The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-28

A large attendance is expected this
evening at the mass meeting at the
North Topeka Community house, cor
ner of Laurent and Jackson streets,
when residents of North Topeka and
vicinity will discuss the location of
two new bridges over the Kaw river.
connecting North Topeka and South
Topeka If you have reason for
preferrinG a certain location, be pres
ent this evening and tell why you
think IL would be an advantage to
North Topeka. If you have no prefer
ence. come and hear what others have
to suggest
Degree of Honor lodge No 26 will
hold the sen1i-annuaI election of Of
ffcers Saturday evening, December 2,
at o'clock. All members asked TO
be present
The Rev. w d. Bolton of the First
Baptist church of Sabetha, Kan, will
preach both morning and evening at
the North Topeka Bcptist church next
Sunday.
The first annual Harvest Home
banquet of the Second Presbyterian
church was held Friday evening, NO
vember "a, in the social rooms OF the
church. The committee in charge was
Mrs. ]. J. King. chairman: Miss Olive
Fisher, Mrs Ethel Morrow, John
Ward F. o. Morns. Mrs. Morns, Ray
ParneII and the Rev. n. A Peck Mrs
Marie Fisher had charge of the kit
chen and Miss Alice Skinner, for
mer domestic science teacher at Man
haitian, was in charge OF the -prepara-
ton of the food. The banquet was
served by the young men of the
church, under the direction of e. h
Peebler.
This harvest home party was
real et-together" affair and the re-
ception, held to the members and their
fria n the serving OF the
banquet, was an informal means OF
getting better acquainted. The guests,
two hundred in number, We're seated
at tables in the church dining room
The rooms were appropriately dec
grated for the occasion with wigwams
of fodder with golden pumpkins heap
ed about the base, foliage. fruits and
vegetables, carried out the harVes1
suggestion. A fireplace with an old
fashioned clock ticking on the mantel
piece. gave a homelike effect The
main table was in the form of cross,
and small tables. placed abou the
room, also had their quota of guests
One of the unusual features of this
banquet was that the young men and
women of the church attended to the
clearing up and tidying of the dining
room and kitchen after the banquet,
which work is usually left to the older
women of the church.
During the banquet toasts were
given by members of the church, c
M AorroW aCIns as toaSeiiAaSte..
They were as follows: "Our Session."
Peter w. Riach. Our Deacons. ].
]. King. Our Sunday School" +. o.
Morns. "Our Choir" Charles Z. Suit.
"Our Christian Endeavor." Mrs. IzadAl
Parneu. Our Ladies' Aid" Mrs.
Ethel Morrow. Our Missionary So
ciety." Mrs. Lizzie King. "Our Trus-
tees" ]. H. Skinner. our Church"
The Rev y. A Peck.
Following the banquet an entertain
ment consisting Of stunts put on by
members of the different classes of
the Sunday school, furnished amuse-
ment in a lighter vein. The Big
Brothers class. consisting of young
men, and the Joy class of young
a comedy put on by all members was
a cause of hilRrity. Mr. Gerber IA
vored the company with a song sung
in the Swiss language that was ap-
preciated.
VIII Form Separate Associations.
At the meeting of the Grant-Quincy
Parent-Teachers' association Monday
evening at Quincy school, it was voted
to form two distinct Associations, rep
resenting the two schools. Principal
MOrrcNN of Quincy school and Princi-
pal Palmer of Grant viii call a spe-
cial Iaeeting soon OF the parents and
teachers of their district and school.
when officers of the new associations
will be elected.
In the past, while C. NJ. Morrow was
principal of both Quincy and Grant
schools. the combination of the Grant
Quincy association was adviSable
The meetings were held in turn at
the two schools, and proceeds from en-
tertalnments went into a common
III easury. With Mr.. Palmer at the
head of Grant school it is believed that