The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-22

| an organization composed of business
s wo.hen ana working girls. The school
prlses will be discussed.
! ms is clean up time. Scores of houses
| N topeka are being repaired and remodel
in hundreds paint of is being applied 1ed
| housewives are busy getting the interior
o. the houses in proper order for the
remainder OF the spring and the summer
season. Flower gardens are being planted
The management of the Kansas State
Z ar association intimates that the offer
ING at Me exposition next September in
tne way OF amusements will be more
elaborate than ever before They are not
ready as yet, however, to divulge the
pookers- Ihey want to save the Dig am
Hlunltlon until a date nearer the opening
| of the fair
On account of the inability of Governor
George III. Hodges to attend the dinner
winch viii be given by the Commercial
club for the sons of the members on May
I, the dinner has been postponed until
six o'clock, May IA There will be sew
eral other speakers aside from Governor
Hodges Topics relating to civic improve
ment and civic pride will be discussed.
The stationary engineers of Kansas are
making prepare tons for their annual
meeting which vii be held in Topeka May
10 The sessions will be held in the
rooms of the Commercial club, but While
the meeting is in progress supply houses
will have the auditorium filled with ex-
hibits of various kinds. Two or three
hundred engineers are expected to attend
the meeting.
Dr. F. l. LoveIond, who has been
granted leave of absence by the official
board of the First Methodist church, Will
sail for Bulgaria the first of June to make
a personal investigation in Bulgaria of
conditions surrounding the Balkan war.
DR.. Loveland will -visit in Zurich, Sw1tzer-
land with Bishop Nelson, formerly OIL
from William ]. Bryan.
The caretakers in the city parks are
among the busiest people in town at the
nj m
superintendent, expects to make the parks
more attractive than ever this season.
trimmed and the flower beds are now be-
ing put in condition for spring planting
Hundreds of the pesky dandelions have
been removed from the parks.
The fair weather this week has brought
many out of town shoppers to the city
Topeka is becoming more and more pop
ular trading center for the people in the
neighboring towns. Many persons from
Lawrence and Baldwin shop in Topeka in
preference to Kansas City. They are of
the opinion that the Topeka dry goods
stores in particular are as good as can be
found in this section of the country
1t was announced some weeks ago in
the State Journal that some of the local
Democrats and PrOgreSSrveS were plan
ming to start an agitation in favor of
adding a kitchen to the auditorium in or
der to care for the big banquets early
next year. Now some of the Progressive
and Democrats are getting together and
it is probable that stress Will soon be
brought to bear on the city COMMISSION
ers to have this improvement made.
1t is possible that Saturday night closing
will come about in Topeka in the next
few months. There continues to be con-
siderable agitation the part OF en-
ployees and even employers for such
move, but the difficulty is that no one
merchant wants to take the lead. 1t has
been suggested that the merchants get
together and decide to start the day one
hour earlier in the summer months and
close at five o'clock in order to give the
employees longer evening.
Arrangements have been made whereby
the school children who enter the nome
garden contest may obtain seeds at re-
duced rates. c. c. Starr, superintendent
of CITY schools has asked the principals
in Topeka to report by May l as to the
number of pupils who have signified their
intention of becoming farmers on a small
scale 1t is expected that they will num-
her in the thousands. The prizes Will be
offered at the respective schools IN pro-
portion to the number of pupils entering
the contest at the individual buildings
President Frank X. Sanders will speak
before the Brotherhood of the Walnut
Grove Methodist church the evening CT
Nav 10. DR.. Roy B. Guild was on the
nroeram for April 81. The schedule OF
Rrotherhood addresses for the next few
months is as follows: June 10, Inc ne
ngion of the Mormons, by ReV: Bruce
Kinney: July p, Are Chrlsuanlty ana
Socialism Compatible" DR.. w. NJ. Balch;
Sentember Is why Turkey Has Been
Driven our of Europe Prof. A. NJ. Hyde;
October 90 The Influence of the Jew on
Civilization" the Rev. Ralph Ward: NO
yernber H. MEMS Work for Men," DR.. 5
w Somerville: December 10. causes Oh
Unrest in Mexico E. c. Hickey.