The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-26
NORTH TOPEKA
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Persons who gave so generously TO
the Christmas tree entertainment for
Christmas eve at the Community
house, under the auspices of the
North Topeka Civic club, would have
felt fully repaid could they have seen
the delight of, the youngsters when
they viewed the trees. weighed down
with their gifts. The warm gloves,
stockings and caps were fully appre-
ciated, and in most cases the gloves
and caps were put into immediate
use Then the toys were given out,
and when the young guests thought
| they had reached the pinnacle of hap
piness, they were each one treated to
an Eskimo pie, straight from Santa
Claus land
This was the second entertainment
| of this nature given under the aus
pieces of the North Topeka Civic club,
and far surpassed the original one.
and it is the intention of@he club to
make it permanent institution.
In addition to the presents from
| the tree each child was given a ticket
to the moving picture at the Princess
theater for this afternoon. The adj
missions were donated by the man
agement OF the theater.
The following program was given
Sunday evening at the Second Presby-
terrain church, under the leadership,
| of C. NJ. Morrow:
Turn Unto Us, o Lord" choir.
ooh Come, Emanuel" tenor solo,
| Leon King; alto solo, Mrs. C. M. Nor
row; soprano solo and choir.
Thus Saith the Lord" solo, Mrs
NJ. E. Fisher.
BLESSED Be the Lord, quartet,
| Mrs. F. o. Morns, Mrs. c. M<-Morrow,
j. r. Johnston, Charles Suit and choir.
Awake, o Zieu," tenor solo, Leon
King; soprano solo, Mrs. F. o. Morns
and choir.
'Intermezzo, violin solo, Lois Meri-
| deth.
80 Little Town of Bethlehem So
prano solo, Mrs. F. o. Morns; violin
| obbl cato, Lois Merideth
There Were Shepherds tenor solo,
j. r. Johnston and choir.
THE Christmas Lullaby" contraIto
solo. Margaret Morns and choir
| ''Neol, Noel.' choir.
MY Soul Doth Magnify the Lord"
final chorus by the choir.
The Royal Neighbors lodge, No. So,
will not hold the regular meeting
Monday evening, owing to the Christ
mas holiday.
Apitiful case of deserving need was
| discovered by the Rev. R. E. Gordon
| of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
| church Saturday evening. A family
consisting of the father and mother
and a little girl of three years are liv-
ing in one room, sx1O feet in a house
in East Curtis street. The family
came here recently from East St.
Louis, hoping that the father could
get work. He is in a weakened con-
dition from an illness of over two
months duration. and the mother has
been doing odd jobs to support the
family.
The only article for supper Christ
mas eve Mr.. Gordon said, was liver.
The woman had hoped to get work to
buy bread for Sunday but was disap-
pointed.
Mr.. Gordon gave them assistance for
their immediate wants and reported
the case to the North Topeka Civic
club.
Notes and Personals.
Kenneth Kroft of 919 Jackson
street, is spending the holidays in LIN
coin. Kan, the guest of the Bradshaw
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson of
family dinner Christmas day at their
home. Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. John Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs
George Anderson and little daughter
Mildred James; Mrs. Sarah Todd of st.
Louis, Mr. Robert Anderson of ST.
Louis. Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson.
Jr., who are here from Chicago, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson.
More than 80 persons attended the
Epworth League meeting Sunday eve
ming at the Kansas Avenue M. E.
church.
The &C by Ashford. given at
the Kansa. venue Methodist church
Sunday evening under the direction
of NJ. c. Holman, was superior to any
thing of the kind previously given by
the church in the Christmas celebra-
tions. The solo numbers were unusu-
ally fine and the chorus work excep-
tiona1ly well done.
The offering taken up at the SUM-
day school Christmas celebration at
the> Kansas Avenue Methodist church
Saturday evening amounted to more
than $55. It will be used to carry
Christ to every child" by sending help
to the needy children of the, world