The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-14

has been Endorsed by the Chamber Of
| Commerce, as it is believed that To-
peka. should be able to support a good
ball team. Garfield park would make
an ideal location, Mr.. Rogers said,
| owing to it's accessibility. North side
merchants were unanimous in giving
| their support to the new project. Dur
ing the past season city league teams
have played at Garfield park. and a
committee appointed by the North To-
peka Civic clubs, with Fred Buechner
chairman. was instrumental in getting
| Park Commissioner McGiffert to have
bleachers erected for seating the crowd
i that attended these weekly games. But
it is thought by some of the North
side men that Garfield park can not
be used for ball games for which adj
mission is charged, thus eliminating
| Garfield park as location. Severai
other locations, however, were sug-
gested and will be investigated.
| A number of persons have already
| left present at H. H. BARS store
| for the children of the S. B. A. home.
| The four councils of the order in To-
peka are planning a Christmas tree
| for Christmas eve for the Children of
| the home and children of members
| who will be present. There are also
six iult inmates of the home who will
| receive part of the Christmas treat.
| The children at the home range in
] ages from to III years, and include
! both boys and girls. Mr.. Bair has
| list of inmates of the home, giving
their names and ages. He will be glad
| to furnish any one wishing to bestow
| a gift on one or more of them, any
| information in his power. The gifts, IL
desired may be given to any person
selected by the doner. Gifts may also
| be left with Mrs. o. A. Mcclure, at the
| Mcclure Wall Paper store, 81S Kansas
avenue The Christmas entertainment
will be held at S. E. A. hall in Quincy |
street, south.
Christmas mail and packages are
being received and sent at the North |
Topeka postoffice, thusNightening the |
inevitable Christmas rush.
Ffe two North side s B. A. councils, |
Shawnee No. and Victor No. T., are
asked to be present tomorrow evening |
at the auditorium when the Industrial |
school boys will be presented with the |
money raised for their band by sub |
scriptions.
The movement was started by Mrs. |
Edith Supple of Topeka council No. 2.
| s. B. A. The four councils of this
organization donated s65. the largest
sum from any one organization, the
second being $2s from the Interservice
club. The entire amount raised was
s2f1.25, and this will be presented in
person by Mrs. Supple. Following a
concert BY the S. 3. A. band the boys
| of the Industrial school Will put on
program.
Notes and Personals.
| Mrs william Dister and grand
daughter Miss Charlotte Alien, of Cha
mute, are visiting friends and relatives
in Shorey.
The Fsumea Taxi Hasha Embroid-
cry club will meet with Mrs. Roy
Boast at her home, 90s jackson street,
this afternoon.
| 10 rtt, of Manhattan
was in North Topeka on business to-
day.
| s. r. Dexter. undertaken. Lady as
| sietant. s23 Kansas ave.--Adv.
There will be a program given at
| the Central avenue Christian church
on "wednesday evening at o'clock Tor
| the benefit of the Christmas work of
the c. e. society. The program will
be as follows. Piano solo. Miss
Thelna Rohwitz; Hawaiian trio; read
ing, Mrs. w. E. Reavis; violin solo,
Miss Clayton Painter aceompanist.
Marguerite Gohlke; Hawaiian trio;
reading, Mrs. NJ. @. Fowler; piano
solo. Mrs. VIM. Teets; violin solo, Miss
Clayton Painter, accompanist, Flora
reading, Mrs. w. E. Reavis; piano solo,
Miss Thelna Rohwitz, Hawaiian trio.
Benjamin Mellinger, aged So years,
! died at the home of his daughter, Mrs
| James Mckee, OF Kansas cry, MO-,
Sunday afternoon, He is survived by
four children, Mr.. 8. T. Mellinger, of
Topeka; Mr.. H. T. Mellinger, of Ia
| coma, Wash: Mr.. Charles Mellinger.
of Ellinwood, Kan, and Mrs. James
Mckee, of Kansas City. The body
| has been brought here for burial
Funeral services were held this after
noon at 2 o'clock at the United Breth-
ern church, and the body will be in
TERED at the Linn Creek cemetery:
| Mr.. Mellinger was an old resilient of
! Kansas and North Topeka. He moved
here in 1878 with his family and set
| tied on a farm near Pauline. Later he
| moved to North Topeka where he
| made his home at 813 North Jackson
street. He made this place his home
until the death of his wife several
years ago. Since then he has been
| making his home with his daughter,
/ Mrs. James Mckee, of Kansas City.
J. r. Haynes of Granville. left to-
/ day for California, where he will spend