The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-05
TO PUSH MATTERS AT ONCE
Commercial Club is Organized and Ac-
Jon Taken
FOR FALL FESTIVAL AND REUNION.

the Coma aifGee of Fifteen Tomorrow
The FalI Festival to He the Order
OfBUAfness at tEaeCOmmeFcfAIClub
Meeting "Wednesday Next.
The Commercial club is now fully or
ganized, with twenty-nine members.
This was completed at last nights meet
ing.
At the first regular meeting of the club.
next Wednesday evening, the subject
will be "The Fall Festival"
A committee was appointed at the
meeting of the club last week to meet
with the citizens committee of fifteen on
reunion, appointed at the mass meeting
at the court house The committee of
fifteen failed to get quorum, and Chair
man d. j. Greenwald of the Commercial
club committee reported the fact. The
committee was then continued to meet
with the committee of fifteen tomorrow
evening.
F. o. Popenoe said in speaking of the
work of the cOmmittee and the club: "We
should have representatives at the meet
ing of the citizens committee and find
ont what their plans are, so it may be de-
termined what We should do toward the
sucsess of the festival There have been
| suggestions that we should take charge
Vi me OuL IL sEGiuS W A0
that it is more than we should undertake
now though we should by all means CO.
operate and do all we can to make the
festival a success"
President w H. Davis said: ~ cannot
believe that the festival is too large an
undertaking for the club. l do not like
to see the club infringe upon the rights
of the citizens committee or act if we
| wanted to take the matter out of their
hands, but l feel that we should not be
backward about taking hold of this mat
| ter"
Samuel 7. Howe said: 81 think that
this committee should be continued and
the citizens committee should be in
formed that we stand ready to cooperate
with them"
Mr. Popenoe then moved that, "The
Fall Festival" should be made the spe-
cial order at the next meeting of the club
when plans shall be outlined concerning
the action to be taken by the CONNER
cial club with reference to the fall fes-
tival. This motion was carried without
opposition.
j. L. Durham said: "This a very i'm
portant matter. am satisfied that this
citizens committee would say take the
festival and run it, 1t is my opion
that while the club should take an
active part it should not assume the
responsible for the whole A per-
ndH0HS SnOu4Q De appoint
ed and our president should be at
its head and this committee should look
after the interests of the club in the ar
rangements for the festival. | think
that the festival should be in charge of
a citizens committee and when they go
out to raise money it can not be said that
this is Il Commercial club scheme"
Samuel Il. Howe said: I'VE should
do all We can to cooperate with the cit:-
zens' committee and make the festival a
success"
D. ]. Greenwald said: sit is nv
opinion that we should take very active
part in this matter"
j. z. Davis said: II am inclined to take
a hopeful view of this matter. l think
that we will get the reunion next fall,
but if we do not, we should have the fes-
tival just the same. 1t seems TO me that
we should give this citizens committee
our strongest cooperation in this mat
ter"
F. P. MacLennan said: ave should
start out with the idea that we will have
the festival next fall. OF course we want
the reunion, but we must have the festi-
val The people out over the state are
expecting 1t and they have made up their
minds to come to Topeka. We must have
one of the biggest times Kansas has ever
known. am glad the subject of this
festival has been made special order
Tor the next meeting ana nope that
something will then be done that will
crystalline into action"
Sir. Durham thought that one of the
first things the club should do is to get
permanent quarters. Mr.. j. P. Davis
said that he felt that the success of the
club is assured and rooms should be
secured as soon as possible. 1t was de-
cided to do something toward selecting
rooms at the next meeting of the club.
Hha fo1IOUyi0 bapo ID
mitted last night: E. II. Crosby, George
w Crane. Charles Adams of the Mills
Adams Co., a. A GODDARD. Colonel A s.
johnson. Otto Keuhne, E. w. Poindex-
ter, E. Wilder, Major ]. K. Hudson, Hal
W. Neiswanger.