The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-09
First District Organization in
Session mt Commercial Club.
Dinner Today Informal and
Therefore Enjoyable Affair.

Features Of the second semi-annual
meeting of the First District Editorial
association held in Topeka today
were a Complimentary luncheon at the
Commercial club and an automobile
ride at 4 O'Clock rendered by the To-
peka Daily Capital, the Kansas Farm
er and the Topeka State Journal
The attendance was comparatively
small due to the proximity to Christ
mas and the extra amount of work
that falls to the lot of the average
country newspaper man at this time
The out of town visitors were wei
coined TO Topeka at the Commercial
club luncheon by Mayor J. B. Billiard,
who said that in his opinion the news
paper men have more TO do with the
moulding Of public opinion than any
other class of persons
Frank P. MacLennan spoke briefly.
In speaking Of the attendance he said :
1T is better TO have 4 select few than
a noudescript many
We have already had a talk from
one Topeka ex-governor" said Arthur
Capper, the next speaker in order,
and I think it IS hardly necessary to
exhibit all Of them CLaughter-)
Although I am a few votes short
there are no sore spots. as the report
er would say I want to express my
appreciation Of the help l received
from the newspaper boys.
There is some com ensation in con-
nection with an unsuccessful candidacy
I really had the first vacation 1 nave
taken in eight or ten years l heartily
enjoyed visiting the cities and towns
Sf kansas and I'm more proud than
ever that I am a citizen OF Kansas It
is a wonderful state | am proud 10
serve as a newspaper man II can
serve as governor
t A Bormau spoke briefly. He
said he was OF the opinion that the
country newspaper men as a rule DO
not take advantage Of their oppor-
tU-ftfes in publishing material OF IN
terest TO the farmers He asserted
that the country newspaper man
should be enough Of a farmer to De
able to run an interesting department
giving news OF interest to the t1IIers OF
This afternoon F. NJ Pearl of Hia-
paper shop. Tom Brown spoke on
Printing Costs in State Plant Tne
subject OF an address given by T. A.
McNsaI was '-Topeka's Relation 20
other Boys of the District
Those present at the meeting were.
Herman Vanderbilt, Huron Herald;
J E Smith. Huron Herald; h e
Green. Topeka Daily Capital, / 4
Borman Kansas Farmer N w FoE-
ter executor Hoyt Seminal; arthur
Capper, Topeka Daily Capltal; CnArLeS
n Grown, Horton HeadHght-Comruer-
cfaI. A. H. Holmes. Mayetta Herald;
Charles E Lagerstrom, Topeka stare
Journal. Frank P NaeLennan, Topeka
state Journal: Harrison Parkman,
Eu1poria Times; Jay E House Topeka
Daily Capital; E Tucker. Topeka Daily
CAPITAL. w L Kercher, Kansas CITY
C. C. Homes. Kansas city
star Albert T. Reid, kansas Far
mer: w E Davis. Dodge Daily Globe;
I. d. Graham Kansas Farmer; John :
Dawson: Charles H Sessions Kansas
CITY Journal; z. NJ Pearl, Hiawatha
Democrat z g. Hopkins. Kansas City
Post. B. L Nickel, Soldier Clipper
Herney F. Smith. Hoyt Sentinel, j. B.
billiard: C E Geroice. Kansas Farmer;
T. z SpaIding, Kansas Farmer; c. A
Cain. Topeka State Journal: H G.
Parsons, Topeka State Journal; T A
McNeaI; Robert NJ. Campbell, Topeka
State Journal; Frank l. Snow, Topeka
State Journal