The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11
TWO CENTS
ALE IN PULLMANs.
Luxurious Special Trains Carrying the
Hotel Men Reach Topeka

Hotel Men Reach TOpeka-
Three luxurious special trains. in all
requirements exactly similar to three
up to date hotels on wheels. passed
through Topeka this morning carrying
the wealthy hotel men of the effete
east on their way to Los Angeles, Cal,
to attend the seventeenth annual con-
ventiOn of the Hotel Mems MutualBen-
eft association
The trains were run ON an especially
prepared fast schedule, and the engine
and train crews Of this division, who as
sumed charge Of the trains at Kansas
City, continued in charge until Newton
was reached The Chicago train was
the first to arrive, pulling into Topeka
at 9:35, and consisted of five Pullman
SleeperS, two diners and one baggage
car, having 125 people on board
The New York train followed next,
with four Pullman sleepers, one diner
and a combination baggage and smok-
ing car, carrying 1o5 persons. The
New England train was the last to ar
rive, and carried the same equipment
in cars as the New York train. 100
people We're on board this train. About
one-fourth of the entire party of $50
were ladies'.
The train carrying the New York
delegation was by far the finest equip
ped train ever made UP on the Penn
sylvania railroad 1t is heated by
steam and lighted by electricity the
steam for both the heating purposes
and the operation of the dynamo being
supplied by the locomotive. For this
purpose a steam heater was attached
to the engine which pulled the train
The itinerary of the New York dele
cation bore the following notice on the
first page. 'The transients and their
repertoire on the tour of the Hotel as
ISOLATION of New York city to Cali
fornia to attend the 18th annual con-
ventiOn of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit association, April. 1896" Un-
der the head of the Songs We Sing AS
We Roll Along" were printed the
Duke of Murray Hil," THE Man
That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
and the Sunshine Of Paradise Alley"
The party, however, refrained from
rendering any one of their favorite
songs during their stay in this city.
The jolliest crowd were the New Eng
landers. AS the train pulled into the
depot, Thomas Henry of Boston, said
to be the finest cOrnetist in the state of
Massachusetts, leaned from the cab of
the engine, and blew q bugle call OF
welcome. When the train stopped he
took position on the platform and
rendered a darky rag to perfection,
about a dozen members accompany
ing him by clapping while four of the
party participated in the step. When
the performers We're completely eX-
hausted, he turned his attention to the
Sunshine of Paradise Alley" the
words being sung by almost the entire
/ party.
/ DepOtmaster Pat Sherman came In
/ for his share of attention. Two years
/ ago when the hotel men passed through
/ they perpetrated a t-sell'' upon Pat, and
! afterwards in a chorus shouted the by
word of the association, I'm one Of
yOut" This has fingered in Pats mem
I Ory ever since, and when several OF the
/ party accosted him this morning with
] the intention Of having some amuse-
/ ment Pat in stentOrian tones shouted,
/ I'm one of yOul"
/ On arrival in California the excur-
/ sfonists viii be entertained with a
/ Spanish tournament and the flower
/ festival at Santa Barbara, with visits
/ to the orange groves and semi-trop
/ icaI bauQuets. Most of the historic
/ places in the state viii be visited, and
/ some days viii be spent in the noun
/ tains The entire trip VIII occupy about
! a month
The luxury and pleasure of the trip
/ is we'll paid for; $3.50 has been contrib
/ uted for each Individual. making a to-
/ tai of $50. 500. This is supposed to cover
i the entire expense of the tour