The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
FIRST CUM Fired
Commercial Club catQp&gn fol
Members Has Started.
Lloyd Spencer Is Assisting
Has Some Original IDEAS.

The first gun was nred today In the
Commercial clubs campaign for 1.50o
members. Both Colonel George Godfrey
Moore. of the Army Of the Long View
and Colonel e. g. Pettyjohn. of the
Army Of the Kaw. had small forces In
the field. At noon the officers report
cd that at least Is OF the enemy had
been captured in the first brief en-
counter, but that the first real battle
would be held this afternoon. The
are not members of the club, but who
for the good Of the city should be
identified with the organization.
Lloyd Spencer, who took leading
part in big and successful CONNER
cial club campaign in San Antonio,
Tex. recently, will assist in the man
agement Of the Topeka campaign. He
has arranged to have large thermome-
ter placed at the northwest corner OF
Eighth and Kansas avenue to mark the
progress of the campaign. When the
800 mark has been reached 1t is his
idea to have all the whistles in the
city blow to announce the fact. All
the movie houses of the city will
run special advertising slides urging the
men of Topeka to become associated
with the Commercial club. In a short
talk made before the club members at
noon today Mr.. Spencer. urged them
to take time from their business and
get out and work. for the great need
Of the campaign il more workers.
There are now less than three hum
dred paid up members in the club,
and in order to reach the goal Of 1900
members 1t will be necessary to get
1900 renewals and new members.
Today Colonel George Godfrey
Moore and Major A. D. Birch COM
nanded small contingents Of the
C.. IS. Locknane and o. H. White were
among those who assisted Moore. D.
f.. Shirk. j. E. Tanner and others
were under Birch. Colonies C. E.
Winters and g. r. Harries command
ed squads under the banner of the
Army of the Kaw. Those assisting
Winters were: H. o. Garvey. George
McEntire. w. H. lines and w. II.
Kemper. Helping. sHarries, were Her
bort Dale, F. M y Hastings. Gilbert
Worley and c. c. Coulson.
New Forces Take Field Thursday.
Tuesday Colonies H. B. Clark and
G. e. Bascom will be in the field south
OF Seventh street for the Army OF the
Kaw and Colonels Harry Snyder and
b. L. Overton will lead their men in
the battle north of Seventh street
Of the entire force.
Club Is Not Antag0nistic.
A letter has been sent out to the
members Of the Topeka Grocers' asso-
citation to the effect that the Topeka
Commercial club is antagonistic to-
wards the retail grocers and thes credit
bureau they have SheeD -Snnints ining;
this idea Of antag of1sm il also init
mated in the current issue of the
4<r. ntHov 49, =
y. Will Kelley secretary of the
Commercial club. today denied that
there Is any antegnism against this
or any other Topeka organization.
Kelley's Talk.
He said: Several meetings of To-
cal merchants were held recently to
determine whether to organize an in
dependent or a mutual credit rating
bureau. Finally general meeting of
all merchants was called, at which ap-
proxtmately fifty firms were repre-
sented-both large and small The
majority of those present decided that
they would Hike to organize q bureau
and 1t was their wish to have it as a
part of the Commercial club. In
Quiries were made to ascertain wheth-
or 1t would conflict with the Rrocers'
association, and we were given to un-
derstand that the association was
rather inactive and that nothing would
conflict with them. With that under
standing, the Commercial club decided
to start the campaign for a credit rat
ing bureau to be under the supervision
Of the merchants. The Commercial
club has not antagonized any organf-
xAtions in the city and is trying to
work in harmony with all organiza-
tons. 1t is trying to give the BUSH
ness men of the city every sort of
service that it comes under the Com