The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Amity Lodge, X. P, Is "Of
Age" Monday.
Bucket Brigade Saves e. p.
Depot at kirO.

The members of Amfty Lodge No.
81 Knights of Pythias will celebrat re
the twenty-first anniversary of the
lodge in their hall Monday night A
number of the officers of tie grand
lodge, which includes Harry Mcmillan
the grand chancellor commander will
take part in the program. The affair
IS limited to members only
Amity Lodge No. 231 was instituted
when North Topeka was but a small
part OF the city. Its members have
been progressive from the very begin
ming. The membership now is about
$50 and it is the second largest lodge in
the state.
Special arrangements are being made
to induce as many of the charter mem
bers to attend as is possible Harry
Mcmillan. of Minneapolis, who is a
member of the state senate, is grand
chancellor commander of Kansas He
will address the members Among the
other speakers are Charles N Miller. a
member of the legislature from Ottawa
county and a representative to the su-
preme lodge. Frank BenefeI of Coffey-
Vile, lecturer on PythianiSm will also
be present. W. A. S. Bird of Topeka,
a member of the grand and supreme
lodges, will address the members A
number of musical selections will be
given. Rev. John A. Bright also will
speak. A banquet viii be given after
the program is completed.
Membership committees of the Com
mercial club have been soliciting MEM
bers in North Topeka. They have sue
ceeded in getting a number of appli-
cations but have not met with the sue
cess which was expected or desired
The committees reSort that the North
Topeka business men have failed to
display as much interest in the organ
ization as have the business men who
H..
North Topeka men devote practically
all of their time in working for the in
terests of that part of the city through
the North Topeka Civic club which wa s
organized a number of years ago. This
organization is responsible for practi-
cally all of the improvements III North
Topeka in recent years.
Lincoln day services viii be observed
at the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church Sunday morning. The members
of Blue Post G. A. R. No go and the
ladies of the Women's Relief Corps will
meet at the post hall and march to the
church in a body. They viii meet al
the post hall at 1920 o'clock and the
services will begin at Il O'Clock. Rev.
John w. Waldron will preach an ap.
propriate sermon.
The depot of the Union Pacific at
Kiro. was damaged by fire Friday.
Sparks from a passenger train started
a fire in the roof PasSersby notified
Boyce Forbes, manager of the general
store and elevator of the. Kiro Mel
camille Company. Mr.. Forbes organized
a bucket brigade while his wife called
neighbors on the telephone and sum-
moned additional assistance. All of
the roof was burned away and the
building was otherwise damaged. The
agent had gone to dinner and the
a total loss excepting for the work of
Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes.
Notes and Personals.
Members of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Kansas avenue Methodist
Clures at SIS Kansas avenue.
NJ. A. Hutchinson, of kiro, was in
the city today on business.
j. B. Feiderling of Elmont, was in
North Topeka today on business.
Regular services will be held Sun
day at the North Topeka Congrega-
tional church. Rev. r. j. Pearson will ,
preach the morning sermon beginning
at IL o'clock and Frank p. Rude, as
will have charge of |
the Sunday school services which will
begin at 10 o'clock. The Christian
Endeavor services will be held begin |
ming at GAS o'clock.
e. A. Ward of Kiro was in North |
Topeka today on business.
Rev. w. G. Meeker will speak at the |
Second Presbyterian church tomorrow |
morning on the subject of 1.-The Lead |
ership of Jesus The evening service !
will be under the direction of the La
lies Aid Society and the address will |
be on the subject What God Did !
With a TalkatiVe Woman" The ,
horus choir and Mrs. Frank Phipps
i'll sing. Miss Lily Graft will con-
uct the Christian EndeaVor society |
1t $50 o'clock on the subject "Bul-
etins From the Temperance War"
John d. Zimmerman will preach at |
he Central Avenue Christian church |
both morning and evening tomorrow.
rhe morning sermon will be Things
" orth Fighting For The evening
sermon will be on, THE Evolution of
City In the evening Mr.. thinner
nan intends to present some definite
acts in regard to the nonenforce-