The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-05

a regular dinner of the Rotary club at
the Mills building this noon, its mem
bers voted unanimously to get behind
movement to build a comfort station
ON Kansas avenue. The project will
be put under way by the ways and
means committee.
The Rotary club comfort station will
be but one in half q dozen in Topeka
within the next few years, it is be-
iieved- The city commissioners in vot-
ing their budget this fall arranged for
$4,000 for the building and equipping
of comfort stations in the city. This
money, however, will not be available
for a year. Meantime with the ex-
pected cooperation of the city admin
istration. the Rotary club will take i'm
mediate steps to erect a comfort sta
ton for the use of Topeka and its
thousands CT yearly visitors.
To Hc Underground.
The station as described by J. c.
Holland, Rotary architect, will be built
underground. Only the entrances, one
for men and one for women, will be
above ground. The city must first
provide the ground and by co-opera-
ton In the work of excavation and
other particulars can save the Rotar-
lans ABOUT 5000. The total cost of the
station Will be approximately $4,000.
In his talk before the club Mr. Hol-
land stated that a comfort station in
Iopeka was dream of Frank P Mac
Lennan's three years ago when the
new Topeka State Journal building
Eighth and Kansas avenues. was be-
ing erected Mr.. MacLennan planned
then to place a comfort station be-
tween the State Journal building and
his building to the south occupied by
the Topeka Edison company Occur
ences which came up at the time made
the realization of the improvement i'm
possible.
Many Indorse Plan.
Talks indorsing the plan and vouch-
ing for the need of a public comfort
station were made by Ray Lattner.
charles E. Eldridge, Rev. DR.. Stephen
5. Estey, Frank P. MacLennan. s G.
Petit and others. Manhattan is one of
the rev cities in the state having such
a modern Improvement
Following the discussion of the Dub-
lie comfort station, Fred Voiland.
president. called upon Robert stone
! governor of this Rotary district. to re-
port on the national convention at
Cincinnati. Mr.. Stone praised the new
| president, A. c. Klumph of Cleveland.
! urged that Topeka Rotarians attend
the annual district convention at TuI-
sa and meet the new executive.
Lauds Rotarian CarswelI.
Mr.. Stone told of the excellent show
ing made by Rotarian w. c. CarswelI
as chairman of the telephone and teIe-
graph committee at the convention.
He compared the Rotarian conven-
ton with other conventions in point
of interest taken by the delegates. in
/ the work of the convention nronar
Less hotel lobby visiting and more in
i terest in the meetings was noted at
the convention than at others attend
ed by Mr.. Stone
At the suggestion of President
Volland the members arose and toast
ed Mr.. Stone at the conclusion of his
short address. The toast had heen
prepared for in advance and ended in
a song assuring Robert Stone that the
"Rotarians are for him.
Rotary Spokes.
Secretary Hart and President Vol
/ land pulled comedy stunt that had
the members guessing for several min
utes. Hart threatened to read the
names of the members who were de-
linQuent in dues The club roared SIS
disapproval. President Voiland up
held Hart. Then Hart informed the
club, with no little glee that Voiland
was among the members who were be-
hind in payments.
The club howled
Hart followed with a speech in
which he presented voiland with a
package ''in token of the esteem Of
the Rotary club"
Voiland wouldn't open it until the
demands were insistent.
J The package contained a head OF
cabbage.
This is the first time 1 ever knew
our genial secretary to lose his head -
Voiland explained
Secretary Harris minutes of the two
previous meetings were greeted with
applause. He read the names of the
members who were not present and
spiced his minutes with originality
1t was a business meeting and q
number of Rotarians went thru the
painful operation of having their dues
extracted.
Another bit of Rotarian philan-
thropy came to the surface wher
, President Voiland announced that the
city commissioners wished the Rotar.
ians to set a date upon which they
) can be present at the dedication O.
} the new swimming pool at Ripley
! park. The Rotary club initiated tn,
: movement that built the pool and dug
down in its pockets to pay for the i'm
provement-
Robert Stone suggested that a mo