The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-08


hours, $3.50.
Entertainment at Community House.
Bing Bang Bill Biby may be held
responsible by the mothers of North
sac urehins if they become suddenly
pussy collecting rags, rubbers, old
bones copper and brass-especially
oto oones: For from such humble be-
Slnnlngs Mr.. Biby credits his present
success or at least, old bones were a
prominent factor, according to Mr..
BlDy IN an address made before the
North Topeka Civic club Tuesday
evening at the regular meeting at the
community house.
Mr.. Biby, in common with numer-
GUS other well known persons, in his
youth. lived in North Topeka. Not
onIy mat, but he lived in the same
yard with Charlie Curtis (now Sena-
tor Curtis) in block 500 Van Buren,
street This, Mr.. Biby declares, is one
OF MS chief claims to distinction.
AIS gift for organization was demon
strated at an early age, when he or
canned a gang of boys into alley
cleaners and sending them out over
the city, in q few weeks gave the town
clean up that has never been
equalled. And the other boys did the
work, according to Mr.. Biby. He
furnished the brains.
Ihis part of Mr.. Bfby's address was
1ulIy taken in by the small boys of his
audience and the results doubtless will
De seen IN future activity on the part
or the boys in this particular line.
Mr.. Biby's talk was on community
interests and the necessity for all
members of a community to work
together in unison. IF you want a
thing, go after. 1t in a body" said he.
individual effort alone usually gets
nowhere, but conbined5in' an organ
suits"
Mr., Biby is an easy speaker and his
ADDRESS was fun of practical sugges-
lions for the further interests of the
community. He says he believers in
giving flowers to the living instead of
sending them to the dead, and proved
1t by handing North Topeka a num-
Der of bouquets of the most gorgeous
types.
Other numbers on the program
were violin solo by Miss Elizabeth
van Ness, accompanied by Miss
Ihelma Johnston at the piano. which
was much appreciated; a reading by
MISS Freeda Smith was enjoyed and a
solo by Miss Adams, accompanied by
Mr.. Julius Raffelock on the cornet
and Miss Van Ness at the piano, was
wen applauded. The Eastern Star
quartet, composed of Mr. C. NJ Nor
row, Mrs. F. o. Morns Mrs c. NJ.
MORROW and Mr.. Charles Suit, Mrs
suit accompanist, proved popular and
was induced to respond to an encore.
At the end of the program refresh
ments of cider and doughnuts were
served. Twenty-Five gallons of cider
was drunk and twenty-five dozen
doughnuts eaten, not even a hole re-
naming. Several gallons of cider
We're taken to the firemen at station
No. 1.
Mrs. VIM. Van Ness Mrs. Charles
Suit, Mrs. C. NJ. Morrow, Mrs. A An
trim, Mrs. Blaisdall, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs.
Bissell, Miss Edna Kincaid, Miss Ina
Thompson and Miss Eleanor Kimiball
were appointed on committee to ar
range a program for the next enter
tainment which will be given shortly (
At the business meeting of the Civic |
club, held before the program, a re-
port was made by the committee ap-
pointed to canvass for funds to help |
pay for the Community house. Pres |
ident Simmss said the committee had |
met with universal encourag cement |
and the result of the canvass was most |
successful There now remains but |
something like $500 of the $1,000, the |
price Of the Community house, to be !
raised. At present there is in the |
treasury S1.0142S. The committee, |
consisting of the Rev. George r. Hiatt |
Frank Simms and c. c. Maze, was ap- |
proved and continued.
Committees were appointed to see
the proper authorities in regard to |
placing signs near the North side
schools, warning motorists to slow
down, and in regard to the better