The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-29
Election of Officers of All
Bodies Held Today.
CONVENTION COMES TO END
Largest and Most Successful in
History of Organization.
Next Gathering VIII Be Held
in Capital City.

| OFFICERS.
Clarence Aten. Dodge City. President
Miss Bertha Kempton. Goodland Secretary
COUNTY CLERKS ASSOCIATION.
L. A. Harvey. Marysville. President
Miss NJ is Ann Masterson. COLUMBUS secretary
c. III. Benson, Wakeeney. ...... Treasurer
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASSN.
Clarence Aten. Dodge City President
George Layton. Marysville. Vice President
Guy Call. Oswego. -Secretary-Treasure
!, REGISTER OF DEEDS ASSOCIATIONS.
Lewis Baker. Atchison President
Oran Layton Topeka. Vice President
Miss Edna Zimmerm n. Smith Center,
| ................... Secretary Treasurer
DISTRICT CLERKS ASSOCIATION.
Mrs. Mary Chaplin. Topeka. President
ID. r.. Spiiman. Manhattan Vice President
Miss Bertha Kempton. Goodland. Secretary
|. PROBATE JUDGES ASSOCIATIONS.
Dean $. Landon. Russell. ........ President
Ralph Ii. Cav, Topeka. ry-Treasurer
| Topeka will be the meeting place
of the six county official associations
again next year, it was decided To-Day
at the final session at the auditorium
The convention will convene the Sec
ond week in December. The conven-
ton of the Kansas Official council
ended at noon today with short pro-
gram and the election of the council
| OfflCerS IOr Ino ensuing Ncdl. IL
members gave vote of thanks to the
Chamber of Commerce and the city OF
Topeka for the hospitality extended TO
them and the vote to return again next
year was unanimous.
The meeting of the county commls-
sioners this morning resolved itself
into a discussion of problems in caring
for the INDECENT poor in the respective
counties. J. F. Swonger, jr., OF Gar
nett, retiring president of the council,
/ ot alff nv
: how its inmates were cared for 4:
IW. Griggs, poor commissioner or
Shawnee county, made an address, eX-
, planning to the commissioners now
Shawnee county cared for her poor
! and told how the feeding problem had
been worked so scientifically that the
, inmates of the farm were being sub
stantially fed for less than 3 cents
r meal and that 1 900 meals month
II are served. All the speakers. how
/ ever, were unanimous in the belie1
that the poor can be cared for cheaper
, and to better advantage on farm or
/, this kind than in their individual
f homes.
el Round Table of Experiences.
e The meeting of the registers of
: deeds was a review Of duty problems
= and a round table of experience, open
@ to all.
4 AT the treasurers' meeting addresses
were delivered on 'Modernized Tax
S Rolls by James A. PAUL, of Ellis
I worth, and Problems We Meet as
d Treasurers' by Margaret Nj. Law,
: Mcpherson.
d ELECTION Machinery and How II
S Works was the subject of address
: before the county clerks by c. II. Ben
:. son, of Wakeeney, in which he show
: ed up some undesirable points in the
:, Kansas primary election laws. The
probate judges spent the morning in
! discussing probate and juvenile court
problems, needed improvements and
experiences. This afternoon they Wis
n tied the Topeka Industrial institute.
The district clerks held their ses-
sion in the office of the district clerk
s at the court house, as the guests OF
| Mrs. Mary Chaplin, who was elected
president of the association Just be-
| fore IL o'clock the various associa-
tions heard the report of the commit
= tees and elected officers for the COM
ing year
At IL o'clock they assembled in the
auditorium, where short program
was given. Mrs. John NJ. Wright sang
T two vocal solos. followed by the cleo
t tinn of officers for the next year
n Clarence Aten of Dodge City, who was
: I secretary of the Commissioners asso-
= | cin ton, was elected president of that
body and president of the council
= Miss Bertha Kempton of Goodland was
e reelected secretary and treasurer.
o The official body seems to be ex-
G association of county treasurers to CO.
+ operate with the rest. The treasurers
insist that their meeting here was
e merely an adjourned session and that
o they will elect their new officers in
: May.
= An increase in sa larry for the Off
= Gals and their deputies has been one
n of the most important questions be-
L fore the council. Tuesday evening
g committees from the differ { associa-
tions met in conference at the Nation
n al hotel and this morning the results
n of their discussions were presented u
& the members. after which permanent
= legislative committees were appointed
= to draft bills to be presented to the
legislature.
Other changes in hw have beer
N thoroly discussed and will be urged
Al upon the legislature. The probate
Judges. especially. believe there is ur
gent need of 1egisla tion in their de
J. psrtnents. as most of the statutes b.
which they are governed were mad
years ago. One of the Improvement
;, they desire Is the compulsory presence
- of both parties to obtain a marriag
ct License when one of the pair Is unde
r age. Another is to allow the couT
th to close 2. guardia nship over a mino
whenever IL appears to the court tina
it is no .Pnger needed. Guardian
should also be relieved of making a
20 when so ordered. whenever the mir
- or's estate is exhausted. they beieyi
% Limit VIII Contests.
One recommended by the iegislatiy
n committee provides that wills cannS
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