The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-13

" R. Parkhurst, president Of the
North Topeka Civic club, at the meet
ing last evening. stated that he had
seen Albert Patten in regard to the
Shorey car service, and had been as
sllred that the "Y" will be installed
car service from Garfield park Mr..
Parkhurst also said that dance,
completing the Victory highway cele-
bration, will be held at Garfield park
on the evening of August 2, and at
this time the immense tent which
will house the chautauqua, to be held
August 4-10, will be up, and visitors
will be able to see the accommoda-
lions provided by the management for
the comfort of their patrons.
A committee composed of V. r.
Parkhurst, R. r. Baer, Charles Stew
art and Fred Buechner met at the
Buechner store. this morning and COM
pleted arrangements for screening the
windows and doors of the Community
house, the work to be accomplished
before Saturday, when the women of
the club will serve a dinner to the
public.
The question of wood for tourists
stopping at Garfield park was
brought before the club. Free wood,
ready chopped, is furnished at Gage
and Ripley parks for the tourists,
while at Garfield the wood, while fur
lists. r. r. Baer, Charles Stewart and
Fred Buechner were appointed on a
committee to see Commissioner Nc
Giffert and request that chopped
wood be furnished Garfield park. Of
fetal records show Mr.. Parkhurst
stated that Garfield park outranl1ed
any other park in the city in the num-
Der of tourists taking advantage of
the camping grounds. One conven-
fence the parks of our city lack, Mr..
F'arkhurst said, was stationary wash
tubs and large iron kettles for boiling
clothes. These are considered among
the necessary equipment of camping
grounds in the larger cities, and if
installed in our camping grounds, Mr..
Parkhurst believed, would result in
tourists stopping for several days in
Topeka, and would lead to a greater
familiarity with our city.
Advance sale of tickets for the clau-
tauqua is progressing satisfactorily,
according to a report made last eve
ming. South side merchants are highly
in favor of the entertainment and
ticket sales will be held in different
stores of Topeka. beginning next week.
Street banners and auto and store
window stickers are now ready for dis
| tribution, it was stated, and aggressive
newspaper advertising will be begun
soon. Persons having autos who will
help advertise the chautauqua by put
I
quested to call at the chautauqua
headquarters, 912 North Kansas ave-
nue., or at Austin Sn ediker's, S43 North
Kansas avenue, and receive a supply.
| Work was begun yesterday on the
construction of eiaS1t miles of concrete
hard-surface road On the Upper Silver
Lake road. The nav road will extend
from the end of the Shorey car line
to it's junction with the Golden Belt
road near Kiro. Stewart & Richie OF
Wichita were given the contract sew
eral weeks ago. Their bid was $685.
452.o4.
The Page Milling company yesterday
shipped a car of flour to Liverpool
England.
Work of remodeIing the W. H. Rut
ter furniture store is progressing rap
idly. The Partitions on the seconc
floor have been removed and the en-
tire space will be used as a display
room, An elevator is also being in
stalled. Mr.. Rutter is now in the cas-
on buying trip.
Notes and Personals.
Eva French of 1874. Jackson stree
returned today from weeks visit t
her cousins, the viii Russell farnil.
OF Meriden-
/ Blue Corps NO D cleared S1o at IN
dinner served yesterday by them a
/ A O. U. W. hall. The materials 70
the dinner were all bought, no dona
lions being asked.
The Business and Professional Wo
mems club picnic, held at the Boys
Industrial school grounds last eve
ming, was attended by over one hun
dred members. The trip to tn
i grounds was made in an auto bus an
in private autos. The supper wa
served by the women of Trinit
church. An enjoyable program wa
4 put on by the boys OF the school.
The Epworth League of the Kanss
e Avenue Methodist church held til
a regular business meeting and picn
i supper at Garfield park last evenin