The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-09
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Union Pacific Officials Here for
Flood Meeting.
Baptist Services at Garfield
Park Begin Sunday.

The following Union Pacific Off
Gals arrived in North Topeka ABOUT
1880 this morning in special tram
to attend the meeting called by Gov
ernor Arthur Capper to consider flood
prevention: President, A. L. Mohler;
general manager, Chas- Weare; gem
eral solicitor, n. H. LOOMS; general
passenger agent, w. S. BaSinge; SUI
perintendent, R. L. Davis of the Kan
sas division, and H. G. Kali, general
freight and passenger agent OF Kan
sas City. The party Will leave Tor
Kansas City and Omaha this evening.
The meeting today was attended by
all the railroads running through
the state Several of the professors
from the Kansas Agricultural college
attended the meeting to help devise
plans.
Starting Sunday evening, July IL,
the services of the North Topeka Bap-
fist church fer the remainder of the
month will be held in the large ca
sino in Garfield park.
The meetings will be on the order
of chautauqua with special musical
features. A male quartet, composed
of E E. Bellamy, Deane Van Ness,
w. NJ. Van Ness and Paul Van Ness,
will contribute to the musical=spro-
grams as will the Baptist chorus choir
of fifty voices Miss Florence Rowe
who is soloist at the church, will sing
special selections at the meetings.
Notes and Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Palmer have
returned from Kansas City. Mo,
where they have been visiting friends
and relatives for several days.
The weekly meeting of Victor coun-
Gil No. 4, knights and Ladies of Sc
curity was held Thursday evening in
the hall. 1000 North Kansas avenue.
Ed Thominson has returned to his
home in Hoyt after spending a short
time in North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Shanks of Ross
vile spent the day on the North side.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Central Avenue Christian
church was held Thursday evening for
the purpose of appointing the COM
mitteeS of the society.
p. c. Wilson is spending several
days in Wakarusa, Kan.
The quarterly meeting of the direc-
tors of the Shawnee State bank was
held Wednesday afternoon in the di-
rectors' room of the bank.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Reams of 424
Grant street are the parents of a
boy. born Thursday afternoon.
Home grown plums are making
their first appearance in the North
side markets.
B. F. Goodman has returned from
Oklahoma where. he has been visiting
relatives for the past few weeks, and
will leave Monday for California to re-
main indefinitely.
Miss Grace Forbes of 1908 North
Monroe street will leave Saturday for
usage city. Wnere she Will remain
week visiting friends.
Most of the alfalfa fields in North
Shawnee have been cut the second
time and an abundance of the hay is
offered on the market. The rains
have done but little damage so far.
Mrs. David Foltz entertained the
girls Of her Sunday school class at a
picnic supper Thursday evening after
which the class officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected: President
Clyta Brassfield; vice president
Phoebe Wilson; secretary, Grace Pyle;
treasurer, Freda Herschberg. The
following members of the class were
present last evening: Marie Harold
Iva Mitchell. Bernice Emmert Clyta
Era Sfield. Frances Smith, Rachel
Garrett, Grace Pyle, Freda Herself
berg and Mr.. and Mrs. David Foltz
Dinner 20 cents, Wilson's Cafe, soc
North Kansas avenue-Adv.