The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

| ThroOp. Halls orchestra
A meeting of the executive com
association was held at the CONNER
| ciaI club at noon.
| Q. B. Burge, city clerk is confined to
his home with Ia grippe. The work Of
the office is being conducted by Deputy
| City Clerk Covell.
! Tom Powell has received letters
from two young EnSllShmen who have
| expressed a desire to come to Topeka
to enter into the truck gardening bust
ness.
Secretary ]. viii Kelley, of the Com
| mercia1 club, reports that in cities all
over the middle-west the business men
have heard of the new White Way in
Topeka.
The following cities have asked the
| local Committee OF 1907 to furnish
speakers for Men and Religion cam
| paigns: Hiawatha, Ottawa, Leaven-
worth, Horton and Onaga.
Mrs. w. F. AxteH will give a violin
solo at the First Baptist church Sun
day evening. A chorus of 40 voices
has been organized under the direc-
ton of Prof. D. H. Seymour.
If the girls of Washburn college car
ry out the program they have started
this year, it is probable that the aide
chosen to assist the pilot of the bal
loon ''Washburn T. will be a coed.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will speak
Rich Rascals Run the Church" 1t
is safe to predict that the subject is
one that will draw a large congrega-
/ ton.
There is complaint coming in from
different parts of the city concerning
the Hacking and ''chawing'' done by
the city tree trimmers. In many
places big chunks of bark have been
split from the trees.
If you are fortunate enough to buy
q h fp11 of mi l71a
grocer you would better go right back
and buy all you can. Topeka grocers
say good pop corn is scarce this year
Any kind is hard to get
young Santa Fe man in the passen-
ger department is collecting money
from his friends and giving them re-
ceipts. He asks that they pin the re-
ceipts on his coffin as floral offerings
He believes in having his flowers before
death.
ding motor cars. One machine ran up
on the sidewalk on East Eighth avenue
in an attempt to stop. Another in try
ing to avoid a collision with a street
car turned around completely with the
motor running
Washburn has the chance of her
life to advertise the school all over the
country before the opening of the new
term next fall. The plan of the West
ern Aero association to enter the col
lege in the national intercollegiate
balloon races will bear fruit
Secretary J. Will Kelley, of the Com
mercial club. tells of the pride he found
while on his recent trip. In nearly
every city members Of the commercial
club pointed out with pride to the fact
that every article of furniture in the
club rooms was home made.
City Engineer Young has prepared |
paving estimates and contractor price
blanks for file in the office of the city
al in hn f.r4,r
first in the history of the city and is
attracting favorable comment from |
contractors all over the country
"A night letter" said a Karnival |
knight, was sent to New York or
dering silk hats, leggingS canes and /
minstrel coats for 100 persons These |
articles will be seen in the black face |
MONDAY parades April 1 8 and 10. The |
parades Will include a black band of I
IS pices.'
ANY person or persons having an
act to put on a the minstrel show in
April, said member of the minstrel I
committee of the KarnivaI knights.
will please report to US and if the
tested by critics. the candidate will
have his name put on the program,
and the name Will live forever
DR.. Arthur S. Henderson of the First
onal church viii speak
Sunday on 1.-The Strength of Jesus of
Nazareth: A Study of the Man Who
Incarnated Himself in the Great Move
ment for Dem ocracy. Social Righteous
ness and Spiritual Religion. Dr.
Henderson is speaking on the living
question of present social interest.
a number of members of X. X x.
organization were out getting new
members this afternoon. The cam
palgn for members will be continued !
Monday afternoon All of those who
are taken into the organization at this
time Will have the opportunity to at
tend the big smoker and musical en-
terta1nment at the Commercial club a
week from next Monday night
The yellow Dog order seems to
be becoming decidedly popular. In
dlcatlons are now that it will soon be
a national institution. CONGRESSMAN
Dan Anthony has been granted
charter by the Beavenworth organi-
zatiOn, and he will form a chapter
among the dignified congressman at
Washington. Charters have also been
issued to the AID clubs in Chicago, De-
-roit, Dallas and Topeka.
The Commercial Club Bulletin for
February is being distributed today A I
arge portion of the space in the pub
ication is devoted to the campaign for j
interesting Topekans in buying To
oeka made goods Here is an extract ]
rom the paper: This sentiment in
'avor of buying Topeka-made goods is
.aking the city by storm. And it should. J
It should not stop. It should be an
everlasting storm-a storm that the
;ity will learn to like"
Henry J. Allen, editor of the Wich- :
ia Beacon, who will be the speaker ,
1t the mems meeting in the Novelty !
heater Sunday afternoon, is recog- r
lized as one of the strongest speakers
n the state. 1t is said that since his +
conversion he is much changed man. !
md impresses his hearers with the I
of his CONVICTIONS Arthur I
Capper will preside at the meeting /
md Elon S. Clark will have charge of
he music. DR.. c. F. Menninger will (
cad the orchestra and Prof. D. H.
seymour will preside at the piano.