The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
% CONVENTIONS
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Entertains Many Visitors.
Assistant Secretary Has Much
Work to Do.
22,508 PERSONS ATTEND
Many Sessions Were of a Ma
tion-Wide Nature.
Z. n. Sunderland Is in Charge
of Entertainment Dept.

Not the least important function of
a. household or a municipality is the
entertainment of its visitors The
hostess who is known for her gracious
hospitality, is deservedly popular, az
is the city which has the same repu-
tatiOn. A city when company
comes" is well off when it puts its
best foot foremost, and has its house
i'm order and its show cases filled with
the wares of which it wishes to dis
pose.
From which situation arises one of
the opportunities of the Topeka Cham
Der of Commerce to be of real service
TO Topeka. 1t is to the Chamber of
Commerce that Topeka looks when
there is a convention, statewide, ma
tionwide, or more local in character,
to be entertained
\ Convention Secretary.
The chief duty of E. n. Sunderland.
assistant secretary of the Topeka
Chamber of Commerce, is to look
after the entertainment of conventions
in Topeka. Not a little part of the
work Of G. c. Sickler, secretary. is also
connected with the conventions.
Sunderland has recently prepared
report on the conventions which have
been entertained in Topeka during the
past twelve months The report
shows that there have been twenty
three gatherings in the city during
the year which is drawing to close;
that on fifty-five of the 365 days of
the year, there has been at least one
convention in session in Topeka. and
that there were registered as attend
ing these conventions, a total of 49,
5SS persons.
The importance of the impression
made on these 22,5S potential Gus
toners of Topeka merchants, and
friends and boosters of Topeka as d
city may safely be left to the con-
sideration of the average business or
professional man.
Conventions During 1921.
The detailed report of Sunderland
on conventions in Topeka, is as fol
lows:
The Kansas Farmers Union Educa-
tional and Cooperative association.
State meeting held in the city audi
torium. January IS, 49, 20 and 81 with
an attendance of 500 delegates.
Kansas State Bee Keepers associa-
ton. Meeting held at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, February 8 and
q. Total attendance so
Kansas Brotherhood of Thresher-
men. Meeting held at Chamber of
Commerce rooms. February II and
II. Total attendance 55.
Ford Dealers District meetings.
Meeting held at Chamber of Com
nerCe rooms, February %. Total at
tendance 81
The Kansas Oklahoma Fruit job
bers. Meeting held at Chamber of
Commerce rooms, March 5, with an
attendance of 40
a. O. L. w convention. Meeting
held in city auditorium, March 7. 3
and with an attendance of $50. The
banquet was held in the Chamber Of
Commerce dining room he evening Of
March 8
Kansas Master Plumbers associa-
ton. Meeting was held in the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms, March 1 1
and ! with an attendance of 125.
Kansas State Holstein Friesian as
sociation. This convention was more
in the form of a sale at which there
were 200 present 1t was held at the
state fair grounds, March 25 and rs.
Diocesan conventi ion and School for
Training Christian Leadership. This
convention was held May g. T. 8. 8,
10 and IL It was held in Grace Cathe-
dral with a total registration of 1000.
\ banquet was held in the Chamber
of Commerce dining room the even
ing of May IL.
Kansas State Nurses association.