The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-21
VISIT QUEEN LORNA.
karnival Knights Ambassador
to the Queens Court
Return After Receiving Her
Royal Mandates.
Miss Whitney, Who is to Act as Car
nival Queen, Will Reach Topeka
Tuesday of Festival Week.

President Chas. K. Holiday of the
Karnival knights, and John c. Wa
ters, went to Chillicothe, Mo-, Sunday,
TO call upon Miss Edna Whitney who is
to be guest of honor of the Knights
during Festival week.
Chas. Holiday says that he was new
er before rendered such an ovation as
the people of ChilIcOthe gave to John
Waters and himself. Speaking of it to-
day he said: why it was simply ele-
giant. When we got there it was about
$3.50 o'clock in the evening. We went
10 the Henrietta hotel and registered.
The clerk read our names and his eyes
bulged out and he motioned frantical-
" to an old gentleman who sat in the
office He came up and read the names
and then he came over and introduced
himself TO us as the police judge. Pret-
~ soon the hotel proprietor came in and
ii wasn't long before large number of
the prominent people of the town were
there. They all seemed intent on as
suring US that Miss Whitney was just
the incest kind of a girl imaginable. We
went to bed about IL o'clock and early
the next morning there was a rap at
our door and we were informed that
the mayor and corporation were down
stairs awaiting us we went down and
there was the mayor, the cOuncilmen,
the police judge, the city marshal, the
hre marshal, the newspaper men, the
bankers and prominent business men.
All the officers seemed to wish to as
sure US officially that Miss Whitney
was a fine girl, the pride of the town.
They told US that the town was ours.
Everybody spoke we'll of the young la
dy.
We went to the factory where she
works and went right through the Of
flee and found her at work at her
bench. She looked very pretty as she
sat there at work. We were pleased to
find that she is remarkably modest and
retiring She is a brunette with beau
tiful eyes But 1 cannot describe her,
as my friend Waters took close notes.
We called upon Miss Whitney at her
home. Her mother is a handsome lady
who seems to be a model mother She
expressed herself as pleased that her
daughter should be selected. Miss
Whitney brought in a bunch of mail a
foot high and said: Look here, this is
my daily mail There were offers of
marriage, propositions from theatrical
managers, in fact almost everything.
while we were at the house the preach
er called and he told us that he had
known the young lady from a child and
Shat she was thoroughly good girl,
that she was invited to all the best So
clety gatherings in the town.
a Sunday school man told US that
she had been in his class for many
years and she was an excellent girl
They wanted US to stay over night
an the town as the band had been secur-
ed to give us a serenade. But we had
TO leave, We had the best kind of a time
over there
Miss Whitney will arrive in Topeka
Iuesday noon of Festival week She
Will review the Santa Fe parade and
VIII ride in the Floral parade in an
elaborately decorated carriage
John c. Waters is enthusiastic about
Miss Whitney. He said:
Ihe best thing can say about her
Is that she looks like a Topeka girl We
We're received royalty in ChilIicothe
All the prominent people of the town
called on US and they all praised Miss
w whitney, The preacher told of her
good standing
Miss WbitDaxy ic .
OF this sudden fame. She treats it Just
the right way. She has younger sis
ter who is very pretty. All three will
come to Topeka and be entertained nv
the KarnivaI Knights at the ThrooD
MOTEL A special train is to be run
from ChillicOthe, and the people will be
LED by the band, which is a good one''
Miss Whitney, her mother and sister
will have a suite of rooms at the
Throop hotel.
Miss Whitney, as Queen LORNA, will
lead the grand march at the Karnival
knights ball to be given Carnival night
at Hamilton hall. She will preside as
queen at this function. In the parade
She viii occupy a beautiful float, and as
court ladies three unmarried ladies and
three married ladies will ride with her.
Behlnd this float in a decorated car
Tiage, will ride the young lady, heav-
lily veiled, whose picture adorns the
karnival Knights button. AT the Kar-
nival Knights ball this young lady's
identity will be revealed
The tickets for the ball are now on
sale at Stanshelds drug store. Those
holding official invitations are entitled
TO purchase ball tickets at 81 each. Those
having friends in other cities whom
they wish to receive invitations should
confer with W. w. Webb, chairman of
the invitation committee.
For the ball MarshalPS and Mani
folds bands, WatSon'S and Steinberg'S
orchestras will furnish the music 1t
will be the most elaborate masquerade
ball ever given in Topeka. Both floors
of Hamilton hall will be used for dane
ing.