The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19


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The repairing of the Granville road
has been done through the efforts of
the Civic club. This thoroughfare has
been in bad shape, but almost as soon
as the club was rejuvenated this win
ter, this matter was taken up by them,
the conditions investigated and since
then the officers and members have
urged the improvements thereon until
some have been made and more way
follow.
Some Live Wires.
And by the way, this club has over
200 members, with the present city
mayor, J. B. Billiard for president. He
is a resident of the First ward, as
we'll as NJ. c. Holman, city commits
sioner and member of the club.
In short time this body will be
meeting the first and third Friday of
every month, according to by laws in
permanent quarters in the second
story of the pressed buff brick three
story auto garage, which is being
erected at 911-913 North Kansas ave-
nue., by Firth & Short. formerly of
Wamego on-the-K aw. This town like
Topeka. is also famous for enterprise
and industry and has live CONNER
cial club.
The Civic club, of course. has been
very instrumental in bringing the aVia-
ton meet to he North side, and has
already raised over $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the Taylor tract, where the
meet is to be held as a permanent
investment In this proposition, the
club and residents of the First ward
have co-operated with the Commercial
club in the spirit of For Greater To-
peka," until the 'Kaw' line, or a sent1-
r1ent of North Topeka versus South
Topeka has nearly been eliminated.
And in this spirit the idea of civic
pride is being more manifest every day.
On every street property is being re-
paired and improved in every way.
Many of the houses are being remod-
eled into attractive bungalows and be-
ing made modern.
And in these homes live people who
are up to-date and believe in education.
The Quincy schools. with a ''pupilshfp'
of nearly 500, and twelve teachers led the
ward schools in attendance this year.
The Grant school attendance nearly as
large, also shows a great Increase. One
of the features of this school is the
| orchestra, organized last fall by the
principal c. NJ. Morrow. The east"
| of the orchestra follows: c. NJ. Morrow,
| leader, cornet; John Williams, Ralph
Zarker, French jenkins and Elmer
SIaybaugh, violins; George Slaybaugh,
clarinet; John Kincaid, piano. These
musicians meet every Friday night at
each others homes. The Mckinley
school, a modern building, is for ne
groeS.
Lodge Goats Busy.
Aside from the schools the lodges
must not be forgotten. Nearly every or
der in the city is represented, and the
goats thereof are kept healthy from
| constant exercise initiating new candt-
| dates The Masons, Golden Rule No
| 80, are building the third story of the
auto garage mentioned and will have
a large banquet hall kitchen and lodge
| room thereon.
| Then besides the lodges comes the
clubs, so dear to the heart of the wo-
| men There is the ChandoS' club, de-
| voted to the study of Shakespeare, the
| Argonauts, devoted to the discussion
| of Literature and the Art and Craft
| Embroidery club for needle work and
| related topics of which mere man
| knoweth not the name.
] Song Birds and Warblers.
| Then of course the musical organi-
| cations, speak, or rather sing for them
| selves. Prominent among these is the
| VanNess choir of the North Side Bap-
| fist church. which has been under Mr..
| VanNess' leadership for more than 20
years, and includes over so singers. This
| body sang at the Chautauqua last sum-
mer together with singers from other
| churches forming what was called 1.-The
| choral union" And the Church of the
Good Shepherd. Episcopal, although la
| boring rnder several handicaps is now
| in a "goodly' condition, as church peo-
pie would say.
1t might be safe to say. taking every
thing into consideration. the future
| outlook for the First ward, a part of
Greater Topeka, was never brighter
than at present.