The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-14

lecture in which he reminded them
that he still had two years to serve.
presented each with a white dove and
sent them on their way.
The governor then sat down at his
desk and dropped his head in his
hands. The lights were turned low
and while the piano played Com
rades," the governor saw a vision.
1t was Judges Reed and Higgins, who
entered dressed in white, their arms
about each others necks. They paused,
embraced, kissed each other on the
cheek and departed in harmony.
Then Came the RebuttaI.
real Judges Reed, Higgins and Wark
were thenu called to come upon the
stage by President CHARLES Mitchell
and speak. Judge Wark spoke first.
To express his feelings, he said, he
told the story of a ranchman upon
whom a mortgage was foreclosed and
who went to the bank, assuring them;
You have gotten my ranch; you
have gotten my horses, and you have
cotton my cows. but, by God, you
haven't gotten my nerve"
Judge Wark sat down and the ap
plause, lasting many minutes, shook
the the very building.
Judge Higgins, next introduced,
said simply:
4 II concur in the opinion of Judge
Wark."
Judge Reed then made a short talk,
in which he told story of Robert
Burns, in which he gently chided the
Press club and expressed thanks that
1--WE might see ourselves as others see
u.s." He added that eff any Press
club member got more fun out of the
show than he, they were going some"
Governor Allen arose with the
statement:
''Tm not like Judge Reed. I'll be
frank with you. instead of saying en-
joyed it,"
Every sentence that escaped the
governors lips was a gem of humor
and caused big laugh. He roasted
the Press club thoroly. adding that if
there was another Press club in town
he would leave this one and join it.
Prior to the play. Bob Finlay and
his Cinema Revue girls put on a rev
numbers that were very commendable.
Finlay is a member of the Boston
Press club and a former reporter on
the Boston Globe.
To Cecil Howes and "BnF' Kercher
mainly are thanks due for the sue
cess of the Press club play. They
worked night and day with untiring
vigor to bring it about. Keith Clev-
enger, as makeup man, was factor
in it's presentation.
w. G. Clugston played a double role.
He a pretty stenographer in the
first act and clerk in the governors
office in the second act.
Walter Markley and w, d. Wolfe
acted as policemen. in uniforms, to
maintain order.
The Press club is indebted to the
Edison company, the Bell Telephone
company, the gas company and Pelle-
tiers for hearty cooperation in ar
ranging properties" for the perform
ance.
Many out of town newspaper and
political men came to Topeka for the
occasion. Among them were Sen. Paul
Kimball, of Parsons: w. Y. Morgan,
Hutchinson Gazette; H. c. Sticher,
Usage City Free Press; Herbert Cava-
ness, Chanute Tribune; Harrison Park
man, postmaster of Emporia; Tom
Morley, BartleSvilIe, Okla, publicity
director for the aDoherty interests; AL
fred G.. Hill, Kansas university; Cliff
Stratton, Kansas state agricultural
college; A. Q. Miller. Belleville Tele-
scope, H. H. Motter. Olathe, chairman
Republican state committee; ?, Robert
Timmons, Wichita; Sen. c. e. Snyder,
Leavenworth; D. A. n. Chase, senator
elect from Linn county; Speaker w.
L. Lambertson, of Fairview; John
Breyfogle of Olathe. E. H. Neal of In
dianapolis, Ind, Sem Ben S. Paulen of
Fredohia; Charles Rogers Manhattan;
Earl Potter. Lawrence: Dean Freder-
lex, j. Kelly of X. u; Irving Hill,
Lawrence; Paul O'Brien, Country Gen
Ntleman, Philadelphia.