The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Business Houses Generally
Close for Labor Day.
Address to Union Men at Sec.
Ond Presbyterian Church.

Labor day is being observed in
North Topeka. With few exceptions
stores and offices were closed all day
OF the few exceptions some were
closed after 10 o'clock. Grocery stores
and meat markets remained open for
several hours this morning to enable
housewives to obtain those things
which slipped their memory Saturday.
Most of the clothing stores were open
until noon. The post office was open
until 10 o'clock and one delivery OF
mail was made.
With the exception of a Labor Day
picnic and a concert by MARSHALL
band at the Garfield park, no plans
for the celebration of the day have
been made on the North Side. Not
even the complete Labor Day parade
was taken across the Kaw river. After
the line of marchers and floats
reached the south end of the Melan
bridge it began to disband.
Discusses Labor Problems.
Problems of the laboring man and
the reasons for unrest in the labor
world were discussed Sunday night in
a Labor Day sermon by the Rev. Jo-
seph P Hicks, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church A special 1nV1-
tation had been extended to laborlns
men and a section was reserved -1or4
them.
After touching on the rights of the
Iaboring man, his right to share in the
profits of the institution for which he
is working, his right to work and his
right to keep the Sabbath day, Mr..
Hicks took up the position of the
church toward labor. He outlined
two points: First, the unity of God and
the solidarity of the human family;
ind second. the Fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man.
Said DR.. Hicks: eff we preach at
our communion tables the Unity of
God and the Brotherhood of Man, then
we must practice these same great
teachings in the shops, mills ana mar
kets places"
THE greatest enemy of the laboring
man is the liquor traffic. declared
DIR. Hicks, t'and the only way that the
evil can be effectively overcome is by
national prohibition"
Country Schools Open.
DESPITE the fact that this is Labor
nav most of the country schools north
of town opened. A few schools in
Guiding Lyman and Shorey will not be-
gin their fall terms until Tuesday
Several small schools opened last Mon
day
Notes and Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Jaquay and Mr..
and Mrs Row Smart and daughter,
Doris Jane, are the guests TO-DAY OF
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Maze, 1432 North
Quincy street The visitors motored to
Nortb Toneka from their home in
Atchison. They will return Tuesday
morning. -4. 80
The Christian EndoaNOF SoC4ly VI
the second Presbyterian church Will
hold a social Tuesday night at the
home of the pastor, the Rev. j. F.
Hicks. 927 North Jackson street.
T. M. Forbes, Miss Grace FORBES;
Mrs. G. Graft and family, Miss MAUD
and Miss Hazel Slocum and MI anu
Mrs. William Gordon have returned
from a ten days vacation at the North
Topeka outing camp at Maple Hill
Miss Frances Wycoff of 121O Norln
Quincy street has returned from Hoyt
where she was the guest sunday OF
her cousin, Mrs. Frank Leonhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. George BOSNIAN OF
San Francisco are the guests OF MRS
Dossman's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
charles f. Bridge.
7. Studer of 1917 North Quincy
street has gone to California, where
he will visit friends during the next
three weeks He also expects to visit
both California expositions-
Edwin Graft, 1109 Central avenue
who has been ill at his home since
earIy in the summer, has had re-
lapse and his condition is serious.
A B. Kelsey of Kiro spent SUNDAY
in North Topeka visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cunningham
spent Sunday in Silver Lake with their
daughters.
Miss Mary Helen Bahr has returned
from Fairview where she spent sew
eral days with her parents.
See Mrs. McClure's new fall hats