The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-06

World Wide Missions "Our Duty to
Africa THE Prayer Life of the Negro
! Christian" and How to Cure Our Race
| Ills"
| Justis of the Provident association viii
tell of social service work in Topeka. at
the First CONGREGATIONAL church. illus
trat1ng with stereOptfconovieWS
The volIey ball series among the bust
ness men has come to a. close as far as
the sport is concerned. but banquet will
be held by those who have been fndulg-
ing the game on March 10 in Gemnen
hall.
I'm usually so busy that I don't have
time to read the entire paper" said an
instructor in the high school, so the first
thing | do is to read the snap shots, for
there find the local news summed up
in a nut SHE'LL
This country is becoming more and
more like the French of Old" City COM
missioner Miller said this afternoon. IF
something isn't done, the country will be
alive with conditions similar to the Law
renee crimes
organized at the First Presbyterian
church under the leadership of Ralph
Searle. Prof. Woods of Washburn has
organized a class for the studying OF
methods for boys work.
The average person in Topeka would
buy q hundred tickets to the pipe organ
concert at the Auditorium if the must
clans only would promise to make good
use of the chimes. Scores of concerts
have been given on the big organ and the
chimes were not sounded.
There Is a newspaper reporter in To-
peka who spends an hour or two every
day before supper time building snow
forts and indulging in SNOWFALL fights
with the youngsters of the neighborhood.
He is real hero in the eyes of the boys.
DR.. Arthur S. Henderson Will speak on
Child Labor Thursday evening at the
First Congregational church.
The new assistant secretary of the
Provident association has arrived in the
city from Chicago and has assumed
duties. She is Miss Mary Bose, and is
said to have had thorough training to
fit her for the work, being a graduate
of the Chicago School of Philanthropy.
She will relieve Secretary Guy T. Justis
of much of the routine office work.
Prior to the Bonynge address at the
Commercial club this evening short
business session will be held by the club
members, and some changes will be made
in the constitution. One of these will
provide for 10 members of the board of
directors instead of 16, and another will
reduce the membership to the farmers
and members of the U. C. T. to Sc a year.
Notices have been sent to all the Com
mercial club members of the r. w.
Bonynge meeting at o'clock. Mr..
Bonynge who is an ex-congressman from
Colorado, and an authority on economic
questions, will speak on Monetary Re
ness men of the city Will undoubtedly go
to the parlors of the Commercial club
this evening to hear the discourse.
The family, the head of which died re-
Gently from pneumonia, and which is now
destitute, has been provided a house at
I'LL East Sixth avenue by the Provident
association The family not consists of
the mother and six children, all of whom
are under u years of age. The White
House meat market sent around by a
State Journal messenger boy this morn
ing a basket of ham and fresh meats.
Secretary J.. VIII Kelley of the Com
mercial club, who has returned from |
Russell, Kan, where he talked to the
members of the Commercial club of the |
town, said today that he was given a |
hearty reception. There were So members
In the club when he arrived, and at the |
meeting which he addressed and which |
was attended by rs men, nine persons |
joined the club. Russell has population |
of 100. The crop prospects in that /
country are great for the coming sea-
son, said Secretary Kelley.
The plans for the back lot school gar
den contests are being speedily worked |
out by Superintendent G. c. Starr, and c. |
II. wilmington, instructor in agriculture |
at the high school All the school chr-
dren will be asked to become farmers on
a small scale when the planting time
comes around. Several prizes will be Of
likely that next fall an exhibit of the
best agricultural specimens will be made
at one of the school buildings.
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