The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-15
NOTES BEARING ON CONVENTION
How Visitors Have Been Taken Care
of in Topeka.

NOTES BEARING ON CONVENTION
How Visitors Have Been Taken Care
of in Topeka.
Complaint has been made to the To-
cal committee to the effect that some
Individual has been working a. graft
which has netted him much profit.
As rumor has it, one individual went
around among the good people" of
Topeka at the same time that the To-
cal committee was at work getting the
promise of rooms for the accommoda-
ton of the delegates. He made a list
of the persons who were willing to
take in delegates, and since the dele
gates began to arrive has been herd
ing them off to the rooming places on
his list and has been pocketing a
"rakeoff!"
The delegates express themselves as
being well pleased with the accommo-
dations which have been provided by
the local committee. As a matter of
fact, they are highly pleased with the
manner in which the whole conven-
ton has been handled. ST have at
tended many conventions" said DR.. F.
e. Meigs of Nankin, China, "and this
is the best of them ALL
A luncheon will be given at 40 this
evening at the Scottish Rite Banquet
hall for those interested in teacher
training. This is the program:
Clarence L. Depew. Illinois, toast
master.
s'The Obligation of the Church in
Teacher Training" F. w. Emerson,
California.
s'Teacher Training in Our Christian
Colleges" r. M. Hopkins, Kentucky.
Incentives for Raising the Stand
ard of Our Teachers" Charles T. Paul,
Indiana.
'aThou That Teachest Another.
Teachest Thou Not Thyself?" Pro-
fessor Walter Athens, Iowa.
Enthusiasm an Element in Prepare
ton and Teaching Herbert Monin
ger, Ohio.
There has been some complaint on
the part Of those who have gone to the
trouble to prepare rooms for the ac-
commodation of visitors because the
committee at the registration booth at
the state house has not in every case
given them a full quota of delegates.
There is no wonder in some cases. A
few of these persons would have the
Christian delegates packed in like cat
tie. Here is the information given con-
corning one rooming house as shown
by the card at the registration booth:
Four rooms in all; one for three men;
one for six men; one for three women;
| one for eight men. Now doesn't that
sound alluring? Delegates sent to this
| place at least didn't think SO. They re-
| turned in disgust to the registration
| booth. One point that was omitted
was the fact that the house in question
/ was eighteen blocks from the Audi
| forum.
| The local committee is doing its best
| to send delegates to the persons who
have gone to special pains to provide
| for their entertainment. 81 really be-
! 1ieve" remarked r. Keith Wilson. in
| charge Of the registration, 'that To-
peka could care for 10000 people before
| it would be necessary for anybody to
sleep on the floor We have more
rooms at our disposal than we expect
| ed, as just at the last minute scores of
them were Iisted.''
! Music at the convention has been ex-
cellent, especially at the evening ses-
| sions. Friday night chorus from the
Topeka Industrial institute received
much applause. They sang some OF the
fascinating old plantation melodies
| The musical program was in charge OF
w. E. M. Hackleman of Indianapolis,
Ind. president of the National Associa-
| ton of Church Musicians, who also led
| in the congregation singing. A chorus
| of $50 male voices was stationed on
the rostrom. and 500 women were sta
toned In the gallery who helped out in
the singing. Miss Una Dell Berry sang
a solo in a delightful manner The Fife
company of musicians sang, and the
orchestra of the First Christian church.
under the direction of Clarence Mes
sick, did some concert work the fore
part of the evening.
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