The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
AVENUE BEAUTIFIED.
WOmem's Committee Have De-
cided to Decorate 1t,
Will Hire a Florist to Make 1t
Lovely.
Also Take Steps to Bring the Old Sol
diers From the Leavenworth
Home to This City.

Kansas avenue is to be decorated
after all The Committee of Fifteen
decided that it could not undertake the
matter in addition to it's other work,
and it remained for the general COM
mittee Of ladies who have charge of the
flower parade to take this question up
and push it through. This was done
at the regular meeting of the general
committee, yesterday afternoon.
The iron poles of the city railway
on Kansas avenue from the bridge to
Tenth street and west on Tenth street
to Topeka avenue are to be wreathed
with evergreen and asparagus fern, and
feStOOnS of evergreen and fern are to be
strung between the poles the entire
distance. Mr.. J. z. ROdman will do the
work. In addition to this decoration,
the ladies of the general committee will
decorate the poles with flowers on the
night before the floral parade.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
Mrs. c. S. Sutton, chairman of the ways
and means committee, reported that
Mr.. ROdman had offered to decorate the
avenue in the manner reported for the
sum of 1927. Before any appropriation
was made it was deemed advisable
that the report of the treasurer be
made, and this was read by Mrs. KIuss-
man, who is acting as treasurer in
place of her mother, Mrs. StOker, who is
i'll. The report showed that the COM
mittee had on hand S2158O, with unpaid
bills amounting to about S25.
The discussion on the matter of deco
rating Kansas avenue was then opened
by Mrs. Galbreath. She said:
I wish to ask if the Topeka and Kan
sas floats will take all the money ap-
prOpriated for that purpose"
Mrs. WilsOn-Ne have for these
floats S73-25 on hand, and the floral COM
mittee is to turn over S68.54 This will
make a total of S141.79, and I think it
nil oil ha in bJTiIIir7cr 10
Mrs. Galbreath-If it will take that
amount to build two floats, think that
we can't use 1927 for any better pur-
pose than the decoration of Kansas
avenue.
Mrs. Hanley-Wouldn't it be we'll to
ask for bids, and see if we could have
the work done cheaper?
Mrs. Sutton-I have seen two other
florists, and Mr.. ROdman's offer is the
lowest
Mrs. NIiIiken-When we first pro-
posed to decorate Kansas aVenue,it was
the understanding of this committee
that the Committee of Fifteen
would aid US in the work and
also build several arches It was
also understood that several gentlemen
of that committee would help US II we
needed their assistance. Now the Com
mittee of Fifteen comes to US and says
that it will be absolutely impossible
for them to aid in decorating Kansas
avenue. Therefore the Committee of
Fifteen cannot hold US to our obliga-
tions in the matter. But yet if you see
fit to accept Mr.. ROdman's offer it is all
very well. I would be glad to see the
avenue decorated, but I want it under
stood that this committee is under no
obligations to do the work.
Mrs. Sprague-I move that a commit
tee of three ladies be appointed to con-
fer with the Committee of Fifteen at
their meeting tonight and endeavor to
have the committee build one or more
arches on Kansas avenue.
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naittee consisting of Mrs. Todd, Mrs.
WiImarth and Mrs. Raub appointed by
the president.
The motion to accept Mr.. Rodman's
offer for the decoration Of Kansas ave
nue.. with an amendmen to the effect
that the ladies should add additional
decorations in the shape Of flowers, and
that Mrs. C. S. Sutton should have