The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-09
Topeka Staged Most Extensive
Entertainment in Its History.
For Visiting Merchants at the
Auditorium Last Night.
ABOUT 800 GUESTS. PRESENT
The Luncheon Wound Up the
Three Days Program.
Governor Capper and Others
Made After-Dinner Talks.

/ Topeka never entertained on such
an extensive scale as she did Thurs
day evening when the Manufacturers
and Jobbers staged a 1,o62 plate cab
ret-buffet-luncheon at the Audito-
RUM 1t was modest of the hosts to
| call it a 1uncheori-most banquets
aren't so fully equipped from an eat
| ing standpoint as the luncheon, nor is
I the ordinary service at fifty plate
dinner so good. Tables, all set and
laden with turkey and all the trim
mings, filled the entire first floor OF
the Auditorium and then there was
! big table the stage for speakers,
i officers of the association and Off
GERS of the Commercial club.
The luncheon wound up the three
days of frolic furnished to out of town
merchants by Topeka 1t was pro-
nounced a success from start to fin
ish and from reports from the visitors
| they enjoy an affair of this nature
much more than trade trip when the
Topeka business men visit their town
| and they are Obliged to act as hosts.
At the request of about one hundred
out of town merchants the Ake-Pot
| SterbooS will put on another lnltla-
ton this evening at Hamilton hall,
near Sixth avenue and Quincy street.
A Few Speeches.
! Following the luncheon, during
which Halls orchestra furnished mu-
sic Judge A. w. Dana as toastmaster
/ made short address, telling of To-
|
| of Kansas made goods by Kansas peo-
! pie. George p. Hayden. city attorney.
was the next speaker. He. too, spoke
of loyalty Kansans should show IN
ira ding within the borders OF their
| own state, and on behalf of Mayor
| House gave the visitors a belated well
come to the city. A. L. Richards OF
Marion responded on behalf of the
visitors.
/ Governor Capper delivered adj
L. to Hot ION
| of more industries in Kansas. Status
| tics were quoted indicating that Kan
sas has fewer industries than her sis
! ter states.
TT isn't enough merely to appeal to
| the patriotism of the consumers, said
Governor Capper I'VE must get in
| earnest about it. We must get our
| merchants to realize the necessity of
| pushing Kansas made goods whenever
| possible The wholesaler and retailer
must be brought to see that it pays,
| in the long run, to encourage Kansas
| industries-that every time he sells
| a Kansas-made product he is increas
| ing his home market just that much.
| Most of all we must stand by and en-
courage the industries we already
| have in order that they may demon
strate by their success the poss1biii-
ties in this state and SO lead more
capital to investment in Kansas man
ufactorieS. Let our slogan be:
1 kansas Goods for Kansas feOple.
Satire on Mail Orders.
Next the hosts poked little fun at
Montgomery Ward & Company and
Sallie Larl1in of Buffalo. Otis Hun
| gate appeared as Montgomery Ward
and r. P. Bennett as Sallle Larkin
| Benefits shape in mans attire is
something fierce but as Sallie Larkin
with the padding permissible under a
dress he appeared as a buxom lass.
| The two staged a debate on How to
Catch a Sucker" Sheriff L. L. Kiene,
who had been scheduled to speak, was
| unable to be present and this number
took the place of his address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan in
their aesthetic dancing captivated this
audience the same as others before
whom they have. appeared. The
Greggs, a really little one, and one a
little larger pleased with toe dances,
songs and acrobatic feats. The "Rube
Quartet from the Orpheum theater
drew rounds of applause as did the
Keystone comedy. Fatty and Mabel
Adrift" also supplied by the Orpheum
management. w. F. Roehr drew APP
plause for his pipe organ recital The
entertainment was ended by 1890
o'clock.
Those Held Responsible.
The committee directly in charge
! of the luncheon and entertainment
Earl Ives, c. L. Mitchell anG robert
Pierce. Others who were instrument
} tai in making Merchants Week a ic-
cess are: H. H. Pugh, c. P. Adams
S. c. Petit, Lester Davis, Sam LUX, w
H. Davis, W. o. Anderson, w. w
Webb and dozen or more others.
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