The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
North Side News

| The Civic club meeting at Quincy
school Monday night was a distinct
success. The meeting was peppery,
and was well attended Frank Simms
presided. A committee of five men,
bers was appointed to lay before the
| city commissioners the plan for mu-
nicipal rest room, and to secure such
assistance as is practicable. The men,
bers of the committee are Fred Morns,
]. C. Snediker, w. NJ. G. Lane, Ralph
| Baer and c. NJ. Morrow.
AS viewed at the present time, the
municipal rest room would be located
/ in some building in the business dis
( trict on Kansas avenue, and fitted
with conveniences proper for the pur
pose. The city will be asked to fur
nish city water free, and make the ne
cessary connections without charge.
The farmers of the Indian Creek
grange indicated at the session Mon
day evening that they are willing to
contribute to the founding Of the rest
room. 1t is largely for their use, and
/ they are ready to help.
An entertainment committee was
/ appointed. The Civic club at its meet
ing two weeks from Monday night in
Quincy school, will make a radical
change in its policy by staging a pro-
gram of entertainment for the men,
bers, to be followed by the business
!
Mrs. Herbert French, Mrs. e. c. Maze,
George Young.
Thursday evening the members of
the gym class of the North Topeka
branch of the Y. w c. A. will enter
tain the members of the South Side
Monday gym class in a Notification at
| Quincy school. This will be the last
meeting of the class this year. There
are twenty members.
This week will close the work of
| the North Topeka branch of the Y. W.
/ c. A. for the year. About eighty
members have participated in the
work of the association in the first
year of its existence, and the standard
of accomplishment has been beyond
the expectation of those in charge.
| Glasses in gym work, cooking, Bible
! study and millinery have met regular
| ly. Next year the ASSOCIATION will be-
gin its work with complete assurance
of an even more successful year Mrs.
| E. c. Seger is chairman of the COM
mittee of the Y. w. c. A. general
board which has the direction of the
North side branch.
Two employees in the Union Pacific
| round house caught a brass thief Mon
| day, in the act of taking metal from
over to Officer Kennedy to whom he
gave the name of johnson. When
booked at the station he gave the
name of c. w. Deem. His bond was
fixed at $50, and a young woman who
profcssed to be his wife conveniently
appeared and put up the money Deem
or johnson said that he lived in the
| west end" of town. His case is set
for this afternoon, but the officers are
! skeptical as to whether he will appear,
as they had the goods on him.
Social and Personal.
Miss Jessie Riach will entertain the
members of her sewing club this aft
ernoon at her home, SIS North
Quincy street.
Frank Conwell is in Kansas City at
tending the convention of Missouri
Funeral Directors.
The members of Quincy school or
chestra Will participate in an enter
tainment to be given at the high
school auditorium Wednesday evening
They will give the patriotic songs of
the allied nations, and young people
dressed TO represent the different
countries will take part.
David N. Taylor, a former North To-
peka resident, returned to his home in
here.
Mrs Ike Benjamin has returned
nome after weeks visit with relatives
in Lawrence
A. NJ. Petro, druggist-Adv.
me members of the Ben Hur lodge
held an open meeting Monday eve
ming at their hall over the Shawnee
state bank. After literary and mu-
seal program, supper was served to
the members and their guests The
lodge came to life two months ago.
after having remained inactive since
1908 Only twelve members remained
Already the membership has increased
to thirty-eight, and is growing rapidly.
hundred persons attended Monday
evenings session New equipment has
been purchased. and the order expects
to begin work in a short time
The A. NJ. Woosley family of 316
west Curtis street left today for a
trip to northern Missouri
II. G. Porter and family of Shorey
have moved to 52S North Van Buren,
street
We still have some very good values
IN Trimmed Hats at 81 and up. Court
ney Millinary Parlors-Adv.