The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-26

North Topeka came into possession
OF its Community house this morning
when the deed transferring it to- the
North Topeka Civic club wassigned-
This purchase is one of the principal
things the Civic club has accomplished
during the Past year and is only
beginning in what it hopes to do In
future
The board OF directors. Instructed at
the last meeting to close up the deal
for the Community house, asked for
more definite instructions at the meet
ing OF the Civic club last night The
club voted to pay off the entire in
debtedness on. the building, $1,000,
taking S1,i00 from the club treasury,
giving note to the bank for the re-
naming 5000 This note can easily be
met next spring by payment Of merf-
bershIp dues.
Results of the work OF the club were
shown Tuesday evening when the
secretary, Charles Stewart, announced
that a number of business enterprises.
including an overall factory and
garage. had asked for information re-
garding sites in North Topeka Also
an automobile salesman desired a To-
cation on the North side A commit
tee, to report on prospective sites.
composed of Claude Maze, John
Sheetz. John Pratt. G. Galitzki. Chief
Joseph Hanlon and Charles Stewart,
was appointed by President Frank B.
Simms
c. NJ. Morrow was appointed to ar
range for entertainments to be held
at the Community house this winter.
for which a nominal charge will be
made, to add to the Civic club treas
ury for running expenses and repairs
on the building.
The meeting then adjourned. until
Tuesday, December 9, when a box So
ciaI will be held. the women furnish
In he 1~1 r1rf11 EA E6l To
the men. the proceeds to go into the
church treasury. This meeting will
open at O'Clock, and the supper will
be followed by q business meeting of
the, Civic club. = -
= Mrs, Cha rles Stewart Is chairman Of
the committee on arrangements for
the box social
Mr.. George r. Jackman. of the
Second Presbyterian church made 4
short talk following adjournment of
the club. Mr.. Jackman had been pre-
vented by absence from town from at
tending the club meetings for some
weeks. and he remarked upon the in
creased interest as shown by the
growth of the club. both IN attend
ance and membership.
Other numbers on the program were
a piano duet by Mrs George Roehrig
and GOldie Mauck. vocal solos by
Ralph Gabriel and Miss Dora Adams
and a piano solo by Margaret Collins
DuEHls the rive minutes recess
twelve new members were taken into
the club. One member joining since
the previous meeting is a man living
at Elmont, who asked President
Simmons II he we're eligible. He was
assured by President Simmons that the
North Topeka Civic club boundaries
reached from the river to the county
line, and sure, he could join"
The drug stores will be closed to-
morrow from , O'Clock until 6. open
ing again for the evening.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Ward of Silver Lake spent the
weekend with Miss Weeks of Topeka.
". B. Blakesiey. who was operated
upon for appendicitis two weeks ago
at St. Francis hospital was able to be
brought home yesterday.
Window Glass. all sizes. buy it now
Campbell Drug Co.-Adv.
The May Sisters orchestra Will give
a literary and musical program tonight
home of Mrs. J. Stevenson, S21a Jeffer-
son street south.
S. r. Dexter. undertaken. Lady as
sistant, S23 Kansas ave. Office phone
I442- Residence phone 146s-.Adv.
Mrs Boyd Pollom nd Mrs. o. F.
Winner left for Arkansas City yester-
day called by the illness of Mrs. Win
ner's daughter, Mrs L. b. Pollom.
VIM. Cox. Keith Kool and Herbert
ScoveIl. were in from Granville on
business. yesterday
Denatured alcohol, $1.0O per gallon
Campbell Drug Co--Adv.
John Dowfer of $50 Monroe street
has gone to Atwood. Kan. where he
will visit his son. Dr.. Frank Dowler