The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15
Present Situation Expected to
Increase Attendance at Il. o. c.
Many New Committees VIII Be
Appointed at Session Today.
BANQUET AT C. OF C. TONIGHT
Bishop Wise and President
Womer VIII Be Speakers.
Officers for Various Groups viii
Be Elected Friday.

Arrival of county officers on early
trains today and night trains Tuesday
night as well as the reports which
have been received from county Off
GERS over the state in the past two
days. Indicated that more than 900
county officers VIII be registered in
Topeka as in attendance at the sixth
annual Kansas Official Council before
the end of today.
There was a considerable crowd in
the Chamber of Commerce parlor
long bCfoce che registration committee
arrived this morning. They filled IN
the time until registration commenced
by haViug their tickets validated
The county commissioners far out
numbered. in the early registrat tion,
the officers OF other classificauons'
with county clerks and engineers run
ming. second.
Come From Scattered Counties.
The registration within a half hour
of the time il commenced showed
that the representation OF county OF
ficialdom at the convention this year
viii be representative. OtIlcers from N 4
counties in the extreme portions OF
the state. and widely separated from
each other. were among the 1lrst TO
register. While they were milling
politics and the recent election were
the chief topic of conversation
There was a generous proportion of
women in the early crowd, most OF
them themselves county officers rev
of the men seemed to have brought
the women folks along to the meeting
Some Early Registranss.
The early county commissioners
registered included: A. 3. Roberts
and H. II. Haldeman, Meade county;
+ L. Barnhart. Allen county; Robert
GofOrth. Cowley county, and J. h
Crotsley, of the same county; J. h
raF md
son county; s 3. Kirnan, Sedgwick
county: H y. Sateen and E +. Es-
linger. of Edwards county; NJ H Cox
and r B. Kimball. of Wilson county;
G. E. Bengtson, Saline county; w. A
Hess. Allen county; Charles Neff,
Seward county; E. NJ. Dean and Will
liam Washburn. Morton county; H. L.
Hunt, Geary county; c Orebaugh,
Ford county. and V L. Jamison,
Woodson county
The early registrants among the
county clerks were: Miss Anna Wilson,
Clark county; Albert J. Schemede-
man. Geary county; o. V. Heinsohn'
Marion county; Earl l. Hudson, Will
son county: C. NJ LeMonnier, Seward
county. and J. c. Pricer, Graham
county.
The first engineers registering were:
Burr Storey, Ellsworth county:
Vaughn Stuart. Pawnee county, and
J. D. Berwick, Seward county.
Sessions Begin Today.
TIE first sessions of the eight as
sociations which comprise the official
council will commence at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon, in the state house. The
visitors in the meanwhile will mill
around and get acquainted with each
other and the town The arrival of
large numbers of them on noon and
early afternoon trains is anticipated.
The first to show up for the meeting
came in Tuesday evening. They were
NJ. A Basgall. county clerk, and Nern
WasiuEer. county abstra ctOr. of Ellis
county Letters which have been re-
ceived from the county seats by o. X.
Swavze editor of the Kansas Official.
that attendance this year will be
heavier than ever before, on account
of the political situation in the state.
Rush county will send six delegates,
Marshall county eight or nine. Ford
county seven, and other counties as
many or possibly more
To Hear Committee Reports.
The meetings of the associations
this afternoon will be largely devoted
to the appointment of new committees
and reports of the standing commit
tees and officers
At s o'clock this evening the visitors
will be the guests at a buffet supper
at the Chamber of Commerce. which
will be followed by a musical program
furnished by the students OF Wash
burn college and the College of the
Sisters of Bethany. There will also
appear on the program Bishop James
Wise. of the Episcopal diocese of Kan
sas. and Pres. P P. Womer. of Wash
burn college. One of the features of
the program will be music by the
WaShburn Glee club.
Another musical feature will be
furnished by the SaXophone sextette
from the Boys Industrial school at
Topeka under the direction of Major
w. p MacLean- Other boys from the
industrial school will give an athletic
program
After the program. those county
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