The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

thirty -01SnI COnf61llOIlS curing 1919
with an attendance of approximately
PSF, 500 delegates and visitors. The
average convention lasts two days, and
1t has been proved that the average
delegate and visitor spends SIS per
day, including room rent, hotel bills
and board. carfare and Incidental ex-
penses, making total expenditure in
Topeka of $2,677, 900, as a result of the
convention committees, activities.
Furnished quarters for Kansas In
dependent Telephone association and
assisted in their entertainment.
\ Kansas Oklahoma Fruit Growers
held their convention in the Chamber
rooms.
Furnished quarters for Degree of
Honor reception and helped in their
entertainment.
The International Correspondence
School held very successful conven-
ton in the Chamber rooms.
The Kansas Retail Grocers held
their annual convention in Topeka
and had a, buffet supper in the Cham
Der. They were assisted by the con-
vention bureau in entertaining their
delegates.
Industrial Development.
| Industrial committee obtained eight
cen new industries for Topeka during
k1919, employing approximately. one
hundred and forty persons.
Industrial committee gave buffet
banquet and reception to new indus
| tries of Topeka.
The air service committee of the
| Chamber of Commerce succeeded in
raising funds to secure landing field
for a government postal station. The
proposition now rests with the govern
ment, to fulfill their part of the con-
| tract and equip the field.
| Assisted in the formation of the
| Shawnee County Dairymen's associa-
ton.
| Military Affairs.
! Military committee of Chamber of
| Commerce had charge of entertain
ment for returned soldiers. and in
conjunction with Military Sisterhood,
Red Cross; Red Cross Canteen service,
Merchants association, City and Goun-
| ty< Officials, and other organizations
and individuals, succeeded in aking
care of this important function in
creditable manner.
| Furnished quarters for Military Sis
terhood reception to returned soldiers.
| Entertained the Flying Circus" at
| luncheon in Chamber rooms, when
| they We're ON their way from Dallas
to Boston.
| Several Ladies' day entertainments
were held during the year. At one,
Miss Margaret Bullene, returned
| Red Cross nurse, gave some of her
experiences. Col. ]. S. Dean was the
speaker at another.
Assisted other civic organizations in
Memorial Day exercises for Shawnee
| county heroes, on state house grounds,
| Sunday June /
| DR.. E. A. Whyte, member of parlia-
ment, made an address at one of our
MONDAY lunches. He sopke to rec
has seven votes in the League of Ma
lions to Americas one"
! Gen. Leonard Wood was a guest of
the Chamber December Is at the
regular MONDAY luncheon.
Served as headquarters for Jewish
Armenian drive, Salvation Army drive
for local building, Red Cross drive,
ands furnished quarters for numerous
: 1uncheons held for these drives and
i the victory loan campaign.
| Furnished quarters for several Red
Cross meetings.
! Joined with county and city officials
| in decorating Topeka and Shawnee
county soldiers, with appropriate
medals, in appreciation for splendid
service in the world war.
] The following returned soldiers
have made talks at our MONDAY
| 1uncheons since the first of the year:
| Col. John s. Dean, Capt. Luther Til
| lotson, Lieut.. Clarkson Millspaugh,
Lieut.. Geor- T. McDermett, Col. Frank
L. Travis, Sergt, Robert McGiffert,
Major Bartell, Lieut.. Paul Mcfarland,
Capt Willis A. Garvey, Capt. Clad
Hamilton and Lieut.. Augelus Burch. =
Good Roads Advancement.
Entertained Kansas Good Roads as
ISOLATION, executive committee meet
| in.
/ Good roads committee gave booster
banquet for good roads, having rep
resentatives present from all other
civic and commercial organizations in
Topeka. o. NJ. Wilhite, of Emporia,
speaker of the evening. Meeting
pledged itself to raise a fund of $4,000
to be used in furthering hard surfaced
roads in Shawnee county,
Chamber Quarters.
Over 500 meetings, including COM
nittee meetings, banquets, evening