The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-26

The North Topeka Civic club will
hold a special meeting next Tuesday
at the Community house and arrange
for a cleanup day for North Topeka.
All residents are asked to be present
and join in arrangements for making
North Topeka a beauty spot.
The committee appointed to see
Commissioner Hancock in regard to
the city's cleanup week, unofficially
reports that Mr.. Hancock has offered
to send over all the city street force
on any day the Civic club selects as.
the cleanup day, and will continue
half the force on the work of clean
ing up the alleys in North Topeka until
it is finished.
The Parent-Teachers' association
will meet next Monday evening at 1880
at Grant school. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
The annual congregational meeting
of the Second Presbyterian church
will convene next Thursday evening at
1880 o'clock. At this time the minis
ter, the Rev. George r. Jackman, will
preach his farewell sermon. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public to
attend. Mr.. Jackman has served just
two years as stated supply and wishes
to take this opportunity to thank the
public and the press for all the courte-
sizes shown him while connected with
this congregation. At the congrega-
tional meeting following the sermon,
there will be made the reports of the
different departments of the church,
the election of two elders, one deacon,
five trustees and the auxiliary finance
committee.
The contract for the erection of
new bridge on the Central avenue
road over Muddy creek was let by the
county commissioners yesterday to the
Marsh Construction Co.. of Kansas
City, Mo. According to terms of the
contract the bridge is to be completed
by September. The bid was $19,9S7.
There were four other bidders.
1t was decided at a meeting of the
members of the North Topeka Baptist
church Friday evening at the church,
that the work of tearing down the
present church at the corner of Har-
rison and Laurent streets, should be
commenced early next month. The
new $4,000 church will be built on
the site of the old church, which was
built over fifty years ago. During the
course of construction the congrega-
ton will hold services in the North
Topeka Community house.
When the canvass for funds for the
new church was first started it was
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menced when one-half the funds had
been raised. When the finance COM
mittee made its report last evening it
was found that almost the entire
amount had been raised.
Easter Services at the Churches.
The Easter services at the North side
churches will be unusually beautiful
this year. Special music has been pre-
pared by the different choirs, and the
Sunday schools will have special pro-
grams. There will be sunrise PRAYER
meeting at $50 o'clock at the Cen
trail avenue Christian church, with
Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Follow
ing this a program will be given by
the Sunday school and the chorus. A
meeting for women and girls will be
held at 8 p. m. when Mrs. I. A. Wilson
will make talk on "A Worthy Me-
mortal" intermediate and Senior
Christian Endeavor will hold a service
at Z p. m. Evangelistic services will
/ De held at p. m. with sermon by the
pastor. the Rev. 1. A. Wilson, What
Think Ye of the Christi
At the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church the Epworth League will hold
sunrise meeting at the church at
$3.50 O'Clock, led by Miss Laura Bev-
erly. The Sunday school will have an
Easter program at 9:45 a. m. Morn
ing worship at IL o'clock with special
Easter music. The subject of the SER
mon by the pastor will be 1.-The Mean
ing of Easter" Junior church at IL
a. M The Epworth League service
Will be at 6:15 p. m. with Leon Hol-
man. leader; the subject will be, Les
sons From the First Easter" In the
evening at 1880 O'Clock the choir will
give the cantata, Life Everlasting