The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-09

of the outrage on the editor and many
interviews with the visitors, and en-
bellished with cartoons and pictures. 1t
was the fastest" piece of newspaper
work ever done in Topeka and the Wis
lting merchants were surprised at the
enterprise of the Bazoo force.
Justice R. A. Burch, of the Kansas
supreme court. delivered a scholarly
address and held the attention of the
audience whale he talked about How
to Keep Out of Court" w. H. Davis.
president OF the Davis Mercantile COM
pany, made humorous address in
which he had fun with the POSTMASTER.
His subject was, THE Sweetest Thing
in the World but he refused to tell
what it was.
DIR. Crumbine Last Speaker
DR.. S. j. Crumbine was the last
speaker. He responded to the toast,
Bad Eggs, Warming but instead of
sticking to the subject in hand he COM
plimented the merchants of Kansas on
the satisfactory condition in which
they keep their places of business.
The cartoon thrown on the screen de-
picted Dr. Crumbine as stealing out of
a gate. This inscription went with it:
Swat the Dog" Then came the song:
In the evening by the moonlight you
can hear Doc Crumbines swatter,
In the morning by the sunlight he is
yelling boil the water
And he takes a fiendish pleasure in in
specting weight and measure.
To the grocer this Doc Crumbine is
hoodoo.'
w. o. Anderson and J. Will Kelley,
president of the Commercial club, fall
ed to respond to the toasts which they
were slated to give. Kelley was not to
be found and the male quartette sang:
Has anyt ody seen Kelly,-K E double
L Y,
Has anybody here seen Kelly, he's not
so hard to see
For his hair is red and his eyes are blue
| And he's a white one through and
through
Has anybody here seen Kelly, Booster
of the T. c. CO
Other speakers and toasts to which
| they responded were:
George A. Guild, Cash, Sweet Cash;
volney B. Kistler, ..Modesty in Art;
Sadlier ]. Hodgins, president of the To-
peka Jobbers' and Manufacturers as
| ISOLATION, Every Dog Has His Day"
Music Was Enjoyed.
Music was furnished in the course
of the evening by w. F. Roehr' VINO
the Shubert Girls quartette, Miss Ona
May Miller who sang two solos. &C
companying herself on a harp and Ray
| Halls orchestra which played at inter-
walls.
A novel manner of serving refresh
ments was adopted. The guests Tell
into line and lunch boxes We're handed
out to them, bearing the inscriptions,
"Oh, You Eats!'' Cabaret" W1thll
were found sandwiches, salad cookies
| olives and pickles and spoon. Coffee
was served further down the line as
was ice cream wrapped up In paper
packages.
Cigars and pipes were furnished the
visitors in abundance.
The visitors expressed themselves as
| being delighted with the manner which
| they had been entertained in Topeka
| ''I think they have shown US an eX-
| ceedil ely nice time said w. M Mil
Ter, a prominent grocer and butcher CT
| Richland. This was one of the hess
times I've enjcved in Topeka"
| Il have enjoyed the entertainment
| immensely" was the way C. II. Jas
| person, a furniture dealer of Horton
| expressed himself.
| II think it was splendid-the toasts
| and speeches were fine" remarked II
| G. Brownell, a dealer in general mer'
/ chandise.
| II thought it was fine said w. A
| Putcamp, another merchant.