The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-21

McRae's hall who has not paid his dollar
by the evening of November q when the
final meeting of the members will be
held before the party. Membership
those who have paid their dues.
William Sterling BATHS, interpreter of
Dickens VIII give an entertainment this
high school under the auspices of the
! teachers of the grade schools.
A meeting of the parks committee of
the Commercial club was held this noon to
talk over the proposed boulevard.
There are expected by the local 'con-
mittee of 100" Men and Religion move
ment, to be 500 persons in Topeka from
the outlying districts for the eight-dav
with meeting in the Auditorium i'll
charge of Raymond Robbins, the well
known social service worker of Chicago.
It is expected that the Auditorium Will be
packed on that night.
The Provident association still has the
names of some poor people who would
greatly appreciate THANKSGIVING
basket.
This was the biggest day at the Com
mercial club for a long while. This noon
the directors private dining room was
D o. Coe; the Ad club held a meeting IN
their room, and there were many of the
men interested in the meeting of the
Kansas State Fire Prevention association
taking luncheon in the club dining room.
The officials of the Western Aero as
sOciatiOn will meet with the members of
the Topeka Real Estate Dealers associa-
ton tomorrow noon at the Commercial
club rooms to talk over a site for balloon
ascenSiOns.
In speaking of the fact that the mem
bers of the First NJ. Z. church are hold
ing services in the Grand opera house
while repairs are being made to the
church auditorium, one of the members
recalled the fact that this is not the first
time that the Nethodists have met in a
theater in Topeka. Twenty years ago the
Rev. ]. E. Gilbert rented the old Craw-
ford opera house which stood on the site
of the Commerce building.
A prospectus has just been issued by
the local committee of the Men and Re
ligion movement which gives a list of the
SPEAKERS of note who will be in Topeka
for the eight day campaign, December /
10-1S. The team leader will be Dr. CIar-
ence A. Barbour of New York The Rev. !
Davis Russell of South Africa will be the /
evangelist and missionary worker. The |
Rev. William A Brown of the Interna- /
tional Sunday School association Will be |
the expert in history and Interpretation |
Of the Bible Raymond Robbins, who |
lives in tenement in Chicago will be |
the social service man. Other speakers I
Will be John L. Alexander, president Of /
the Boy Scouts Of America; YutSa Min |
akuchi of Japan; John NJ Dean of Cali |
fornia, and Railroad jim" Smith of ST. |
Louis.
Superintendent c. c. starr is urging /
the teachers of the city schools to 90
oAN.'e7AOAAe&A
remaining months of the school year /
along pedagogical lines especially. The !
teachers will be asked at the close of the =
year to submit report showing just /
what outside work of this nature they /
have DONE
There are now As foreigners enrolled in /
the night school at the Harrison building. |
The school sessions are held on Monday, /
Wednesday and Friday. evenings
Mrs. G. r Menninger will show on a
screen at the Y. w. G A. at 4:15 o'clock I
IF for 1oT1e-
Madonnas- The Misses Wyatt will sing.
There are many race horses wintering /
at the. fair grounds. Others will be
brought here for the winter after the
southern races are over.
A meeting of the chairmen Of all the
boys work committees of the churches /
Of the city will be held this evening in
the Central Y NJ G. A. building at
o'clock. Plans for the boys work con-
terence in connection with the eight-day
campaign of the Men and Religion move
ment in December will be discussed.
The members of the Kansas State Fire
Prevention association are holding an all
day business session at the Commercial
CLUB ThlS evening banquet will occur
to which more than 100 Topeka business
men have been invited as guests of the
association. The officers of the associa-
ton are: S. W. Atkinson of Lawrence
president; r. D. Air of Topeka, vice
president; and E. c. Fox of this city.
the executive committee.
The Commercial Club Bulletin VIII
again make its appearance the last of
this week. 1t will be a Thanksgivin.- |
number The publication has attracted a
good deal of attention on the part OF
commercial executives throughout the
country.
The next issue of the Christian En-
thusiast, local publication, will be the
Christmas number
Meetings of the patrons Of both the
Harrison and Polk schools will be he.u
Friday afternoon after school hours Tho
parents have never exhibited SO much in
terest in the work in the schools as has
been the case this fall.
A new cement sidewalk has been COM
pleted in front of the Y. w. c. A. The
first attempt was not a success as the
cement froze and had to be ripped up.
J. X WyIie has been given q position
with the state board of health.
Service first, last and every hour out
If twenty-four, Independent telephone.
Suspicious Neighbor--Did your mother