The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-22
TOO MUCH BRASS BAND
Might Interrupt the Exhibit
tiOn at the Food Show,
So the Show VIII Daily Be
Opened With Brass Music
While the Orchestras Will Furnish
the Other Musie-The Ingleside
Management Will Have Con-
troll of the Cooking School

The directors of the Pure Food show
held meeting last evening and formerly
accepted the proposition of the ladies of
Ingleside to manage the cooking school
By the arrangement all responsibility
for the success of that feature of the
show is taken away from the directory
The expense of the lecturer and the sell
ing of tickets is to be in charge of the In
gleside management. 1t was agreed thai
course tickets to the cooking school. in
Guiding the Food show, should be sold
for 81. The ticket win admit to the
tire series of lectures and VIII also give
the purchaser admission to the Food
show during the afternoons while the
school is in progress In the evening the
tickets will not admit to the show
Single admissions to the cooking school
viii be % cents, which Will also include
attending the cooking school must attend
the Food show because the way to the
aside for booths. The single admissions
to the Food show viii be Is cents as at
The question of decorating the hall was
also considered at the meeting and i was
tlreiy TO the ingenuity OF mrs G. , sui
ton. commissioner on decoration There
was some discussion about the necessity
OIL speildlhg much money on decor az olls-
President Wilder said; Each exhibitor
will arrange and decorate his own booth
and it viii be to his interest to make i
as beautiful as possible The booths win
probably be eight or ten feet high ana
that viii not leave much room for other
decorations
Secretary Adams: There will be an OPP
portunity for decoration on the stage and
President Wilder: All the flowers and
bunting may be contributed and think
that it will not be necessary to expend
great deal of money in the decoration
VIM. Green: It seems to that the
decorating can be done without it costing
this committee anything or at least not
more than a few dollars.
President Wilder: The only necessary
expense vii be the employment of men to
put. w. the. decorations under Mrs SUIT
toms direction.
1t was agreed that the hall should be
decorated with as little cost as possible
and that an attempt should be made to
secure contributions of flowers, flags and
The question of whether or not there
should be a band playing during the even
ings Of the show was also discussed.
band was on duty it would prevent eX-
hibitors from talking to the people who
the purposes for which they were present
would be thereby defeated
r. s Brigham commissioner of music
said that he had found that a part Of
MarshalHs band could be employed and
the music would not be 50 heavy as if
the whole band We're on duty.
Secretary Adams said he had advertised
the band
Mr. Wilder emphasized the fact that it
is the pleasure and comfort of the exhibit
tors that are to be consulted People
viii do very well to have music. said
Mr.. Wilder, Ito furnish a background for
made the feature 1t is not expected that
people shall go away from the show and
comment upon the beautiful music. That
is not what our exhibitors want
Tt was finally agreed that the band
should be employed to play at the open-
ing of the show in the evening. Nj Han
ley suggesting that it might at least
serve the purpose of attracting a crowd
The rest of the music viii be furnished
by orchestras.
The proposition to have the Social Sci
ence Federation Of Kansas have charge
of Kansas Day exercises in the Food
show auditorium was endorsed.
The following committee was appointed
to interview the hotel men concerning
rates; VIM. Green, w. w. Manspeaker,
J. Weiss.