The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
THE DAY Is ACCEPTED.
FraternaI Societies Will Open
the Fall Festival
So That it Will Stay Open All
Week
And Don't You Forget It-Enthusias-
tic Meeting of Fraternal Society
Delegates Last Night.

Last evening al the Commercial club
rooms the committees from the lodges
OF the city met to accept or reject the
offer of the Committee of Fifteen TO
have Monday of Fall Festival week
set apart as Fraternal day. About 30
lodge representatives were present The
temporary organization was effected
with the election of J. H Squires as
chairman and c. B. Tyler secretary
Representation was found to be from
the A. o. L w, National Reserve, Ma
tiona1 Aid association, Knights and La
dies of Security. I. o. o. F. Knights of
Pythias. Patriarchs of America and
the Royal Arcanum. The A. o. Z. W.
had the largest epresentation-abou
twelve
Fifteen was read, which asked that all
secret orders unite to make Monday
of Festival week a big celebration to be
known as Fraternal day.
This developed a lively discussion.
Some were of the opinion that Monday
was too early in the week to get large
representation of lodge members from
the state. One wanted to refer the
question back to the Committee of Fiji
teen, but he was reminded that the
committee had done its best by the
lodges. The discussion was as follows:
L. NJ PenwelI-I am prepared TO
guarantee $500 members of the a. O. U.
w to take part in this celebration, but
I believe the Committee of Fifteen
should give Us better day It Will be
too early in the week
J. w. Gibbons-I think the question
before US is not as to the day I don't
think the Committee of Fifteen could
change It. We ought to say whether
we shall accept this day.
Walter Lyons think we ought to
take the opportunity of using Monday.
1t is a little early. but is all right.
H. l. Robinson-The most impressive
ceremonies of the week will be given
that day The queen and her court will
be received into the city at the fair
grounds That will draw the crowd and
it viii make the day Of interest.
J. W. GibbOnS-AS | understand it
the parade of the fraternal orders will
take most OF the afternoon, and then
we want our speeches. If they have
the reception of the queen that after
noon there won't be room for the fra
ternaI orders.
Ed G. Moore-I think We ought to
have fraternal headquarters at the
fair grounds, where the boys could go
when they got tired There will be
bands to play, and we could have a fan
and ice water and it wouldn't cost over
Tom Archer-They have given Us
Monday because nobody else viii have
it. It will be impossible to get the Sc
cret orders here for Monday. Should
you decide to accept this day you Will
find that I am not much wrong.
l. NJ PenwelI-I move to amend that
committee be appointed to confer with
the Committee of Fifteen to see if we
can't have better day.
w. A S. Bird think if we didn't
parade that day that we might follow
behind the G. A R. parade. I think
we are the guests of the Committee of
Fifteen and we should accept that day.
J. r. McNary-I have had considera-
bic experience with big parades. and I
think that if the Committee of Fifteen
can't open the Festival and keep it
open on Monday, they had better give
II up / think We ought to stand by
them and hold up their hands and HELM
them out cloud applause)
w A S. Bird-We are moving too
fast in this ma tier The Masons, X of
P, the Red Men. the Elks. the Odd Eel
lows are not represented here, while the
A o. L. W. has big, and the only Of
fetal, representation here tonight
The motion was put that Monday
should be accepted as Fraternal day.
me motion was carried the only per-
sons voting against it being Tom Arch
er and another delegate in a corner,
whose name was not learned
L. NJ. Peuwell-I think we ought To
each put forth every effort to make this
success. We should not depend on the
secretary alone to notify the lodges. but
should each do his part in getting them
here again.
a motion to adjourn to next Tuesday
night was carried. At the next meet
ing an effort will be made to have ev-
cry lodge in the city represented. Nest
of the lodges meet on Mondays This re-
quest that Fra teTnal Day Committee
be appointed to meet at the CONNER
cial club rooms next Tuesday night
viii be presented at the several lodge
meetings AT the joint meeting a per
1nanent organization will be formed to
have charge of the arrangements on
that day The lodge men of the CITY
are intent on making Fraternal day one
long to be remembered for its pleasure
and its elaborate details. These lodges
which have a small membership and
cannot afford the erection of an arch
viii have floats in the parade. The
work is now well in hand and by next
Tuesday evening much will have been
done towards this ceIabra ton.