The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
JObbing Association of Union
Meeting in Topeka Today. S
Early Arrivals for Statewide
Convention Are Here. 9
Local Entertainers Will Attract
Crowd to State House.
Fill Auditorium in Wednesday
Sessions, Is Plan.

There are co-operators from all
sections Of Kansas today in Topeka in
attendance at the stockholders meet
Kansas branch Of the Farmers union.
There are more than one hundred ana
fifty individual and organization
shareholders il this organization all Of
whom are present or are represented
by proxy.
The meeting is being held in the
Commercial club rooms. The time
today was taken up in hearing reports
from the officers and directors and in
the election of two new directors The
officers of the Jobbing association are:
Maurice McAuliffe. Salina. president:
Roy Schmitt. Fairview, vice president;
John Tromble. Beloit. treasurer: and
w. c. Lansdon, Sal.na, secretary. The
other directors are Jos. Reardon, Els
worth; H. C. Coaster, Walnut; C. E.
Breasted. Logan.
Advance Guard Here.
In addition to the stockholders of
the Jobbing association, many
delegates to the state convention Of
the Farmers union which will open at
the Auditorium at ten o'clock We'd
nes.ay morning are already here. The
sessions will continue until Thursday
night.
A get-together meeting is scheduled
to be held at the National hotel at
eight O'Clock this event Leading
members OF the organization have
been asked to make short speeches. It
is expected that T. A. Mcneil will
speak.
Highland Parkers to Entertain.
long time The members of
Highland Park grange, a compara-
lively new but enterprising organiza-
ton have been planning an entertain
ment which will be gi- en- in Repre-
sentative hall tonight at eight o'clock
complimentary to visiting farmers. All
visitors in the .ity are given an urgent
invita.it to be present
The entertainment tonight will he open
ed with piano solo by Miss Pearl Shaul.
Mr. Mrs; A, ,h B. Smith; chaplain. will pro-
strumental music by the Ahlstrom broth
ers; Arthur Capper: governor of Kansas.
Will WI speak on Meeting on the Level
w. Y. Morgan. lieutenant governor, will
speak on The Evolution of the Farmer -
Robert Stone. speaker Of the house. will
There w 9 Se Tet b% % "
and Mrs. Shaul There will be severa!
other speakers.
Grange Officers. -
e.assss s II rs e Hsss
lecturer. 6. G. Burton: Steward. Richard
Ahlstrom; chaplain. Mrs. A. b. Smith;
cletus Buehrer: gatekeeper. John
Kasermann; Ceres. Miss Pearl Shaul
Pomona. Mrs. E. A Dunlap; Flora, Mrs.
G. B. Buehrer: lady assistant steward,
Mrs. Irma Ahlstrom: insurance. So
licitor. E. Leuenberger.
FIJI the Auditorium.
he management of the Farmers Union
confidently expects to have the Audi
forum well filled at the sessions Wednes-
day.
The evening session in the Auditorium
will be an open meeting attended by
farmers from almost every county in
Kansas and by all the people Of Topeka
who can possibly crowd into the building
The speakers at this meeting will be Ar
thur Capper. governor; c. F. Foley, chair
man of the Kansas utilities commission
Senator Noah Bowman Of -Garnett. and
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis OF Kfnsley, mem
Der of the state board OF administration
On Thursday afternoon the delegates te
the Farmers Union convention and many
members of the Kansas State Grange viii