The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-01
PAYING IT BACK
Commercial Club Returns Money
1T Borrowed.
Tw0-Thirds of the Furnishing
Fund Debt Is Liquidated.
FROM MIR. BADDERS.
Secretary Tells of the Prelim-
mary Work Done.
Says That City Is Experiencing
a Great Awakening.

UTodC Awakening.
The board of directors of the Com
mercial club has authorized the re-
payment to the subscribers to the
$4,000 furnishing fund, of 75 per cent
of their subscritions. Those who so
kindly subscribed to this fund in or
der that Topeka might have a new,
larger and more active Commercial
club than ever before in her history
are as follows: Royce & Carter. F.
pany, Roy Crawford, R. F. Moore,
Charles Wolff. E. L. Copeland,
Emahizer & Spielman, E. E. Ames,
Warren M. Crosby & Co., H. A. Auer-
bach, Robinson & Marshall, F. P.
Metzger. Charles P. Adams, A W.
Knowles, Prudential Trust Co, Elon
s. Clark, John r. Mulvane, Arthur
Capper, I. A. Borman, w. T. Crosby,
Frank P. MacLennan, w. w. Mills
and E. H. Crosby.
lie spirited have given of their time
and means in reorganizing and re-
establishing the Commercial club in
manner that should be greatly APP
preciated by every one Of Topeka's
&C, 900 inhabitants. ST could name a
large number of men aside from the
subscribers to the furnishing fund.-
said George E. Badders, acting secre-
tary of the club, this morning who
have been at the club rooms from
reorganization scheming, planning
and working for things along com
mercial and other lines which tend 20
upbuild and broaden a municipality,
and for putting into actual practice
the new slogan: Topeka Kan-Topeka
WILL Most of our committee meet
ings are held during the noon hour,
and every noon in our private and
main lunch room can be seen groups
of Topeka's representative business
men enjoying themselves socially and
at the same time exchanging ideas for
booming and boosting Topeka.
LAS an index of the spirit which
pervades the rejuvenated club" said
Mr.. Badders in speaking of the work
being done by the club, within the
last few weeks we have equipped our
handsome new rooms and restaurant
on the fifth floor of the Commerce
building at an expense OF $500; the
board of directors have authorized
entertaining the delegates to the Sab
bath school convention which meets
here next week; also an expenditure
of 5000 for the entertainment of the
Elks who will be in Topeka, May II
and r. Besides appropriations of
money the club is considering,
through its various live and active
committees, number of matters
which Will ultimately WOrk LOT a pet
ter Topeka.
1.-THE club Is receiving some very
helpful suggestions from the citizens
of Topeka and weare glad to get
them and hope everyone Will reel at
perfect liberty to send up views on
various public matters Of especially
such as concern the city of Topeka. All
such communications will receive
careful consideration.
Nearly 500 Members.
az have just finished revising and classi-
flying the membership of the club and we
now have 766 members in good standing:
Within the next few days We will send
out 100 invitations to topeka men NOT
now members of the club who ought to
join US There is no reason why Topeka
should not have a Commercial club of p
ton of about $1,000 and 1 am sure there
are 5000 live active men here who will
want to show their intention of being real
enrolling in this organization which
stands primarily for progress along com
mercial lines.
professional man in Topeka should Join
this club but vast majority of the clerks
members. What is good for the employer
is most certainly good for the employe;
Every property owner in Topeka should
belong to the club because a live COM
mercial club do more than any other or
ganization in boosting all the interests of
a city and with the latter is of course in
Guided real estate.
1.-The dues of the club are within the
reach of all the classes mentioned. The
Initiation fee has been temporarily re-
duced from SO to 81 and the only addi-
tional expenses are the regular dues of 81
per month.
at seems to me that Topeka is now
breaking into a great stride for a larger,
more extensive and important city. Moth
ing can keep her from progressing and
with the right energy and push by Or
ganized force am sure that every person
in Topeka will realize their expectations
and Topeka Kan-Topeka Will will be
the Commercial Metropolis of the great
state of Kansas and the territory tribu-
tary thereto. 1 hope that every business
and professional man, every real estate
owner and a large number of clerks and
other employees in the city of Topeka will
become so inspired with the idea of 10y
atty and duty as a citizen to his home
and city that he Will enroll his name as
mercial club, and we will all stand and
work together until Topeka heads the list
of prosperous and industrious cities of the
west. Topeka Kan-Topeka VIII"