The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-06

see n KaDan0 avenue TOR Al0W
son. the ArUt announcement conce4n-
ing which was made in the state JOSH
nal more than . week ago. The sta0e
win be sumciently large for musical
plays and the biggest kind OF aertaA
vaudeville acts
Frank A. Phillips. who for ten years
was connected with the Kennedy
Mercantile company Of Enid. Okla.
and for the last year and-a hall man-
ager Of the Crockett store IN Topeka.
win leave Topeka this week for his
new home In Lacrosse, Wis He has
taken q position ~ manager OF the
ladies' suit department Of the Doer-
Finger store. Mr.. Phillips was well
known here and he and his family had
q wide circle Of friends In KansaA
The rooms formerly used ~ the
tanitor's home in the basement Of the
courthouse are being cleaned up by
the county jail TRUSTEES under the d.
rection of Deputy County Clerk Raub,
and will be fitted with shelving for tho
storage of surplus records Of the
county clerk. In the tower. and sca,-
tered about the building. arc hundreds
Of volumes Of records. principally old
dockets Of Justices courts. often re-
quested by litigants in thu district
court.
Each night this week Z group Of
laymen from some other church win
help in the services being held At tho
night John Marshall. Frank q. Dren-
ming. H. Garrison. l. A. Gllett. and
some others from the First Methodist
church will take part Tomorrow night
there will be five or SIX from the Wal
nut Grove Methodist church. Friday
sends five men. Monday night there
was good attendance and testimonials
were given by those who have recently
begun the Christian life.
T. A. Borman offers the suggestion
that the municipal Christmas tree next
year be held in the Auditorium. He
said: Il think the Christmas tree
the organ and bands play. Ten per-
sons would attend where one attended
on the state house grounds admit
that the tree would not be so spectacu-
lar in the Auditorium. Singing in the
open air is hard on voices. and 1t seems
church folks to take part in the cere-
monies. Let's use our pipe organ and
have a big tree in the Auditorium"
The annual meeting of the Y. w. C.
A. will be held Jan. 16. Ballots for
the annual election Of directors have
already been prepared. They include
the following names: For reelection
TOT term Oh three years. MIS-. n. T..
Ewers. Mrs. w. S. Lindsay. Mrs John
Sargent. ST., Miss Mildred Shaw. Miss
Annie Sweet and Mrs. Frank Thomp-
son; new members for term OF three
years: Miss Mary MacLennan: to fill
vacancies caused by resignation for
term of two years: Mrs. A. d. Gray
and Mrs. George Flintcham. Mrs.
Flintcham's name is spelled Stint
cham on the ballot.
In preparation for evangelistic
meetings. the Second United Preshy-
terrain church is holding some special
meetings for prayer. In addition to
the usual meeting in the church on
Thursday evening, cottage prayer
meetings will be held at the parson-
age and at Mrs s. F. Wilson's home,
West street. on Wednesday evening,
and Friday evening at Mr.. Bryan
Cookinham's home on Boswell ave-
nue.. and at Mrs. McKitrick's on Clay
street. Evangelist J. c. Bethel will be
here Monday evening. Jan IL. The
communion will come on Sabbath,
Jan. %. The father Of the pastor, Dr.
]. b. Jackson of Ireton. Iowa, will be
here at that time.