The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-23

squad of men was out Saturday for
! practice on the fair grounds A meet
/ ing will soon be called to organize.
A letter was received this morning
| by the secretary of the Commercial
club from member of a boot and
shoe firm in Cheltenham, England,
asking for illustrated Topeka litera-
ture. The literature was forwarded at
once.
Mr.. Warren n. Akers, formerly of
Topeka, who has been connected with
the Corporation Trust company of
New York city a number of years has
moved to Washington, D. c.. where he
Will have charge of the local Office of
that company.
Tomorrow noon an important meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Commercial club will be held A
change in the official staff of the or
ganization is expected to be made at
that time. ]. Will Kelly to succeed
George Badders as secretary.
The teachers of the Potwin school
have invited the patrons of the school
ing from 2:30 to o'clock Friday
afternoon. After O'Clock a short pro-
gram will be rendered which will be
followed by general reception.
The teachers of the Quinton Heights
school have invited the patrons of the
school to inspect the work of the
school children Friday afternc on.
After school hours the parents will
hold meeting to discuss matters per-
tanning to the walfare Of the school
Members of the KarnivaI knights
organization received this notice:
Big oings-Commercia club, Mon
day night, o clock sharp. We want
you there-want you bad. Do you
want to be a charter member? List
closes that night. Bring five Boost
ers with you"
The following was the result of the
annual tryout among the debaters of
the Gamma Sigma Literary society:
Garvey. first; Ben Franklin, second;
Pratt, third; Seaton, fourth; Brooks
fifth; Roney, sixth; Maynard, sew
enth; Enfield, eighth; Wagner, ninth;
Redmond. tenth.
The addition to the State Street
school was occupied for the first time
today. There are seven rooms in the
old portion of the building. In the ad-
'dition there are four general class
rooms. two manual training rooms, an
office, recitation room and a rest
room for the teachers
dent c. B. Burge of the Karnival
Knights in speaking of the meeting
which will be held at the Commercial
club this evening at o'clock. Every
member of the 1911 organization is eX-
pected to bring along five prospective
( National Secretary William Shaw of
New York now at the head of the
Christian EndeaVOr activities in this
country will speak at the Central Con-
gregational church this evening. Secre-
tary Shaw has taken charge OF the
work of DR.. Francis E. Clark, the G.
Z. founder. who will work in Europe.
The following members of Shawnee
county oranges have been appointed as
delegates to the state grange which
Of In For 11a1- , I A =
Mrs. Emma Garrigher, Auburn;
George H. Green, Perry; Robert Sta
pies. Meriden; George Appleton,
George K Bundt, Shawnee; w. H
Coulter, at large.
The official auditing committee of the
and Ladies of Security organ
ization who have been at work on the
books all the week completed their
work Saturday. They are: w. A.
Biby. Denver: J. A. SOnger, Pueblo; j.
Fl. Carmody. Chicago; E. P. Dutton,
Erie. Kan. Twice a year this board
of national trustees audits the books
in Topeka.
The city did big job of vaccinating
Saturday, many people thinking tina.
today their children would be barred
from the city schools if they had not
complied with the order of the school
hoard. There was great rejoicing at
the high school this morning, said
A. ]. Stout when the stud
ents learned that the time had been
extended two weeks.
The fifth issue of the Commercial
Club Bulletin is being distributed to-
day. This number is as breezy as ever.
It gives many valuable suggestions
which the mem berS of the club could
apply to advantage in their effort to
make Topeka q better city in which to
live. on the front page is photo
graph showing some of the prominent
buildings Of the city. Flying high
above the structures is an aeroplane
plotted by Topeka boy
A matter of Importance that can be
worked out with good deal of profit
to the city of Topeka" says j. Will |
Kelley in his message to the business |
men Of the city III the CommerciaI
Club Bulletin, SIS the campaign for the |
Improvement of the roads leading into |
the city. Now that the winter season !
IS approaching there should be re-
Vival of commercial activity which Will !
result in the accom- pliShment of many |
permanent Improvements during. the |
coming year.
Enrolment viii take place this even |
ng in the Harrison school building in !
connection with the night. school for |
school board was that school would I
be maintained provided that 40 per- |
sons, at least. are willing to pay a [
dollar a month as tuition The en- /
rollment in the school last year was
more than 100. although |
The average attendance was but slight
" more than 80.
According to Miss Meta Fulton, sec
retary of the Topeka Rebate associa-
lion, the business which has been
handled by the association in the last
Twelve months has aggregated s123,
200. The rebate refunded to custom
srs from out of town amounted to
$500. The amount named does not |
-epresent the entire volume of busin ess
lone, as in cases where only a dollar
pr so is spent shoppers do not trouble
% get the rebate due them. There are
about so merchants in the association