The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-06
COLORSTO BLEND.
A Color Scheme Will be Car
ried Out at Food Show.
The Decorations Must Conform
to a General Plan.
FREE AS TO DESIGNS.
Each Exhibitor Will Be I'm
hampered In Design.
Indications Are That the Hall
Will Be Beautiful.

The meeting of the directors of the
Topeka Pure Food show last evening
was attended by VIM. Green. f o.
Popenoe, w. F. Weber, J. Weiss, r. s.
Brigham, T. ]. HanIey, c. S. Elliott, c.
p Adams, Herbert Hackney and Chas
Wolff
As the time for holding the expesi-
ton approaches the enthusiasm in
creases and the directors TO longer have
any doubt of the success of the show
The inquiries for space are multiplying
and the thing that is causing the di-
rectors uneasiness is that there will not
be space enough for all the applicants
One of the interesting features of the
week will be the Kansas Day exercises
which will be in charge of the Social
Science Federation of Kansas Mrs.
Willis Lord Moore of Hutchinson wiz
preside at the meeting and many of the
most prominent members will partici-
pate in the programme.
The exercises will be given in the
Pure Food auditorium and will be on
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Hill p. Wilson
of Hays City will have a paper on
kansas Food Products Mrs. Nellie
Sawyer Kedzie of Manhattan Will make
an address and Mrs. Gray of Kansas
City will discuss domestic science.
There are other mem bers of the feder-
alton who will participate in the ex-
ercises, and the local club which is
making the arrangements for the meet
ing promises that no one viii be disap-
pointed.
Manager Adams informed the direct
ors that the hall will be opened to e5--
hibitors on January 10, which will give
sufficient time to arrange and decorate
the booths.
The question of decorating the hail
and the booths was discussed and it
was agreed that everything should be
left to Mrs Sutton, commissioner on
decorations. with the understanding
that she make everything as elaborate
and artistic as possible.
Mrs. Sutton says she should be given
the hall a week or ten days before the
exposition opens,'' said Secretary AG-
ans. III is her idea that the manu-
facturers should drape their booths in
colors that will harmonize. II seems
to me that while we leave the question
of what kind of a booth shcdld be built
to the manufacturer. a color scheme
might be carried out in accordance with
Mrs. Sutton's suggestions"
J. Weiss-Would not that have to be
left to the manufacturers.
Secretary Adams-The design would
be, but the colorS used could be gov
erned by the association, I think, with
out any inconvenience to anyone.
F. o. POpenOe-I think that the plans
of the booths should be submitted to
some one for approval The manufac-
turers expect that, and they would be
willing to comply with anything within
| reason, and we should require nothing
else.
VIM Green-Cannot this whole mat
ter be left to the superintendent
Secretary Adams-Mrs. Sutton might
give her orders to the superintendent
and he could see that they were carried
out.
c. S. EIliott-There is no question in
my mind that the plans Of the booths
| should be approved That is what IS
| done elsewhere and the manufacturers
expect it.
Mr. Wolff-What will be done about
| other decorations?
Secretary Adams-Mrs. Sutton has at
her command all the flowers used at the
| flower show last fall and she expects to
use many of them in decorating the
hall. If the room is made beautiful il
will draw a crowd in itself.
Mr.. Popenoe-How much money
would Mrs. Sutton require to carry out
| her plans of decorations2
Secretary Adams-She thinks she
could get along with $500.
Mr.. Popenoe-I would be in favor of
| giving her what she asks if that mucn
| can possibly be spared. Money ex-
pended on decorations will be well
| spent.
Mr.. Brigham understand that
great many plants are TO be furnished
| by the greenhouses and paid for IN
| space Those might be used 1t will
| be the same as money to the assocla-
| tion.
| 1t was finally agreed that Mrs Sut-
| ton should have 5000 or as much of that
sum as she needs to decorate Hamilton
| auditorium for the Pure Food snow.
| 1t was suggested that the candy priv
| ilege be given to the Kindergarten as
| sociation but no definite action was
| taken. The matter was referred to
| sDeeial committee composed of Messrs.
| Popenoe Elliott and Adams
| J. E. Nissley of the Abilene Creamery
| company has secured SAGE to make an
| exhibit of their creamery product and
| prepare the people for the advent OF the
| company has secured space to make an
the Topeka plant Will without doubt De
| built.