The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20
HEART OF TOURIST N. Y. KANSANS MET
Be Session
by Motorists. Kansas Day Plans.
Gage Accommodations Want Speakers Labor Ques-
Known All over Q. s. tons at Banquet.
MAGAZINE TAKES UP PLAN NOMINATIONS NE MlDE
City" Publishes p. Fritts
Article Hospitality Here. Newspaper Man. Named.
F. A Explains Sys Leaders of New Affairs
tenn Summer. Present at Meeting.
Executive Session Held to Make
Kansas Day Plans.
Want Speakers on Labor QHes.
lions ut Banquet.
NOMINATIONS NE Df
John p. Fritts, Former Topeka
Newspaper Man, Named.
Leaders of New York Affairs
Present at Meeting.
BY EDWIN A. MENN1NGER.

Il LOOOAD NJ MOCtIAks
BY EDWIN A MENNINGER.
New York, Nov. 20.-The Kansas
Society of New York met this week in
executive session to plan the program
ner on January 20, and voted to seek
two of the country's leading authori-
ties on labor and production problems
to present their views in after dinner
speeches.
Altho no decision was reached as to
who would be invited to address the
Kansans, the consensus was that the
present industrial situation. particu-
larly in the manufacturing cities OF
the country, is grave enough to war
rant open discussion of the problems
presented. The society approved the
speakers whose utterances would aid
in the solution of the problems.
The main purpose of the Kansas
meeting-the appointment of a NOM
mating committee to choose officers
and the immediate selection of a tick
ct by that body-was quickly disposed
of, the nominations approved and the
meeting adjourned
Nominations Are Made.
The nomination made by the COM
mittee included: President, John P.
Fritts, former Topeka newspaper man
who is now publicity director with the
Realart Pictures corporation; first
vice president, Clarke G. Daley, for
mer Topekan and Washburn graduate,
who is president of the Alliance Realty
company; second vice president, Harry
F. Sinclair, oil magnate and the
wealthiest of the former Kansans who
are in business here; secretary, Will
liam 1. Mitchell, formerl.- of Wa
baunsee county, and now in the man
agement of the New York geological
Park; treasurer, H. o. Coughlan, for
mer Topekan, now vice president of
the United States Corporation COM
pany.
The four trustees named for a term
of two years were: w. r. Goodwin, Ed
c. Fox, Edwin A. Menninger and the
Rev. ]. Sidney Gould. There are four
other trustees whose terms do not ex-
pire until 1922.
Precede Kansas Day.
These annual luncheons preceding
the Kansas Day celebration are the
source of great pleasure and inspira-
ton to these ex-Kansans. Only once
a year do they get together thus, for
a stag Kansas party, to talk about old
faces and old events in the West, to
discuss the latest scraps of news that
filter thru from the Sunflower state.
Today it was the receivership of the
Kansas City Journal, the banner crops,
of Charles s. G1eed was brought up,
and tributes paid to him by men who
knew him first. At the table beside
President Wollman sat Charlie"
Price, white haired but vigorous. who
a good many years ago got his head
together with Colonel Hudson and
founded the Topeka Daily Capital. He
spoke tenderly of Gleed. Across the
Way sat ED" Burnett, who was born
in the same New England town with
GIeed. rode the same yaller pony with
him, came to Kansas with him
The memories that were called up
were the best part of the luncheon.
Next January these men will meet
again. but then they will all be in dress
suits, carrying a big check in their
swallowtail to pay for two plates at
the annual dinner, the ladies will be
there, and only formalities will come
up.
Many kansanS Present.
Those present at the meeting, which
was fairly representative of Kansas
Society committee turnouts, were:
BENJAMIN F. Wollman, president Of the
Kansas society, lawyer, formerly OF Leav-
Charles W. Price. publisher Of the Elec-
trical Review and affiliated magazines, ex-
II. J. weiland, Of the International
Byron c. Gould, senior partner in the
firm of NJ p. Gould & Co., advertising
specialist, formerly Of Wabaunsee county,
Maurice P. Gould, junior partner, and
best looking Of the three Gould brothers.
Rev J. Sidney Gould. pastor of church
at Freeport, Long Island; Oldest of the
three.
Aaron Jetmore, lawyer, ex-Topekan, well
known for his part in the trial of John
Collins for murder. In partnership with
his brother and others in Wall street.
Howard X. Wood, president of the Unit
ed States Corporation Co., president of the
New York Washburn club, active ex-To-
pekan; son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Wood.
Edward F. Burnett, another ex-Topekan
representing the Santa Fe railroad in New
York.
Thomas H. Dinsmore, Of the National
George W. Feakin, of the Phelps Dodge
Co.
E. +. Conwell, once of Hutchinson.
r. L. Friend, advertising specialist, ex-
Leavenw orthite
Clarke G. Daley, Topekan,. washburn
L. T. Hostetter, ex-sabethan. now selling
bonds In Wall Street for firm of private
bankers.
NJ. V. Levy, stock broker and specialist
in boosting Kansas.
Ed Fox, lawyer. cne-time Topekan.
William l. Mitchell. efficient perpetual
secretary of the Kansas organization.
Elias Summerfield, trustee of the Kan
sas Society
H. o. Coughlin, ex-Topekan, who has lost
track of his repeats as treasurer of the
Kansas society.
Edwin A. Menninger, elsewhere referred