The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06
The Mills Dry Goods Co.

E. c. Wise. Mrs. Lucia o. Case, Mrs
Frank Q. Boyd. Mrs. o. A. Fe-rin, Mrs.
Joseph LOngsEore, Mrs. A. NJ. Thoro-
man. Mrs. Charles Adams. Miss Ella
Pixley, Miss Stella Wolcott, Miss Helen
Curry, Miss Emma Wallace. Miss
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The banquet given by the Topeka
Rotary club at the National hotel
Monday night was a happy affair.
club and the first time that the wives
Of the members were invited guests.
Plates were laid for one hundred per-
sons.
The conception of Rotarianism was
in the belief that friendship and bust
ness will mix. Special emphasis is
placed on the value of service. The
club aims to promote high ethical
standards in business; 1t also puts
stress upon the promotion Of civic de-
At the banquet Monday night Mr.
George Godfrey Moore, president of
the club, officiated as toastmaster.
Mr.. Frank p. MacLennan introduced
the individual members Of the club.
He went from one end of each table
to the other telling a few character
istics of each business man, introduc-
Ing him by name.
Mr.. Scott Hopkins and Mr.. Ray
Lattner sang Il duet. The words were
OF the club Joined in the chorus.
Robert Stone responded to q toast,
Our. Guests" 1t was in the nature
OF compliment to the women. and
man called upon from a company in
which he Is to be found to speak for
the ladies' The victories we have
won." he said, ARE chiefly due to our
wives We have been able TO meet
our defeats more bravely because of
their encouragement. They came to
us in our youth. and we love them
more than we did then. It is said that
handsome woman is a Jewel, but a
good woman is a treasure
1t was at this point that Mr. Know
It-All. or the man of mystery" i'm
ported from the East. was given an in
PRODUCTION There was considerable
conjecture on the part of many of those
,, present as to just who or what this
supposedly distinguished parsonage
less than dummy. electrically manip-
u1ated. Through a telephone connec-
ton the dummy was made to talk and
sing. In fact because his talking pro-
clivities were 50 well developed, DR.. +.
A. Rooster had difficulty in introduce
ing him to the assembly-he insisted
upon interrupting. He was SO rude as
vidual members of the club. He insist
ed that John Kinkel, of the public util-
tiles commission, had something strange
in his pocket An investigation was
made by Dr. .Koester. the magician of
the club. who pulled out a long string
of sausages.
| Mr. E. L. Overton, in another room,
handled the keys that worked the arms,
head and mouth of this man of mys-
terry: Marco Morrow was the spokes-
man.
| DIR. 8. J. Crumbine spoke on "A Long
Life and a Happy One" He urged the
wives to take an interest in the busi-
ness Of the men. He made a special
point Of the frightening Of life by gen.
| tie thoughts and kindly feelings. and
he spoke touchingly Of the blessing OF
children in the home in giving the
happiness that prolongs life and makes
/ it sweet and comfortable
I Mr.. Emmett w. Rankin responded to
the toast THE Rotary Spirit which he
declared to be a spirit OF service. CO.
| operation and peace. I'VE have
| learned" he said, that the principles
OF service and fair dealing that we rec
| ognize in the home and in society. are
| no less applicable to business dealings;
/ that success is promoted in the long
1 those rules. We have learned that men
| in the same business can be friends
! and that 1t is neither excusable MOI
profitable for them to be constantly
| looking for a chance of destroying each
| others business" He spoke of a rea-
sonable hope Of world peace. Com
munities and states no longer figh,
each other In the same country. and ar
extension Of the same good policy viii
one day end in the warning Of different
n nations
Mr.. George A. Stone made an address,
ON Art illustrating 1t with some o.
his own paintings. He dwelt particu
larry on the subject of technique ant
the individuality in methods of handling
materials. He spoke of the rise of tn
school impressiOnism, which was 20 Wig
orznlalY affacled In tn early daY1 AM