The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-16
MAKES SPLENDID GIFT.
General Manager Frey Directs
a Check for $500
To Be Drawn for the Commit
tee of Fifteen.
The Santa Fe's Silver Anniversary to
be a Tremendous Affair-other
Fall Festival News.

Il have directed the treasurer to draw
a. check for $500 to be placed at the dis
posaI of the Committee of Fifteen" said
General Manager J. ]. Frey of the
Santa Fe today to a delegation of the
Committee of Fifteen which called upon
him.
This shows the disposition of the Off
GERS of the Santa Fe toward Topeka 5
Fall Festival and it also indicates that
the celebration of the Santa Fe Silver
anniversary will be the biggest thing of
the kind ever seen in the west.
The delegation which waited upon
General Manager Frey was made up of
President Fellows of the Committee of
Fifteen, Secretary Oscar SWayze, Treas
urer d. J. GreenwaId, R. S. Brigham
and Walter Noble. Mr. Frey was busy
making preparations to leave at noon
but he welcomed the committee cor
daily Mr. g W. KounS, the santa r e
representative on the Committee of Fiji
teen was called in.
We called to have a talk with you"
said President Fellows, about the pro-
posed Fall Festival and especially about
the part the Santa Fe is to take"
Mr. Frey inquired what was expected
of the Santa Fe.
to you" said President Fellows. I'VE
did not want to do anything until we
had consulted with you and found out
what you expected to do"
Il have directed the treasurer to draw
a check for $780," then responded Mr.
Frey, TO be placed at the disposal of
the Committee of Fifteen. Besides that,
we want to do all we can to help make
this project a success There is one
thing, however, that we do not feel like
assuming. / do not feel that the Com
mittee of Fifteen should hold US respOn-
sible for the success of Santa F'e day.
/ hope the committee will map out
something and then we will do all we
can to assist you"
Would you advise the men employed
by the Santa Fe to attend?" asked a
member of the delegation.
We will give our permission for
them to attend. Of course there can be
no coercion about the matter. We will
allow the men to come if they wish but
we cannot force them to come if they
do not want to.
4 suppose it would be the propar
thing for the employees at this point to
have something like they had in the
parade last year Then the employees of
the company at Ottawa, Chanute, New
ton, Arkansas City and Argentine could
also do something 10 help out in the
general demonstration. There are sew
Rral other points such as Wichita and
Florence that might unite to take some
part in the celebration. Mr.. Kouns is
now a member of the Committee of
Fifteen and you can communicate with
him with reference to the future ar
Eangements.''
We thought" said Mr.. Greenwald.
that the officers of the road should get
together and prepare a program for
ehe day and then leave the general ar
engagements to the committee. We are
perfectly willing to do all we can and
there is no desire on the part of the
committee to shirk any responsibility"
Mr.. Kouns said that he had already
conferred with officers of the company
with reference to a programme.
Mr.. Frey suggested that the employees
should be consulted about the part they
wish to take before anything is done in
arranging the days programme. Mr.
Frey said he would be gone a week and
when he returned he would issue a cir
cular inviting the employees to particf-
pate in the celebration of the Santa Fe
Silver anniversary.
It was agreed that Santa Fe day.
should be Wednesday, September %.
and that the parade should be held in
the forenoon at an hour to be agreed
upon. Floral day will be Thursday in
stead of Wednesday as intended Mill
eary day will be on Friday 1t is pro-
posed to have the spectacular parade
Tor which floats are now being built on
"Wednesday evening. The flower pa
Eade being on the day following Santa
E'e day will give the Santa Fe EMPLOYEES
who attend an opportunity of Witness
Ang this feature and also the float pa
rade.
The programme of the week accord
ing to the Encouragement will now be as
follows:
;11olesAS La Dor day
= HSsuetS . FIrenen'S day
~ ednesday 1900 Santa Fe day
Ahursoay Floral day