The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-28

E. |, 0vERTON on ELECTRICITY
Herbert G. West Read a Paper
- on Banking.
Russell Greiner, Kansas City,
Guest at Next Meeting.

The second fall meeting of the Topeka
Rotary club was held in the noon hour
today at the Throop hotel with forty
members present. The speakers were
E. L. Overton. Charles 8. Matthews.
Herbert G. West, W. w. Mills, and
John M. Kinkel.
The membership Of the club, which
was recently organized. is now fifty.
1t is made up of leading business and
professional men. Under the rules OF
the organization one person only from
each business or profession is admitted
to membership.
In his paper today, Mr.. Kinkel Of the
public utilities commission set forth
clearly the objects of the club. He said
in part:
THE secretary of the National Asso-
citation of Rotary clubs. published the
following definition:
"A Rotary club is an association OF
business and professional men for
luncheons, dinners, and other get-to-
gether events, whereby-through ac-
quaintance. fellowship and service
each member makes himself a more
efficient and successful man, a better
citizen, and a happier individual"
1T will be noted that the ends to be
attained through the club are most de-
sirable and fully in accord with the
highest aspirations of present day
thought and action.
Objects of Club.
1T is possible for one to possess
and maintain acquaintance and fell
lowships without much effort. But
service invariably costs something in
the way of effort and is always worth
while. And it therefore seems fitting
and proper that the motto of Rotary
should be, He profits most who
serves best :"
E. L. Overton read paper on
"Electricity,'' which contained infor-
nation of interest. Numerous points
were brought out that were new to
thews then gave brief life history Of
Overton.
Herbert G. West read a paper or
what Is a Bank?" A brief history
of the development of the banking
business was given.
1.-THE banker. evolved from the gold
Smiths said Mr.. West, was an in
termediate species; he was primarily
a dealer in money and incidentally in
money. The banker has become the
bookkeeper and settling agent of the
business world" w. w. Mills gave =
short sketch of Mr.. Vests life. So
Russell Greiner of Kansas City
past president Of the international
Association of Rotary Clubs IS ex-
ing Of the club, to be held about Oct
Is. He will bring a number of1ths
members of the Kansas City OrgAni-
zatiOn with him.
Members Present.
Following is list of those presens
at the meeting today:
Robert Stone. w. w. Mills. George
Godfrey Moore, Charles p. Adams
Frank p. MacLennan, Scott Hopkins
John NJ. Brunt, E. w. Rankin, c. A
HARLAN, Ray N. Lattmer, Frank p
Whitmore, Herbert Dale, w. c. Cars
we'll, Fred Coulson, E. L. Overton
Charles 2. Eldridge, DIR. Robt. b
Stewart. Charles H. Matthews. Geo. w
Hart. George M. Stone, DIR. Roy B
Guild, Samuel L. Courtney. Herman
L. Pepmeyer, Henry Bennett, Charles
L. Mitchell, E. L. Copeland, DR.
Fred A. Rooster. H. g. West, Fred
| VOiland, George r. Harries, H. S. Put.
ney, John NJ. Kunkel, Samuel E. Lux
Arthur J. Carruth, Jr., DR.. S. ]. Crum-
! bine, Charles c. Younggreen, Marco
! Morrow. Ralph Peterson s C. Petit