The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

bring /, 900 Select knights in uniform to
| Topeka during the Festival Besides
that there are the members of the A.
o. U. w, the degree of Honor and other
branches of the organization. believe
that if proper Inducements are offered
the state meeting which IS to be heId
at Parsons will be changed to Topeka.
All we would expect would be prizes for
the best drilled company of any Organi-
cation. We are ready to compete with
all organizations"
The whole matter was referred to the
committee on amuSements and dis
plays.
Commercial Travellers association, urg-
ed the importance to securing the help
of the commercial travellers to adver-
tiSe the Fail Festival. They visit mer-
chants everywhere" said he, they see
more people than any other class and
the merchants can best be reached
through them. There are 1000 mem
bers of this association in Kansas and
they can do the Festival an unlimited
amount of good.
1T occurs to me that the newspa-
pers are doing more than their share.
The citizens should do something. I
am an old soldier, but I realize as well
as anyone that the old soldiers are too
old to turn out and make a large show.
I am glad LeavenwOrth got the G. A r.
reunion. Topeka. is the only town in
the state that has streets wide enough
for parades. Topeka. is the only rIace
in the state to have a gathering of this
kind. Let it be made thoroughly nom
partisan and non-politicaI Let the first
man that IS caught talking politics be
marched out of the town and be COM
PEELED to sit on a log until the Festival
is over"
Amen" said Major Anderson fer
vently and President Fellows nodded
his head apprOVingly.
Mr.. Davis then offered his services to
the committee to help make the Festi-
val q success.
Adjutant General Allen was author
lied to organize reunion clubs in diff
ferent portions of the state to boom the
Topeka Festival
A poster design was adopted. 1t will
be in three cOlOrs and is a young wo-
man blindfolded. driving grasshopper
with ribbons. Yellow ard red are the
predominant cOlors.
The official name of the festivities
was changed and hereafter it will be
known as 'Topeka's AutumnaI Fes-
tivities."
OF course it will be called Fall Festi-
val for short.
A number of citizens have expressed
themselves on the Fall Festival as fol-
lows:
Druggist Ed T. Sim.-It is a good
thing to have an object in view. If we
have nothing to look forward to we be-
come dull. I think we will have a good,
big Festival this year, and that's what
we need. I think the Indian dance fea-
ture is good one.
Col Burgess:-O, we're going to have
a Fall Festival This talk of losing the
state reunion doesn't cut any figure
Not one iota! We will have a Grand
Army day and the old soldiers will all
be here. Some of them have told me
that they are coming here in preference
to going to Leavenworth. If everyone
contributes a little to the fund it will be
a success. And say, we must have an
other Floral Festival. That was a mag
nificent affair last year and it is a
drawing card. never saw anything
more beautiful.
Artist George NJ. StOne:-I am looking
forward to our next Fail Festival with
much pleasure. I haven't taken any
active part as yet but am ready to do
what 1 can 1t is a good thing for the
city and am heartily in favor of it,
Vigor. both of mind and body is the