The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
COUNTY SCRIBES
COMING DEC. |
The Clerks, Registers of Deeds
and Commissioners
From All Over Kansas to Meet
in Topeka.
FOR TWO DAYS. CONVENTION
FOR TWO Days CONVENTION
All Meetings Will Be Held at
the State House.
A Varied Program of Business
and Entertainment.

On the heels of the big teachers
meeting. another convention of more
than passing Importance will convene
IN topeka December l and 2 when
the County Clerks association of Kan
sas. the Kansas Register of Deeds as
ISOLATION, and the County Commission
ers association of Kansas will hold a
big two day session. The programs of
the convention which were completed
today by O. X Swayze, county clerk.
snow that this years meeting will be
one OF the most important to be held
Tor years This is the thirty-second
year Of the organizations
All meetings will be held at the state
mousse The county clerks will meet
In the senate hamber, the county
commissioners in the supreme court
room and the register of deeds in
Representative hall. All joint ses-
sions of the three associations will be
held in Representative hall.
Several Topekans are included on
the programs. The county clerks will
be addressed by o. X Swayze, Shaw
nee county clerk, who will speak on
Needed Hesitation" and by T. j..
Botkin who will make an address on
The New Election Laws J. K
Codding, warden of the state peniten-
tiary. will address the county commits
associations will be at the Commercial
club rooms.
Pleasure With Business.
Business and pleasure will be COM
bired to a great extent. On the even
ing of December l, all the organiza-
tions will attend a local theater. At
1 o'clock on the afternoon of the
same day they will make an automo-
bile tour over the city under the aus
pices of the Topeka Automobile club
Every county clerk in Kansas will
attend, under recent legislative act.
hOnf M r ar of
registers of deeds and commissioners
were expected.
The clerks program will start off
Wednesday morning at o'clock with
registration of members at the Com
mercial club which will be followed at
IL o'clock with joint session of all
organizations at the representative
hall. At 1 O'Clock in the afternoon
an automobile tour over the city will
be led by the Topeka auto association.
The business session will open at
o'clock in the senate chamber with the
reports of officers and committees An
address on modern business methods
for the county clerks office will be
made by J. F. Breshaw of Franklin
county. Emory Pickett of Wilson
county will talk on Assessment of
Corporations" and THE County Clerk
ShalI will be the topic discussed by
Guy B. Norris of Finney county. At
$3.50 O'Clock a buffet luncheon will be
held at the Commercial club, and will
be followed by the initiation cere-
monies of the Ancient Order of Rough
Roads, Kansas Section A theater
party will close the days program
The Mothers Aid Law.
On Thursday, December 2, the
clerks will open their session with an
address on 1.-The Mothers Aid Law,
by Lorena Roots of Pratt county. The
addresses of J. D. Botkin and o. X
will be opened with H. w. King of
Dickinson county as leader. The con-
vention will close with an election OF
officers, appointment of committees
and a joint session to choose the next
meeting place.
Following their registration at the
Commercial club rooms, the county
commissioners will meet in joint ses-
sion with the other organizations at
representative hall Thursday morn
ing At 1 o'clock they will also make
an automobile tour of the city The
opening business session In the SUI
preme court room will follow the tour.
A report of officers, committees and
ar address by ]. K. Codding VIII fol-
low.
A buffet luncheon at the CONNER
cial club will follow. The commits
sioners will also be initiated into the
Kansas section Ancient Order OF
Rough Roads. A theater party will
end the days program Thursday
morning at o'clock a round table on
duties of the county commissioners
will be held and will be followed with
election OF Officers, Oh
committees and the selection of the
next meeting place
Registers of Deeds.
The register of deeds association
will register at the Commercial club
between 9 and 10 o'clock This will
be followed by attendance on the joint
sessions of all organizations held at
the Representative hall. The address
of welcome will be delivered by
speaker vet to be selected. Following
the automobile tour of the city, the
business session will open at Repre-
sentative hall. Preceding the reading
of the minutes, an address by the
president will be delivered Reports
of the committees and a round table
discussion will follow.
The round table will be open to all
members with questions and answer
as substitute for lengthy addresses.
The buffet luncheon at the CONNER
cial club the initiation into the Order
of Rough Roads and the theater par
ty will end Wednesdays program.
Thursday, December 2, at 9 o'clock in
the morning the round table will be
continued and will be followed by cleo
ton of officers, appointment of COM
mittees and the selection of the time
and place of the next meeting.
At IL o'clock Wednesday morning
all organizations will be welcomed to
the city by a speaker yet to be Sc