The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
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The downtown flower stores did .
rushing business this morning.
There was but one mail delivery to-
day, and the postoffice was closed
Garfield tonight Dancing, band
concert. free motion pictures
Three screech owls and ground
squirrel have been added to the Gage
park zoo.
Several thousand persons went out
to Gage park today in autos. carriages
and on foot
A new patrol OF Boy Scouts has been
sworn in by J. H Faxel. scout COM
missioner.
The regular June meeting of the
board OF education will be held Mon
day night.
Mrs. L. e. Hardt has taken out a
permit for an addition to her dwell
ing at 1904 North Van Buren, street
Memorial services will be held at
the Third Presbyterian church Sun
day evening for veterans of the Civil
and Spanish-American war.
The Shawnee Agency has taken
out a permit to erect q $500 dwelling
at 1925 Lincoln street; also $1,000
dwelling at 1719 Quincy street.
The members of the high school
graduating clacc will listen Ia the class
sermon by DR.. Benjamin Young at the
First Methodist church Sunday morn
ing.
There will be a meeting for men
Monday evening at o'clock in the
Redden mission, corner of First and
Monroe streets. 1t will be of social
nature.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will read a
paper before the members Of the To-
peka Ministerial union in the First
Presbyterian church Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
stores, including the dry goods stores,
were closed today. The shoe stores
and clothing stores were open half
day: likewise the grocery stores.
Unless there is rain before IL o'clock
Sunday night, May will go down on
record as one of the driest Mays on
record at Topeka. There is def
inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Pollard and
their daughters, Virginia and Fern, are
visiting friends in Kansas City. Mr..
Pollard will go from Kansas City to
the letter carriers convention in COT
feyville.
The prediction of the United States
weather bureau that this would be an
unusually pleasant Memorial day
came true. The weather has been as
fine as could be desired.
Clarence Jordan. secretary of the
Kansas State Automobile association,
stated today that in the next few
two thousand large danger signals
will be placed along Kansas roads for
the benefit of the motorists.
The attendance at the social survey
exhibit in the Security building.
southwest corner of Seventh street
and Kansas avenue. is expected to
pass the 10000 mark late today. At
noon the figure was 5000. The ex-
hibit will be open tonight. 1t will be
open the fore part of next week.
The men who will go on the Com
mercial club trade trip next Tuesday
will combine business with pleasure.
They will carry along tons of adver-
Using literature and souvenirs for dis
tribution among the people that
throng the stations. However. there
will be a large amount Of comedy on
the trip. Already there is talk of
jokes. The Topekans will be given a
royal reception at the towns along the
route. Many auto rides have been
planned and several special meetings.
Nearly one hundred and fifty boys
are expected to attend the Boy Scout
camp on the John Carter farm, twelve
miles south Of Topeka on the Bur-
lingame road. The camp will open a
week from next Monday, June 8, and
will continue for ten days. A num-
Der of boys will go out to the camp
grounds the forepart of the next week
to construct the cook shack. Local
lumber dealers donated the material
for this shack. The boys expect to
have a great time at the camp. Four
speakers have already been slated to
tell stories around the camp fire.
Sunday will be the second anniver-
sary Of the installation of DR.. Roy B.
Guild as pastor Of the Central COngre-
gational church. He was received into
the church by DIR. Charles NJ. Sheldon.
duct the Sunday evening communion
service Jointly. In two years more
than three hundred persons have been
taken in as members of Central
church. DR.. Guild will preach his last
sermon before going on his chau-
Sunday morning. This summer DR..
Guild will speak at approximately
ninety towns in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas on church efficiency.
Miss Kate King. who will be ''gov
ernor" of che those tag day" parade
that will be held on Kansas evenue,
Saturday morning. June s, at 10
o'clock, stated today that Governor
and Mrs. George H. Hodges. Mayor
r. L. Cofran and Mrs. Cofran, to-
gether with several other prominent
citizens have agreed to participate in
the parade. They will ride in an old
fashioned tallyho driven by four gray
horses. Up to this time 22O horses
have been promised for the parade.
Volunteers are wanted among the
ladies of the city to sell tags The
money taken in will go to the Foster
Humane society There VIII be
and small button for human beings.
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