The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-08
A KANSAN IN NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XIV.
Win the War for Permanent Peace
VIII,

VIII.
It was planned to make this chapter.
Section II in the series of three articles
entitled Machinery for Greater Eff
ciency," but cuts of this machinery.
which were ordered some time ago
from the east. have not yet been re-
ceived. On this account the other two
chapters on the machinery topic will
be deferred until the cuts or pictures
arrive.
Meanwhile. another chapter may be
written upon the subject win the
War for Permanent Peace" The last
chapter under that particular heading
was Section VII and was printed I'M
der the title of Chapter XIII on
June S.
Many of the readers may think that
this war has been won; that is, on pa
per. many times already, thru the sew
eral columns on this subject, elected
from these batteries, camouflaged to
be sure, under the innocent title of this
serial now running, entitled "A Kan
san in New York" New York being a
term for the east generally and COW
ering. in this particular instance. the
city of Philadelphia. That last named
place known as the home of our
original Quaker, William Penn; but
| during the week in question the rem
devious of many governors, a former
president and other belligerents of the
| most pronounced type, whose pres
ence at Independence Hall made the
statue of William p, out in front,
| look with amazement upon those
gathered about and within the sacred
| walls of the building which became
the cradle of our liberties and today is
| a landmark of much respect ard in
terest to all who visit the Quaker City.
One of the interesting features of
| this war-like League to Enforce Peace
convention was a MONDAY service at
Philadelphia's crack hotel, the Belle
vue-Stratford, the Waldorf-Astoria OF
Philadelphia, and owned and operated
by the way, by the same people. This
interesting meal and the addresses
following it constituted what was
known as the "Get-Together Lunch
con-" 1t was managed, conducted and
! promulgated under the auspices OF
w. r. Boyd. Mr.. Boyd is quite well
| acquainted with Topeka and Topekans,
having visited this city a number OF
times. and attended frequent meet
ings of committees and members OF
the Topeka Chamber of Commerce
He Is known as the campaign mana
/ ger of the League to Enforce Peace
His former headquarters were at Kan.
sas City. Mo-, but he is now located al
the general headquarters of the
league, No. 10. Fifth Avenue, New
York City.
There were probably sixty or sew
enty at this luncheon. 1t did not cost
so much, nor was it as elaborate a,
many eastern functions of this char.
acter have been. It was to that exten,
in harmony with the modesty of the
gentleman who got it up and whose
idea 1t was. 1t was Hooverized both
materially and mentally, everything
easy to digest and on the conservation
order.
Mr.. Boyd himself made what Nigh,
| II,
was, of course, IN the subject at hand
and was piece Of poetical prose deal
ing in practical efforts to bring about
! permanent peace.
The writer was called upon to make
a talk outlining what Kansas has done
for the league and how she has done
it. 1t is unnecessary to unload this
| Snaach he -.
] these lines. If he reads them; suf-
ficeth it to say, however, that there
] was considerable applause, undoubt-
i edly in admiration of the way Kansas
had been doing things. rather than
any voice Of approval of how the tale
was told.
One of the most interesting incl
dents of this luncheon was this one;
The tables were round ones seat.
ing eight each. Next to the writer was
a fine looking gentleman who intro
duced himself by saying: my name IL
Chase, Of Boston," The response te
this was: my name is MacLennan, o,
Topeka"
do you know Harold Chase of To.
peka?"
Il certainly do. He and have beer
in the newspaper business in that city
for a great many years. He is on the
morning paper and am on the even.
ing paper"
We'll, he is my brother"
His full name. learned by referring
to tbs alphabetical eating list of the
luncheon. was Harvey Stuart Chase
He Is an accountant and I Judge Z
good one for I learn that he has don,
big things in auditing. I was told. no
by himself. that he outlined and go
into operation the first budget system
ever introduced at the White House
That>was under President William Fl
Tart. who was presiding over thes,
various meetings in Philadelphia
F. P. NJ.