The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
IN north Topeka.
Amity Lodge, X. of p, to Give
HOusewarming Monday.
Will Open the New Hall at 900
Kansas Avenue.
PRESIDENT WILSON LOSES
Preparedness Policy Defeated
Preparedness Policy Defeated
in Debate at ShOrey.
Presbyterian Church Will Hold
Annual Grounding Social.

Members of Amity lodge No. 231,
Knights Of Pythias will open their
newly remodeled and redecorated nall
at 500 North Kansas avenue, next
Monday night. The meeting will re
semhIe a general house-warming and
all the members are requested to at
tend. ~he lodge has made arrange
ments for an overflow crowd. The
new hall has been redecorated, new
carpets have been placed on the floor
new furniture added and everything
will he new except the altar. which
was made by a member and presented
to them more than 20 years ago.
The rank of knight will be confer
red or four of the esquires as an
opening event, and a dinner Will ne
served after the ceremonies;
The entire third floor mas peeh
leased by the lodge and more than
$500 has been spent on improvements
and fixtures Amity is the largest n.
of p lodge in the state. AT present
there are 800 members, and 4OO mem
bers are expected by AprlI l.
Wilson Loses at Shorey.
A debate last night was the special
feature of an entertainment held in
the Shcrey school house. About lou
people were in attendance Inc ques
ton discussed was: Resolved ina
President Wilson's preparedness pol
lev 10 wrong" The negative side was
supported by Mr.. Van Orsdal, principal
of the Oakland school, ana oy JeSS
Haney of Shorpy. The affirmative sue
nv Miss Shorthiil a teacher IN the
Rochester school. and Harry Logan, an
attorney of the North side Inc ue-
cision was given to the affirmative by
the judges. Miss Loop of Shorey' ana
Charles Robertson. FEBRUARY II
mock trial VIII be given IN the oHolSS
school house.
Annual Grounding Social.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church VIII
give their third annual Groundhog
social at the church on the evening OF
February >. a supper Will be served
and a program will follow January
is missionary month in the church and
all the ladies' of the society save their
pennies for the month. and place them
i, a box at the grounding social Last
wear twenty-seven dollars was raised
in this manner.
At Quincy School
The Parent Teachers association of
the Quincy school will hold it's month
" meeting at the school assembly
room Monday evening at o clock
The following program will be pre-
scented:
Music-School orchestra.
Paper. What the Parent May Rea-
sonably Expect of the Teacher. c.
Snediker.
Vocal solo-Ione Buchanan.
Paper, What the Teacher May Rea-
sonably Expect of the Parent" Maud
TagEart.
Piano solo-Elizabeth Boten.
Church Announcements.
Central Avenue Christian church,
corner of Grant and Central avenue,
/. II. Beckholt, pastor. 5. 5. Workers
communion service and preaching
1O:45 Subject, How We Got Our
New Testament" Second of a series
in Christian Evidence. Christian En-
deavor G:30; preaching 1880.
North Congregational church, Mr..
Addison, pastor. Sunday school 10 a.
m; church II; Christian Endeavor
$50 o'clock.
Mrs Harry Maynard will deliver a
talk morrow morning at the Second
Presbyterian church, on Missionary
work in Turkey. Mrs. Maynard has
been in missionary work for the past
seven years. and before her marriage
was Miss Mary White.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. win Roller and Mrs. Lands,
her sister. were in North Topeka this
morning shopping.
A delegation of North Topeka peo-
pie will leave Tuesday for Tampa,
Fla, to visit the Florida state fair and
witness the Gasperilla, an historic car
nival will be continued for a week
Among the party will be d. E. Gar
ner Ira Williams. o. p. Kennel, Ralph
Kennel and H. II. Bair. Mr.. Bair will
not be member of the party. but will
travel with them to Tampa, and will
then make trip to several southern
points.
A. NJ. Petro, Druggist.-AdV.
Miss Carrie Blair OF 1915 Quincy
street is improving after having been
quite ill
+. Z. Thompson of Kansas City, was
in Topeka on business Friday.
Ben +. Pools, pharmacist in the
Petro drug store, has recovered from
sn attack of measles. He has not been
at the store for more than week.
The Junior high school boys of the
Quincy team were defeated yesterday
afternoon in a game Of basketball by
the score of 13 to I. They played the