The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
CURRENT TOPIC;
BUSY MEMS CLUB
UNIQUE Topeka Organization Is
Open Officially October 4.
Program for Season Is Being
Arranged by Officers.
MANY SPEAKERS OF NOTE HERE
Santa Fe Orchestra VIII Fur
nish Music for the Year.
Club Is Only One Year Old But
Lusty Infant.
Program for Season LIS BEN
Arranged by Officers.
MANY SPEAKERS OF NOTE HERE

The Current Topic club will hold
its first meeting of the year, in Gem
NELL hall at the Central Young Men
Christian association on Monday, OCT
4 1915. The committee has arranged
a program for the season and were
fortunate in getting speakers VINO
draw large crowds.
They are not yet ready to give the
complete list of speakers, but they Will
be announced in advance OF the meet
ings.
One of the novel features of the
club is, that they begin promptly at
SIS, and close at 1880 sharp. This IS
done to permit the members to attend
any other engagements they may have
for the evening. Its object shall be for
the disc dsson of the current topics of
the day Except secter.an or politically,
and a clearing house of ideas, for
busy men, to promote good feliowshlP
and comfy among its members" Good
music during the meal, is followed
Immediately by the speaker of the
evening who is allowed about forty
minutes to serve the mental refresh
ments."
The officers of the Current Topic
club are:
Mr.. Ralph Cav, president.
Mr.. John Cleveland, vice pres.
Mr.. E. W. Carver, secretary.
Bascom, Mr.. James E. McFar-
land, executive committee.
To the able management of these
men, is due the credit for the success
of this club last year. They are now
planning for the coming meetings, and
the prospects are bright for continued
success.
Santa Fc Orchestra.
The Current Topic club has ar
ranged for the services of the Santa
L &c hoe fro no f1c -
introduction to the music lovers of
Topeka. They will be remembered,
not alone for the able handling of diff
ficult music, but also for the splendid
appearance they make in their white
uniforms. The orchestra is composed
of:
Mr.. Dale Rodgers, first violin.
Mrs. Geo. Miller, second violin.
Mr.. G. L. Schmer, first clarinet.
Mr.. OrvaI Zarker, second clari-
Mr.. Frank Wilder, first cornet.
Mr.. julius, Vogel, second cor
net.
Mr.. Luke Ballard, viola.
Mr.. Roy Be oth, bass VOL.
Mr.. Owen Gish. French horn.
Mr.. Hooper, trombone.
Miss Helen McNealey. traps.
Miss Hazel Levitt, piano.
Soloists: Miss Wade Hardy, So
prano: Mr.. G.. L. Schwer, clarinet.
and Mr.. Grant Burdett manager.
The Central Y. NJ. c. a. male quar-
tette, together with the other talent
available, permits US to predict many
musical and literary treats as in the
past the speakers will be carefully
selected. and Topeka will have oppor-
tunitieS to hear many prominent men
speak on varied subjects of vital
interest.
Organized in 1914.
The Current Topic club was organ
lied at a meeting held in the associa-
ton building. November 6, 1914. Mr..
James f. Mcfarland, who had recent
~ moved here from Fort Scott, Kan,
told the men present about. the Cur
rent Topic club in Fort Scott, and the
ed along similar lines. There were
twenty-five meetings of the club held
last year, and we give below the list
OF speakers, and the subjects they so
ably handled:
Mr. Harold T. Chase. of the
Capper Publications, The Euro
pean Situation
eminent inspector at Wolff's,
The Foot and Mouth Disease and
Its Dangers to Our Meat and
Dairy Supply
Dr. Clarence True Wilson. gen.
eral secretary Methodist Temper
ance society. The Outlook for
National Prohibition
Mr.. S. D. Flora, Frosty Flora"
the local weather man, weather
News
Mr.. Leon A. Congdon. assistant
chief food inspector Present
Status of the Adulteration and