The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-25
DAWN OF new ERA
Chamber of Commerce Starts
With Real Pep Spirit.
President Mitchell Launches
Dinner of Jazz and Ginger.
ADDED LIFE IN XII. OF S. PLAN
William Biby Explained Million
Dollar Project.
Business Men Pledge Support to
All Activities.

the Topeka Chamber of Commerce,
according to the spirit and pledges
made at the first "get-together" meet
ing of more than $50 members of the
organization held Monday night.
Every single person of the club gave
his pledge to serve as a pusher and
to get out of the be pushed" branch
turing the last two years.
In answer to the plea for coop
Grafton made by Charles L. Mitchell,
newly elected president, more than
200 members agreed to spend no less
than one hour each week in work for
the city thru the Chamber of Com
merce. 1t was a pledge that meant
everything to the new officers, Charles
L. Mitchell, president; George p. Nc
Entire, first vice president; and &. b.
Merriam, second vice president, they
all declared. 1t proved to them that
their offices would not be a burden
but a pleasure. and that work thru the
Cha mber of Commerce would be more
concentrated and more effective than
ever before
William a. Biby, full of originality
and ginger. national treasurer for the
knights and Ladies of Security, was
on" OF th- main speakers a the get
together scpper entertainment. He
laid Lefore The 275 guests the details
o. tne proposed Knights and Ladies'
home and hospital for which the
t.iiDlteT OF commerce mas promised
10 provide a site on Martins hill. 1t
was a picture of happy and prosper
Gus Topeka that he pictured to the
guests in his talk.
The proposition is second only to
the Santa Fe offices in money and in
the number of persons that would be
attracted to the city" he declared.
1T will bring more people to the city
each year than any single institution,
Mr. Biby stated
A. Tf.rs,. III
pointed out. the location of the home
and hospital as a national institution
of the organization, would cause more
advertising letters to be sent from the
city than any five business institutions
now in the city. In the last siXty-five
days according to Mr.. Billy. the
Knights and Ladies of Security have
sent 10000 letters into twenty-etght
different states. This he declares is
more than any single business of To-
pcka can truthfully say.
Million Dollar Plant.
The home and hospital will mark
the expenditure of 100000 in less
than nine years. Even the civic i'm
provemcut. Mr.. Biby said. would be
worth three or four times he amount
to be given by Topeka men and wom-
en- for the purchase of the site. In
addition to the money invested in the
bu lding, there will be nearly half that
amount spent in Topeka in less than
five years by visitors that the home
and hospital would attract to the city.
A picture of utter contentment and
hapDiness was pictured to the guests
at the supper Monday night. The
hCme will consist of four main build
ings an orphan home. an old folks
home. hospital building and an ad-
ininistration building. 1t will be To-
Gated between Sixth and Tenth street
west Of Wanamaker. on the very crest
of Martins hill and just east and
south of the Kaw river 1t will be
bordered on the west by a virgin for
st of 40 acres and will be completely
surrounded by hard surfa ced boule-
wards. according to plans of the
knights and Ladies OF Security. On
either side of the main entrance to
the grounds will be fields of flowers
1lntted in tracts as large as loo yards
wide and nearly a quarter of mile
long II was truly picture OF happy
vaNa,'' that William Biby painted
The whole meeting pointed to the
l. irhts and Ladies of Security home
anG hospital as the largest project for
the city that has been brought before
the public since the Santa Fe shops
we're secured. Frank =. MacLennan.
Cf the State Journal pointed out that
the building of the home would be an
investment on the part of contribu-
tors to the $4,000 promised for land
for the home. They would receive
investment. If business men OF the
city can be shown this point Mr.. Mac
Lehman declared. the $4,000 cam
paicn would soon be ended.
Payments on the pledges made for
the home, f. n. Crosby stated, would
he made in three payments, 80 days,
six months and a year. The banks,
according to Mr.. Crosby. would AXE
up the pledges and the site proposition
would be ended and the home would
he NaV within a wear
other business matters broughf be-
fore the pep imbued guests were es-
tablishing of cafeteria lunch in con-
nectfon with the cafe now operated at
noon at the Chamber of Commerce,
setting aside one day a month as bar
gain day in the city and on that day
entertaining the out-of-town people
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
A scheme for giving social dances
once a month for the members, their
wives and friends was also taken IN
der consideration.
Speakers of the evenings program
were Marco Morrow, o. A. Cutler, D
w. Mulvane, Arthur J. Carruth, jr.,
]. NJ. kirkpatrick, Henry Auerbach,
J. r. Burrow and Frank p. Mac
Lehman.
Gordon's orchestra contributed
much to the evenings program with
several numbers of popular music
during the cafeteria supper. 1t was
music with their meals to the guests
and as enjoyable as a program could
be.
Music. maybe, and cheers for the
pep of the organization sounded the
keynote of the program. Following
practically every talk cheers from the
miniature Numbering thousand" ex-
pressed the appreciation of the guests
for the program.
AS the closing part of the entertain
Tnent drill team of Capital council
No. l, Knights and Ladies of Security,
went thru the drills of cross, double
cross and * Il" and So forma-
lions for the guests. The drills were
the same as those that won for the
team the state cha mpiOnship in the
recent contest at Emporia and several
prizes at ma tional drill progra ms.