The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
An Organization of Campfire
Girls Is Being Formed.
The Work Is Being Directed by
the Rev. l. ii. BeckhOlt.
FIFTEEN GIRLS ENROLLED
Meetings Are Held Monday
Afternoons After Four.
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. Church
to Elect Officers Tonight.

Work has been started in organizing
a Campfire Girls camp The Rev.
I. II. Beckholt pastor of the Central
Avenue Christian church, assisted by
his wife, is instrumental in its organ
ization. The Campfire Girls organiza-
ton is very similar to the boys or
ganization known as Boy Scouts. Mem
bership is open to any girl over the
age of twelve years. At present there
are about fifteen girls in the camp
which has only been organized a
month They are taught first aid to
the injured and home crafts. The
meetings are held each Monday after
o'clock and gymnasium each Thurs
day afternoon.
The girls are taken each summer FOR
a weeks camp in the country. IN
Diroqua. Wis. camp organized by
Mr.. and Mrs Beckholt numbered
about one hundred members when
they left that place. In HARRISON ~.
the camp which they left there num-
bered between forty and fifty mem
bers.
Efficiency Month Opens.
The Presbyterian Church Efficiency
Month will be fully opened by next
Sunday morning. large amount or
literature setting forth the work OF
the boards and agencies of the church
has been received by the pastor, and
the committees having the work of the
arrangement of the booths will meet
at the home of the pastor, 927 North
Jackson street, to plan further in re-
gard to the work Next Sunday morn
ing the pastor will preach a sermon
on 1.-The Presbyterian Church and Her
Achieveme nts."
At the evening service there will be
an exhibit of a standard Sunday school
in pictures. Fifty-five pictures will be
thrown on the canvas during the
evening portraying standard school
at work
Church Election.
There will be a special meeting at
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
this evening at 1880 to elect trustees
for the ensuing year. and the delegates
to the Law conference to be held in In
dependence, Kan, March Il. Immedi-
ately following the election will be
held a business meeting of the fourth
quarterly conference.
Notes and Personals.
Earl Laidig of Danbury, Nebraska,
is in North Topeka visiting Harry
Logan.
William Sherwood, jr., son of VIM.
Sherwood, proprietor of the Sherwood
Cafe. is confined to his bed on account
of an. operation made on his foot.
Mrs. c. F, Adams, 935 Kansas ave-
nue., has returned from Kansas City,
where she was called on account of
the illness of her granddaughter.
Mrs. O. d. Hotchkiss, of Kiro, is in
North Topeka on business today.
A Mock Trial will be held Saturday
night in the Shorey school house. The
attorneys for the state are Roy Painter
and Harry Logan. Attorneys for the
defense. Arthur Beattie and John VIII
liams. all of them members of the
Washburn law school.
Mrs. o. II. Winner has been called
to Holton by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. w. Parmenter.
a NJ. Petro, druggist.-Adv.
North Topeka camp No 1243 of the
Modern Woodmen of America will
hold a meeting this evening at S31
Kansas avenue
A moving picture show was given
this afternoon for the boys of the in
dustrial school at their chapel.
Milton Slaybaugh of Winfield, Kan,
is spending a week with his family
at 1911 North Kansas avenue.
WoOdbine camp of the Royal Neigh
bors of America met at the hall on
Kansas avenue this afternoon. Re
freshmentS were served
A reception was given Tuesday
evening in the Rochester school house
for Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sample, who
will leave soon for Claude, Texas. A
prog am was rendered by pupils of the
grade school, assisted by Flora and
Grace Lanergan, Miss Irene and Guy
Winner. Mr.. and Mrs. Sample have
been living on a farm north of Topeka
for several years.