The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-27

| hours $3.50.
The regular business meeting of the
North Topeka Civic club will be held
this evening at the Community house,
corner of Laurent and Jackson street.
The Civic club will meet in the main
building, while the Tuesday evening
Red Cross home nursing class will
meet in one of the smaller rooms.
Mrs. Ed Holman and Mrs. Ben Ret
ter occupied the child's welfare booth
this morning, representing the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church. Mrs
George Dent and Mrs. Rhodes OF the
Central Avenue Christian church had
charge this afternoon
This booth is on Kansas avenue in
front of the Campbell drug store. and
its object is to distribute literature
representing the things taught in the
various Sunday schools over the coun-.
try and the methods used.
All persons interested in the training
of children are requested to get this
free literature from the women in
charge of the booth. Workers in the
Sunday schools will find a visit to this
booth of great interest and will receive
many suggestions from the books and
cards displayed that will help them
in their work.
The lessons are for children from
infancy to twelve years of age. and it
years of age would be a convert to
some Sunday school after seeing the
lesson books and cards, If given his
choice.
And that every mother would want
her baby in the cradle roll goes with
out saying.
A magazine for the older children,
from five to twelve. probably. is the
Everyland Magazine. that takes the
little reader to the different countries
&c he1 full
trated and would make a delightful
present. The subscription price is
$3.50 year.
Miss Wilma Bergundtha1 and Miss
Jessie Riach will be in charge of the
booth Wednesday morning.
The international campaign to in
crease attendance at Sunday schools is
under way this week on the North
side and the following committees
have begun work: Presbyterian, Mrs
F. O. Morns. Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. Weaver
Mrs Mellinger. Mrs. Charles Suit, Mrs
Black, Miss Jessie Riach. the Rev
George r. Jackman: the Kansas Ave-
nue. Methodist, Miss Dema Slaybaugh
Mrs G.. o. Palmer, Mrs Mary King,
Miss Pansy Antrim. Miss Edith Shook,
Mrs c. II. Dyle, Mrs. Hettinger, Miss
Laura Beverly, Mrs. Edna Lynn, Mrs.
Near. Boyd Pollom; the Central Ave-
nue. Christian, Miss Mildred Miller
Mrs Bird, Mrs. Wolf, Mrs Cooper, and
a number of others The four depart
ments, the cradle roll beginners, pri-
mary and Junior are the ones for
which recruits are being sought.
Notes and Personals.
DR.. H F. Pratt and family have
moved from Ills South Taylor street
to 1914 North Harrison street. Doctor
Pratt is a brother of o. A. and J. D.
Pratt of the North side.
Glen F. Pollom is in the race for
the Republican nomination for trustee
of Soldier township.
The B. Y. P. L. of the North Topeka
Baptist church will give a waffle party
this evening at the home of Miss
Verna MARBLE, 1909. Lane street. Per
sons attending are supposed to wear
tacky costumes.
A. NJ. Petro & Son. Druggists-Adv.
Mr.. James Coughlin of us Monroe
street has returned from a visit To his
daughter, Mrs. Walter Foley of 4SS5
Olive street, Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor have
moved from Illinois to North Topeka
are styling with Mr.. Taylor's brother,
Mr.. Clyde Taylor. 722 Monroe street.
Mr.. Will Owen. of Hugo, Colo.
formerly of Shawnee county, has been
called to Topeka by the Illness of his
mother. Mrs. William Owen. of South
Harrison street. Mr.. Owen is brother
of Mrs. D. L. Button, of 91s Van
Buren,.
S. r. Dexter, undertaken. Lady as
sistant. S23 Kansas ave.-Adv.
A reception for new members will
be held Thursday evening at the North
Topeka Baptist church. A basket din
ner Will be served at $50 o'clock. 1t is
desired that all members be present, as
the plan of the new church will be
shown. 1t is planned to build the new
church on the site of the present one
corner of Harrison and Laurent
streets.