The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
HAD JOLLY Time
"Get Acquainted'' Meeting of
Commercial Club Success.
Four Hundred Thirty New Mem
bers Given Welcome Hand.
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Club Will Attend First Christian
Church in Body.
Membership in Club Is to Be
Further Increased.
10 TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.

| About five hundred Commercial club
people attended the "get acquainted
reception and smoker in the club rooms
| Monday night given in honor of the 430
new members of the organization. 1t
was the largest and most successful
affair of the kind ever held by the
business men of Topeka and spirit of
| loyalty was shown when almost with
out exception each of those present
| pledged himself to bring in a new
member to the club in the next 80 days.
The feature of the meeting was the
decision of the men to attend Sunday
school in a body next Sunday, meeting
at the club rooms at 9:15 o'clock to
march over to the First Christian
church.
It happened in this manner: The
Rev Charles A. Finch told how a con-
test between the Sunday schools of
Topeka and Atchison Christian
churches had been started some time
since and how in Atchison the contest
had lost mo- or less of its religious
aspect and had become a city propo-
sition Placards were put up all over
the town, which read: Help US beat
Topeka" Then on Sunday when the
crowds went to meeting as a result
counted, and the Atchison church shot
far ahead of Topeka in the race.
"I expected to make the contest
purely religious affair, but on account
of the developments in Atchison. am
going to invite all the men in Topeka
to go in and to go out if they don't
want to stay. There will be a band
concert by the knights and Ladies of
Security band at $3.50 o'clock
Miss HERON Invites the Men.
Miss Nanon Heron was then intro
duced by w. w. Webb, vice president of
the club. who presided ever the meeting.
as being the only lady member of ths
organization. 1t was then decided TO
make Miss Heron an honorary mem
Der of the club
It am here tonight said Miss Her
ron, because [ received IN invita-
ton to come. 1t said, 'There'll be loi
theren be a lot of fellows there VINO
don't know YOU 1 felt that was true
and I wanted to meet all Of you"
Then Miss Heron invited the men TO
attend Sunday school at the FIRST
Christian church next Sunday morning
The invitation and the speech were
given so cleverly that the men couldn't
resist, and George Godfrey Moore i'm
mediately moved that the men OF the
club attend in body.
during the evening and at the close of
the smoker doughnuts and cider were
served in the Ad club room. About
dozen rousing speeches were made.
Gentlemen have $50 new members
of the club and have only scratched the
surface" said Secretary J. Will Kelley
Wen have in 80 days 800 new members
II take it that you intend to carry out
your pledge. We can do a great deal to
put Topeka on the map. 1 think it Is not
unreasonable to believe that out of a pop
uIation of 5000. 1900 persons should asSo-
ciate themselves with a club that has as
its only object the lettering of the city"
''T want to request every man to make
good his pledge to get new member
said George Godfrey Moore captain of the
victorious Fighting Twenty membership
team Il am going to do it
Justice West on What Is Needed.
I'm here to say, like the man in the
penitentiary," said Justice J. s. West or
the supreme court I'm glad to be here
and in such good company There is a
work before this club. We should have
the state house dome lighted up. Then
we ought to see to it that a page in the
daily papers is set aside each day Tor the
Stubs Dawson controversy. We should
have union depot
~ am especially gratified," said James
Troutman, ito hear a man from the state
house and especially a member of the
supreme court, say they need some light
up there. Organization, unity, and activ-
up a successful Commercial club
Too Modest, Says Harrison.
when 1 sign the register in other
cities" said DR.. H. B. Harrison of Wash |
burn college, Il make my name small, |
but underscore the name Topeka be- |
lieve in Topeka are too modest The |
hope of Topeka. is in the men of Topeka"
"A mercial club is the department |
of city that builds a city" said N b. |
Burge. 1.-The city that has the greatest |
GELS All of them have an interest in |
helping the other fellow-that is the
work of the Commercial club. Every |
time we do something that counts for |
Topeka we are doing something for those |
who come after US.