The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-18
COUNCIL IS AT END
General Session Closes Annual
Meeting of County Officials.
Elect Officers, Pass Resolutions,
Catch Afternoon Trains.
1921 OFFICERS REELECTED
No Change in Personnel of Fed
Grafton for Coming Year.
Vote Unanimously to Return to
Topeka for Next Convention.
1927 OFFICERS REFLECTED

into membership the newly organized
association of county probation of
ficers. The association was formed
this morning. "Our chances are poor
we have thirteen members and or
ganized on Friday" said T. B. VIII
liams. of Shawnee county, president of
the probation officers association, in
presenting the petition from that or
ganization for the membership in the
federation.
In making his address of welcome
to the new members of the council, A.
J. Harvey, of Marysville, president of
the council, expressed the hope that
within the next year the county attor-
neyS' organization and the county su-
perintendents' association would be
added to the roll of the council.
To Meet Here in 1922.
The county officers, by unanimous
vote, accepted the invitation of To-
peka to hold their convention here in
1922, and Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, November Is, 16 and II, were
chosen as the dates for the 1922 con-
vention.
All the Council officers were re-
INelected-A. J. Harvey, of Marysville
being president; J. Wendell Ready, of
Wellington, vice president, and Mrs.
Bertha Kempton, of Goodland, secre-
tary. Ex-officio, the president and
secretary of each of the associations
is a member of the executive commit
tiee of the council.
Endorse County Unit System.
The county commissioners this
morning followed the lead of the
county engineers in endorsing the
county unit system of road control-a
system by which all road work in the
county is administered by the county
officials instead of by township Off
cials. The county unit system is tol-
lowed now by two counties in the state
Ffnney and Haskell.
The commissioners declined to handle
a resolution coming from Ellsworth
county, which asked them to go on
record as favoring a change in the
present road law to permit the coun-
ties to use the automobile license fund
collected within the county, Tor their
own roads-either gravel, hard sur
GAced, or other roads or road i'm
e%ovement of a permanent nature
The Ellsworth county resolution
was referred to the commissioners
committee on legislation, without hav-
ing been acted upon by the commits
siQners as a whole.
She most important feature of the
meetings this morning was the cleo
ton of officers by each ASSOCIATION
and the adoption of resolutions. Each
ing the citizens of Topeka who have
assisted in their entertainment, and
especially the state house Officials
who have loaned their offices for the
various sessions.
Co. Commissioners Elect
The officers of the county commits
sioners' are: President, r. V. Brokaw,
of Hiawatha; vice president, S. S. King.
of Atchison; secretary treasurer.
Henry W. McAfee, of Topeka
County Clerks.
The officials of the County Clerks
association are Otto V. Heinsohn, of
Marion. president; c. F. Hurrell, OF
Jackson county, vice president; Martin
A Basgall, of Ellis county, treasurer,
and Anna Click Fades, or Rocks
county, secretary.
Registers of Deeds.
The officers of the registers of deeds
association are: Oran Layton,
Shawnee county president; G. W. At
kinson, of Crawford county, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Margaret Hoover, Green
wood county, secretary-treasurer.
County Treasurers.
The officers of the county treas
Cherokee county. president; o. W.
Good, Sedgwick county, vice president;
and Mary B. Ward, Republic county,
secretary treasurer.
Probate Judges.
The officers of the Probate Judges
association are: Henry H. van Natta,
Republic county. president; J. w
Campbell, Seward county, vice presI-
dent. and ]. D. NJ. Hamilton, OF Shaw
nee county, ecretary-treasurer
County Engineers.
The officers of the county engi-
neers association are: Sam AinsWorth,
Rice county, president; r. C. Ham,
Ford county, first vice president;
Robert Kerr, Jr., Atchison county,
second vice president; w. s. Ruggles,
of Lyons county, secretary-rreasurer.
and James Irons, of Anderson county,
corresponding secretary.
Probation OFFICERS.
The officers of the newly organ
lied probation officers association are:
T. B. Williams, of Shawnee county.
President, and Frances johnson, OF
Pottawatomie county, secretary and
treasurer.
A resolution passed by the county
engineers is designed to bring about
closer cooperation between the county
engineers and the state highway COM
mission.
Banquet for Engineers.
The engineers staged a banquet
Thursday night at Pelletier's, at which
sixty-three of them were present. t.
after-dinner speakers included H. L.
Parker. of Doniphan county; John
Williams, former county engineer of
Shawnee county, and W. G. Shall, for
ner county engineer of Ford county.
Other entertainment features included
a sleight of hand performance by Sam
Ainsworth, and music furnished by
colored students from the Kansas In
dustrial and Educational institute east
Of Topeka Community singing by the
engineers was led by Scoville Davidson.
The convention in point of attend
anee and interest displayed. was high
ly successful. according to the officials
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