The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
FOR FESTIVAL QUEEN.
Many Names Will Come Before
the Secret Committee
But the Selection Will Not BE
Known to the Public
Until the Beginning of the Festival
How the Equipages of the
Queen and Court Will
Be Decorated.

If the original intention in reference
to the selection of Festival Queen is
carried out, the selection will not be
announced to the public until the morn
ing of the opening day of the Fest1Val
week. The lady selected by the Secret
Committee of Five will of course be
notified as soon as the selection is
made, so that she may have time to
arrange for the duties of the week, but
to the public it will be in the form of
a surprise
The selection has not yet been made.
Meanwhile the committee is receiving
letters daily through Mayor Fellows
from the friends of the ladies so far
proposed.
position will be considerable and the
duties of the week more or less fatigu-
ing, yet to preside over a week of fes-
tivities such as is promised Topeka and
Topeka'S thousand of visitors, will be
a decided honor.
In Los Angeles, Cal, where the Fes-
tival Queen idea was first proposed and
carried out in 1894, a second selection
for the place has never been necessary.
The ladies who have acted as queens
of La Fiesta during the four respective
years accepted the position when mott
fed of their selection as becoming
honor. 1t is possible if the list is very
large that the committee may decide
by lot.
will take part in all of the festivities.
On the opening day the keys of the city
will be placed in her charge by the
mayor. and in all parades and enter
tainments of the week she will appear.
On all occasions she will be attended by
a prime minister and d court.
The selection of Queen will be made
by the Secret Committee of Five, pro-
badly the first week in August. 1t is
necessary that the selection be made at
least two months before the event so
that the lady chosen may have time to
secure and arrange her costumes. The
equipages of the Queen and court will
be supplied and decorated by the Flow
er committee.
In all of the parades, with the excep-
ton of the Illuminated night parade,
these equipages will consist of three
carriages. Each of the three carriages
will be decorated in one of the FeSti-
val cOlors, 50 that the three carriages
will represent the colors of the Festi-
val, red, white and yellow. The Queens
carriage will be decorated in white.
In the Illuminated parade the Queen
and her court will ride beautifully
decorated float. Work on this float will
be commenced in a few days, and a re-
markedly handsome effect is promised.
In discussing the question of the Sc
lection of a Festival Queen, a Topeka
man, prominent in social circles said:
Amy one of the ladies whom have
heard mentioned for the place would
make a becoming queen. Indeed, I
would dislike very much to be COM
PEELED to make a choice. But it will
take time and energy to carry out the
duties of the position as they should
be carried out, and the lady who ac-
cepts the position must do it with the
understanding that everything else is
to be abandoned that week.
There, of course, will be considerable
expense attached to the place. 1 expect
that at least $500 will be necessary to
secure the costumes and make other
preparations attendant on the place
But it will be a great honor to act as
the first Queen of one of the biggest
festivals ever given in the western
country"