The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-13
Annual Dinner Served in Neat
Lunch Baskets.
INTERESTING SESSION.
Members Talk About Prospects
the Future Holds.
E. R. Hayes Talks About That
$4,000 Canning Factory.

Cling! Clangl Bling, Bling! Bang!
Bang,
Kansas avenue was rudely awakened
last night just as the clock struck ten
People rushed out into the street look
ing for the cause of the alarm The
deep-ohested tones of a butchers bell
were shivering and fracturing the at
mosphere into atoms.
Three policemen woke up, and kept
their eyes open for a half hour. Vainly
they peered up and down Kansas ave-
nue.. Yaialy they tried to reassure the
startled people that all was we'll Just
as they were about ready to call for help
a stream Of walters dashed out Of the
front door Of the National hotel each
bearing on his arms a huge tray loaded
with dinner haskets-the kind you see
people who work down town all day
carry their lunches in. In the rear OF
the procession came another contingent
bearing a large urn of coffee, emitting
steam like a calliope at the tail-end Of
a circus
The noise was Tom Anderson s mighty
right arm causing a dinner bell to have
spasms. The stream of walters, the
dinner baskets and the coffee urn was
the respors.-and the Commercial club s
annual lunch on which it was teastlng
at its rooms. 627 Kansas avenue
1t was a brand new idea. The giving
OF the lunch at the yearly meeting is an
old custom. but the method Of serving it
was worthy the search and sacrifice to
which Diogenes subjected himself
The lunch was enclosed in an ordinary
paper mache dinner pail, brown in color.
about six inches long and five inches
deep on the lid was this menu card:
"a Full Dinner Pail"
MENU.
Topeka Celery Kuehne's Dill Pickles
Commercial Club Sandwich
Wolff's Ham Sandwich
Hosdeld's Fancy Poultry Salad
National Hotel Cake
Green's Blue Label Cheese Waters
Cafe Noir.
Two slices of celery lay across the
lunch A dill pickle was added as dec
Grafton. A Commercial Club Sand
wich," which pi owed TO be buttered
crackers. and a bread sandwich with a
slice of VOLTS Banquet ham, were the
meats. In a little paper dish was a
tablespoonful of Horsfeld's poultry
salad. A piece of National hotel cake
and some Blue Label cheese waters was
the wind up. Tin spoons which cost
four and one-half cents per dozen were
went along to wash her down"
The event was distinct success. Al
most Is members of the club We're
served and they had the best picnic
lunch ever held in the club rooms.
Some of the minor business transacted
follows:
A practical demonstration of brazing
cast iron was given by c. A. Moore of
the Topeka Weldarine company. MIR.
Moore in a preliminary talk, stated
that a company was being organized
to handle the work, with a capitaliza-
tion of $40, Forty-five per cent
of the stock viii be sold
z. r. Hayes of North Topeka was
called upon to say something about
the $4,000 canning mill which a
stock company is planning to build in
this city.
He stated that he could not make
the report he had planned. because
some dificuity has been experienced
in getting the location wanted. we
have about $4,000 raised" he said
and we need about $40, 900 more
The farmers are interested to furnish
us in vegetables. We will succeed
J. r. MElvane. who is interested
said that the matter Of the location
can be arranged.
The following new members were
taken intO the Commercial club last
night: George D. Lyle, real estate
1907 West Tenth street. F. w JOers
city manager National Cash Register.
p. c. Chamberlain. 81 Clay street
L.. Anton Smith. Smith Automobile
company; Clement Smith, Smith Au-
tomobile company.
A communication was read from
Mrs Margaret Hill McCarter stating
that she has H. 500 subscribers now for
"The Club Member
A vote Of thanks and appreciation
was rendered her.
r. S. Brigham chairman of The
specially appointed committee to in
vestigate into the clearing house re
ports Of this city. and to recommend
that they no longer be published if no
more closely showing the actual con
diti6ns i'm Topeka stated that hi
committee viii report at a later meet
ing.
-. Ward King of Maitland. No. TIN
inventor OF the King road drag wa
invited to come to Topeka and unde
the auspices of the club give Lecture
on good road building.