The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

1t is probable that a strong ag1ta-
ton will be started soon for deten-
ton home for Topeka.
Work on the New England building
addition is progressing apace. Henry
Bennett is the contractor.
The Highland Park baseball team
will play Harry Snyder's team at
League park Sunday at o'clock.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will speak
before the Brotherhood of the Wal
nut Grove Methodist church next
Monday evening on THE Church and
Society"
The Model Clothing Co. on East
Sixth street and the j. c. Darling Co.
at 734 Kansas avenue have ordered
attractive electric signs which will
soon be installed.
The clerks and deliverymen of To-
peka will hold meeting next
Wednesday night at 413-415 Jackson
street. They will discuss the question
of the Saturday night closing of the
Topeka stores. .-
The baby welfare rooms at the
Provident association will be opened
by the U and I club the first Of
July. Next week the work of putting
the rooms in readiness for the opera
ton of the plan will start.
The name of C. c.. Bennett of Bra
zine, Kan, was Internationally left
out of the list of those who were sue
cessful this week in passing the ex-
aminations under the state board of
a high grade.
The mud hole at the west end of
Willow park since a snap shot APP
peared in the State Journal a few days
ago has been filled in. This will be
appreciated by the people of Melrose
addition. The Willow park bridge
needs some attention next.
MotIarS' c111h of the PrOvidont
association will hold picnic on the
Washburn campus Tuesday afternoon,
June "a. The members will meet at
the Provident building at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. They will go in a spe-
cial street car to the picnic grounds.
Many requests have been received
from towns along the route that will
be followed by the Commercial club
Get Acquainted Special week after
next that MarshalIS band furnish mu-
sic. In all cases where it is possible
the band will play in a public place.
master 1. o. o. F. of Kansas, went to
Wellsville today to preach the odd
fellows memorial sermon tomorrow
afternoon. On Sunday, June %, he
breaches a similar sermon at Ran
dali and on Sunday, June 20, at
Cheney.
The Second Regiment band will
give a concert Sunday evening from
$3.50 to 1880 o'clock. The concert will
be followed by a short address by the
Rev. Herbert Corwine of the Third
Christian church. Plenty of time will
be allowed for those who attend to
reach their respective churches for
evening services.
In former years the merchants of
Kansas have been entertained at To-
peka. This year the local jobbers and
manufacturers and other business
men will call upon the merchants of
northeastern Kansas. And the mer-
chants of the Kansas towns will be
just as glad to receive the Topekans
as the latter were to entertain them.
The Commercial club has received
several letters from bankers in the
towns that are included in the sched-
ule for the trade extension trip, June
1921, asking how many Topeka bank
erS will be in the party. j. R. Bur-
row has already procured his reser-
walton, and several other bankers are
talking about going along. However,
there are only a few reservations left
and those who expect to be included
in the list of the excursionists will
have to look sharp.