The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23

! ed among the merchants by E. Mont
gomery, secretary of the Topeka Gro
GERS association.
Applications for the use of the
Auditorium by outside persons who
do not know what the terms are. still
are coming in. Commissioner Por-
ter believes he ought to be allowed to
rent the big building on a percentage
basis. and thus use it when at present
the high prices charged for rent prac-
tically leave it vacant much of the
time.
A meeting of those interested in the
question of seed wheat for a dozen OF
the counties in the western part of
Kansas will be held at the CONNER
cial club at 3 o'clock Wednesday af
ternoon. T. A. Borman, of the Kan
sas Farmer Seed Wheat club has in
vited the county clerks from the
counties in question to attend the
meeting.
Indications are that the cost of
living will be higher than ever next
winter. According to trade journals,
canned goods will be comparatively
expensive this season on account of
general shortage in crops. 1t is
probable that the price of milk will
advance. Fresh fruits and vegetables
will undoubtedly be expensive and in
dications are that the price of eggs
will be high.
First and second grade teachers of
the city schools will hold a meeting
late today in the Manual Training
building. The meeting will be the
first of a series of meetings of grade
teachers. The third and fourth
grades will meet Thursday; the fifth
and sixth on Friday. and the seventh
ings will be held in November, Feb
ruary and April
Topeka newspaper stated today
that at the Young Mems Christian
association classes in beginning and
advanced sewing will be offered this
fall under the direction of Miss Maude
Terrain and Miss Vivian Bernard. and
that also special class in millinery
will be formed. There surely must
be a mistake here or else the men IF
the Central association have taken on
decidedly feminine characteristics.
A religious survey of Topeka will
be made. This was decided at a meet
ing of the Topeka Federation of
Churches. The work will be done in
connection with the social survey of
the city that will be conducted by the
Russell Sage Foundation beginning
about October Is. The churches of
sary to take the religious survey. DR..
Roy B. Guild is president of the
federation.
There was an attendance of more
than two hundred persons at the
meeting of the Topeka Local union in
the First Christian church Monday
night. Twenty-four young peoples
societies were represented. The main
speaker was the Rev. H. L. Nelson. AS
result of the conference led by DR..
Maybelle True several classes will be
formed in mission study work. The
conference on evangelism and person
al work under T. E. Prout will result
in the formation of a number of class
es in evangelistic work.
The state fair at Topeka was I'M
doubtedly the biggest and best fair
ever held in the state, though the at
tendance was somewhat cut down by
the rains which fell during fair week
for the first time in about two months
] takes Il good state fair to produce
rain in such dry times. The exhibits
OF live stock this year We're especially
fine On Friday the last day of the
fair, the attendance was very large
Another day like Friday would have
made the fair a big financial success
Merchants Journal.
Following is list of the Topeka
Ministerial Union committees for the
ensuing year: Rev. NJ. F. Troxell,
Rev. E. r. Baber, Rev. w NJ. Jack
son. Program: Rev. J. A. Renwfck
Rev. E. Locke, Rev. Robert Gordon.
]. D. Zimmerman. Secy. George H.
Hoyes. Special work: Rev r. B.
Guild, Rev. F. L. Loveland Rev.
Ralph Ward. Legislation: Rev. c. y.
Finch. Rev. G A. Anderson. Rev. c.
G. Fishback. Resolutions: Rev. \. s.
Henderson. Rev. L. z. Crner. Rev.
]. S Glendenning. Membership:
Rev. D. \. Schutt, Rev. +. c. Hard
ing, Rev W. l. Cole.
The Topeka Ministerial Union has
announced the following schedule of
addresses for the coming year which
Will be delivered at the regular meet
ings of the organizations October g.
Rev. F. l.. Loveland; October 20, Rev.
VIM. Jackson; November 3, President
W. r. Carter, Industrial school; Nov.
10, Rev. d. A. Schutt; Dec. 1, DIR. AL
derson; Dec. Is, Rev. ]. F. Scheer;
Jan. 4, H. B. Wilson, superintendent of
public schools; Jan. IS, open; Feb 1,
Rev. H. l.. Nelson; Feb. Is, DR.. Roy
b. Guild; March 1. Rev. ]. S. Glen
denning; March Is. DR.. s s Estey:
April ., Rev. r. c. Harding: April g.
Rev. A. f. Seibert; May 3. Rev T. E
Prout; May Il, Rev. a. r. Williams;
June !, Rev. Robert Gordon; June 81.
Rev. c. A. Finch.