The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
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A social will be given at Euclid
Avenue Methodist church Tuesday
evening by the Epworth league.
The stoppage of a sewer at the To-
peka club caused considerable activity
in excavating the east yard this morn
ing.
The Rev. NJ. F. Troxell. pastor of
the English Lutheran church, is ill of
the grippe at his home at S33 Buchan-
an street.
The Fentecostal assembly will dedi-
cate the new hall on the corner Of
State and Twiss streets Sunday, De-
cember 2 at $3.50 o'clock.
Preaching services at the Pente-
costal assembly will be held next
Tuesday and Friday nights. The
Rev c. E. Foster is the pastor.
Mounted drill at the fair grounds
will be the work of Battery to-
morrow morning from IL to Il
o'clock.
James Hayes. the. florist, will begin
moving his flower shop Monday from
the present location at S14 Kansas
avenue to S19 Kansas avenue, the old
stand.
Seventy-five young people attended
the second meeting OF the social ser
vice club which took supper at the
First Methodist church last night
This is an increase of 40.
Report cards covering the first 12
weeks of school will be mailed out to
the parents Monday by both the
grade and high schools. One-third of
the school year has been completed
An elaborate glass sign in which
sermon announcements can be posted
has been ordered for the First Metho-
dist church by the Epworth league.
The league has already erected a
smaller sign of its own
Twenty-four men who will start an
l. eNe1y-n6H1Der canvass Sunday VRTa
banqueted last night at the Central
Park Christian church. The subscrip-
lons raised by the men will be used
TO support the church.
The chorus of the Industrial Insti-
tute VIII sing at the colored Baptist
church sunday evening. Addresses
on the life of Booker T. Washington
VIII be made by Professor Carter and
the Rev Robert Gordon.
Means of Developing Christian In
dlviduality,'' will be the subject of Dr.
Arthur s Herderson's lecture to his
Bible class Sunday at 10 o'clock at
the First Congregational church, cor
ner of Seventh and Harrison streets.
A week of prayer for peace and
unity mas been announced by the fed
eral council of the Churches of Christ
IN America beginning January 2, 1916.
Sermon topics are announced TO the
pastors for each day during the week.
One Topeka 12-year-old girl has
solved the pin money problem to her
own satisfaction She begs clothes
and sells them, getting quite rev
enue. Her parents refuse to make her
stop and the Provident association is
about to step in.
Sunday, at O'Clock, Topeka lodge
No. II, will hold a lodge of sorrow in
memory of departed brethren. To this
service all Master Masons. their fami-
lies and friends are invited. The ad-
dress will be delivered by the Rev.
George Muller GeiSel.
Special services will be held by the
Salvation Army in their hall. 400
Kansas avenue, tonight when the Rev.
Edwin Locke, pastor of the Euclid
Avenue Methodist church, will deliver
an address "A Cure for Voorhees,
will be Mr.. Locke's topic.
Evangelistic meetings at the Sec
ond United Presbyterian church will
mons of Evangelist McCory will be
The Supreme Choice of the Sour' i'll
the morning and "A Startling State
ment from Jesus in the evening
A special mems meeting at the
church will be addressed Sunday aft
ernoon by the Rev. Cyrus Nusbaum,
who is conducting revival services at
the Lowman Hill Methodist church.
He will speak in the evening on
"Heroism. There will be no services
Saturday night.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Low
man Hill church, will meet in the Sun
day school room of the church next
Wednesday at 2:3O o'clock for a gem
eral birth month party for Mrs James
Booth, Mrs. Colvin, Mrs. Reed and
Mrs. Winton. The guest of honor will
be Mrs. F. NJ. Striebey.
Ed Trap, found guilty in the dis
trict court several weeks ago of hold
ing up w. H. Wilson, an East Fourth
street druggist, was granted a new
trial in the second division of the dis
trict court by Judge George H. Whit
comb today. Traps attorneys won
their motion for a new trial on
grounds of newly discovered evidence.
H. O. Caster, attorney for the state
public utilities commission, will speak
in Gemmel hall at the Central Y. VI.
C. A. Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. The subject of Mr.. Casters
address will be What Think Ye of
Christ ?" Special music will be ar
ranged for this meeting, AMI the pro-
gram will be followed by a fellow
ship lunch.
Considerable activity in catching a
train was displayed by man on Har-
rison street near Sixth this morning.
He happened to glance at the clock
tower of the First Methodist church
and say that his train was just leaving.
The hands of the clock were pointing
to II as they have for years and the
time of day was near enough that
to give him cold chill.
Mrs. w. Burger discovered that
taking care of II assorted urchins is
not comparable with a modest family
of tWo'S requirements. when she
agreed to preside over the day nursery
at the Provident association during
Mrs. Nellie Hensely's vacation. TIL
be mighty glad when she gets back"
she says. lin fact l can almost hear
these youngsters yell in my Dreams
AT the annual election of Lincoln |
Circle No. l of the G. A. r. the follow
ing officers were installed: Mrs. n. E. |
president; Carrie Peterson |
vice president: Mrs. Ever, senior vice |
president; Helen J. Moore, treasurer; |
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