The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-17
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There are now 6.4S9 pupils in the
Topeka public schools.
The board of directors of the Y NJ.
c. A will meet on Friday noon at
1915.
\ The fifth story has been reached in
the construction work on the Thomp-
son-Hall building.
More interest has been taken in
bowling this season than has been ex-
hibited in Topeka for years.
The Brotherhood class of the First
Presbyterian church is now meeting in
the new addition to the church.
Those in charge of the laymen's
| missionary movement are to have con-
. troll of the Sunday afternoon theater
meeting.
DR.. S. S. Estey will have charge of
! his Friday noon business mems Bible
the first time in many weeks.
The Commercial club rooms will
serve as official headquarters for the
laymen's missionary convention. which
| commences on Tuesday next.
During the Laymen's Missionary
and luncheons will take place at the
Central Y M. c. A. building.
DR.. F. n. Lynch of the First M E.
| church and the Rev. Charles A. Finch
of the First Christian church will ex-
change pulpits on Sunday next.
The Shawnee Alfalfa club will meet
on Saturday afternoon of this week.
President Waters. of the Kansas State
Agricultural college will be a speaker.
1t is probable that there will be so
plates arranged for the banquet which
the Bachelors club of the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. is planning for the first of
March.
Neat laymen's missionary buttons
have been received. They are black,
and the white lettering reads as fol-
lows: Topeka Convention L. NJ. NJ.
February 22-23-24, 1910.'
The Hugh Chalmers address drew
the biggest crowd that has ever con-
gregated at the Commercial club quar-
ters. There were PA persons present
| for the occasion, by exact count.
H. E. Dodge, secretary of the great
Terre Haute, Ind, association build
ing, will be the speaker at the theater
meeting TO be held q week from Sun
| day. He will repeat the address he
gave here last year.
The contract for the new Dudley
| building, to be erected in the 800 block
| on Kansas avenue. has been let to
James Cuthbert. This will be three
story structure and will be built at
a cost of about $4,000.
The Friday evening dinner which
will be given at the First Presbyterian
church as one of the features of the
fiftieth anniversary celebration will be
held at o'clock instead of $50 as
! previously announced.
In the Diamond Barber shop under
the Bank of Topeka there is an orange
tree three feet in height which is
said to be between four and five years
old and to have come from the West
| Indies, that attracts considerable at
tention On the tree hang 10 oranges,
some of which are ripening.
i The local Y NJ C. A. organizations
will cooperate in an effort on the part
of the national organization to increase
the total industrial membership of the
association in the United States from
$1,000, the present figure, to 100000
during the time intervening between
now and the first of May.
On account of an ordinance which
prohibits driving nails into anv por-
ton of the Auditorium. it was neces-
sary on the part of the high school
authorities to get special permission
from Mayor Green in order to screw
dc IN the goal posts for the basket ball
matches which will be played Friday
evening in connection with the an
nual gymnasium tournament.
1t is likely that Dr. Fayette L
, Thompson, pastor of the LindeI Ave
: nue. NJ. E. church of st. Louis who
gave the opening address in connec-
ton with the State Y. NJ. C. A conven-
. ton, will be appointed general secre-
tary of the National Brotherhood or
ganization of the Methodist church il
} the United States. St Louis. Kansa:
City. Omaha. Louisville and Topeka
+ are bidding for the location of the ma
tional headquarters and it is under
peka. Word will be received at an,
moment from New York of the fina
decision.