The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23
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AT HOME NEWS.

The Commercial club will be closed
Christmas day.
There will be special music at the Uni
tartan church tomorrow
Practically every church in the city will
have special Christmas music tomorrow.
Ray Halls orchestra will play for Sun
day and Christmas dinner at the Ma
tional-
The c. E. of the First Presbyterian
church has filled more than 100 stockings
to give to the poor.
Dr. Charles NJ. Sheldon will read a
Christmas story at the Central Congre-
tional church tomorrow
The poor of the city will be better
looked after this Christmas than ever be-
fore in the history of Topeka.
Started in business right2 Reach the
most people with the least effort by in
stalling an Independent telephone.
There is no special attraction booked at
the Central Y M c. A. Christmas day,
but the building will be open as usual.
There was a general exodus from Col
lege Hill last night and today, very few
of the students neglecting the opportunity
to visit at home
schools Of the city will bring gifts for the
poor tomorrow. The spirit of giving is
being cultivated.
More than 500 boxes of candy will be
Sunday evening. All children are invited
to attend the services.
The membership committee of the Com
mercial club will meet December % to
complete the arrangements for the mem
bership campaign next month.
The Rev. Robert Gordon has been TAX
ing a vacation at Maple Hill since
Wednesday. He took a gun along with
him and expected to enjoy some good
hunts.
A hard week of preparation has been
put in by the 80 persons who have been
getting ready to participate in the Y NJ
nir xxyi7i oh will he hal Tor
uary %. ''' va '0
1.-The Interrupted Program" and "Going
to Grandpas were the titles of plays
given at the First Presbyterian and First
Congregational churches respectively Fri
day night
The Rev. Robert Gordon of the First
Baptist church will speak Sunday morn
ing on "A Christmas Story" There will
be special Christmas services at 7:30 iii
the evening.
Secretary I. D. Graham of the Kansas
Improved Live Stock association has re-
ceived several applications for member
ship since the program of the meeting to
be held farmers week in Topeka was
published the other day in the State
Journal.
Tomorrow evening DR.. Arthur s. Hen
derson of the First Congregational
church will speak on THE Kingdom Of
God-Christmas Put Into Practice All the
Year This will be a discourse against
social injustice war, and anti-social
usages and institutions.
At the Third Christian church each Sun
day school class has been asked to bring
GLIDING food stuffs to the Christmas en-
tertainment which will be held at 7:31
0 clock tomorrow evening. The gifts will
be distributed among the poor
Farmers week in Topeka, January SIP,
will be a busy time. The Kansas I'M
proved Live Stock association will meet
January $40, the fair secretaries will be
IN session January s, the Kansas Associa-
lion of Real Estate Agents will be i'll
session January $40. and the Kansas
state board of agriculture will meet Jan
lary 10-11.
A contata 1.-THE Coming of the King
~ Dudley Buck, will be given by the
students of the Topeka Industrial In
,titute, east of the city, Sunday evening
,horus have been practicing for the event |
or several months, and the contata !
'hould be worth hearing The general |
public is invited to attend
Newell w. Banks of Detroit. Mich, the !
checker champion of the United States, |
who will meet all corners at the Central |
T. NJ c. A and will be the guest of the |
ocal checker club, is on a tour of the !
country. He will go from here to Emporia, i
md later to Hutchinson for the state !
which will be held January |
a. He will be in Topeka December so, |
Is previously announced
January 10 is the date set for the Conf |
nercial club membership campaign which |
las as an object the increasing the |
st of members from TOO to 1900. These
men will serve as committee chairmen in |
he campaign: Col J. w. F. Hughes, |
3. Burge, Sol Berkson, w. o. Rigby. J.
). Nicholson, E. B. Stotts, G. B. Burge,
;. l.. Overton, c. B. Crosby. Luther
Bailey, II. A. Auerbach, j. NJ. Brunt. /
ieorge Moore, and W. J. Rickenbacher.
These men have been chosen for the
irectorate of the Commercial club by the
espective business interests that they
epresent For the jobbers, J. Hodgins
nd John B. Nicholson; for the lawyers,
'harles F. Spencer; for the Santa Fe, E.
;. Copeland; for the Rock Island, E. F.
train; for the merchants, Sol Berkson i
nd ]. c. Emahizer; for the bankers,
colt Hopkins; for the real estate men,
T. B. Burge: for the contractors, J. b.
,etts The choice will be ratified at the /
egular January meeting /
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