The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08

pantry stores, culinary and art ex-
hibits.
A feature of the program today was
the chicken dinner served at noon
by the women of the grange.
Failure to serve the chicken dinner
pointment.
The fair closes tonight.
"Queens of the Harvest
Queens of the Harvest a beauti-
full sketch by the children of Louise
Arnold Circle, will be one of many
features of a special rally program
to be held at the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday. Nine little girls will
participate in the sketch which is I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Joseph
Hicks, teacher of the circle
The morning program will be in
charge of the Sunday school classes.
The Christian Endeavor societies will
have charge of the evening program,
which will consist of piano solo by
Miss Irene PrObascO, song by En-
deavor, duet by Mrs. j. d. Pratt and
Mrs. Fred Morns, piano duet by Mrs.
]. r. Johnston and Miss Thelma john
ston, solo by Mrs. Glessiner, piano solo
by Miss Pratt and Miss Clifton, and
song by Endeavor.
Library Society to Elect.
Officers of the. Dunbar Literary So
ciety will be elected at a meeting to
be held tonight in the st. Marks
Methodist Episcopal church. A special
program has been arranged for the oc-
casion, and consists of special music, a
reading by Miss -Beula,h Wins, recita-
ton by Archie James, address by
Aaron Douglas. president of the So
ciety, and an address by Walter White.
Considerable assistance has been
giXed BY the society toward raising
funds for the erection of a new
church to be built by the Rev. Mr.. w.
NJ. Martin.
Exhibits at Banks.
Exhibits rivalling those at the
Grange fair are on exhibition at the
North Topeka banks In the Citizens
State bank several ears of white corn
are on display that are said to be as
good as those shown this week at the
Indian Grange fair. The corn was
raised near Thompsonville.
A pumpkin, perfect in shape and
weighing IS pounds, is on exhibition at
the Shawnee State bank. The plant
was raised by J. NJ. Robinson of
Shorey. Mr.. Robinson has an unusu-
ally good crop of pumpkins this year,
some of them having attained the
healthy weight of 55 pounds. Inc
plants are sweet enough to be made
into pies without adding sugar, it is
said.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Basinger, of
1929 Central avenue, are the parents
of a boy, born Thursday night.
Miss Edna. Mcclure, who has been
i'll this week, is recovering. She was
unable to attend her classes at the
high school for the last two days
Teachers of Quincy school will take
lunch today at the Indian Creek
Grange fair. The outgoing trip will
be made in a ''jitney'' already charter
ed for the purpose. They will return
on foot.
C. Meyers, mail carrier on North
Kansas avenue, is finally convinced
that cold weather is here. Until this
morning Meyers has been making his
rounds wearing a vest as his last
outer garment. Today, however ne
appeared wearing a coat.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Guffey, of East Laurent
street, and her guest, Mrs. H. G.
Brownell, went to Holton this morning
where they will visit the Rev. j. W.
Waldron and family. Mr.. Waldron
was formerly pastor of the Kansas
Methodist church. Mrs. Brownel,
whose home is in Shawnee, Okla, has
been visiting relatives in North To-
peka for the past three week.
Mrs E. Robson, of S27 North Jack
son street, has returned to her home
after spending a week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jack Bradbury, of Elmont
Samuel Cromwell, city scale master.
is dangerously i'll at his home, 917
North jackson street. Mr. Cromwell
was stationed in North Topeka for
years.
j. S. Jackson, of Elmont, Ed Nc
Connell of Menoken and Fred Mon
gold, of Perry, were in North Topeka
Thursday on business. 80