The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10
They Will Meet at Wichits
March z and 8.
Peerless Princess Will Show
Them Good Time.
A VARIED PROGRAM,
There Will Be LuncheOns and
Drives.
Then Big Reception and Ban
quet to Close.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 10.-The KAN
saS Editorial association will meet in
Wichita. Monday and Tuesday, March
and 8. 1910. The Peerless Princess
is planning to give the newspaper men
and women a smiling welcome and a
good time. There will be cordially
and good fellowship from the first
handshake until the lights grow dim
in the banquet room on Tuesday night.
There will be something doing all the
time.
All the meetings will be held in the
magnificent new Scottish Rite temple.
1t is splendidly equipped for purposes
of this kind, having auditorium, IL
brary, committee rooms, parlors, ban
quet room, toilets. etc. 1t has only
been offered once before to an organ
ization outside of the Masonic order,
and that was to the State Bankers as
ISOLATION.
There will be Iuncheons, receptions,
drives and a big banquet on the clos
ing night. Special entertainment will
be provided for the ladies'.
The association will assist Henry Al
len in laying the cornerstone of the
big ten-story Beacon building at noon
on the Sth.
The Program.
President Capper is preparing an ex-
cellent program. including topics of Vi
tai interest to all newspaper men. Some
of the ablest editors in the state will
discuss these questions. The full and
detailed program will be published Ia
ter. This is simply meant for a pre-
hminary announcement.
Some Big Newspaper Men.
An invitation to speak at the meet
ing has been accepted by Medill Nc
Cormick, editor and proprietor of the
Chicago Tribune. and by John Lee
Mahin, a prominent advertising agency
man. An effort is being made to SCI
cure some one from the posfoff1ce de-
partment to discuss the proposed
change in second-class rates.
Prizes for Wichita Write-Ups
The Chamber of Commerce of wict-
tia has set aside $3.50 to be paid to
the papers giving the best writeups of
the city. The number. class and con-
ditions Of these awards will be arrang-
ed later. The newspaper workers will
enjoy doing this work anyway without
any reward, but these prizes will be
an added incentive to do their very
best. re-
Prizes for Good Work.
President Capper has arranged for
a number of prizes to be offered in
competition to weekly and sen1f-week-
lies published in Kansas, The paper
or shop entering for any prizes must
hold a membership, or be an applicant
for membership. in the Kansas Editor
iaI association. M
Officers. 17H
President-Arthur Capper, Capital,
Topeka
Vice President-H. c. Sticher, Tele-
scope, Belleville.
Corresponding Secretary-J. E. Jun
kin, Bulletin, Sterling.
Recording Secretary-W. E. Black
burno, Republican. Anthony.
Treasurer. Byron Cain, News,
Belle PLANE.
Executive Committee.
First District-E. B. Cowgirl, Kansas
Farmer. Topeka
Second District-w. H. Peter, Mirror
Olathe.
Third District-John S. Gilmore, Citi-
zen, Fredonia.
Fourth District-Chas. Barnes, Free
Press. Usage City.
Fifth DISTRICT. D. Hickman, Stu
dents Herald, Manhattan.
Sixth District-E D. George, Monitor.
Mankato.
Seventh District-Clark Conkling, Re
publican, Lyons.
Eighth. District-M p. Cretcher. Pant
agraph, Sedgwick.
Don't write the secretary for further
instructions, for he has none, beside
he will be in Panama for a month and
couldn't possibly answer you.