The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-11
Pledge 81, 500 For New Baptist
Building.
Movement Starts Unexpectedly
at Big Mems Meeting.
SCORES MIR. BILLIARD
Ex-POliceman Hall Charges Der
ELECTION of Duty.
William Zarker CriticiZes Emma
Goldman, Anarchist.

The unexpected happened at the
mems meeting at the North Side Bap-
tist church last night. A movement
was started for a new church building.
Mayor Billiard was criticized by ex-
| Policeman Hall, and Emma Goldman,
the noted woman anarchist, who spoke
at Lukens' opera house last night, was
also severely scored by William Zarker,
bonus Inspector at the Santa Fe shops.
| The new church movement was start
| ed when Ray Diffenderfer a miller at
the Shawnee mills, sprang a surprise
by stating that he knew of two men
who would give $500 for the new build
| ing but he did not wish to disclose
| their names at present
I D.. FoltZ then pledged himself 500
for the proposition, Rev. w. 1. Cole
made like offer and was followed by
w. E. Section, who said he would
| double this amount In a short time
about $1,000 was informally pledged.
| At present no definite plans for the
project have been formed but it is like
| ly that a meeting of those interested
| will be held in the near future
| The congregation have outgrown the
| old building and if a new edifice is
erected it will probably be equipped
| with all modern conveniences, reading
rooms and Y. NJ. C. A. equipment as is
found the case in the churches in
| the eastern cities.
Ex-Policeman Sampel Hall startled
the assembly by fiaying Mayor Billiard.
1.-THE mayor is not fulfilling his duty,
the police go around with their
eyes shut and will not see instances of
prohibition violation" said Mr.. Hall.
| ''The greatest mistake we have made
| in years on the North side was made
when we helped re-elect Mayor Bill
lard"
| 1t will be remembered that Hall was
| the policeman who gave Head. a North
side man. a fatal blow with his club
several years ago. He had resisted ar
| rest the Hall struck him over the skull
with his club. Head died from the eff
| fects of the blow.
| Halls remarks came in the time de-
| voted to discussion of general topics
Any one present could speak upon any
| subject he wished.
Mr.. Zarker took the opportunity to
pay his regards to Emma Goldman.
1T is shame that a woman like her
is allowed to speak" he said. 1T seems
| strange that any one should be allow
ed to talk against the government"
| A general discussion on other mat
ters was also conducted.
| The proposition to help establish a
| branch Y M. C. A. on the North side
| came up but nothing definite was done
! about the matter.
| About 100 were present. The meet
| ing was the idea of the pastor of the
| church. A good supper was served.
Other likes gatherings may follow in
the near future.
The women who. helped in getting up
the supper follow: Mrs. w. NJ. Van
Ness. Mrs. Fred Voiland, Mrs. Will
Zarker, Mrs. Lou Frazier Mrs. w. E.
Scotton, Mrs. w. I. Cole, Mrs. Chas.
Berry and Mr.. Boyce.
Yesterday afternoon eighteen wo-
men of the Second Presbyterian
church met at the home of Mrs. John
D. Pratt, and organized Ladies' Aid
society, which in the future will meet
every Wednesday afternoon at the diff
ferent women's homes. Next Wednes-
day it will meet at the home of Mrs.
G. E. Allen at 1908 N. Jackson street.
The following were elected officers:
| President, Mrs. Chas. Suit; vice presi
dent, Mrs. Chas. M. Snodgrass; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs Arthur v
Small
|, Next Sunday night the Sunday
school of the Second Presbyterian
church will have charge of the ser
vice and render a special Easter pro-
gram, consisting of class exercises and
special music by the choir, for which
they will meet on Wednesday and Fri
day nights Of this week for rehearsal.
The boys and men of the Second
Presbyterian church have organized
| baseball club and have signed up for
the IOpokd CnuTc1 ledBue, WIOSS sea-
son opens April %, and continues to
Labor day, playing games every Satur-
day and holidays at Skene's park. Ball
practice will be held this Thursday
and a game will be pulled off next
Saturday at the Grant school grounds
with the Baptist aggregation.
| The women's missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church, will
hold it's monthly meeting on Friday
afternoon. April IA, at the home of
Mrs. G. E. Allen.
Mr.. J. w. Priddy was elected by
the session of the Second Presbyter-
ian church to represent the congre-
cation at the spring meeting of the
presbytery of Topeka, which convenes
tonight at the Third church, Fourth
and Branner streets. Presbytery will
continue all day tomorrow and to-
morrow night. The meeting tomorrow
night is a popular one at which Rev.
Samuel Garvin d. D and Rev. Chas.
Bradt of Chicago both will speak.