The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-07
A SPLENDID PROGRAMME
Committee of Fifteen Solves the Prob
lem of Days Triumphantly.


Monday-Labor day.
acknowledgements day-1O a. m, pa
rade; p. M, tournament; p. M, In
dian fire dance and fireworks at fair
grounds
Wednesday-Santa F'e day-10 a. M,
parade; 2 D. M, speeches and exer-
cises; p. M, Illuminated spectacular
parade.
Thursday-Floral day-10 a. M, tour
nament at fair grounds; 2 p. m, flower
parade; p. m, floral ball at state
house.
Friday-Old Soldiers day-10 a. M,
at fair grounds; p. m, High Rollers
carnival.
Saturday-Open.
This is the final programme of Fall
Festival week as decided upon at the
special meeting of the Committee of
Fifteen last night.
Everything has been satisfactorily
adjusted. The official programmes will
now be printed and distributed. Moth
ing remains but systematic work in ar
ranging the different features of the
week.
No better arrangement could be
thought of for the week than the pro-
gramme mapped out last night. By
utilizing Tuesday night for the revenue
entertainment and placing the carni-
val on Friday night sufficiently late so
not to interfere with the exercises
of Old Soldiers day at the fair grounds,
the committee found that it could easily
take care of all the proposed features.
Monday will be given over to the la
Dor organizations of this city. In the
morning the parade will take place, and
as 1t is expected that the Santa F'e
shop men will march in this parade
Notwithstanding the fact of Santa. Fe
day, the demonstration will undoubted-
ly be a big success. In the afternoon
the usual Labor day sports and exer-
cises will be held.
Tuesday is, set aside for the firemen
of the state. In the morning they will
parade AID in the afternoon a tourna-
ment sints1sr to the. one given last year
will take place. On Tuesday night the
Cheyenne Nand ArapahOe Indians will
give their fire and war dances at the
fair grounds. followed by a grand dis
play of fireworks. MA small admission
will be charged for this feature of the
week to aid in defraying the expenses
of the festival. The money is expected
to come mainly frorn> Topeka people.
Wednesday will undoubtedly be the
biggest day of the week: 1t is the day
of the Santa Fe silver anniversary cele-
bration, and thousands of Santa Fe
employees from points in Kansas and
points outside of the state as well will
be here and march in the mammoth
celebration parade. President Ripley
and other executive officers of the road
will review the procession, dozens of
floats. historical and mocha meal will be
exhibited and in the afternoon appro-
pirate exercises at which President
Ripley and others will probably speak
will be held. At night the Illuminated
spectacular parade, which is to be one
of the prettiest features of the week,
will be given for especial entertainment
of the Santa Fe visitors.
Thursday is Floral day. and those who
witnessed the floral parade last year
have some idea what to expect. The
beautiful flower parade of last year will
be repeated, only on a larger and more
elaborate scale. and Topeka will see a
floral display rivalling if not surpass-
ing the famed Fiesta of Los Angeles.
On Thursday night the floral ball will
to be held in Representative hall
On Thursday morning the knight1y
tournament an entertainment novel
and attractive, will be given at the fair
grounds.
On Friday Topeka will be in the
hands of the veterans. Thousands of
old soldiers will come to Topeka during
the festival week, and a big Old Sol
diers' day is assured. A parade will
be given in the morning and the after
noon will be taken up by campfires at
the fair grounds at which General Lew
Wallace and other noted speakers will
be present. The campfres will con-
clude by O'Clock, and at o'clock the
carnival will start on Kansas avenue.
By this arrangement the carnival will
in no way interfere with the celebra-
ton of the veterans, but on the other
hand will afford them enjoyment and
entertainment.
Saturday has been left open, so that
in case of rain on any of the other days
of the week the demonstrations can be
carried over