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A. J. Kellam. Supt. mailing division. T. A. Wilkie, mailing clerk.
R. G. Moody, night mailing clerk.
H. R. Blanchard, distributor. R. M. Hunter. distributor.
T. Lisemby. distributor.
R. C. Caldwell. clerk.
W. S. Darby. clerk. O. L. Tarvin, mailing clerk.
.J. J. Fritz. mailing clerk.
LeRoy Powell, Supt. of city delivery.
A. J. Ashpole. night distributing clerk.
A. A. Shoaf, lock distributor.
H. F. White. box clerk.
Katie A. Ellinger, clerk.
.J. V. Schesser. clerk.
J. C. Springstead. clerk Station A.
A. J. Elliott. mailing clerk.
O. J. Mvers. clerk.
A. S. Strain. night registry clerk.
Dealer in all kinds of Building Material .. . W. I. Miller Lumber Co.
213 EAST SIXTH AVE. BOTH PHONES 204.
LOW RATES, PROMPT MONEY. MEDIUM EXPENSE TO BORROWERS.
MERRIAM MORTGAGE CO.
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Carriers.
C. H. Conron.
O. R. Molz.
A. B. Roush.
A. P. Smith.
J. J. Curry.
M. T. Lacey.
J. F. Going.
C. H. Stewart.
Geo. Dagg.
J. H. Murphy.
J. T. Porter. Chas. Summers.
F. C. Farnsworth.
M. H. McNerney.
S. M. Robinson.
J. W. Tobias.
S. J. Hodgins.
E. P. Pollard.
John Ryan.
T. A. Widener.
Howard Hannah.
J. W. Swickard.
L. F. Seiler.
A. E. Robinson.
Charles Swearingen.
Substitute Carriers.
A. H. Kinne. | I. Sheetz.
S. S. Ferguson. | A. Weybrew.
C. E. Priddy, special delivery messenger.
J. O. Layton, special delivery messenger.
A. Kuykendall, laborer.
Rates of Postage-Domestic.
All mailable matter for transmission by the United States mails within the United States is divided into four classes, under the following regulations:
First-Class Matter .- (Sealed or unsealed.) Letters: samples with prices noted thereon in writing; typewriting and carbon and letterpress copies thereof; printed communication having the character of actual personal correspondence; matter wholly or partly in writing; inclosed matter, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof; postal cards having anything attached or any writing or printing on the face other than the address; drop letters at non-letter-carrier offices, one cent per ounce or fraction thereof.
Second-Class .- (Unsealed, transient.) Newspapers and periodicals to regular subscribers, one cent per pound; transient newspapers, onc cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof. No limit of weight.
Third-Class .- (Unsealed.) Printed matter in unsealed wrappers, corrected proof-sheets, and manuscript copy accompanying same, business and visiting cards, address tags and labels, printed maps, plans and charts, paper valentines, blue-prints, photographs, engravings, heliotypes, hektograph prints, lithographs, and similar articles of print, one cent for every two ounces or fraction thereof. Seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants are now sent at this rate, but subject to fourth-class regulation.
Fourth-Class .- (Unsealed.) Envelopes, blank bills, letter heads, blank and playing cards, paper sacks, wrapping paper with or without printing. and blanks of any kind, merchan- dise, samples, drawings, and other matter not included in the first, second or third classes, one cent per ounce or fraction thereof.
Re-forwarding. - Letters may be re-forwarded without payment of additional postage, but second, third, and fourth-class matter cannot be forwarded unless the necessary postage be paid.
Unmailable .- Matter injurious to the mails, explosives, poisons, or exhaling bad odor, or liable to decomposition, ardent, malt, vinous, spirituous or inflammable liquids.
Limit of Weight .- All matter is limited to four pounds, except single books and first- and . second-class matter, which may weigh more.
Becomes First-Class .- Whenever any packet of matter other than first-class offered for mail- ing to any address within the United States is sealed or otherwise closed against inspec- tion, or bears writing not permissible by law, it is subject to postage at letter or first- class rates, treated as a letter.
Registered Matter .- First, third and fourth-class matter may be registered at an expense of eight cents on each package, in addition to the proper postage.
Takes High Rate .- Matter of a higher class inclosed with matter of a lower class subjects whole package to the higher rate.
Charges for Domestic Money Orders.
Not exceeding $2.50.
3 cts.
Over $30.00 not exceeding $40.00. ... 15 cts.
Over $2.50 not exceeding $5.00.
10.00.
8 cts.
50.00 66
66
1 60.00 .... 20 cts.
10.00
20.00.
10 cts.
60.00 66 75.00. ... 25 cts.
20.00
30.00. .12 cts.
¥ 75.00 6. 100.00 .... 30 cts.
A single money order may include any amount from one cent to one hundred dollars, inclusive, but must not contain a fractional part of a cent.
Best Grades and Lowest Prices on Lumber.
213 E. Sixth Ave. Both Phones 204.
5 cts.
40.00
50.00. . . . 18 cts. " 5.00
W. I. MILLER LUMBER COMPANY.
Estimates Cheerfully Given on Large and Small Orders of Lumber
W. I. MILLER LUMBER CO. 213 EAST SIXTH AVENUE. BOTH PHONES 204.
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General Information.
The postoffice is open for the reception of mail from 5 o'clock A. M. to 11 o'clock P. M., and for general business from 6 A. M. to 7 P. M., except Sundays. For the transaction of regis- try business, from S A. M. to 5 P. M., and for money-order business from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., except Sundays.
On Sundays and holidays the office is open for general business one hour, from 12 o'clock noon to 1 o'clock P. M., during which hour the carriers are in waiting to pass out any mail called for by their patrons.
Collections of mail from street boxes are made from one to six times daily, according to schedule attached to the respective boxes.
Outgoing mails close one-half hour before departure of trains from the station's.
Inquiries respecting the arrival and departure of mail should be made at the office of the superintendent of mails.
Immediate delivery of mail matter by a special messenger may be secured by affixing a special delivery stamp, in addition to the regular postage, at any hour between 7 A. M. and 11 p. M. Inquiries respecting the delivery of mail should be made at the office of the superintendent of delivery.
The stations register letters and issue and pay money orders, and sell postage stamps and stamped envelopes and wrappers.
Application for missing letters, papers and packages, mailed at Topeka for other postoffices, for mail matter that is held for postage, or is for any other reason unmailable, should be made at the office of the superintendent of mails.
The entry of second-class matter, or for information concerning the same, for letters which the senders desire to recall by telegraph before delivery is made to addressee, should be made at the assistant postmaster's room.
For stamped envelopes, postal cards, etc., in quantities of 500 or over, and for the rent of loek boxes or drawers, application should be made to the finance clerk.
For redemption of stamped envelopes, which have been spoiled in directing or printing, apply to the retail stamp window.
For employment as clerk or carrier, or information concerning the same, application should be made to the secretary of the local board of examiners for the Civil Service Commission, who is the superintendent of the city delivery.
All transient residents receiving or expecting to receive mail at the general delivery should in- struct their correspondents to add to the address of same, " General Delivery," which will save from 12 to 24 hours in delivery.
Rates of postage to Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Philippine Islands, Guam (or Ladrones), and the Panama canal zone, the same classification of mails and the same rates of postage as in the United States.
Mails by parcels post are regulated by treaty between the United States and those several foreign countries to which this service is extended. Parcels-post service does not exist in the United States, as domestic mails.
The greatest weight of any one package by parcels post, is eleven pounds, and the postage by parcels post is twelve cents per pound or fraction of a pound.
Railroads.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. Originally organized as Atchison & Topeka Railroad February 11, 1859. November 24, 1863, name changed to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company. General offices located in Topeka, at Ninth and Jackson streets. Here 649 officers and clerks are quartered. Their aggregate annual salaries amount to $548,- 893. General shops also located here, employing 2,098 men, to whom is disbursed an average annual aggregate of $1,277,611.80 in wages. There are 476 train and station men living in Topeka, to whom this company pays annually $376,757.76. The system traverses the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, and California, and the territories of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Indian Territory. Mileage, 8,119.04. Express Company, Wells, Fargo & Co. Passenger station at foot of East Fifth street. T. L. King, city ticket agent; freight office at corner of Fourth street and Holliday Place; W. C. Garvey, agent.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. Division offices located in its handsome passenger station. Total mileage of system, 7,382,51. Its lines traverse Illinois, Iowa, Min- nesota. South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory,
Real Estate Loan Brokers,
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Colorado. Tennessee and Arkansas. Passenger station at First and Kansas avenues. A. M. Fuller. ticket agent; freight office, corner Van Buren street and First avenue; O. Moxey, agent.
Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Total mileage of system. 6,003. The road traverses Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Indian Territory, Arkansas. Lonisiana, Illinois. Loeal passenger station and freight offiee at corner of Fifth and Adams streets. F. E. Nipps, agent.
Leavenworth & Topeka Railway Company. Organized as the Leavenworth, Topeka & Southwestern Railroad Company. Capital stock owned by the Santa Fe and Union Pacific companies jointly. Operated independently by officers of the Santa Fe without compensation. Mileage, 56.12. Runs between Topeka and Leavenworth. Express company, Wells, Fargo & Co. All trains arrive and depart from the Santa Fe passenger and freight stations.
Topeka & Northwestern Railroad Company. Officered by Union Pacific Railway officials, and its proposed line to extend from Topeka to Marysville, in Marshall county. Right of way has been purchased in Shawnee and Jackson counties.
Union Pacific Railway Company. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Missouri are traversed by this system. Total mileage, 2,955.76. Passenger station corner Railroad street and North Kansas avenue. Freight depot, corner Jackson and Railroad streets, North Topeka. J. C. Fulton, agent.
Secret and Benevolent Societies. Masonic.
The Masonic halls are on the fourth and fifth floors of the Masonic block, 619, 621 and 623 Jackson street. All Masonic bodies, except Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, and Helena Chapter, No. 210, meet in Masonic hall. Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, A. F. & A. M., and Helena Chapter, No. 210, O. E. S., meet on the third floor, at 900 North Kansas avenue, North Topeka. During the months of January, February, March, October, November, and December, all stated meetings are at 7:30 P. M. During the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September, all stated meetings are at 8 P. M.
Topeka Lodge, No. 17, A. F. & A. M. Chartered October 18, 1859. Harris L. Whit- ing, master ; Llewellyn J. Graham, senior warden; John M. Cleveland, junior warden ; Daniel W. Nellis, treasurer; Carl W. Nellis, secretary. Stated communications held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Orient Lodge, No. 51, A. F. & A. M. Chartered October 17, 1867. Frank L. Stevens, master; George E. Bell, senior warden; William S. Eberle, junior warden ; John E. Moon, treasurer; Evan Davis, secretary. Stated communications held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, A. F. & A. M. Chartered October 20, 1870. Elmer E. Miller, master; Henry G. Buechner, senior warden; Harry L. Wilkinson, junior warden; Daniel J. Hathaway, treasurer; Henry L. Sherburne, secretary. Stated communications held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Siloam Lodge, No. 225, A. F. & A. M. Chartered February 20, 1884. Ferdinand D. Dreisbach, master; Silas F. Wright, senior warden; Fred M. Tuckerman, junior warden; Augustus O. Wellman, treasurer; Sadlier J. Hodgins, secretary. Stated communications held on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Topeka Chapter, No. 5, Royal Arch Masons. Chartered October 18, 1866. Albert K. Wilson, high priest; Sadlier J. Hodgins, king; Anton Demuth, jr., scribe; John Sargent, treasurer; Harry F. White, secretary. Stated communications held on the first and third Mondays of each month.
Zabud Council, No. 4, Royal and Select Masters. Chartered October 15, 1872. Augus- tus O. Wellman, thrice illustrious master; Early W. Poindexter, deputy master; Will C. Chaffee, conductor; John Sargent, treasurer; Harry F. White, recorder. Stated assemblies held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Topeka Commandery, No. 5, Knights Templar. Chartered October 18, 1869. Evan Davis, eminent commander; Early W. Poindexter, generalissimo; Owen J. Wood, captain general ; William M. Clime, senior warden; Carl W. Nellis, junior warden ; Will C. Chaffee, prelate; Daniel W. Nellis, treasurer; Thorp B. Jennings, recorder. Stated conclaves held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
W. I. Miller Lumber Co.
LUMBER AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL.
213 East Sixth. Both Phones 204.
YOU WILL FIND SECURITY FOR YOUR IDLE MONEY IN INVESTMENTS OFFERED BY Merriam Mortgage Company.
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Beulah Chapter, No. 34, Order of Eastern Star. Chartered March 11, 1885. Mrs. Lillian C. Anderson, worthy matron; William M. Shaver, worthy patron; Mrs. Kate R. Wilson, associate matron; Mrs. Ellen Humphreys, secretary ; Mrs. Emma Coney, treasurer. Stated meetings held on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Helena Chapter, No. 210, Order of Eastern Star. Chartered May 11, 1899. Mrs. Mary Petro, worthy matron ; Horace D. Miller, worthy patron; Mrs. Emily McClure, associate matron; Mrs. Myrtle W. Suit, secretary ; Mrs. Rena A. Dibble, treasurer. Stated meetings held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
Beatæ Crucis Conclave, No. 7, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine. Chartered June 6, 1900. Albert K. Wilson, M. P., sovereign; Frank S. Crane, viceroy ; Owen J. Wood, senior general; W. C. F. Reichenbach, junior general; John Sargent, high prelate ; William M. Shaver, treasurer; Carl W. Nellis, recorder. Assemblies held upon call.
Oriental Lodge of Perfection, No. 3, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Chartered February 1, 1879. Thorp B. Jennings, K. O. O. H., venerable master; Elisha H. Ander- son, senior warden ; Samuel J. Zimmerman, K. C. C. H., junior warden; Winfield A. S. Bird, orator; Wm. C. F. Reichenbach, secretary; Jonathan D. Norton, treasurer. Stated meetings held on the second Friday of each month.
Unity Chapter Rose Croix, No. 1, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Chartered
. February 17, 1881. Louis M. H. Wood, wise master ; Charles J. Snyder, senior warden ; Frank L. Stevens, junior warden; Wm. C. F. Reichenbach, secretary ; Jonathan D. Norton, treasurer. Stated meetings held on the second Friday of each month.
Godfrey de St. Omar Council Knights Kadosh, No. 2, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Chartered February 13, 1884. Alfred A. Rodgers, preceptor; Samuel G. Zimmerman, K. o. o. H., first sub-preceptor; Samuel Cunningham, second sub-precep- tor; Winfield A. S. Bird, chancellor; Frank L. Stevens, orator; Wm. C. F. Reichen- bach, recorder; Jonathan D. Norton, treasurer. Stated meetings held on the second Friday of each month.
Topeka Consistory, No. 1, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Chartered April 28, 1892. William H. Wilson, master ; Thorp B. Jennings, K. C. C. H., prior ; Frank H. Hair, preceptor ; John C. Payne, chancellor; Wm. C. F. Reichenbach, registrar; Jonathan D. Norton, treasurer. Stated meetings held on second Friday of each month.
Topeka Masonic Board of Control. Organized. July 15, 1891. Composed of the first three elective officers of and the secretaries of Topeka Lodge No. 17, Orient Lodge No. 51, Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka Chapter No. 5, Topeka Commandery No. 5, and Oriental Lodge of Perfection No. 3. Has charge of the management of Masonic Hall. Augustus O. Wellman, president; Llewellyn J. Graham, vice-president; James W. Mc- Clure, treasurer ; Spencer P. Wade, secretary. Meets second Monday of each month.
The Council of Administration of the A. & A. S. R. in Topeka. Incorporated De- cember 29, 1896. Organized to hold the title to, care for and insure the property of the four Scottish Rite bodies, including an interest in four lots at the northeast corner of Eighth avenue and Quincy street, and to administer such other powers as may be conferred or required of this corporation by said Scottish Rite bodies. Meets first Tuesday of each month.
Masonic Board of Relief. 'Organized April 12, 1881. Composed of the first three elec- tive officers and the secretaries of Topeka Lodge No. 17, Orient Lodge No. 51, Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, Siloam Lodge No. 225, and Topeka Chapter No. 5. Has charge of the care and relief of worthy sojourners and their families. Sadlier J. Hodgins, president; Anton Demuth, jr., vice-president ; Luthier M. Nellis, secretary and treasurer.
The Masonic Immediate Relief Association. Organized May 16, 1891. Membership confined to members of Topeka lodges and resident Master Masons in good standing under 60 years of age. Grants immediate relief to the family of a member upon said member's death in the sum of $100. William S. Bergundthal, president; Carl W. Nellis, secretary ; Daniel W. Nellis, treasurer.
The Masonic Temple Company. Organized September 20, 1888. Composed of the boards of trustees elected by the Masonic bodies of Topeka. Has charge of real estate on the northeast corner of Eighth avenue and Quincy street. and funds subscribed for the erection of a Masonic temple in this city. William Green, president; Augustus O. Wellman, secretary ; Daniel W. Nellis, treasurer. Annual meeting on the second Monday in April.
Good Grades. :: Low Prices.
213 EAST SIXTH AVENUE.
W. I. MILLER LUMBER CO. Both Phones 204.
Merriam Mortgage Co.,
REAL ESTATE LOANS. FIRST-CLASS MORTGAGES ALWAYS ON HAND. COLUMBIAN BUILDING.
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Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kansas. Grand secretary's office, rooms 10, 11 and 12 Real Estate building, 701 Jackson street. Albert K. Wilson, secretary.
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Kansas. Grand secretary's office, room 8, Real Estate building, 701 Jackson street. William M. Shaver, secretary.
Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Kansas. Grand recorder's office, room 8, Real Estate building, 701 Jackson street. William M. Shaver, secretary.
Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, of Kansas. Grand recorder's office, Commer- cial Club rooms, 627 Kansas avenue. Thomas J. Anderson, grand recorder.
Ancient Toltec Rite.
Grand Council. Headquarters, Masonic Temple, Topeka. Instituted April 11, 1904. Charles B. Hamilton, grand commander; Early W. Poindexter, lieutenant grand commander ; William Green, grand chancellor; Charles A. Moore, grand inspector general; John E. Moon, grand treasurer; Homer C. Bowman, grand secretary ; Jona- than D. Norton, grand auditor.
Topeka Council, No. 1. Organized. April 12, 1904. Meets fourth Monday in each month, in Masonic hall. William Green, knight commander; Mrs. E. W. Poindexter, lady superior ; Helen Moon, secretary ; Mrs. J. D. Norton, treasurer.
American Benevolent Association.
Capital Assembly, No. 193. Chartered February 3, 1902. Meets every Monday evening, at 119 West Sixth avenue. S. C. Garrard, grand ruler; John King, vice grand ruler ; Miss Helga Beronius, grand secretary ; N. B. Campbell, grand treasurer.
The Annuity Union.
National Headquarters, 521 Kansas avenue. Instituted March 24, 1902. Dr. Henry H. Miller, president ; W. M. Glass, secretary ; D. C. Tillotson, attorney ; Dr. W. S. Mc- Donald, medical director; Central National and Merchants' National Banks, depos- itories.
Topeka Union, No. 3. Chartered April 3, 1902. Meets first and third Mondays of each month, at 115 West Sixth avenue. Cyrus Corning, president ; Mrs. W. M. Glass, vice- president ; J. A. Watts, secretary ; George Gladfelter, treasurer.
Victor Union, No. 33. Chartered February, 1903. Meets on second and fourth Fridays of each month, at K. P. Hall, 122 East Sixth avenue. O. F. Olmstead, president; M. N. English, vice-president ; L. R. Disbrow, secretary ; F. S. Cole, treasurer.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
Gate City Court, No. 22. Meets every Monday evening, at 812 Kansas avenue, North To- peka. F. B. Simms, chief ; E. J. Lindermood, scribe.
Court of Honor.
Shawnee District Court, No. 515. Chartered November 2, 1897. ' Meets every Tuesday evening, at 418 Kansas avenue. C. B. Wright, chancellor ; F. A. Koester, vice-chancel- lor ; Sarah J. Berry, recorder.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Topeka Aerie, No. 58. Organized August 15, 1904. Meets every Thursday evening, at 118 East Sixth avenue. W. B. Jewell, worthy president; George Rauss, worthy vice- president ; A. E. Thorson, worthy chaplain ; Robert Garrard, worthy conductor ; Frank Covell, worthy secretary ; Archie J. Kellam, worthy treasurer.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Topeka Lodge, No. 204. Meets every Wednesday evening, at Masonic building, 621 Jackson street. A. G. Goodwin, exalted ruler; L. M. Penwell, esteemed leading knight ; R. F. Hayden, esteemed loyal knight ; T. E. Sheard, esteemed lecturing knight ; W. II. Ruff, secretary ; J. W. Tiffany, treasurer.
LOWEST PRICES ON BUILDING MATERIAL.
213 East Sixth Avenue.
W. I. MILLER LUMBER CO. Both Phones 204.
MERRIAM MORTGAGE CO.
Sell Securities to Sleep On. .
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United Commercial Travelers.
Topeka Council, No. 42. Chartered May 6, 1893. Meets fourth Saturday of each month, at 117 West Sixth avenue. E. H. Johnson, past counselor ; H. M. Harris, senior coun- selor; Mandell Reinbach, junior counselor ; Boyd L. Rees, conductor ; H. J. Wingert, page ; Ed. F. Grote, secretary-treasurer.
Fraternal Aid Association.
Shawnee Council, No. 1. Meets every Wednesday evening, at 1002 Kansas avenue, North Topeka. Mary Sypes, president; Mary Finch, vice-president; Ruth B. Steele, secre- tary ; Harry Jones, treasurer.
Topeka Council, No. 2. Chartered March 23, 1892. Meets every Tuesday evening, at Security Hall, 701 Kansas avenue. Edward R. Crocker, president ; Frank Mather, vice- president ; Emma Russel, secretary ; J. E. Stewart, treasurer.
Fraternal Brotherhood.
Topeka Lodge, No. 311. Chartered July 25, 1903. Meets every Wednesday evening, at 123 West Sixth avenue. W. A. Myers, president; Sarah Greenfield, vice-president; J. A. Berry, past president; Ella Willard, chaplain ; R. K. Graham, secretary ; Dr. F. A. Koester, treasurer.
Order of Hermann Sons.
Eintracht Lodge, No. 6. Chartered November 16, 1889. Meets every Thursday evening, at 225 Kansas avenue. Oscar Meyer, president ; C. F. Roediger, past president; Henry Koepke, vice-president; Fred Klinge, recording secretary ; William Klinge, financial secretary ; Oscar Krauss, treasurer.
Daughters of Hermann.
Washington Lodge, No. 2. Meets every other Friday, at Sons of Hermann Hall, 225 Kansas avenue. Ernestine Arnold, president; Marie Offen, vice-president ; Gustav Wunsch, financial secretary; Katherine Bendeler, recording secretary ; Anna Dryer, treasurer.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Department of Kansas. Headquarters, east wing, main floor, State Capitol. Charles Harris, department commander; George Davis, senior vice-cominander; Middleton Shockey, junior vice-commander ; Rev. J. F. Leary, chaplain ; Gilbert Bedell, assistant adjutant general; James M. Griffith, assistant quartermaster general; O. L. Morse, judge advocate.
Blue Post, No. 250. Chartered July 4, 1883. Meets second and fourth Fridays of each month, at 831 Kansas avenue, North Topeka. David M. Foltz, commander; Aaron Sheetz, senior vice-commander; W. T. Purdum, adjutant; James P. Wilson, quarter- master.
Fort Pillow Post, No. 321. Meets first and third Fridays of each month, at 418 Kansas avenue. A. Kuykendall, post commander; George Waters, adjutant; John Hedge, quartermaster.
G. G. Gage Post, No. 495. Chartered February 28, 1901. Meets first and third Friday evenings of each month, at K. P. Hall, 123 East Sixth avenue. James O. Brintnall, post commander; Harvey E. Jackson, senior vice-commander; J. C. Young, junior vice-commander; W. J. Whittekind, adjutant; James M. Sears, quartermaster.
Lincoln Post, No. 1. Chartered June 11, 1881. Meets every Saturday evening, at Lincoln Post Hall, 118 East Sixth avenue. Samuel C. Garrard, commander; John Sanderson, senior vice-commander; Geo. A. Huron, junior vice-commander; J. M. Miller, ad- jutant ; Elias Shull, quartermaster ; J. W. Sidwell, chaplain.
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