The Washington bee., 1907-08-31

situation to the queens taste, using many
protraits of the prominent delegates, as
well as comprehensive news stories of
the proceedings. The convention work
out appreciates most heartily the excel
lent service of Messrs. Laughlin and
Corbin in this connection.
For the first time in the history of
the League its deliberations were han
died by a local negro daily. Editor
Nick Chiles, the hustling head push"
of the Topeka Plaindealer, immortalized
himself and shed undying luSter upon
his native heath by issuing the Plain
dealer as daily during the sitting of
the convenhon-and a creditable effort
il was, too. Full reports, appropriate
cuts and an immense variety of legiti-
mate news, seasoned with a dash OF
chatty gossip, made the paper a strong
seller.
The Piaindealer office was the Nee
ca for all visitors. The effervescent
Nick Chiles and the thoughtful and
scholarly Jasper H. Childers ("Jas")
aided and abetted by Albert Ross, staff
correspondent; Ira Smith, foreman Miss
Villa Smith circulation manager Miss
Annicholas Chiles, stenographer; Miss
Jane Chiles, bookkeeper; Miss Agnes
Peralcy and w. R. Eyster, printers, and
Nathaniel Chiles, pressman, Wed with
one another in making Everybody hap
py."
The State of Kansas showed itself a
royal host in throwing open the mag
nifcent Capitol for the use of the
League.
The convention eagerly took adYan-
tage of the cordial invitation of Mr..
George w. Martin, secretary of the Kan
sas State Historical Society, to visit the
spacious rooms of the organization and
to inspect the rich store of relics con-
tained therein. Many priceless souvenirs
portraits, original letters and personal
possessions Of the heroic John Brown
were shown, and more than one dele
gate was visibly affected by the mem
ories which the sacred tokens evoked.
At the suggestion of DR.. Washington,
the agricultural display in the State
House was visited and all were amply
repaid by what they saw.
In surveying the personnel of the
handsome, thrifty, fashionably-attired,
well-fed and happy aggregation of bus
mess men and women one could scarce
ly imagine that they represented a
"down-trodden" race The assembly
looked good"-and It was as good as it
looked.
The social features were unsurpassed
by any previous meeting. DR.. E. S.
Lee, the Guy family, the Wrights, the
McNeals, the Elks, the Jamisons, the
Bucbners, the Slaughters and others
fairly outdid themselves in extending
the proverbial Kansas hospitality.
1t was generally remarked that "the
Topekans are a wonderfully cosmo-
politan people. You meet so many peo-
pie from everywhere under the sun"
DR.. Lees commodious building, the
Plaindealer office, the law office of J.
II. Guy and the Commercial Hotel sery-
ed as the natural headquarters for all
comers.
DR.. w. T. Vernon's manly address
strengthens him among the home-folks
who have followed him and loved him
all these years. The favored son of
destiny mingled freely with former COM
rades, and his hearty handshake and
genial smile gave evidence that elevation
to high office had not spoiled him in
the slightest degree. Truly, DR.. Yer
non is one prophet who is honored in
his own country.
Nobody attempted to rise to pint
Of order" and the record in this i'm
portant direction is still unbroken.
Indiana was the very soul of har-
mony-a delightful contrast with the
situation at the Atlanta meeting. DR..
A. A. Furniss deserves great credit for
his spelndid work in bringing over a
Pullman, filled with enthusiastic Hoo
siers, who cheerfully paid full fare in
order to participate in the Leagues in
spring proceedings Very fttingly DR.
Furniss was reelected to his time-hon-
ored place on the executive committee.
The familiar faces of Dr.. S. E. Court
ney, Editor NJ. NJ. Lewey, P. A. Pay
ton, A c. Howard, Gilbert c. Harris,
Charles Alexander, w. Calvin Chase,
H. A. Rucker and Cyrus Field Adams
were missed. They were detained at
home by illness or pressure of business
this time, but will be on hand bright
and early at Baltimore next August.
Boston is making noise like it
would welcome a rteurn of the League
to the old home. We are keeping the