The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-23

Arrangements for the annual
North Topeka day. and community
picnic to be held Thursday. June 10,
at Garfield park, were discussed
Thursday evening at the meeting of
North side citizens held at the fire
station.
The North side merchants declared
themselves strongly in favor of OBJ
serving an annual North Topeka day,
and a committee was appointed to
solicit articles from the different mer-
chants to be given to the children as
prizes in various athletic contests
which are planned.
Charles Stewart and D. F. Gabriel
were appointed a committee to have
window cards printed to advertise the
closing of the stores on the afternoon
of June 10.
c. NJ. Morrow, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, reported that he had
seen Mr.. Barnes, playground super
visor, and had been promised his CO.
operation in arranging amusements
for the children. He had also gotten
prices as to terms for the concessions
at Garfield park.
Mr.. Morrow was also chairman for
the committee on music, and reported
that in regard to band music, the
hiring of the bands for concerts was
done by the city, under the direction
of the park com mission. He had seen
Mr.. McGiffert in regard to having a
band concert at Garfield park on
North Topeka day and Mr.. McGiffert
said he thought it could be arranged
to have a band for the evening and
perhaps for the afternoon also.
A motion was made and carried to
instruct the secretary of the Civic
club to send invitations to Mayor Cor
wine and the city commissioners, in
the name of the citizens of North To-
peka. inviting them to attend the cele-
bration of North Topeka Day.
c. NJ. Morrow was appointed to wait
upon Mayor Corwine and request him
to make an address on this, the first
annual North Topeka Day.
A committee composed of the fol-
lowing men was appointed to solicit
funds from the North Side business
men to help meet expenses incurred:
Fred Buechner, Arthur Brintnall. j.
C. Snediker. r. r. Baer, D. T. Gabriel,
Charles Stewart.
The meeting was then adjourned to
meet with the Civic club al its regular
meeting June 2. -
Notes and Personals.
The l. P. Stock family has moved
from their farm to their new home at
1895 Central avenue, recently pur-
chased from J. NJ. Caylor. During the
summer Mr.. Stock will remain on the
| farm to look after the crops.
Lancelot S. Jacques, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jacques of 1885 Harrison
street. is one of the North Topeka
boys in the seth division who arrived
| in New York on the Leviathan. He
will be at Camp Upton before being
| sent to Camp Funston for discha rye
The Rev. ]. H. Anderson, state sec
rotary of the Christian Endeavor So
| ciety of the Christian church, has been
at Hiawatha and Barnes, Kan, this
week. working in the interest of the
society.
Golden Rule lodge. No 90, A. r. G.
| A. NJ. will confer the third degree on
seventeen candidates. starting one
minute after midnight tonight and
continuing tomorrow. The members
of Helena chapter will cook and
serve the meals consisting of break
fast at 8 o'clock. luncheon at - and
! 6 o'clock dinner tomorrow evening.
The funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
! Saywe1l. who died Monday morning
were held Thursday afternoon at 2
Shepherd, the Rev. George HAT in
| charge. The pallbearers were Mr..
John McNown, Mr.. F. B. Simms, Mr..
Joseph Bromich and Mr.. George
Graves. Burial was in Bethel ceme-
terry, where the committal service was
read by Mr.. HAT.
Mrs. Christina Fravel of Logan
street, who suffered a stroke of par
alysis few weeks ago. is improving.
w. H. Stanley of the Shawnee Chief
| dtteuueu the meeting OF members OF
| the Chamber of Commerce, county
commissioners and farmers in the
benefit district, held at Lawrence yes
| terday.
THE ladies of the North Topeka
Baptist church will give a chicken
/ dinner tomorrow Saturday at the
Lukens building. All are cordially in
| vited.-Adv.
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