The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

which has seventy-fiVe members who
will be accorded a special table at to-
nights banquet; l.. M. Fall, formerly
of Hutchinson, now a. lawyer here; C.
A. Fellows, former mayor of Topeka,
now a contractor in Los Angeles; L.
A Hardley from EmpOria, now city
clerk for Los Angeles, who was can
didate for congress from California at
the last campaign; Preston B. PLUMP
from Emporia, son of former United
States Senator Preston B. Plumb OIL
Kansas; H. NJ. WISER, former MEMBER
of the legislature from western Kan
sas. now practicing law here; George
B. Harrison, once OF Topeka, now q
Los Angeles aero club man; Luclen
Earl from Mcpherson, now Los An
geles attorney; Richmond Plant from
Parsons, where he was with the M n
& T. railroad; Howard Piers, formerly
an instructor at Kansas university, now
engaged in law practice here; Bishop
William A. Quayle Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, now of Oklahoma
City, Ok. but q native of Auburn,
kan; Webster Davis, formerly OF Gar
Kansas university, now residing with
his aged mother here and pracuclng
law.
see John Browns Portrait.
Suspended in the banquet hall, facing
the guests as they assemble, Will be
splendid bust portrait Of John Brown,
PAINTED by Major T. c. Tabor, who was
with Brown the night before the RAID
on Harper's Ferry, ard presented 70
the Kansas Day club of southern Can
fornia. Major Tabor Will be among
the banqueters tonight
Among the other guests vii be Jesse
and Lee Buffun, formerly OF Garus1.
City, who recently gained renoWn ny
walking across the continent from Bos-
ton to Los Angeles in carrying out a
dietary test conceived by Mr. Sargent
of Harvard university.
Eugene H. Ware. .'IronQuill," before
S-,rr1 to ff
the guest of honor at the banquet to-
night A brief eulOgy upon his lie anu
/ work will be delivered by Clarence n
/ Matson, formerly of the Topeka stats
! Journal now in the newspaper Dtasi
ness here and secretary OF the Kansas
4 Day club of southern California.
The club lost a prominent mempei
recently in the death of Col. o. H. Ccui-
ter formerly resident OF topeka IA am ~
at one time commander of the Crane
/ Army OF the Republic in Kansas
Tribute will be paid to his memory CO.
night.
A Toastmistress at Chicago.
] Chicago, jan ga toastmistress VII
take the place of the regular toaslIlld7
| fer. at the annual banquet of the Ran
sas society at the Grand Pacific note
tonight. She is Mrs. l. S. BlackWeider
4 formerly of Lawrence, Kan, ana nov
a resident of Morgan Park. MIS-. Es ssa.sa
welder was graduated from the UnlVeT'
4 sitv of Kansas in 1875. She for1nerle
was president of the Chicago Woman
Il club Among the speakers VIII d
Chancellor Frank Strong OF the = M
yersity of Kansas, DR.. Caroline Hedger
George T. Nicholson, Fred L. Vande
grift and Miss Kate Adams
Stubbs Speaker in New York.
New York, Jan. Ex-Governor Stubs
of Kansas will be the guest of homo
at the meeting of the Kansas pay clul
BANQUET here tonight The Jayhawker
viii dine at the waldorf tonight an
scores OF former Kansas residents ar
to be present to hear the message a
brought from their home state py I'll
a6Leadad execrtiVe. The program a
announced is a very elaborate one an
the most successful banquet in year
is planned by the committee in charge