The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10

The ladies of the Fail Festival flower
committee are getting to work in earn
est.
When the meeting was ready to con-
vene at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
it was found that the COMMERCIAL club
rooms that had been offered the com
mittee because the council chamber
was too small and entirely inadequate
to the requirements.
The Republican Flambeau- club room
was further up stairs, however, and a
charge was made on it. Even it over
flowed and some of the ladies were
compelled to stand up in the hall part
of the time More than 100 ladies were
present and all of them were there to
help in the flower parade of the FAN
Festival It's success is now assured.
Some of the ladies present at the
meeting were: MeSdameS NJ. Ellen
Sweet, J. W. Gibbons, NJ. A. Merritt,
Eleanor DOane, Jennie Tew, Josephine
Washburn, Ella Sly, Alice ParaEore,
Fred Munsie, NJ. o. Cartilage, Mabel
E. Putt, L. BiscOe, Flora A. Sherer,
Sarah Forester, c. A. Peterman, L.W-
PETER, B. Carter, J. S. LangstOn, J. J.
Wehe, L. Y. Randlett, J. P. Kelley, T.
r. Hawks, Celestine StOker, Ella Wood,
Moll1e Wright, H. L. WaShburn, l. H
J. Washburn, Mary Pace, L. NJ. Wise
man, T. H. Ewing, A Massey, E. Nc
Giffin, Ida Carr, L. l. Shepard, o. g.
Meller, Agile Ramsey, NJ D Bidwell, E.
w. Sweezy, Frances N Wood, E. A
Peabody, Theodore A. WiIkie, H. Went
worth, J. G. Gilchrist, NJ. NJ. Mitchell,
J. V. Tulgham, Ellen Parkhurst, I. NJ.
Gallettly, J. L. Wilson, F. E. Hughes,
II. 3. F'arnswOrth, H H. Arthur, w.
H. Wilson, G.. W. Hall, S. f. Hascall,
A. Sprague, c. E. Hanley, r. Shirk, S.
S. McFadden, TiIlie Bigley, William
Archer; Misses Myrtle Callahan, Ed
it'll Brewer, Trissie Kister, Minnie
Doyle, Anna Taylor, Laura Daley,
GuSSie LOSh, Edna Lea, Emma r.
Banks Lillian Carr, Bertha Wentworth,
Edna cellars ReD6CCa
MerWin, Elsie A1illspaugh, Estelle Leon,
Maude McKibben, Effie EIazen, Grace
McLalin, Roberta Akers, NetIe Ware,
Minnie Mcconnell, Mrs. Ernlinie Moore,
Mrs. J. w. r. Hughes, Mrs. Alice L.
GriswOld, Martha Barton, Mrs. Title
Bigley, Jennie S. Gavitt, Mrs. A. A.
Slower, Miss Ella Hayes, Miss Ada Car
ter, Mrs. Clara Aldridge, Miss Mabel
McGiffin, Miss NJ. M Myers, Mrs. Katie
Weir Mrs. E. A. GaIbreath.
In the matter of q name for the day
and for the parade it was decided that
all of the ladies should suggest one
name each and one of the names should
then be elected by the committee at
the next meeting.
The only suggestion made yesterday
was one fOr the day by Mrs. Wilkie,
that it be called ''Flora's Festival
The car ride affair was disposed of
and the car ride to raise money to buy
paper to make paper flowers with will
come off on Saturday evening, July IS.
n
of the committee that saw Mr.. Baker
about the cars, said: Mr.. Baker told
me that he would donate two cars for
any evening excepting Friday evening
and that we could have more cars if
we needed them at $3.50 each. It was
his suggestion that we start at 7:30 and
make three trips by II o'clock, say one
to Oakland, one to Garfield park and
one to some other terminus and that
we charge say 25 cents for each round
trip. I move that we accept the two
cars and give the car ride
Mrs Loux-I think that's an easy
way to make the money.
Mrs. S. NJ. Wood-Im in favor of
that.
Mrs. HanIey-It doesn't seem like we
would make much money by giving
car ride.
Mrs Wood-WeI, but what we would
make would be clear gain.
Mrs Pace (colored)-We gave a car
ride with two cars for our church one
time and paid SO for the cars. We
cleared nearly SIS.
Mrs. Stevens-I move that we accept
Mr.. Bakers proposition and take his
advice.
Mrs GaIbreath-And make the ride 25
cents for the round trip and make eve
~ member Of this committee a. COM
mittee of one to sell tickets.
Mrs S. NJ. wood think 25 cents is
too much. We ought to put the price
in the reach of all.
MRS. Tator-I think Is cents is enough.
Mrs Parkhurst-I agree with Mrs.
TatOr.
Mrs. S. NJ. Wood think Is cents is
enough. Remember that if the cars
start from the transfer station a. good
many people will have to pay their fare
down town to get to them.
Mrs Hanley-I don't think it is so
much a matter of the charge. There
are a good many charitable people who
do not care anything about the ride but
who will give even more for the cause
On vote the motion to give a car ride
and charge 25 cents was lost.
Mrs. S NJ. Wood move now that
we give the car ride as per Mr.. Ba-
ker's suggestion and make the round
trip charge Is cents. This was car
ried.
Mrs. Briggs-Now. on what night
shall the ride be given.
Mrs. Galbreath-Mr. Baker said we
could have the cars any night but Fri
day night.
Chorus-Some moonlight night.
Mrs. SLY move that it be given i'm
mediately after Santa Fe pay day.
which is Wednesday. Let US make it
Mrs. Cartlidge-Oh. that is prayer
meeting night.
Mrs sly-Well. say Saturday night,
the 18th.
This was carried. and a committee of
Mrs. Farnsworth, Mrs. Sargent and Mrs.
Wilson was named to see to the print
ing of the tickets and distribute them
to the members OF the big committee
for sale.
Mrs. J. G. wood-It is now time,
ladies. that we dispose in some way of
the offer made US last week by Miss
Russell of Valley Falls that she would
furnish all materials and teach a class
of so to make Is different kinds of paper
flowers for SIS.
Mrs. SLY move we decline the Of
fer We have miIliners in Topeka who
can teach flower making without going
out of town for one.
Mrs. Arthur-Let's not discriminate
against anybody because of their resi-
dence.