The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05


ing and we should hesitate before we
adopt it or anything else 1t would take
200 or 300 men and where are we going
to get tham2 We could not get men to
do such work as that for nothing. We
must have something no Kansan ever
saw. but it seems to me that hoats
would lengthen out and make better
show than this plan.
A. X. ROdgers-EVery demonstration
for 20 years have had floats ard /
would like to get away from that idea
and have some thing entirely new The
merchants viii be expected to help Out
with floats. but let the big central at
traction be furnished by this commit
tee. The Trades Assembly should be
invited to cooperate and I believe they
would.
Major Anderson-T am opposed to the
float business. 1T is old and out of date
and what is wanted is something new
and it is suggested in this plan. We
should get to work right away for
poor programme well executed Is bet
ter than a good programme poorly eX-
j. 6. samuelson-I think the whole
committee should decide upon this
matter. There is no use of referring
it for nothing viii be done
g. s. Elliott believe we should
adopt these plans and therefore move
their adoption without further delay
IT. F. DOran-I can't see the use OF
referring this to a special committee.
If we do we viii be no farther along in
a week than we are now The only
thing we lack is definite Information
about the cost. Prof. WOrrau has e1-
pended much time and labor and we
should give him some considerations
There viii be no trouble about getting
all the men we want They viii be on
ly too glad to volunteer and I would
undertake to set all the men we want
ed Think Prof WOrTau should be
instructed to build one section and then
we VIII know definitely about the cost
Capt. Titus-I protest against acting
on this matter now We have waited
80 or 40 days for these plans and this
lis the first opportunity we have mad 70
see them. We have a good record but
if we act OH this so hastily L am very
much afraid our good record viii be
stinted-
AIr Doran-If this was referred to
your committee what would you do2
Capt Titus-RepOrt on it of course.
Charles S. EIhott-XVe can adopt the
plans and then refer them to the com
mittee-
Mr. EUfott's suggestion was followed
and the plans submitted by Prof. WOr-
rail- We're adopted and referred to the
committee on amusements and dis
plays
A. NJ. Baird said. in speaking Of the
plans adopted 1T seems to me that
this plan viii not furnish a parade long
enough This should be the big fea-
ture of the week and we should not
think cf spending less than $1,000 On it,
We have promised the people some
thing grand and we must not disap-
point them. i have warned this com
mittee against spending money in offer
ing prizes We have given $500 to the
iremen, and that viii only be a side
feature"
r. NJ Phillips know merchants
who are figuring on building floats and
I think that all their plans should be
subm tied to this committee for APP
proval.
A. X Rodgers-We do not want it
understood that We are opposed to floats.
we want all we can get, but we want
the big thing to come from this com
mittee As far as the length of the
procession is concerned, Kansas City
and ST. Louis never have more than
twenty floats.
Mr.. Lescher-I believe we should have
something every night. We cannot de-
pend wholly upon the reunion for the
majority of the people here VIII not be
soldiers at ALL The committee must
look after the entertainment of the vis~
itors and we must have more than one
night of festivities
Major Anderson-There viii really be
but four days. The Labor day people
viii have Monday and the visitors viii
leave on Saturday
j. G. SamuelsOn-XVe want to invite
the laboring men from all over the
state to be here and participate in the
LltlLlNlE OH NlDLlldN- fN e EA tJIGL 10 LltlA
speakers and we viii occupy the whole
day.
s B. Bradford-I had talk with Dr.
Roby. and I find to nay surprise that
the Stedman club. which wants an
authors carnival. is not expecting us
to furnish the prizes.
A letter was read from Mrs. c. V.
Wheelan of Kansas City suggesting a
flower parade and that she would come
about the details. The letter was re-
ferred to the committee on amuse~
ments.
Chairman Greenwald of the committee
on finance, said.
1--WE have only about s41O0 subscrib-
ed. and we should do something. The
city has not been thoroughly canvassed
and much more can be done In Denver
one firm save Sl5o0- and in St Louis
two firms gave 100000 In New orleans
they raise Sl50.000 for their Mardi Gras,
and we cannot expect to have some
thing grand without money. Tt will
take money. and lots of it. and this com
mittee must get to work and raise It,
We want to start out Monday morning
to complete this subscription
The committee from this State Ere
mems association was present at the
meeting of the Committee of Fifteen
and the prizes and programme fixed
was adopted. The whole matter pertain
ing to the hremen's part of the pro-
gramme was then referred to the com
mittee ON amusements.
The following letter received by Mai.
Anderson from ex-senator ingalls,, was
read
You can rely on my intention to at
tend the reunion and I shall be glad to
be placed on your list of invited and ok
pe1ted guests. But i don't want to be
set down now for a speech on any spec
ifed day. IT is too far off and there are
so many contingencies that might fail
down. which would be injurious to me
Ny uudeserVed reputation as q promise
breaker viii not stand much more as
sault- J. u. INGALLS,"
ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL