The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-30

New President of Kansas Day Club
banquet gathered together as many
as the large and the small dining rooms
would hold, about geo. Long before the
time for the doors to open Copeland
county was filled with surging, seeth-
ing, smoking. chattering mass of poll
tieians, young and old. They mingled
and they mixed and all waited in ex-
pectancy for the doors to open.
The orchestra played a march, with
the drum particularly strong, and the
crowd made a rush for the door way.
Two ticket takers were there to gather
in the little pieces of green pasteboard.
The rush of humanity came upon them
like an avalanche and they were literal
y swept away. The crowd poured in
and the ticket takers hunted I'D the
iC.-s-s later. The large dining room was
quickly filled and the overflow went in
to The ordinary Those in the smaller
room waited for the eatables which
seemed SLOW in arriving, still they
waited The eatables did not come.
They were afraid they were not get
ting their moneys worth. They had
but one consolation. A picture of THE
Lords supper hung upon the wall,
along with it Rock of Ages plate of
fruit and Views from Holy LAND and
they looked at the gallery. Then the
walters commenced to arrive and the
orchestra tuned up. Blue points dis
appeared to the strains of Hello Ma
Baby tranche de turbot arrived to the
strains Of AT a Georgia Campmeeting, -
TO Guess I'll nave to Telegraph Ma
Baby" The rest of the menu was eaten
10 rag time music and coffee, the last
number on the bill of fare, was tossed
off to the strains of Hot Time It was
a forecast of what was to come. The
audience tuned up and tried their lungs
by yelling.
President Charles F. Scott, of lola,
acted as tOastmaster. In his address
he spoke of the sunshine that is al
ways in the Republican party and said
In defeat no less than in victory and
this club has gathered in the cloud of
defeat as well as the sunlight of vic
tory, We have always been cheerful
Through the years the spirit OF the
Kansas Day club has been like the
spirit of the Kansas farmer when a
cyclone swept over his place and left
nothing but Il wreck. Got Tlenty of
kindling wood he said. So with us.
NO November has left US a wreck so
complete but from the debris could be
gathered splinters enough to rekindle
the fires of Republicanism.
This administration has had no
asylum scandals, no stories of 800 bills
laid on representatives knees no ex-
pert insurance examinations, no weird
stories of Egyptian canine uneasiness
We return thanks to W. z. -tanley
Christian, scholar and ~antleman al
ways. Reference to President Nc
I&inley was greeted with cheers Presi-
dent Scott closed by saying, where the
flag has been planted in honor it shall
stay; the flag of the new imperialism.
Not the Imperialism of conquest but
the imperialism of liberty"
Kansas" the time honored toast
which is always responded to by ma
tive of the state, was responded to by
Earle w. Evans, of Wichita law mart.
ner of Governor Stanley. Mr.. Evans
commenced by saying Il am as merry.
Gus as you are and am having lust a:
bad a time as you" The speaker MAY
have had a bad time" but his nearer.
believed they had discovered a v,o1xr ~,
ator. He said: This day all Kansan.
shall dedicate and consecrate thei1
lives to a better and more comprehen.
sive Kansas" He told a story abo11
receiving a letter from a client request
ing him to collect an account from :
firm In Wichita named the Orthodo,
company. The letter said please pres,
debtor hard for payment The heat
of the firm is young lady. 1T is {
part Of my business to collect claims
said Mr.. Evans. when I presentee
the claim 1 did not know what to sa,
so handed her the letter with the bes
smile had. She read the letter, looked
at me with a look which meant sh
would much rather pay the bill il
cash, and she handed me the money!
The only person not on the pro
grarnme who was called upon to speal
was Harry Frost, who is known as eth
father" of the club. He had travele,
ali the way from Detroit, but his ar
rival in Topeka was not made know
by large stenciled signs that fsHarr,
Frost has returned" The town wa
billed that way once many years age
and Frost had only Travelled a fey
miles instead Of from the Great Lakes
At that time he was living in Topeka
He edited The Lance and of course i
the columns of his paper were the an
nouncements that people had left To
peka and in a few days would be an