The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
M 'KINLEY
To COME
To TOpeka's Fall Festival Next
Year.
This Is 'sSure Enough Prom
ise This Time.
GRANDER THAN EVER.
The Next Fall Festival to BE a
Superb Affair.
Floats to Cost $500 Apiece
Likely to Be Constructed.

The Committee of Fifteen took steps
last night to make a permanent organ
ization to have charge of the annual
Fall Festival When Treasurer Green
wald suggested that a permanent or
ganiztion should be made there was
not a dissenting voice though Major
Anderson and several others said they
preferred to be relieved from further
duties on the committee.
When Mr.. GreenWald introduced his
resolution calling for the appointment
of a committee of five to formulate a
plan for permanent organization,
Major Anderson said:
When all bills are paid there will be
81 900 left in the treasury to turn over
to our successors. That viii make quite
a nest-egg from which to begin bust
ness next year.
while do not expect to serve longer
on the committee Il feel like saying that
with all the ups and downs we had
and the many things we had to con-
tend against, the Fall Festival was a
great success. 1t was one of the most
pleasant experiences in my life, and
when I think of it now it seems like a
pleasant dream, too pleasant to be real.
II want to speak now of another
thing. When IL was in Canton a week
or two before election and was talking
to Major Mckinley he said. II am very
sorry that I had to disappoint the peO-
pie out at Topeka this fall
II told him that he might come next
year.
If am elected said he, Z will go
to Topeka next fall
Turning to Major McKinley's sec
retary- 1 asked him to be my witness
to Major McKinley's promise
$50 Z feel that we may be able to get
Major Mckinley here next year We
can have some kind of a reunion 1t
doesn't matter if it is not q state re-
union. If President Mckinley comes
the old soldiers would come just the
The president did not name the COM
mittee on organization, but said he
would notify the members of their ap-
pOintment by mail.
lit was agreed that the Festival next
year should be held on the week COM
mencing September 27 and ending Oc-
tober 3. but all the details of the en-
tertainment are to be left to the new
committee to be organized at q future
meeting
A. x. Rodgers suggested that the
active work of the new committee
should commence in January, but that
will be determined at the next meeting
Secretary DOran was out OF the city
and City Clerk McFadden served as
secretary pro tenn The detailed report
of the receipts and expenditures of the
committee was read by Treasurer
Cireenwald and the accounts were eX-
planned by him.
The total receipts were 81. .562. 81 and
it cost the committee for the weeks
lures include an allowance of 5000 made
to Secretary DOran last night as par
tial remuneration for his services The
report Of the treasurer before that al
lowance was made showed the amount
on hand to be S2,2l6.
Besides that there are subscriptions
amounting to S465 that have not yet
been paid Some of them We're made
bv firms that went out of business or
failed before the collections We're made
City Clerk MeFadden said that he at
tempted to make some of the collec-
tiOns from delinquent subscribers but
found it uphill work
Some of them would tell me- said
he that we had plenty of money and
did not need their subscription. Others
would ask me to come back tomorrow,
and I just had to give it up 4 sup
pose there are some Of those who are
back with their subscriptions that viii
pay but the greater number will not"
That is not fair" said Major Ander-
SON "A man ought to be held to his
subscription. even though he did not
pay at first"
Some one suggested that the names
of the dennquents be published, but
that was given up almost as soon as II
was suggested
The question Of making an allowance
was suggested by A. M. Baird. "Secre-
tary DOran." said ne, did more OF the
hard work than any one. He neglect
ed his business and gave his whole
time to the Fall Festival. and think
we should appropriate 5000 to partially
pay him for what his business has sllf-
fered.
Treasurer Greenwald said: mo
member who came in contact with Mr..
noran does not realize what an i'm
portant work he did. He has said he
would not accept anything, but be-
lfeve that we should make this apprO-
priation, even though it is against his
will"
Il NJ Phillips-NIr- Doran has told
me repea atedly that he would not accept
any pay, but think it should be given
him anyhow
W. g. Edwards-He should be made
to take it, He is entitled to something
and should not hesitate to accept the
money
The motion to make the allowance
was carried without opposition
c. E. Dudley and Herbert Joslin
presented models for floats for next
years spectacle. They explained the
models and told the committee that the
floats could be built for $500 each 1T
is proposed to have ten of them for the
big night parade They are allegOrical
and elaborate. but the details are to
be kept secret
The committee adjourned to Decem-
ber Il after the chairman had been
empowered to appoint an auditing
committee of Eve to examine the books
of the secretary and treasurer.
H. Sherwood Of St Louis Kills Kim