The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-27
THE EDITORS
They Are Here in Full Force
Today
And Many Brought Their
Wives for Good Measure.
GUESTS COMMERCIAL CLUB
Will Hear Ebert Hubbard at
Grand Tonight.
Business Session This Morning
Program This Afternoon.
CHANGE IN C0NST'T'!Tl0F
Thirty New Members Admitted
to Association.
Charlie Finch Likely Be Elect
ed New President.
Will Hear Ebert Hubbard al
Grand Tonight.
Business Session This Morning
Program This Afternoon.
CHANGE IN CONsTlT'!T|0F
Thirty New Members Admitted
to Association.
Charlie Finch Likely Be Elect
ed New President.

Kansas editors and their wives are
here in force. The twenty-first an
nual session of the Kansas Editorial
association opened this morning in the
parlors of the Commercial club. The
attendance up to noon was one hun
dred, and the expectation is that by
Tuesday morning two hundred per-
sons will have registered.
The editors expressed themselves as
being glad to get back to Topeka again
in annual session. They enjoy coming
to the capital city while the legislature
is in session
Zone of the excellent pleasures we
shortgrass people have" said Conner
Davies of Concordia, in speaking be-
fore the memb bers of the association,
''is coming to Topeka to see the legiS-
lature in eruption. You have no idea
what a treat that is to u.s." Others
expressed themselves in an equally
enthusiastic manner.
The sessions are being presided over
by Clyde H. Knox, president of the
Sedan Times-Star. Tuesday afternoon
Charles S. Finch of the Lawrence Ga
zette will be elected to head the or
organization to promote the vice presi-
dent to the presidency, and Mr.. Finch
now holds the former office.
An organized effort is being made
on the part of the friends of w. c.
Markham of the Baldwin Ledger to
elect him as vice president Tuesday
He has been a member of the asso-
considered that there will be any op-
position to his election.
Ebert Hubbard Tonight.
The editors AID their wives will be
the guests of the Topeka Commercial
club at the Grand Opera house tonight.
The attraction will be an address by
Elbert Hubbard-"The Romance of
Business
Tuesday evening a six o'clock ban
quet will be rendered the members of
the association and their wives, and the
members of the Kansas legislature by
the Commercial club. E. L. Copeland,
president of the club will preside
Speakers will be: Charles F Scott.
Ewing Herbert, w. Y Morgan. Thomas
w. Morgan and Margaret Hill McCar-
ter, w. L. Brown, Sheffield ingalls, and
Governor George H. Hodges.
Several changes We're made in the
constitution of the association at the
session this morning: The meetings in
the future will be held on Fridays and
Saturdays instead of on Mondays and
Tuesdays. The majority of the mem
bers find it more convenient to get
away from their work at the close of
the week.
Thirty new members were voted into
the association. Committees were ap-
pointed.
The Committees.
OIUIlOHS-OndfISS IL bIOWHe,
Horton Headlight; Herbert Cavaness,
Chanute Tribune; E. F. Hudson, FIRE.
donia Herald: H. C. Sticher, Usage
Free Press; A. 1. Miller, Belleville
Telescope.
Credentials-Lynn w. Bloom. Con-
cordia Blade: Anna Carlson, Linds
borg News; H. J. Powell, Cherryvale
Republican.
Memorials-John Macdonald, West
ern School Journal; Conner Davies,
II
ia Fe.
Laws of Association-Imri Zumwalt
Bonner Springs Chieftain: o. w. Lit
tie. Alma Enterprise; w. f. Miller, st.
Marys Star.
Legislation-W. c. Markham, Bald
win Ledger; Sheridan Ploughe. West
ern Wholesaler; Albert T. Reid, Kan
sas Farmer; F. NJ. Patterson, Yates
Center Advocate; t. W. Morgan. OF
tawa Republic
Historian-D. Q. McCray-
Auditing-R. P. McColloch, An
thony Bulletin; H. C. Stephens, West