The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-11
AN INDIAN WAR DANCE
On a Big Scale to Be a Part of
the Programme
Of the Fall Festival Week in
Topeka.
Women's Committee Now Moving
Ahead Rapidly-Win Undertake
to Put Arches Across Kansas
Avenue.

The proposition to have an Indian war
dance at the fair grounds during the Fail
Festival will undoubtedly be carried
out.
Major T. J. Anderson reported at the
meeting last night that the matter had
been discussed at meeting of the Pas
senger association in Chicago. THE
whole thing was left with Mr.. Black OF
the Santa Fe and myself and we will see
that the right kind of rates are made to
bring the Indians here
1t is the plan of Major Anderson to
bring two or three car loads from the In
dian Territory and at least 100 members
of the tribe from the Pottawatomie reser-
vation. Il believe" said he, that we can
get some Cheyennes, Arapahoes and
Osages besides the Pottawatomies. They
can all encamp in the quarter stretch and
during the evenings they can give their
war dance and other dances. The sight
will be an unusual one and viii undoubt-
edly draw a crowd The Indians would
enjoy it as well as any one, too.
''Then I believe it would be a good plan
to have some set pieces of fire works to
use after the dances. l went into a fire
works concern while l was in Chicago
and made some inquiries about set pieces.
One thing 1 suggested a prairie
schooner with six horses crossing the
plains. They said it could be made and
suggested that we should submit draw
ings of what was wanted and they would
bid on the work. They intimated that $500
would go long way
Major Anderson said that he had also
done something toward securing the reg
ular troops. I saw Governor Leedy.
said he, '-and requested that he make
request of the war department to send
six companies of cavalry, six troops OF
infantry and one battery of artillery to
Topeka.
Governor Leedy complied at once by
sending a lengthy telegram to his private
secretary who is now in Washington, re-
questing him to wait upon the secretary
of war and make the request suggested.
He assured him that there would be at
least a part of the National Guard here
and it will be necessary for US to have
part of the guard in Topeka in order to
get the regular troops but it need not be
all of them
Major Anderson's sentiments were ap-
proved and the whole matter was referred
to his committee, the committee on pro-
gramme, to be arranged.
A. X. Wilson offered a resolution pro-
viding for the manner of selecting the
Festival Queen. The resolution was
adopted. President Fellows will accord
ingly appoint committee of five to
lect a Festival Queen. The names of the
members of the committee are to be kept
a secret and revealed to no one except
those appointed. The selection of the
queen is to be reported to the president
of the Committee of Fifteen, but he is
not to make it public until the week OF
the Festival
This viii be the queen who will preside
at the exercises each day. She will be
the reigning sovereign during Festival
week and will have a train of courtiers
and attendants.
Capt. c. H. Titus of the committee on
amusements and displays reported that
the committee had adopted the plan OF
Mrs. Meredith to give "Cinderella."
Mrs. Sutton said that she had had sew
eral conferences with Mrs. Meredith and
it had been suggested that the play be
given in Garfield park at small charge
of admission. She said, however. that she
thought it would be impossible to have
the show at Garfield park because the
women would not allow their children to
take part in night exercises in the open
air. The attendance, of course, will be
greatly lessened. Any hall or opera house
in the city will be like a superheated
bake oven at that time and the effect on
the children will be twice as bad as the
open air.
No action was taken on the report of
the committee but it will undoubtedly be
ratified at the next meeting.
At the suggestion of Walter Noble the
acceptance of the float built by Dudley &
Joslyn was left to the finance committee
The float was informally accepted when
the committee went to the fair grounds
to inspect it but no formal action vAls
taken. The contractors already have the
second float talf completed.
At the suggestion of D. J. Greenwald
Arthur Capper, A K. Wilson and Walter
Noble were appointed a committee to con-
fer with the Topeka club concerning the
part that organization will take in the
Festival this year.
Adams Bros. were instructed to print
500 letter heads for the use of the COM
mittee.
Ehe proposition of H H. Kerns of Kan
sas City to have county displays was re-
ferred to the committee on amusements
and displays. He proposed an exhibit of
agricultural products.
The proposition of Charles H. Trapp to
furnish 100 rubber stamps to the COM
mittee free of charge in lieu of a SUBJ
scriptiOn, was accepted. The stamps win
be distributed among persons having
large correspondence. They will be as
follows:
DON'T FORGET
TOPEKA's FALL FESTIVAL.