The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-24
WHO WILL BE GODDESS?
Another Feature of the Floral
Parade Proposed.
A Big Float Containing the
Goddess Flora.
Meeting of the women's Committee
Yesterday Largely Attended.

The ladies of the F1OraS FESTIVAL
committee held their first meeting in
their permanent headquarters on the
third flood of the new court house yes
terday afternoon.
It was an enthusiastic meeting.
There were fifty ladies present and
a great deal of business was done.
One of the very best ideas for the
parade yet advanced was given by a
ParkdaIe lady, Miss Ella Hayes.
Miss Hayes said: I think one of the
prettiest ideas for the Festival would be
a float prominent in the parade to be
known as the Goddess F'Iora's. Let
some suitable young woman represent
the goddess and in addition to that
have on the float say % little girls
from to Is years of age for her maid
ems"
The idea caught on Immediately.
Mrs. MilIiken-Who would We have
for a Flora?
Mrs. Remley-Let that be decided by
a public vote paid for at so much per
vote. That would raise money, too.
Mrs. SLY am in favor of turning
this entire feature of the parade over
to Miss Hayes and the young ladies.
This was made as motion and pass
ed.
Miss Hayes move that a committee
of five be appointed then and that the
general committee set aside an apprO-
priatiOn for the float.
Mrs. Hughes-Why could not the
young ladies make their own money?
Mrs. SIy-That is good; but we can
give them all the paper they want to
make flowers of.
Miss Hayes-ATiss Emma Banks and
myself have just decided that after all
we won't ask anything at all of the
or TO cot
ure of the parade in every detail our
selves.
Miss Hayes was allowed to name her
own committee and she did so as fol
lows: Miss Hayes, chairman; Miss
Emma Banks, secretary; Miss Dora Me
CIure, treasurer; Miss Grace Slower and
Miss Anna Banks.
Miss Hayes and Miss Banks immed-
lately issued a call for all the young Ia
dies in the city to meet them at the
committee room in the court house Sat
urday afternoon at 1 o'clock to select
a Flora, the voting idea having been
given up as likely to be a poor result
Mrs. Wilmarth-I move that a com
mittee be appointed to select the kind
of flowers that are to be made and used
in the parade and on the street decora-
tiOns. Small flowers will not do for the
street decorations.
Mrs. NIilliken, chairman think that
is a good idea but it has been suggest
ed to me that it might be left to the
decoration committee which will be
large one. I had it in mind that it
would be well to appoint five ladies for
each block to superintend the decorat-
ing and urge good work on by Offering
a prize for the best decorated block.
Mrs. Briggs incorporated this in
motion and it carried. The committee
will be appointed later.
The matter of free classes in flower
making was taken up.
Mrs. Wood understand from Mrs
Sprague that Mrs. Carr of AuburndaIe,
will teach a class of ten girls.
Mrs. Remley of 1875 Fillmore street,
said she, too, would teach a class of f1f-
teen.
Mrs. Remley's class will meet at her
| home next Monday afternoon at 2:3O
! o'clock. Miss Diments class will meet
at the same time at the court house.
Mrs. Klussman will teach a class of
| grown ladies on the north side of the
river and it will meet for the first time
! Mondy afternoon at 2:30 at the home
! of Mrs. NJ. r. Mitchell.
Miss Russell, the paid teacher, has al
| ready graduated a class of 10Y in eigh-
| teen different flowers.
The flower lessons will hereafter be
carried on at the court house, third
! floor in two rooms.
! The North side people are objecting
/ to doing any more work on the parade
/ unless they are assured that they will
/ have part of the parade in their own
/ town. Mrs. Todd brought it before the
meeting.
Mrs. Stoker-Our business men gave
| money to the Fall Festival and they
| want some good out of it on their side
/ of the river.
/ Mrs. SLY have canvassed North To-
4 Deka thoroughly and the business men
] won I give unless thew
| have part of the parade. They don't
! ask much of the parade or decorations.
/ But I think we ought to have Kansas
| avenue decorated from the Union Pa
| cifc depot to Gordon street, and have
| the North side part of the parade
| march from Gordon street over.
! It was decided to consult the Commit
! tee of Fifteen about it.
/ Mrs. Wilmarth-I have the assurance
! that we can have one of the fire en-
| gineS in our parade if we will attend to
| the decorating. Now if the committee
| viii furnish the material I will teach
! the wives of the hremen. who are will
| ing to help to make the flowers
/ Mrs. SteVens-I make that a motion
and include that Mrs. Wilmarth attend
to that part of the parade.
This was carried.
The following committees were ap-
| pointed by Mrs. Milliken, the presi-
| dent:
Purchasing Committee-Mrs G. O..
| Wilmarth. Mrs. DR.. Raub, Mrs. w. W
! Gavitt. Mrs. Ellen Parkhurst, Mrs.
! John Sargent and Miss Emma Banks.
| Ways and Means Committee-NIrs. J.
/ w. f Hughes. Mrs. H. B. Farnsworth,
| Mrs. Fl. H. Arthur, Mrs. Fannie Butts,
| Mrs. T. A. Wilkie Mrs. Ella Ward,
| Mrs. Eva NIcGiffin, Mrs. S. S. McFad-
| den. Mrs J. H. Todd. Mrs. Ida KIuss-
man. Mrs. F. NJ. futile. Mrs. NJ R
| Mitchell, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Ella Sly,
Miss DolIie Curtis.
Mrs. w H. Wilson, representing the
| car ride committee reported that in
| spite of poor advertising. the car ride
/ Wednesday, evening cleared S23. so for