The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
FOR 400 SHOE MEN
Commercial Club VIII Enter
tain Delegates in Topeka.
Third Annual Convention Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday.
ROYAL ORDER OF SHOE STRINGS
Initiation Into Mysterious Or.
ganization by Topekans.
Full Program for the Three
Days Session Here.
ROYAL ORDER OF SHOE STRINGS

Kansas Shoe Retailers association
will be held in Topeka Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday. Leo o. Nor
gan of Wichita, secretary, in a letter
received by the State Journal today
states that an attendance Of between
$50 and 400 retailer representatives
from all sections of the state is ex-l
pected.
The visitors will be welcomed Tues
day afternoon by Arthur Capper. gov
ernor Of Kansas, and J. VIII Kelley,
secretary of the Topeka Commercial
club. The response will be made by
Schuyler Jones Of Wichita. president.
All general sessions Will be held in
the main room Of the Commercial
club quarters. There are no morning
sessions scheduled. In the morning
hours the visitors will take in the
exhibits by manufacturers of the
the sixth and seventh floors of the
National hotel, and listen to some of
the legislative debates at the state
house.
Tuesday evening there will be an
informal get-acquainted reception for
members at the National hotel. We'd
nesday evening the Commercial club
will tender an informal entertainment.
The guests will be initiated into the
mysteries Of the Royal Order of Shoe
Strings and q mock session Of the
supreme court will be held, lawyers
and witnesses will discuss the poor
shoe low"
Objects Of Association.
The objects of the association as
set forth in the bylaws:
1.-THE purpose OF this association
shall be to foster the retail shoe trade
Of the state of Kansas and the in
terest OF its members; to reform
abuses relative thereto; to secure free
dom from unjust or unlawful exac-
tons; to diffuse accurate and reliable
Information as to manufacturers and
jobbers; to settle differences between
members and to promote q more en-
larged and friendly intercourse be-
tween them"
Omcers Of Organization.
The officers: Schuyler Jones, presi-
dent, Wichita: Leo o. Morgan, secre-
tary, Wichita; Otto A. Fischer, treas
urer, Lawrence; Daniel Bloomheart.
wise president southeast Kansas. Cha
mute; o. M. Babcock, vice president
northeast Kansas, Atchison: Adam L.
Krause, vice president southwest
Kansas. Great Bend: w. 1. Fraser, vice
president northwest Kansas. Salina.
Executive committee: Frank
Braitsch. chairman, Wichita: Garrf-
rison Bowen, Wichita; Clarence Bro
sius, Wichita; Theo A. Morgan, Wichl-
ia; Joe Braitsch, Wichita; Deering
Marshall. Wichita; w. C. Root, Win
field; Jerome Jones, Hutchinson; Leo
o. Morgan, Wichita.
legislative COMMITTEES: E. H. Cros-
by chairman, Topeka: Dan Crawford,
Topeka: A. r.. Springer, Topeka; M.
D. Robinson, Topeka
Convention Program.
Tuesday, convenes p. m.
Invocation-The Rev. Robert Cor
welcome Arthur Cap
ner TODekQ.
Welcofne-J VIII Kelley. secretary
Commercial club, Topeka.
Responsiveness Jones, presi-
dent Kansas Shoe Retailers associa-
Misunderstanding of minutes of
last meeting. by L. o. Morgan. secre-
tary.
Report-Report of Treasurer Otto
A. Fisher.
Leather-John A. Bush. supply de-
partment Brown Shoe Co.. st. Louis,
Mo.
Address-Insurance. M J. Dorsey
and r. A. Wilson. Merchant Under
writer's, Chicago.
Committees - Credentials, rules,
resolutions, auditing and question box
Wednesday. convenes 1880 p. m.
Address-Shoe Styles. Harry Vim
sonhaler, Vins0nhaler Shoe CO., St
Louis.
Address w. Campbell. secretary
National Shoe Wholesalers associa-
ton. Chicago.
Address, Leigh, Chicago repre-
sentative Boot and Shoe Recorder,
Boston.
Addressrour Relation With the
National Shoe Retailers Association,
Otto A. Fischer, Lawrence, Kan.
Entertainment at Commercial club,
o'clock.
Thursday. convenes 1850 p. m.
Report of committee on credentials
Report of committee on resolutions.
Report of auditing committee.
Question box and answers.
Miscellaneous business.
| New business.
Election OF officers.
Selection Of next convention city.
Final adjournment.
Harry Th.w ON Trial Tonsorrow.