The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-02
IN NORTH Topeka
Farmers From Every Grange in
Shawnee County at Institute.
Many Notable Speakers at Ses-
siOns in Grange Hail.

! Farmers from every grange in
Shawnee county VIII meet tonight AZ
/ Indian Greek grange hall. when the
first session Of two days meeting
Of the farmers institute will open
+ The sessions will close tomorrow night
On the progam are some Of the best
I known authorities in the state on
various phases of agriculture. The
meetings are open to everyone in the
county and arrangements have been
made TO care FOR a large attendance
For the accommodation of farmers
who live in remote parts Of the county
or in outside counties. meals Will be
served at the hall
At Sis o'clock tonight n T Burton
Of the State Agricultural college viii
discuss What the Farmer Owes and
Has a Right 20 Expect From the Rural
School" A musical program by the
Topeka Y NJ C A quartet viii open
the evening program
J B. Fitch of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college. at 10 o'clock Friday
morning Will tell the members OF the
institute how properly 10 feed dairy
cows AT II o'clock Ralph Searie Will
delivery 4 poultry talk
4 demo uS1rarIou of dairy COW judE-
ing will be made at 1 O'Clock Friday
afternoon by Prof Fitch He will be
followed by J. H HoIston. who will
speak on The Start and Later De-
velopnnet of My Pure Bred Herd
Al O'Clock Prof. Fitch viii deliver
an address on .'SiIos and SiIage." Mrs.
O. s Snyder will offer several musical
numbers at the afternoon session
A meeting Of especial interest to
women viii begin at 1880 O'Clock Fri
day afternoon and run concurrent
with the regular meeting Mrs J. o.
BFoWnlnS viii speak TO the farmers
wives On Topics Of the Kitchen
Household couVsuierces will be dis
cussed BY Mss Frances Brown di-
rector Of the domestic science of the
extension division of the Kansas State
Agricultural college Miss Brown also
VIII deliver an address Friday after
ing
The program Friday evening will
consist OF a song by Mr. Alexander;
an address. -Dairying a Profitable IN
dustry,' by Prof Fitch: and an ad-
dress. The Progressive Housewife -
by Miss Brown
To Improve Depot Reading.
Sunday school literature and read
ing material of a little better qua Iirv
IEan that found IN the average rail-
way station viii be placed in the
L Mon Pacific and Rock Island sta
tons by members Of the public vel
fare committee OF the Central Avenue
Christian church Christian Eudeavor
society The committee. Of which the
Rev L H BeCkhoId Is chairman also
plans to give new testaments TO the
prisoners at the city and county pri-
sons
Public welfare committees have
been Orga nIzsd by various Christian
churches. although the movement is
comparatively new. What the uIti-
mate aim Of the. orEa uizatiou VIII be
Mr.. BeckhoId could not say this
morning, the movement here being
young
- Will OE-=aaixe- CEuh&-----
Clubs for the boys and girls of
Quincy school viii be orga nized with
in the next two weeks Prof Q NJ
II lori 1rrr- TraaT of
announced Preliminary steps for the
organization already are under way
The clubs were organized last year
by Mr. Morrow, but disbanded with
the close OF school for the summer
Their places were taken by the play
grounds and the public school league
The Inter-schOol contests closed this
week. however.
The girls club will be in charge of
the teachers Of the school and an Of
ficer OF the Y N c A Mr. Morrow
and " P MacLean. director of ath-
Ietics for Topeka public schools, VIII
nave charge Of the boys work
Install New OFFICERS.
New officers OF the WOman's Home
Missionary society OF the kansas Ave {
nue. Methodist church viii be in
stalled at meeting 10 he held in the /
church At $3.50 o'clock Friday after [
noon The meeting viii be the first (
since the reorga MIA Cion Of the club /
last month The officers who viii be |
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Seheer. president; Mrs J. W Robin |
son vice president; Mrs. E c. Segar. |
corresponding secretary. Mrs p L /
BissEH. treasurer, HRS Pearl Judkins, {
recording secretary
scouts to Have Hall
The old Ralph Bair property. on /
West Laurent street. has been turned /
over to the Boy Scouts of North To-
peka and viii be firted up By them +
Tor 4 meeting hall and gymnasium +
Equipment viii be purchased as big
hearted North Topeka contributes.
The Rev I. H BeckhOId. scoutrlas-
ter. has taken first aid work under /
the Red Cross society. and viii talk
to the boys on first aid as wen as 4
health Regular drills will be con-
Quoted and an effort made to make
the north society one Of the most ac-
tive in the city
Notes and Personals
Mrs. NJ c. Guffey of 100 East Lau-