The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
DEDICATE new
HOME FOR AGED

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disgrace to the good name of Kansas.
Bishop w. o. Shepard urged the eX-
penditure of time and energy in the
others spoke in behalf of the enter
prise.
Dedicate New Home.
The new Methodist Home for the
Aged at the corner of MunSon and
College avenues was dedicated this
Street cars were in waiting. at the
church at o'clock to convey the min
listers and laymen to the home.
H. Clarkson of Topeka presided.
The first thing in order on the pro-
gram was music by the conference
Quartet DR.. Edwin Locke, secretary
statement. DR.. S. S. Martin, super
intendent of the home, made a short
address. The dedicatory address by
Bishop Shepard of Kansas city FOL
lowed. H. Clarkson presented the
building for dedication on behalf Oh
the board of trustees. Bishop Shep-
ard performed the dedicatOry cere-
mony. The service closed with the
singing of the hymn, "A Charge to
Keep | Have
A meeting of the Ministers Wives
association was held this morning at
the First church. The following Off
Benjamin Young, Topeka; treasurer,
Mrs. Clyde Clay Cisse1 of Chanutes
and secretary, Mrs. ]. w. De zoe OF
Abilene. Another session of the Or
ganization was held at 4 o'clock TINS
afternoon.
The new structure is the first unit
of a group of buildings which are ex-
pected to eventually comprise the the
practically scat a cost of S24,ooo.
The building is attractive in appear
ance and makes a good showing Tor
the money invested. Thomas w. Will
0f architect.
The new home is of brick construc-
tion-stone trimmed-with slate roof,
and is 42x65 feet in dimensions. 1t IS
a three story building with basement.
There are approximately forty rooms
in the building, twenty-eight of which
are for dormitory purposes. There is
a spacious parlor, an ONCE, oln1ng
room, and of course kitchen. Barber
& Mills did the brick work, Anderson
& Seybold the wood work, and john
son & Beck has thk contract for the
plumbing. An elevae5r will be Installed
soon.
Dargitz Memorial Building.
1t will be known as the Dargitz Me
mortal building because of the fact
that James DargitZ of Greenleat gave
$1,000 towards the building fund The
building was named for him and his
deceased wife and he has been made
n life member.
Bishop w. o. Shepard is president
ex-officio of the home. H. Garrison
Locke, secretary, and S. S. OFT, treas
urer Much credit is due DR.. S. S.
Martin, field secretary, for his activ-
ity in procuring funds for the build
ing. Miss Donna Cooley Is the ma
tron of the home.
The second building of the group
will be started as soon as the present
building is entirely paid for and 1t ia
felt that it is quite safe to start the
Banquet to the Wives.
A banquet to the wives of ministers
will be held this evening at six o'clock
in the Sunday school temple. The an
niversary of the Edworth league will
be celebrated this evening at 1880
o. clock il the main auditorium of the
First Methodist church, the Rev. G.
B. Zook presiding. DR.. w. F. Sheri-
dan of Chicago will deliver an ad-
dress. The Rev Fred NJ. Bailey of
will preside at the celebration
of the anniversary of the board of
Sunday chools which will follow. DR..
Edgar Blake of Chicago will speak.
Plans for Sunday.
Many of the ministers will attend
the model Sunday school exercises In
the Sunday school temple at $3.50
be a conference love feast in the
church auditorium at 9:45 o'clock
with DR.. Bernard Kelley presiding.
Bishop Shepard will deliver a sermon
have been assigned to Topeka
churches as announced in Fridays is
sue of the State Journal and accord
ing to the regular church announce
There will be an ordination service at
three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
DR.. J. Q. Randall of Philadelphia,
secretary general. conference commits
sion on evangelism, will preach an
evangelistic sermon at 1880 o'clock.
Address by Converted Jewess.
Late Friday Mrs. Jacob Bernheim
of Chicago, who does an excellent work
in the Jewish quarters gave an in
tensely interesting address. Mrs. Bern
works in a section of Chicago where
10000 persons live in a square mile,
$4,000 of whom are Jews.
"Oi Yoi. Yoi, the smells in that
square mile the speaker said. in de-
scribing conditions. I'VE have all
sizes of people to help. We supply
clothes for many women of "A sizes.
And l want you to know that we have
enough 80 and "a size white shirt
waists with the buttons cut off before
we received them, to start a second.
hand store. In one rel of contri-
buttons we found a set of false teeth.
A kindly man suggested that the teeth
might have been dropped in by acct
dent. oh, no, brother, I told him.
The teeth were wrapped up
Missionary Session.
The missionary meeting was presid-
ed over by Mrs. J. Luther Taylor of
Pittsburg, president of the Conference
Home Missionary society. Mrs. Flora
Wark Bechtel of Lawrence cores
ponding secretary of the society, led
the devotions. Miss Emma Britt a
deaconness from the National Train
ing school at Kansas City, told of the
work of that institution, which is sup
ported by the Home Missionary So
ciety.
DIR. F. N. Lynch Spoke.
DR.. Frank N. Lynch, of Rockford