The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-21

be escorted from Kansas City to Tope-
| ka in a special train by the K. K. COM
| nittee. She will be met at the Topeka
depot by K. K. in mailed armor, brass
| bands and parade of citizens to escort
| her to Hotel Throop.
Tuesday night-Publfc reception In
honor of Miss Whitney.
Wednesday morning-Miss Whitney
and Gov. Leedy will review the Santa
Fe parade from a special stand
Wednesday evening-Entertain
at the clubs in honor of Miss Whitney.
Thursday-Miss Whitney will ride in
the K. K coach; colors. rose and cleo
trio green.
Thursday night-Miss Whitney will
be escorted to the Floral ball.
F'riday-Miss Whitney, as Queen Lo-
rina with a court of six society ladies
of Topeka, will ride in gorgeous float,
followed by maskers in decorated car
riages, in the Battle of Flowers" and
parade of K. K.
Friday night-Miss Whitney will be
escorted to the masquerade ball, where
she will reign as queen and lead the
grand march.
That Miss Whitney's fame is not con-
fined to the states of Missouri and Kan
sas is evidenced by the fact that last
week she received an offer of marriage
from a. man in New York, who declared
that he was worth 1900, 900. He sent
the names of people of standing as ref
erences A shrewd theatrical manager
has offered Miss Whitney position in
an opera company.
Special 10 the Kansas City Times:
Chillicothe, Mo, Sept. 20.-MisS Edna
Whitney, the modest young lady of this
city who suddenly found herself famous
in being rejected as one of the maids of
honor of the Flower Queen in the COM
ing Kansas City Carnival on account
of being an employe in cigar factory,
is inclined to regret so much fame, as
fS in instances annOXlnR.
She has received all sorts of offers.
none of which she has accepted except
the one to appear as Flower Queen at
the Topeka, Kan, Carnival, and COM
Inittee from that city was here today to
arrange for her escort there. Among
other offers she has received was one OF
a large amount of money and royaIty
to allow her photograph TO appear on
the cigar boxes of a great mandatory;
another of 5000 a week to go on the
stage with a theatrical company
But the most enticing offer was the
proposal by letter of marriage by a New
York millionaire, who gives first class
references.
Miss Whitney is a level headed Mis-
souri, girl and her head is not likely to
be upset by adulation or otherwise.
Special to the Kansas City World:
Chillicothe, Mo, Sept. 2O-W1ll1am b.
Rogers, manager of the Mackay Opera
company, is in the city trying to close
a contract with Miss Edna Whitney to
go on the stage with his company.
Just what salary is offered is not yet
known but Mr.. Rogers remarked that
it required three fingers to represent
it and the first figure was not one.
Miss Whitney has the matter under
consideration.
The committee from Topeka is also
here to- arrange with Miss Whitney
for her appearance at the Carnival in
Topeka in October.
SneciaI 10 the Kansas City Star:
ChiIlicothe, Mo, Sept. 20.-Miss Edna
Whitney, the handsome cigarmaker, who
was barred from the ChillicOthe contest
for maid of honor in the Kansas City
Flower parade, is considering an offer
TO go on the stage. The advance agent
of the Mackay Opera company, A Rog-
ers. is in the city and is using every
endeavor to get her to sign with the
Il have made Miss Whitney an oHer
and she has 4S hours to answer in. L
do not wish to state the salary nave
offered her, but it is a large one"
Miss Whitney has not made up her
mind about the offer and refuses to talk
at length with newspaper men. Il have
not decided she said, land don't care
to say anything about it
Miss whitney was formally notified
this morning of her selection as Queen
T,orina of the Topeka Carnival. A COM
mittee of three Topeka men waited up
on her.
The manager of the Mackay Opera
company on the strength of his negO-
tiations with Miss Whitney, has tried
to get a date for the company at one OF
the Kansas City theaters. He said in
his telegram to the Kansas City man
ayers that he had signed the young
lady