The Topeka state journal., 1921-09-08
A new CLUB HERE
Charter Presented to Newly
Formed Kiwanis Organization.
Two Hundred Visitors In To-
peka From Out of Town.

Some two hundred persons from out
of town attended the charter presenta-
ton ceremonies of the Kiwanis club
held Wednesday evening at the Cham
Der of Commerce. The charter was
formally presented by z. L. Chase, of
Kansas City, lieutenant governor and
governor-elect of the Missouri-Ka
district following a banquet which
was served at the Chamber of Com
merce shortly after o'clock. On ac-
count Of some pressing business mat
ters, A. c. Maher, of Joplin, president
of the district, was unable to be
present.
The Topeka Kiwanis club is the old
Inter-Service club and became affili-
ated with the International Kiwanis
club several months ago. but delayed
its charter presentation until after the
vacation season in order to secure
better attendance, and until cooler
weather would prevail. The Interna-
tional Kiwanis club has approximately
55 clubs in the United States and Can
ada with a combined membership of
nearly 5000, and it was on account of
this international feature that the In
ter-Service club decided to affiliate
with it, according to P. A. Fairbanks,
president of the local organization.
HonOrs Go to Ottawa.
Honors for sending the largest dele
CATION to the meeting here went to
Ottawa, thirty-six members from that
place being present. Kansas City sent
a delegation of twenty members, Atch-
ison twenty-five and Lawrence twenty
five. Others came from towns scat
tered over both Kansas and Missouri.
st. Louis sent one delegate to the meet
| ing.
Members of the local club. rein
forced by the Ottawa and Lawrence
delegations, met Lieutenant Governor
l Cha and the M tho (NifV
group at the Santa Fe depot at $40
o'clock and formed a parade of about
fifty motor cars which took in Kansas
Iavenue as far south as Tenth street
and back to the Chamber of Commerce
for the banquet at Z o'clock.
| Lieutenant Governor Chase, P. A.
Fairbanks, president of the local club;
William Horley. secretary, and other
officials rode in the first car, followed
lby float which was representative
of the birth of the Topeka club. The
float consisted of a decorated car in
the center of which was a crib and a
| baby. Above the crib was the inScrip-
ton, Topeka just formed" L. C.
Petro, manager of the Item Biscuit
company, hovered over the crib in Red
Cross nurse attire to represent Law
renee as the mother. and a Kansas City
member occupied a chair as the at
Itending physician.
! George T. McDermott, president of
| the Chamber of Commerce; and Will
liam Horley, secretary of the Kiwanis
| club, welcomed the visitors to the city
on behalf of those organizations and
response was made by several of the
out of town delegates. P. A. Fair
| banks acted as toastmaster. Music
was furnished by the Modoc quartet
| and Mrs. J. H. Cochran, who gave
two whistling solos
The principal after banquet speaker
| was Governor Allen, who took occa-
| sion to urge the business organiza-
tions of the state to swat the Non
partisan League and curb its radi-
cal activities, declaring that Kansas
has a real fight on its hands to pre-
vent the league from establishing it.
self in the states government. Lieu
tenant Governor Chase replied to the
governor and said that while the XII
wants club was strictly a nonpartisar
organization it would take issue with
any form of radicalism.