The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-29
HOT TIMEIN THEOLD TOWN
Karnival Knights Adopt the New
Melody as Motto.

Melody as a Motto.
When you hear dem a bells go ding,
ling, ling,
All join round and sweetly you must
sing,
And when the verse am through, in the
chorus all join in,
There'l be hot time in the old town
tonight.
This is the tune the Karnival Knights
will sing on Friday night of Fail Festi-
val week. 1t will be the keynote of the
jewellers. The bands will play it, the
masqueraders will sing it, the air will
be full of it,
A large banner will hang over Kansas
avenue on which will be painted the
motto: ''There'u be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight
Everybody will turn out and have the
Jolliest time of the year, but there will
be no rowdyism of any kind allowed.
There is no place on earth for roughs
except the calaboose.
This was emphatically agreed to at
the meeting of the Karnival Knights
held last evening at the Commercial
club rooms. Whenever any ruffian over
steps the bounds of decency there will
be dozen men near with big stars on
to nab him and take him to Jail. In
other words the police force for that
night will be simply immense. In ad-
dftion to the city force with the dozens
of extras" the KarnivaI Knights will
employ large number. Then, too, each
of the Karnival Knights will be sworn
in as special policemen so that Topeka s
police force for that night will mount up
into the hundreds.
Chas. Holiday called last nights
meeting to order and Jno. F. McManus
began reading the minutes. Getting to
the list OF names he stopped and said:
Shall read these names? They are
about one thousand two inches long. ,"
Business was then taken up.
Chas. Holliday-'I think we ought to
hang out banner over Kansas avenue
advertising the Karnival Knighta We
can borrow a large net and we can get
appropriate lettering put on it. Besides
the date of the carnival on it, and under
this wording as follows: ''Theren be
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Put that banner out and let her sizzle
until after the carnival
Mr.. Holidays suggestion was taken
up. A committee consisting of Mr.. Hol-
liday, John F. McManus and C. H
Trap will arrange for a banner and for
place to hang it. Several locations
were suggested, the one being the most
popular being across Kansas avenue at
the north side of Sixth street between
the Bank of Topeka and Jewell build
ings The cost will be small, as most of
the work on it will be donated.
A burlesque circus was one of the
plans suggested for the parade.
Chairman Holliday-Now, we want a
warns up there will be lots of people
who will get up floats. Lots of people
will want to be in this parade.
Mr.. McManus said that all the mem
bers were in favor of an extra fine float
for LORNA ~
The matter of having some one to take
charge of the Carnival details was dis
cuSsed. Mr.. Holiday was given power
to engage Will Haskell for this purpose
provided he would do the work free of
expense to the Karniva1 Knights, and
giving him the exclusive privilege of
furnishing costumes for the occasion.
At the next meeting word will have
been received from Mr.. Haskell, and it
is proba BILE that he will accept the offer.
Colored fire will be burned in pro-
fusion on Carnival night The commit
tee will buy it by Wholesale and the cost
will be greatly reduced. The line of
merriment after the parade will be on
Kansas avenue between the Copeland
and Throop hotels. At the next meet
ing which will be held next Wednesday
evening at the Elks lodge room. call to
business men to illuminate their places
of business that night with dozens of
andes placed in second and third story
windows will be made. Strict rules
prohibiting the throwing of flour or US
ing of infa ted bladders or skins will be
passed 1t was suggested that the blow
| ing of horns be prohibited until ten
O'Clock and this met with much favor
1t is probable that this will be en-
| forced This will give the bands a
chance to be heard, and the crowd OF