The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-10

day and by night the registration will
have reached twelve hundred or fifteen
hundred.
First to register this morning was a
delegation of a dozen persons haiHng
from Portland. Ore, who have come 10
the capital of Kansas to boost for
Portland as the convention city for the
1911 gathering.
Santa Fe train No. l. arriving from
the east, ran in two sections, also No
5, bringing delegates to Topeka a
special train will arrive from Oklahoma
some time this evening, and special
over the Missouri Pacific is expected
from the east tonight.
There win be at least nine special
trains over the Santa Fe and Nos. 1
and will run in two sections all this
week.
A Rock Island special from the east
is due Tuesday afternoon, and other
specials probably will be run by each
line.
To Meet All Trains.
Members of the reception committee
under the direction of George Lane and
David Lyon Will meet every train and
the street railway company has prom
ised that all trains coming in at night
will be met by cars For the con-
venience of nocturnal arrivals cots
have been provided at the Central Y.
NJ c. A. building and the Y. w. c. A.
The convention committee of the
Commercial club will do everything
possible to facilitate the work of hand
ling the delegates and providing for
their entertainment and comfort This
committee is interesting itself particu-
l2rly in urging the merchants and citi-
zens of the city to decorate, in order
to give the visitors a good impression.
Many of the merchants along Kansas
avenue have made their places look re
splendent with the national colors, and
store windows are being arranged at
tractively for convention week
Saturday will be the day on which
the parade of Adult Bible class men
will take place, and according to Mr..
Lane of the reception committee two
thousand men are expected from Kan
sas City alone to take part in this
feature of the convention.
Three bands will be on hand, and it
is estimated that nearly ten thousand
persons will march to the time of sac
re music to the Auditorium where
Governor w. r. Stubbs will give an
address on 'ChS@stian Citizenship"
This evening the convention of the
Christian church will be called to or
der at the First Christian church by o.
/. Cook of Hutchinson.
The first event of the program will
be a pipe organ recital by Miss Mildred
HazeIrigg of this city Final adjourn
ment of the state organization will
take place late Tuesday afternoon.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
annual meeting of the Christian wom-
ans board of missions will be held al
the First Baptist church. At O'Clock
the annual meeting of the board OF
managers of the American Christian
Missionary society," viii lbe called to
order at the First NJ. E. church. and
at 3.30 o'clock the board of managers
of the Foreign Missionary society will
meet.
Century convention. is Baltimore
man who has gained considerable
reputation as an author and a lectur-
er. He is pastor of a great industrial
church in Baltimore. and it was
through him that a temple for girls
vas erected. He has done much
phiIanthropic work.
Following is the program for TO-
morrow:
Tuesday Morning.
(First Baptist church.)
1O.OO-AnnIal board meeting of the
Christian Woman's Board of Missions