The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-01
NORTH SIDE NEWS
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Have You Registered for Com
ing City Election.
Registration Books Open at 1903
North Kansas Avenue.
FOR THREE DAYS.
Organized Effort to Increase
Civic Club Membership.
Other Items of Interest in the
First Ward.
Have you registered?

Have you registered?
The registration books for the resi-
dents of the First ward will be open
from noon until o'clock at SCOTCH
feed store, 1909 North Kansas avenue
for three days, beginning at l. ociocA
TODAY. This will give an opportunity
for voters to register for the coming
city primary which will be held March
%. The election will take place April ..
All people who have nEeo IA Ho 1.-srd
for six months and in the FIRST Ware
for 40 DAYS will be eligible to register
at the place mentioned.
The books were placed at central
points over the city in order that rep
resentative registration might pc Sc
cured from every part of Topeka. II
was felt that in view OF the lmpor-
lance of the coming election Wnen me
CITY commissioners will be elected LOT
the first time, as full vote as possiDie
sbould be had. Thus the candidates Tor
commissioners may feel that they are
the choice of the majority of the peo-
pie and not from small factions
c,,zanized effort will be made to in
crease the membership of the civic
club. The committee appointed Tor
this purpose consisting of j. X Spetter'
Fred Voiland, E. L. Ohnger ana =. M.
Morrow and V r. Parkhurst, will meet
at Mr.. Voiland's store, S34 Kansas ave
nue., at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning TO
plan a campaign. 1t is probable that
some day these men will in body VISIT
every merchant on North Kansas ave
nue. and ask him to join the CLUB Inc
sentiment is that every one on the
North side whether a property holoer
or not should belong
When the membership of the organ1-
cation is sufficiently increased perma-
nent Headquarters for the club VIII
likely be arranged. At present the
meetings will be held at fire station
No. 1.
that it was not best to divide the city
into sections. but to solicit members IN
a body and between times to urge all
outsiders to join. 1t is hoped that the
present membership of the club. which
is co. viii be doubled by the next meet
ing Friday night.
Mr.. Spetter, chairman of the commit
tee, said this morning: IF we expect
to double the present membership we
will have some hard work petore US.
Nevertheless we feel satisfied that our
people know the good which can be ac-
complished by a large club and now
such an organization will beneht very
one on the North side The club VIII
do anything in it's power Ito induce
citizens and outsiders to locate in the
First ward. We wish to make this
club the pride of the First ward and we
therefore will ask every one in this sec
ton of Topeka to join us.
A birthday party was given Saturday
afternoon in honor of Miss Mabel St1tt
Those present were: Pearl Drake,
Edith Stitt. Ester Stitt, Mabel Stitt,
Nevada Rowe, Mamie Sanders. Hazel
Campbell, Fay Campbell, katherine
Peyton, Irene Peyton, Carrie Spangler,
Marie Harold, Eva Harold, Verna
Kearnes. Helen Chapman. Harry Hay
den, La Nora Drake, Eda Mcclure,
Maud Mcclure Hazel Bever and Theo-
dore Mcclure. Refreshments were
served.