Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
KANSANS HOLD
CELEBRATION
ADMISSION DAY OBSERVED
WITH CEREMONY
TELEGRAM FROM GOVERNOR is
READ TO AUDIENCE
Senator Bristow Also Remembers the
Occasion and Sends Congratu=
Iatory Letter to Former
Constituents

The admission of Kansas into the
Union was observed by the Kansas
Day club yesterday A picnic at Long
Beach brought forth 1900 daughters
and sons of the Sufower state, and
in the evening a banquet was served
at the Hotel Hayward.
At the banquet addresses were made
by Senator Thomas M. Potter, H. H.
Huntsberger, president of the club;
Charles A. Fellows, Col o. Fl. Coulter,
p. z. Plumb and Lee c. Gates. Prof.
l.. A. Handley acted as POSTMASTER
At the conclusion of the banquet the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: H. II. Huntsberger,
presidents J. r. Brady, Pomona, vice
president Col. O. II. Coulter, Santa
/ Ana, second vice president; j. A. Jones,
/ Glendora, third vice president; Car
ence H. Matson, secretary, and Ralph
Peck, treasurer.
George 3. Harrison, who was to have
spoken on aviation topics, was unable
to be present. He sent a telegram
of good cheer from Cotton. He is now
en- route to Texas, from where he and
Clifford b. Harmon will start on a
long balloon voyage to Canada.
A telegram from Governor w. r.
Stubs of Kansas was read. 1t follows:
Topeka, Kas., Jan. 2S, 19l0.-
Clarence H. Matson, Secretary
Kansas Day Club, 3O1 Frost Build
ing, Los Angeles: l send greeting
to the sons and daughters of Kan
sas who are residents in California
and desire them to accept my per-
sonal as well as official thanks for
holding so lovingly to the spirit of
their native state. 1t gives me
sincere and genuine pleasure to be
able to say to you that Kansas is
entering her f1ftieth year with her
own citizens in full control of her
destiny and with no power in the
state greater than the power of the
people. Abundance is in every
home and contentment and pros
perity marked features of every
smiling face. Gods approval is
stamped visibly upon all our ef-
forts to build up within our bor-
ders a. civilization and civic sys-
tenn that cannot be overreached
by any other state under the shin
ing sun.
w. r. STUBBS, Governor.
United States Senator Joseph L.
Bristow of Kansas remembered the
occasion. He sent a letter to the club
from Washington, D. c. The letter
follows:
Mr.. Clarence H. Matson, Secre-
tary KANSAS LAY Clup OL OOullIOih
California, Los Angeles, Calmly
Dear Matson: am so delighted to
know that the Kansans in South
ern California have organized
Kansas Day club and keep in
proper remembrance the day of our
states nativity. How L would like
to visit you some time, if it were
| possible--but it is practically inn
possible for me even to go home on
that day because Of my duties in
| Washington.
[ hope that the spirit of enthu-
siasm, the love for justice and the
devotion to all progressive ideas is
as fixed in the minds of Kansans
in California as it is in the minds
of those at home. Every Kansan
must love his state, and every ex-
Kansan must cherish its memory.
Kansas stands for the highest
| ideals in our national life. Wish
! ing your club the greatest success,
| l remain cordially yours,
JOSEPH L. BRISTOW.