Mrs. Cora
M Deputy of Manhattan, Major Rem
| ington of Osawatomie, w. H. Smith of
Marysville, Mrs. Pauline Snoddy of La
| Cygne and Mrs. D. c. Tillotson of To-
peka. Mrs. Deputy is president of the
board; Major Remington, treasurer;
| MrS Ti1lOtSOn secretary