The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04
NORTON is AWAKE REDS IN 7 GAMES
One of Live Progressive Johnny Exers Predic
Towns of State. ton for the Series.
Commercial Has Two Sox Have No more Fcners 10
Hundred Members. Cause Worry
1. M. HOBART is SECRETARY He HANDS IT TO DICK kerr
Regular Meetings Are Held To NO Team Could have won
Boost From Sox Twirier
Big Field Being Prepared for Never Better Performance In
Airpane Landings. Series OF the Past
Commercial Club Now Has Two
Hundred Members.
L. M. HOBART is SECRETARY
Regular Meetings Are Held To
Boost the Town.
Big Field Is Being Prepared for
Airplane Landings.

Norton, Kan, Oct "A combina-
ton that the business men of Norton
find hard to beat is that of CONNER
cial organization and a mems club.
After twelve years, the Norton Conn.,
merciai club has proven a tremendous
success and is one of the livest Of its
type in Kansas.
The Commercial club has 200 mem
sers, in a city of approximately g.
500 inhabitants. It occupies three
large rooms in the Auditorium block
and this is where the members gather
for business sessions. amusements and
frequent formal and informal smok-
ers. In the billiard room, the club
has installed two pool tables and one
billiard table. The central room is a
card room, while the reading and
Longing quarters are conmodious. A
cigar and candy stand is conveniently
located in the ante room.
Has Live Secretary.
In H. NJ. Hobart. the Norton Com
mercial club has found a live wire fl
nancial secretary. Mr.. Hobart is at
the club practically all of the time
and his job is to make visitors feel at
home and he is at the service of any
one who calls. NJ. F. Garrity, a
prominent hardware merchant and a
resident of Norton for about thirty
five gears, is president of the club.
Other officers include James E. Err
win, vice president, J. E Gleason.
seearetarX; H 49,, a; johnson treasurer treasure
and w. H. Chappell, members Of the
house committee.
Regular meetings are held on the
last Thursday of each month. Every
project TO boost Norton is given the
hearty cooperation of the Commercial
club. Only recently the members OBJ
tanned thirty-acre tract for an aerial
landing field and within three weeks
the city will be a permanent stopping
point on the North American air line.
Much of the credit for the $4,000
state sanitarium at Norton Is due to
the efforts of the commercial organi-
zation. This sanitarium is now in the
process of erection.
Plan Lecture Course.
This winter Norton will have a lee
ture course, in which musicians and
speakers of note will appear. The
success of the venture was assured by
the club, which undertook the sale of
season tickets. During the war. the
club was turned over to the Red Cross
organization whenever it was desired.
Whenever a stranger comes to Nor
ton on business, and meets a booster,
he is always invited to drop into the
club for a cigar, or game of billiards,
or cards. or a chat. - No gambling is
permitted, and this rule is cheerfully
adhered to. No charge is made for
any of the games.
The rooms are open from 10 a. m.
to II p. m. Sundays included. Every
evening a score of two of men are
there at all times, sometimes dropping
in for a few minutes to read the pa
pers. and often remaining for an hour
or two refighting Vicksburg or san
Juan or St Mihiel. The Commercial
club is a factor in the progress of the
Sixth district.