The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-30
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.
And Ceremonies Incident to the Fall
Festival at the Shawnee
County Fairgrounds

County Fairgrounds
TOPEKA. KAN, SEPTEMBER 9TH
TO OCTOBER I'D.
Commander of the Campo. S. Ell |
lott, 10th Penn. INIT, Coffeyville.
Chief of Staff. S. Slower. S1st Me.
Adjutant GeneraI-w. P. Wilcox. s.
of v, Emporia.
Quartermaster GeneraI-J. Y. Niles, !
10th N. Y. Unfit, Topeka.
Commissary General-L. G.. Parker,
I'd ILL., Art, Oberlin
Surgeon General-W. H. Gill, 18th o.
Unfit, Pittsburg.
Judge Advocate General-Ed 8. Wa
terbury, 18th and 69th Ill. Unfit, EN-
poria.
Provost Marshal General-Frank Nc
Grath. 18th Ill. Cav, Beloit.
Chaplain in Chief-Dr. H. D. Fisher,
9Th Kan. Cav, Topeka.
ds-de-Camp-John Berry, S. of ".
Troy; Tracey Learnard, S. of v, Law
Q. H. Graves, S. of ", Emporia; J. S.
Carpenter, S. of ", Council Grove; Jos.
H. Young, s. of ". oberlin; w. I.
DIVISION COMMANDERS.
Divisions correspond with Congress
ional Districts.)
FIRST DIVISION.
Ed B. Jones, 93d Ill. Unfit HoIton.
Chief of Staff-Geo. H. Barker, 18th
Ill. Unfit, Holton.
Aids..de-Camp-L. H. Haskell, 1929
Ind. Unfit, Leavenworth; J. T. Grimes.
18th ILL., Cav, Hiawatha; Chas. May
nard, 57th Penn. INIT, Troy; John Tul-
lis. 18th Kan. Unfit, Meriden; VIM. Ora
SECOND DIVISION.
John K. Rankin, I'd Kan. Cav, Law
THIRD DIVISION.
A. B. Arment. 54th Ind. Unfit, Win
field
George Weber. 18th Pa Unfit, Lyn-
Chief of Staff. w. keenan,. I'd Ind.
Cav, Lyndon.
INIT. ,Scranton; j. S. Edie. I'd Kan. Cav.
Lebo; J. A. Cowger, sgd Ind. Unfit, Mad
isOn; E. w. Cunningham, 101st o. INIT,
Emporia; W. E. Richey, 18th Q. Unfit,
HarveyviIle; R. H. Bell, 47th Ill. Unfit,
Wamego; H. E. Richter. 1880 Ind. Unfit,
Council Grove; Thos. Grisham, 50th Mo.
Init, Strong City; r. B. Mcclure, 159th
o. Unfit, Towanda; JOS. M. Young, 2O7th
Pa. Unfit, Marion; w. G. Stout, 87th Ill.
INIT, Yates Center.
FIFTH DIVISION
w. P. Mudgett, 18th Ne. Unfit, Green
chief of Stan-L. V. B. Taylor, 18th
Ind. Unfit, Frankfort.
SIXTH DIVISION.
| G. w. Matthews, 129th o. Unfit, Cav
| ker City.
Chief of staff-Andrew jackson, Ssth
| Ind INIT, Downs
-Camp-Jacob Nipps. 1881
ram, 11th Kan. Cav, Oberlin; A. J..
| Trent, 23d Ia Unfit, ST. Francis; w. G..
| Eastland, 10th Wis. Unfit, Russell; A. M.
Kenyon, 18th Mo. Unfit, Bunker Hill;
| B. Crandall, 18th Mich. INIT, Jewell
| City; julius Bridegroom, seth Ill. Unfit,
| Norton; James Justius. 12Sth o. Unfit,
| SEvENTH DIVISION
| ]. Allen Porter, 11Sth Ind. INIT, ster-
| ling.
Other Division Commanders to select
| their Staff officers and notify the Com
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80.
| Governors Day.
| Officer of the Day, W. S. Tilton, 9Th
| Iowa Unfit, Downs.
| Officer of the Guard, c. w. Culp, 50th
/ Ill. Unfit, ScottsvilIe.
| $50 a. m-Knights Tournament of
| the 18th Century and Indian Dance by
! all the tribes, to be witnessed by the
[ Queen Occupants of the Camp will be
| admitted free. An admission fee of rs
cents for adults and 10 cents for chill
| dren will be charged.
| 200 p. m.-Campf1re in the Pavilion.
o. L. Moore Sd West Va. Cav, Abilene,
| presiding.
Addresses by the Governor of the
| State, State officers and Justices of the
| Supreme Court.
Music, Second Regiment Band K. N.
This is Flower Day, and the floral pa
| rade viii arrive in Camp about 500 p.
m. The Floral Queen will be crowned
| by the Queen of the Festival, who, with
| her court, guards and attendants, will
| review the Floral Parade
500 %. m.-Campfire under the aus
pices of the Ex-Prisoners of War As
ISOLATION, w. H. Roby, 22d Wis. INIT.
| Chairman. Officers of the Association
| to provide speak ers.
Music. Modoc Club.
500 d. m.-Indian Dance by all the
tribes for the benefit of the occupants
| of the Camp. This entertainment will
be free to all the occupants of the
Camp. Outsiders will be charged an
$50 p. m.-Grand Court Ball and Fes-
tival Queens Minuet at Grand Opera
House. Application for tickets may be
| made to Mrs. G. S. Sutton, chairman OF
the Floral Committee, 625 Kansas ave-
nue..
FRIDAY, OCTOBER l.
Soldiers Day
Soldiers Day-In Honor of the Unior
Soldiers and Sailors.
officer of the Day, John Mcpherson
LIST Wis. Cav, Blue Rapids.
Officer of the Guard, Fred Jackson
18th n. Y. Unfit, Mcpherson.
1870 a. m.-Grand Military Parade.
The Veterans of the War escorted
by the U. S. Troops, Cavalry, and Artil
lery, and the entire National Guard OF
the State of Kansas The parade will
terminate in Camp and be reviewed by
| the queen.
| 200 p. m.-Sham Battle by the Kan
sas National Guard, in which % Com
panies OF Infantry and two Batterie:
| of Artillery will participate
The Officers of the Guard are under
contract to expend 10000 rounds of am
| munition.
1t will be the most elaborate Shan
Battle ever undertaken in the West
| The Queen will witness the Tourna
ment and Sham Battle.
Music, First Regiment Band K. N. G
Manifold's Band.
| Pence's Band
! Second Regiment Band K. N. G..
MarshalPs Band.