The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-25
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Commission to Consider Garfield
Park Matter Monday.
Nothing Done by Civic Club on
Proposition.
COCA COLA COMPANY
Will Likely Get Chance to Con-
troll Place.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.
COCA COLA COMPANY

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! The proposition to control Garfield
park proposed blythe Coca Cola people
will be considered by the city commits
sionerS Monday. Indications are that
neither the Civic club nor the North
side people will do anything about the
matter. They had been given the
chance. Mayor Billiard held off the
Coca Cola people for some time. How
ever, this morning J. r. Spetter and
Fred Voiland, active members of the
club, report that they had no plans in
sight for taking hold of the matter.
| The topic had been discussed by the
club while it was still alive. On this
account and partly because the mayor
did not like the dea of tying up the
city for three years, which was asked
| for by the company when they asked
for renewal of their contract, he put
| them off SO as to give time for the
club to do som ething. But nothing
was done.
Now it is up to the commissioners.
The Coca Cola people had it leased for
| the last year. Last summer they
maintained stands and a boat livery.
| In the contract pending for renewal
they agree to establish a boat livery of
twenty boats and furnish three band
concerts a week for the season and
pay 10 per cent Of the gross receipts
| to the city. While more is not speci-
fed in the contract, the representa-
tives of the company say that if given
a three years contract they would put
| in concessions, such as merry-go-
rounds, ETC., as fast as the PROPOSE
ton could be made to pay.
The question of paying or not is
what stumped the Civic club. 1t was
the sentiment that consiG cradle money
would have to be expended before it
could be made to pay expenses and
none of the club felt like launching
the project.
1--WE will talk it over Monday said
Mayor Billiard this afternoon SIT is
a big proposition and must be consid-
cred carefully. Mr.. Spetter and Mr..
Voiland reported to me this morning
that no plans had been made by the
club to handle the matter SO we will
| take it up with the Coca Cola people
who first asked for it,
A delightful housewarming was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
| Scott, four miles north of Topeka, on
| the Central avenue road, when the La
| dies Aid society of the Pleasant Hill
| NJ. E. church gave a banquet for the
| members of the society and their friends
Wednesday, February %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have a beautiful
new modern home consisting of ten
rooms, and third floor where a large
sun room and children's playroom is
found.
A large portrait of George Washing
| ton hung in the parlor where the holi-
| day decorations Of red, white and blue
flag draperieS were effectively used.
Mrs. Andy Scott and Miss Lottie
Scott stood in receiving line and a
bounteouS four course dinner was serv-
ed in the dining room. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Foltz, Mr..
| and Mrs. Jesse Browning, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
F'oltz, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Evans, Mr..
and Mrs Conwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
DowelI, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus SnodgrasS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Drake, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Holcomb.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ball, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Winner, Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd PollOm, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Kessinger,
Mrs. Lille Pollom, Mrs. A. Moore, Miss
Beth Stevens, Miss Nettie Welton, Miss
| Mabel Barker Miss Ruth Pollom, Miss
Marguerite Scott, Masters Claude Foltz,
James Stevens, Holcomb, Ball, Nc
DoweI and Mr.. A. Scott.
The housewarnling was continued in
the evening when the young people
were invited to enjoy Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott's hospitality. The evening was
spent in playing various indoor games.
several contests and anecdotes of
Washington. Light refreshments were
served and favors consisting of cher
ries for the ladies and hatchets for
the gentlemen were carried home as
souvenirs of the evening. Those pres
ent were Miss Mabel Barker, Miss
Beth Stevens, Miss Myrtle Welton, Miss
Maude Browning, Miss Lottie Farms
worth, Miss Mildred Scott. Miss Made
lene Scott, Miss Nettie Welton, Miss
Ina Browning, Miss Mary We1ton, Miss
Marguerite Scott, Mr.. Everette Will
son, Mr.. Roy Butterfield, Mr.. Walter
Welton, Mr.. Ray Wilson, Mr.. Fred
Pollom, Mr.. Lee Conwell. Mr. Emerson
Evans, Mr.. Ray Moore, Mr.. Lloyd Con-
well. Mr.. Harry Bowman, Mr.. Morris
Evans, Mr.. Walter Miller Mr.. Henry
Pattens Mr.. Louie Conwell, Mr.. Carl
Scott, Mr. Acy Moore and Mr.. Harold
Woodland.