The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The members of the parks COMMITTEES
| of the commercial club were addressed
this noon by a park expert from Chi
cago.
| Every lew days a race horse man ar
rives in the city with the intention
OF wintering his horses on the STATE
fair grounds.
Ladies of the Maccabees Hive No
Il. give an old-fashioned "Deestrick
! SkuIe this evening, Lincoln Post hall
| Admission 10 cents.-Adv.
The Provident Association is in need
| of clothing for poor boys Any articles
| of this nature will be thankfully re-
| ceived by the management
4 meeting of the boy scouts of To-
! peka will be held in Gemmell hall Fri
| day evening at o'clock The Rey. j
| n Fazel. scout master, will have
| charge of the affair
) concert Will be given Tuesday ev-
| ening by the Bible school orchestra OF
| the First Christian church The or
1 chestra. which consists of IA pieces, Is
under the direction Of Clarence Mes
sick.
The Woman's Socialist committee
will meet Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs Hattie Olmstead, to arrange a
program for the Progressive w oman
Day meeting to be held sunday after
noon, November "a, at 1880 o clock, at
Socialist headquarters, AS Kansas
avenue.
The local railroad passenger agents
are predicting that a thousand per-
sons will go down to Lawrence next
Saturday to attend the annual X u
Missouri football struggle on McCook
field The best of the twenty thous-
and seats have already been taken.
The city is doing considerable grad
ing work in Melrose addition on the
West side. A the present time force
is at work on Brooks avenue. A bridge
will be constructed across the stream
on West Seventh street in the addl-
ton.
J. VIII Kelley, secretary of the Com
uerciaI club, announced today that the
total attendance at the Buffalo" Jones
series of moving picture shows IN the
Auditorium last week was 1888. The
series Melted $110 for the pipe organ
fund
Donations of jelly and fruit will be
thankfully received by the manage
ment of the Topeka Anu-Tuberculo-
sis association The jelly is for the
invalids of the fresh air camp on the
North side. The "dainties" for the
white plague victims will be receiv-
ed at the Provident association also.
Five basketball teams have been or
ganized at the Central Y NJ. c. A, in
the senior, young mems. and high
school classes. The teams Will meet
at $50 O'Clock next Saturday after
noon and If they prove to be well bal
anced d league will be formed on the
spot.
The Commercial club plan for fac
tory aid will probably start some time
next week according to J. Will Kelley,
of the organization The pro
motion committee under C. s Elliott
will hold a meeting the latter part OF {
this week to arrange the details of the /
campaign
DR.. Raymond Schwegler of the de- |
partment of education at the State |
University has been engaged to deliv- |
7r before the teachers of the city |
near future. The subject has not as
yet been announced. DR.. Schwegler |
s considered one of the best speakers
n the university.
Work on the new wing of the Pot /
win school building is now progress
ing apace, the roof being nearly com /
pIeted. The structure will probably be
ready for use after the Christmas hOl /
days. There was some delay in the
work several weeks on account Of ina
oility to procure structural iron
The revival services being conduct
ID at the Central Park Christian
church by the Rev. r. c. Harding
lum ber of confessions Sunday was II.
This evening Rev. Mr.. Harding will |
peak on Think So Does Not Make
[ So" The meetings will be contin-
led at least until Friday night.
The annual meeting of the Topeka
7rovident association will be held
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock in !
he Provident building Directors for
he ensuing year will be chosen and
,Ians made for the work of the asso-
iation will be discussed. 1t is anti
ipated that the association will cover
ven a broader field than in the past
why God Made the Devil, is the
ubject of the address to be made at
he Dunkard church in Oakland this
vening. Revival meetings, under the
Erection of Evangelist Thompson of
lincoln, Neb., began on Sunday and
will continue for two weeks. The
vening session commences at 1880
clock, everyone is most cordially in
tied
The Topeka soccer football men will
,e given a hard practice next Sunday
.fternoon preparatory to the Thanks
living game which will be played or !
Vashburn field beginning at O'Clock
With the team of the Kansas City /
Football club. One of the Washburr
oIlege football men applied today for
place on the team
The students of the high school are
njoying a holiday today as result | :
f the success of the football team il {
Lawrence and othel
cams. This is new wrinkle at the
Ugh school However, it is q college
ustom to grant holidays to their VIC 7
orious teams and the Topeka board Z
Z education decided to allow the local
tudents the same privilege
The members of the Kansas State :
ire Prevention association will hold
$50 o'clock dinner at the EIks' club
tuesday, evening. Adjournment will
axe place to the parlors of the Com ;
lercial club where Ernest Palmer, of +
'hicago. will deliver an address. George 1
EeDermott will talk on The Other
elbows Fault This address viii be
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