The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-08
GOING AHEAD.
People of Topeka Didn't Miss a
Single Step
In the Grand March Toward the
Auditorium
On Account Of the Attempted
"Scare" Over the Bill.
ONE BIG ASSOCIATION
Formed Last Night Including
Every Musical Society
In the City, Besides All the
Brass Bands.
THECOMMERCIALCLUB
Will Discuss the Great Midway
Plaisance Fair
Or Whatever it May Be Called,
To Raise Honey.

topeka auditorium was made last night
1t is but one of several that will be ef-
fected to boom New Topeka" L. NJ
Crawford's bugaboo has not frightened
anyone. The people OF Topeka are used
to Obstructionists, and know that the
only way to get along with them is to
pay no attention to them
The Commercial club viii meet next
Wednesday evening, when D. J. Green
wald's scheme for giving an enormous
fair or Midway Plaisance exhibition,
will be discussed and the Elks and
similar organizations will be requested
to take hold of the proposed fair
There is no going backward. The pe0-
pie have decided to have an auditorium,
and they will have one. Public senti-
ment is a powerful thing, and there is
no use trying to curb it when it is di-
present instance.
The Auditorium Musical Festival as
sociation" is the name of the organfza-
tion launched last evening by the com
uitteeS from the musical organizations
or the city It's purpose is to give a six
nights musical festival in the new au-
dttoriun1- 10 assist in paying for its con
The new association will be a strong
one il for no other reasCd than that
Major Tom Anderson has beer. elected
as president of 1t. Major Anderson has
been at the head of many public enter
prtses in the past, and he has never
known failure.
The committee met last evening in
the ModOc club rooms for the purpose
of discussing the advisa bility of the mu-
sical clubs in the city combining for q
week of music.
L. NJ. Wood was chairman of the
meeting, and in opening ne said:
I'VE have made out a sort of plan of
organization here. There ought TO be u
president, three or more vice presidents.
secretary, manager and a few working
committees. Now I think it would be
a fine thing to have Maj. Anderson for
the president. That Will give the thing
a good standing"
John Marshall-All right; I move that
Tom Anderson be elected president.
(Carried) I think we ought to have a
vice president from each of the musical
organizations which will take part.
Mr.. WOCd-Now, we want TO get a
good name for the association
1t was decided to call II a musical
festival association, and upon suSges-
tion the word auditorium was added TO
give it more specific bearing and i'm
pOrtance- In the election of a secretary.
W. c. Ferguson, member of Marshall's
band, was selected.
The other officers will be selected at
the meeting to be held next Thursday
evening, April Is, at the NIOdOc club
rooms. Each musical organization viii
appoint its own vice president which
the association will confirm.
In explaining the plan of work. which
has been carefully discussed and ideas
gained from a large number of citizens.
L. NJ Wood said: I'VE have talked
with a great many about this musical
festival and from what we hear it viii
be a big success. The plan was to
have six nights of musical jubilee such
as has never been heard before in the
west. This will be for the opening
of the auditorium. The idea was to sell
tickets in advance for it and put the
money in the building fund. As many
as one hundred persons have told me
rPTcnn211U that thew would ffrlrafu
I think the tickets ought to be put on
sale as soon as we get the work of the
association in hand. Fail Festival
week seems to be the best time for this
festival. We can be sure of filling the
auditorium for every night. The price
of admission ought to be low, say %
cents. Now, if that auditorium could
be filed all six nights that would bring
in the sum of 80 900. This is independ-
ent of standing room. think that
there is no doubt that the thing would
be big hit. have talked with Major
Anderson and Edward Wilder about
having a single admission ticket to the
auditorium placed on all round trip
tickets to the Fall Festival In this
way a large number of tickets could be
sold. In the matter of the concerts
the programme committee can arrange
for them up to the performances. one
whole evening will have to be devoted
to the Festival chorus to sing the Gre
alton Then there will be an abund-
ance of band music and the other musi-
cal organizations can be depended up
on to fill in their share. think that
the Saturday night concert should con-
sist of a variety of music from all or
ganizations, with a little speciality
work Make it a sort of carnival con-
cert"
Mr. Woods suggestions met with the
approval of the members and the meet
ing adjourned to meet next Thursday
evening.
The following musical organizations
in the city have been invited to take
part, most of which have already ap-
pointed their committees to meet with
the Auditorium Musical Festival as
Sociation
AIodoc club.
Festival chorus.
Mozart club.
Arion Singing society.
Turner Singing society.