The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-28
NORTH SIDE news
Equal Suffrage Tonight at
Methodist Church.
Willing Workers, Girls, VS..
Rangers, Boys.
BIG MOOSE PICNIC AT GARFIELD
Over 900 Topeka Lodge Mem
bers Attended Event.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.

Methodist church tonight The public
is invited. The Willing Workers girls
will give reasons why women should
vote and the Ranger boys will tell
why they should not.
The Willing Workers will be repre-
scented by Miss Alta Grooms, Miss
Florence Comstock, Miss Florence
Shore and Miss Ella Wilson. For the
Rangers will be Charles Wiseman,
Harris Euler. Guile Wray and Jen-
nings Near. Those who have the
courage to be the judge on this impor-
tant question are ]. C. Snediker, w. A.
Neff and Trix Antrim.
AS the votes for women is to be
voted on at the fall election in Kansas
the topic is of unusual interest. Indi-
cations are that a large number will
be present.
About six hundred Moose were in
Garfield park Thursday at the first an
nual picnic to be given by the Topeka
closed with a dance which opened the
new pavilion. The pavilion was to be
ready July 1, but the request of c. c.
Matthews, who had promised it to the
was rushed with an extra force of men.
Among the Moose people who en-
joyed the day was I. G. Hopper of 300
East Sixth street. He is one of the
receipt of membership dues paid to be
given out by the lodge.
The lodge is about a year old here.
It numbers 1000 lodges in the United
States and foreign countries.
A baseball game started the after
noon program in which the lodge team
defeated the nine of the drill team
by score of % to 1. Races and con-
followed. In the evening the old
Moose took to the rest benches. while
younger Moose crowded the dancing
pavilion and the little Moose swarmed
about the carouSal, figure eight and
other concessions.
Home runs featured in the playing
of the lodge team in the ball game
The weeds in the outfield ranged from
one to four feet tall and when the
pitcher for the drill team nine weak
ened the ball would be boosted into
the tall green and lost until the runner
completed the circuit.
The lineup of the teams follow:
Lodge team: Barnes, shortstop; zieg-
Ter, center field; Snyder, catcher; Mey-
err, pitcher; Crews, first base; Wilson,
second base; Padgett, third base;
Short. right field; Comstock; left field
Drill team: Dietrich, pitcher; Rice,
center field; Kimes, first base; circuit,
third base; Gavitt, right field; Berry
hill pitcher; Parkhurst, right field;
Cox, second base; Terrence, catcher.
George williams, 54-year-oId
who carries ia pounds of
outstripped two younger
runners and won the fat mems race.
Other events were: Boat raced.
Beard, first; o. BerryhilI second.
Motor boat race-Bill Havens, |
first; Frank Wilder, second.
L. Carey, second; c. ]. Glunt, third.
Fat mems race-George Williams, |
first; J. w. Wilson. second.
Boys three-legged race-Don Nc |
Dade and James Hodges, first; Leslie |
Fairall and clifford Pyle, second.
Sack race-James Hodges, first; |
Don Coleman, second.
Run and jump. Cazier, first; o.
Berryhill, second.
Boys free for all race-Sumner
Cole, first; Don Coleman, second.
Tug of war-Winning team, o. N. |
Kellogg, E. A. Byrd, M. A. Palmer,
Il. c. Cox and c. A. Ferguson.
Moose ladies' potato race-Mrs.
Carey fowler, first; Miss Carrie Bee
son, second.
Ladies baseball throw-Mrs NJ
Corwin, first; Mrs. Maggie Spetter,
second.
women's running race-Mrs E. w.
Sheard, first; Miss Elsie Logan, sec
md.
women's free for all race-Miss
Agnes Carey. first; Miss Elsie Fitz-
gerald, second.
Race for girls under twelve-May
Wharf, first; Dorothy Roney, second.
Egg race-Miss Sarah Clay, first;
Miss Elsie Logan, second.
Nail driving contest-Miss Lizzie
7oruesky, first; Miss Carrie Beeson,
econd.
In the horseshoe pitching contest,
he North Topeka team defeated the
odge pitchers by. a score of rs to
g. The score follows: Moose team
Charles Crews, 26; S. L. Bechtol,
g; L. H. Barnes, IS, and M. Quayle,
%. Total, So. North Topeka team
4. r. Manley, 81; R. r. Baer, So;
}. T. Gabriel, At; John Knoll, As.
'otal, lis. r. R. Baer won the prize
'oints.
L. N CIary, John Brown and G.
Y. Deitrick made up the committee
n entertainment. The advertising
ommittee was composed of j. G.
Hines, B. G. Beard, w. o. Berryhill,
>. c. Klopfer and George G. Rice.
A very pretty home wedding took
lace Wednesday evening at o'clock,
It the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. p.
Anweiler of Rochester, when their
laughter, Anna Caroline, and Mr.. Ben
,. Winner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. F.
Winner of Rochester, were married.
rev. John Waldron read the ring Ger
mony and Miss Irene Winner, sister
f the bridegroom, played the f-Lohen-
rim Wedding March," while Mr.. Guy
Winner, a brother of the bridegroom
ang 80 Promise Me- before the GER
mony and Because I Love You,
)ear'' by Hawley after the ceremony.
he bridge looked charming in a white
ace gown and carried a shower bou-
uet of lilies of the valley and white
oseS.
The wedding being a quiet affair,
My about 80 guests, including a few
immediate friends and near relatives
we're present. A reception was held
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