The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

follows upon the revision Of the con-
stitution and bylaws:
Il would recommend that a COM
mittee be appointed to write q new
constitution and bylaws for this or
ganizatton-the one we have now was
prepared several years ago for the old
Commercial club and while many
features Of 1t should be preserved in
q new constitution, yet many improve
ments should be made, chief among
which IL the number of our board OF
directors and the term they should
serve.
II would recommend that the board
be increased to 81 members whose
terms shall be for three years at the
election in January. 1916. Z should be
elected for one year. for two years
and Z for three years and then to be
elected each year thereafter for terms
of three years. would place upon
that board q member of the Topeka
Industrial Council so that the labor
as well as the business
time as to what the Commercial club
is doing and trying to do"
Forget Paving Claim.
It was the sense Of the meeting
that the fight that the city has been
making for years to have the state
pay for the paving around the state
house grounds should be discontinued.
Frank Curry and w. c. Carswer ex-
pressed themselves strongly on this
question.
w. w. Webb. chairman Of the street
committee, reported that the
original plan of the committee rela-
tive to white way has been COM
pleted with the exception of light
ing the state house square and the
dome Of the capitol building. The
legislature will be asked to install the
equipment and light the dome. This
has been one Of the live committees
of the Commercial club.
Charity Exchange.
Announcement was made through
A. A. GODDARD, chairman of the public
welfare committee of the club. which
has held many meetings in the last
year, that a charity exchange will be
put in operation at the Y. w. c.. A.
building next Monday, with Miss
Mabel Adams of Topeka in charge.
The idea is to prevent duplication in
charity work. The reliable charity or
ganizations Of the city have agreed
to cooperate.
Increase in Membership.
Frank Curry, the efficient chair
man of the membership committee.
reported that there has been an in
crease in regular membership in the
last year from $40 to 852. He stated
that fifty members of the U. c. T.
had been taken in as Social MEM
bers with the privilege Of voting. He
expressed the opinion that it will be
possible to increase the membership
to 1900 this year. Secretary Kelley
stated that there is a deficit of $500
as against 1929 a year ago.
According to j. F. Haskell presi-
dent, who submitted his annual re-
port. the Commercial club is great
factor in the development Of the city.
The secretary is the hub around
which the club work centers. he said.
According to President Haskell To-
peka's great need at the present time
is more jobbing and manufacturing
houses.
George w. Stansfield. chairman of
the good roads committee. intimated
that there will be much practical
road work done in the vicinity of To-
peka in 1915. He told Of the work
recently done at Watson, and said
that the farmers generally are show
ing a spirit OF cooperation.
Convention City.
Topeka is naturally a convention
city, according to G.. d. Skinner. chair
man of the convention committee.
The fact that it is the capital city and
has the best retail advantages of any
place in the state are factors that
make 1t popular, he contended. Sec
rotary Kelley in his report stated that
there were approximately so conven-
tiOns In 1914, and that between $4,000
and 100000 persons had been brought
here through these meetings.
w. c. Carswell, chairman of the
state and national legislation commit
tee, gave a carefully prepared report.
The committee will undoubtedly have
much to do while the legislature is in
]. M. Meade, chairman of the