The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
READY FOR FIGHT
Commercial Club WIN Have
Military Campaign.
ENEMY" VIII Be Men Outside
Of the Organization.

ship campaign ever planned by the
Topeka Commercial club will begin
Monday. March 16, and continue un-
TIL the membership Of the organixA-
ton has been doubled and goal Of
fifteen hundred reached. 1t will be a
military campaign with two armies In
the fight DIR. E. 8. Pettyjohn as col
onol will lead the forces OF tho Army
OF the kaw." George Godfrey Moore
VIII head the "Longview army"
frank Curry has been chosen as gem
eral Of the entire force Of campaign
ers.
The following majors will serve un-
der Colonel George Godfrey Moore of
the Longvfew army: Harry Snyder.
e: A. HARLAN. c. H. Matthews. H. H.
Hall. =. D. spikerman. w. J. Rick
Birch and e. l. Overton. Majors
under Colonel Pettyjohn: r. L.
Bone, Charles E. Eldridge. Charles
Jos!ln. c. b. Burge. E. c. Winters. r.
J: White. G. r. sHarries, Hugh T.
Fisher and G. E. Bascom. The ma
Jors Will each be put in command OF
q squad Of ten or or ore privates,
and each OF the squads will be SUBJ
divided into smaller groups which
Will go out after members The gem
eral enemy" will be the business
men OF the city who are not now
members of the Commercial club.
The efforts of the campaigners con-
sequently will be to bring these men
into the fold.
In speaking Of the campaign ]. VIII
Kelley secretary of the club said to-
day:
Unite Business ORGANIZATIONS.
THE Commercial club ia making an
effort to unite all the business organi-
zat1onD under the head Of the Com
mercial club, such as the Rebate asso-
citation. Merchants association. the
credit bureau and the secretary Of the
welfare committee. These are de-
partments to which practically the
same class OF men are called upon to
contribute for their maintenance and
it is believed that economy and more
efficiency can be had by centralizing
all of these organizations into one main
organization.
ut is hoped to raise the member
ship OF the Commercial club to 1900
and If this result can be brought
about the club will be sufficiently fin
anced to carry on all the different de-
give the very best possible service to
the members Of the organization and
to extend its efforts on behalf OF the
city at large.
To Increase Convention Fund.
"One of the important items for
which the campaign will be waged ie
for the purpose Of increasing the
amount of the convention fund. This
year an unusual drain is being made
upon this fund and the present fund
subscribed IL entirely inadequate-al-
(! ready more conventions have met in
Topeka since the first of January,
1914, than the city has ever had In
the same length Of time in years past
and on May 26 and II. a large gather
ing OF people is expected to attend the
building is to be the last grand
reunion of the G. A. r. Of Kansas and
| the old soldiers are making every pre-
paration to be hero in large numbers
| to visit with their comrades probably
| for the last time. The committee ex-
poets this celebration to cost at least
$4,000 and this In connection with the
| entertainment Of the teachers In the
| fall and the small conventions to
| which appropriations are made. will
require a fund Of not less than $4,000
| to $500. Conventions afford the best
| means of advertising for q city aside
| from the money that 10 expended by
the visitors while in the city and it il
to be hoped that sufficient funds car
| be obtained that more extensive cam
| paigns can be made for state conven-
! lions to meet In Topeka.
| Success Depends ON Cooperation.
THE success OF the campaign de-
ponds upon the cooperation of the
members of the Commercial club. u
is expected to have not less than zoo
/ men IN the CdInpdl6u. 1Hc CdAAPdA6A
will last five days and longer If nee
essary, in order that the required mum
| Der Of new members may be obtained
Letters are being prepared which will
be mailed to prospective candidates
| advising them as to the dates of the
campaign and asking them to be ready
to give the committee their applica
| ton and q check covering their dues
for one year-the memberships will
be graded according to the benefit
that the club believes it can give to thu
different members"