The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-15
THAT $4,000.
The People VIII Have to BE
Told,
What the Fall Festival Pageant
is to Be.
Before They Are Likely to Raise
More Money.
SOME DEFINITE PLAN.
Should Be Given Them to
Arouse Enthusiasm.
Then the Money VIII Come
Without Dragging
IT LABORIOUSLY OUT
IT LABORIOUSLY OUT
OF Their Pockets, as is Now
Sometimes the Case.
The People VIII Raise $4,000
More Money
If Plans Are Handsome Enough
To Catch Their Fancy.

The committee of Is has now raised
over S4 200 for the Reunion and Fan
Festival; the other $1,000 viii come, but
it viii come slower.
When the plan of the Fall Festival
was first broached its main feature was
a parade somewhat resembling the
Yelled Prophets or the Priests of Pal
las representing either scenes from
Kansas history or allegorical tableaux
expressing the growth and spirit of
Kansas
This idea was taken up with great
enthusiasm by merchants and citizens
generally, because it suggested some
thing new that had never been tried in
Topeka before-and something that
would be distinctive and original
This project for a parade Of floats
caught on nightly and merchants all
announced themselves willing to con-
tribute literally for such a display. The
reunion was also to be a great part OF
the festivities, and the pageantry was
to be the entertainment that was to add
to the old soldiers enjoyment
Almost every provision has now been
made for the reunion, and it is high
time attention were turned to the pro
posed parade
The reason why the money for the
fund is not coming in faster is because
it has not been definitely settled what
this parade is to be. That other $1,000
is not likely to be raised unless the peO-
pie are PROMISED QEIflLeIW WDaL KIND
of a show is going to be given with the
money.
Public enthusiasm can't be stirred up
over vague and hazy proposition that
has not yet materiaized. Give the peO-
pie some grand and gorgeous project to
fix their anticipatiOns on and the Jour
nal IS willing to guarantee that not on
ly viii 81. 600 more be raised in a iiffy.
but $4,000 more, provided the plans
come UP to the expectations of the sub
scribers-
The people Of Shawnee county would
never vote cent for the kaW river
bridge until they knew what kind of a
bridge 1T was going to be, and then they
voted $15O.000 without demurring.
Give the people the plan Of the street
pageant in Topeka next fall, and they
viii raise that $1,000 at once. bat they
must have definite and reliable prom
ises.
The proposed parade, besides having
in it from is to 20 floats. might be great
ly enlarged by adding q merchants pa
I rade to follow it, a prize of a gold med
al might be given for the best and most
artistic display made by any business
hrm.
This medal could be hung fnthe win
dow of the successful firm and would
I be a valuable advertisement Many
merchants would be spurred into max
/ Ing magnificent displays that might
l even rival the big allegOrical floats at
I the head of the procession
The committee of Is is working hard
and is taking more interest in the re-
] union ana II All EeSllNal rnaQ Not
q meeting is called that is not attended
I by the full committee, and the members
! are working together in the most per
! feet harmony
At the meeting last night the secre-
/ tary announced q contribution OF SOS
/ from Congressman Charles Curtis and
a letter was read in which he said. 7
am sorry 1 cannot make it 500 " The
contribution was without solicitation
I and the announcement was greeted
] with applause
& . 4r-
| finance announced that the amount
| subscribed is now S4.05O and thar fbe
/ canvass of North Topeka has little rnore
I than commenced The work of cam
I vassing the south side has not been
1 completed.
/ Secretary DOran read a letter from
/ J. p Cadden, president of the Kansas
! NOlunteer t1femen's association an
/ nOuncing that the state meeting will ba
J held IN Topeka and asking that prizes
/ be arranged for the various contests.
/ A letter was also read from the pres
| ldent or the Milton club requesting
/ that a committee be appointed to an
/ pear before the executive committee Of
/ the club and support the claims of To-
! peka for the headquarters for ths NH
/ lion club train. The chairman aDDoiuf-
/ ed s. B. Bradford, II. NJ. Phillips ana
/ w. T. EDWARDS TO meet the committee
] John Marshall submitted a letter he
/ had received from J. J. Jones Of But
I Ter county requesting that prizes be Of
/ fered for the best dfer and bue1er-
I
/ pi0nship of the state be avvardad +te
1 successful contestants
/ 1t was agreed that a prize Of $40 and
/ the championship OF the state be Of
Tered, the contest to be open to an ola
I soldiers in Kansas
The question of programmes for the
I reunion ana 1estlFal was called up by
j. o. SafnuelSon OF the committee on
] programmes ne said he thought it
[ adNlsaple 70 ger the matter out of the
Z way, as several printing firms were
Z anxious to do the work
/ A K. Rodgers thought the committee
| should move slowly as he considered
! the question Of programmes a most i'm
I pOrtant one He thought it should be
/ made a special order for some future
I meeting. and it was agreed that the
1 matter should be fully discussed at the