The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
karnival Knights Will Attend
the Corn Carnival
At AtchisOn 800 Strong, Head
ed by Marshall's Band.
Will Invite the Whole Town to Come
Over to Topeka the Following
Week-Enthusiastic Meet
ing of the Knights
Last Night

/ september Is IN a DOQy. 1t VIII De a
| big demonstration and. the Knights will
| take Atehison by storm.
| A special train bearing from 300 to
| 500 Karnival knights and headed by
MarshalFs Military band will leave To-
| pelxa early on the morning of Thursday,
! September % and arrive in Atchison in
plenty of time to have a fine time. 1t
viii return late. The karnival knights
/ will be led up the main street of Atchi-
son headed by MarshalPs band. Every
Knight will wear one of the handsome
K. K.souvenir buttons and long stream
ers of the Carnival colors which are
light rose and electric green.
This makes a most Snowy cOmbina-
ton. Every KarniVaI Knight who
doesn't attend the Atchison Corn earn
ival and help boom Topeka's Carnival
will be fined 50, so says Charlie Holli-
day and the King of the Karnival is an
autocrat. The railroads have made a
rate of one fare for the round trip and
the karnival knights will endeavor to
get a special rate. It is proposed to
take the KarnivaI knights banner which
swings across Kansas avenue at Sixth
street to Atchisons September % and
have it swung in a prominent place. As
the karniVal knights march UP from
the depot al Atchison and pass under
that banner they will salute it. No bet
ter advertisement of Topeka's Fall Fes-
tival and the Carnival can be made than
this excursion of the Topeka Knights,
and in addition a fine time Will be given
the visitors. Ed Howe, the Sage of
Atchison who writes the witty remarks
in the Atchison Globe which Topeka
Journal, says that the Karnival knights
can have the town if they'll come; and
they're coming.
And this is not ALL Atchison Corn
Carnival young men will attend Tope-
ka's Carnival in a body with all the
pretty girls in Atchison. Topeka and
Atchison are the best kind of friends.
They started to have a season of mu-
tual admiration every summer and help
out with each others festivities but
now it lasts all the year round. The
demonstration which Atchison Corn
Carnival jewellers will make in Topeka
on Carnival night will add materially to
the entertainment.
At the meeting of the Karniva1
Knights held last evening al the Com
mercial club rooms the members unan-'
imously agreed to attend the Atchison
Corn Carnival.
Chas. K. Holiday suggested that a
startling effect could be produced by all
wearing bicycle suits and plug hats.
mo you DON'T said DR.. Ashton, Il
wore silk hat over there one time and
I'll never do it again"
Someone suggested that he wear the
same one again.
The committee on Karnival Knights
colors reported that after several exper-
iments it was found that electric green
and light rose made an excellent COM
bination which showed we'll alike in
daylight or under the glare of electric
light. Samples were exhibited and the
knights adopted these colors. They
will be displayed in most of the store
windows so that everyone will be en-
abled TO get just the right shades. They
must be a particular shade to look we'll
at night.
The committee on arranging the Ham
ilton hall meeting which will be one
week from tomorrow night, reported
that DR.. w. c. Hamilton had generous
ly donated the use of his hall that night
to the Karnival Knights free of charge.
A unanimous vote of thanks was given
the doctor for his courtesy. DR.. Ham
iltOn is a Karnival Knight himself.
A. w. Dana reported that the Karni-
val knights buttons will be shipped
from New Jersey on September 2. and
they will be placed on sale at the Ham
| ilton hall meeting to be held September
8. They will retail at Is cents each and
will be handsome souvenirs.
Everyone who attends the Fall Festi-
val will want them, and the sale is ex-
pected to be very large. The identity
of the young lady whose face appears
on the button covered with a small
mask, will be divulged on Carnival
night She is one of the prettiest Tope-
ka young ladies and is well known. She
is to be brought into the ball room in
magnificent Sedan chair, carried by
eight plush costumed lackeys.
Hereafter the Karnival Knights will
hold their regular meetings in the
large hall over sos and 507 Kansas ave-
nue.. These meetings will be held ev-
cry Wednesday evening.
The Republican county central COM
mittee has rented the hall and has
graciously allowed the Karnival
knights the privilege of holding weekly
meetings in the hall. Lights will have
to be supplied, but this is being arrang-
ed for.
The question of illumination of Kan
sas avenue came up for discussion. 1t
was the general opinion of all that I'M
less Kansas avenue was ablaZe with
light the Carnival could not be made
successful. To this end committee
was appointed to confer with the Com
mittee of Fifteen and the city council
asking for more light This committee
consists of the following: Frank Edison,
chairman; John F. McManus, F. b.
Chase. A. w. Dana, Paul Torrington. F.
H. Collier. John Waters, DR.. G.. p. Ash
ton, Hal Hazlett, Frank Shepherd, Will
Written, Maj. A. P. Shreve. VIM. : NJ
Lyon, Charles K. Holiday, T. d. Hum
phrys, Kurtz Kellam, P. A. Lovewell
Charles E. Gault and w. c. F. Reich
enbach.
This committee will not be handicap
ped in asking for more light, for the
Karnival knights have instructed them
to offer 5000 for more light. The Car
nival will be held but one night but
the whole Festival will be benefited by
the 5000 worth of additional lights
paid for by the Karnival Knights.
All kinds of colored fire will also be
burned for two hours on Kansas avenue
on Carnival night. The knights will
spend about $3.50 for this feature alone
and no more brilliant spectacle will be
seen during the week.
The committee on floats, which con-
sists of Paul Torrington, G. H Trap
and Frank Shepherd, is arranging for
the features in the Carnival parade. All
Karnival Knights are asked to form
themselves into groups to take charge
of special floats.
The official call for the Hamilton hall
meeting made in the report of the COM
mittee last night is as follows:
Mr.. Chairman-We are not asleep and
have been hustling, and we take great
pleasure in presenting to you our sue
cess. We have secured Hamilton hall
for Wednesday evening, September 8,
for the cost of lighting. to shelter the
enthusiasm of 5000 souls, to purchase
our buttons.
Through the efforts of one of our