The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-11
PARTY FOR Mr.. GAUNT.
Will Be Guest of Honor at Banquet
Tonight.

Tonight.
A banquet will be given this evening
at the Elks club in honor of c. H.
Gaunt, assistant general manager of
the Santa Fe, who has resigned to be-
come general superintendent of the
western division of the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The banquet will be given by the
Santa Fe officials with headquarters
in Topeka A few out of town officers
will be present at the feast.
Toasts will be responded to by j. E.
Hurley, general manager; ]. r.
koontz, general freight agent; Howell
Jones, land commissioner; ]. d. M.
Smith, solicitor. All the above Of
ficiaIs have their offices in this city
Although the Santa Fe men refused
to give out the subjects of their
toasts it is known that something
novel along the banquet line is in store
for Mr.. Gaunt. There will be nothing
of the 1--WE have with US tonight" va
riety.
The following list of we'll known Of
ficials. friends of Mr.. Gaunt, will at
tend the banquet:
c. w Kouns, general manager,
F. c. Fox, general superintendent,
Topeka
H. W. Sharp. general superinten-
dent. Newton, Kan.
w. B. Collinson, c. c. to general
manager, Topeka.
w. G. Hilton, c. c. to assistant gen.
eral manager, Topeka.
]. E. Hurley, general manager. To-
peka.
H. B. Lautz. assistant to general
manager. Topeka.
c. H. Gaunt, assistant general man.
ager, Topeka
L. NJ Jones. assistant superinten-
dent of telegraph, Topeka.
c. A. Morse, chief engineer system,
Topeka.
E. A. Harrison. system architect,
Topeka.
c. F. W. Felt, chief engineer, To-
peka.
j. NJ. Meade, engineer, eastern lines,
Topeka.
J. R. Koontz, general freight agent,
Topeka.
r. G. Merrick, assistant general
freight agent, Topeka.
j. c. Burnett, assistant general
freight agent, Topeka.
B. F. E. Marsh, division freight
agent. Topeka.
E. ]. Shakeshaft, assistant general
passenger agent, Topeka.
P Walsh, general baggage agent,
Topeka.
A. A. Hayes. freight auditor, Topeka
W. w Strickland, assistant freight
auditor, Topeka.
H. c. Pribble, freight claim auditor,
Topeka. o.
J. F. Mitchell, ticket auditor. To-
peka.
w r. Smith. solicitor for Kansas,
Topeka.
J. D. M. Hamilton. claims attorney,
j. H. McGoff, mechanical superin-
tendent, Topeka.
John Purcell, superintendent OF
shops. Topeka.
r. s. Stevens, signal engineer. To-
peka.
N. M. Rice, general storekeeper,
Topeka.
A. D. Gray, cashier, Topeka
James Moore, paymaster, Topeka.
j. F. Scott, assistant TO secretary
Topeka.
Howell Jones. land commissioner
Topeka.
]. W. Movers, car accountant, To-
peka.
E. T. Cartilage. tax commissioners
Topeka.
G. d. Hood. c. c. to superintendent
of telegraph, Topeka.
c. Nutter, electrical engineer, To-
peka.
H. w. Gardner. chief line repairer
Topeka
E. r. Fisher, telephone engineer
Topeka.
]. w. Hudson. wire chief manager
Topeka.
F. A. Bennett, late wire chief, To-
peka.
F. V. worden. wire chief manager
Shopton.
W. c. Bassett, manager. Kansas
City.
r. S. statler. manager telegraph
office. Chicago.
S. D. Cooper. c. c. tie and timber
department.
H. S. Montgomery, general watch
inspector.
r. D. Montgomery. general time
inspector.
c. H. Britsol, superintendent Colo
RADIO division.
H. A. Tice, superintendent western
division.
H. F. Dodge, Washington, D. c.
W. NJ. Knowd. assistant superinten-
dent telegraph at Galveston.