The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-11
IMMENSE.
Committee of Fifteen Should
Lend It's Aid.
Its Strong Right Arm Should
Be Extended
TO FLORAL FEATURE
In Order to Make the Display a
Tremendous One
German Citizens Should Be
Specially Invited
To Take Charge of One Entire
Section.
Other NatiOnalities Should Be
Splendidly Represented.
THOUSANDS COMM
For the Floral Feature Alone
Make it UneXceIIed.

The principal feature of the Fall Fes-
tlval IN the eyes of our 10000 visitors
next to the Santa Fe celebration, which
will overtop everything else, is the
Floral Festival.
The splendor of moving pictures
banked in all the wealth of blossom
that human art and ingenuity can de-
wise, has been the subject of discussion
and imagination for months among the
people who are coming here Festival
week There must not be the slightest
room for disappointment in this partic-
ular. While this part of the display is
already splendid in it's arrangements, it
must pe so increased and enlarged that
the people of Kansas who are coming
here en- masse, will be overwhelmed by
the beauty of the pageant Many peo-
PIE VINO are going to take part in the
tIoral parade do not realize how short
a time they have to get ready The
marshal of the Floral parade is anxious
to have names at once in order to ar
range for bands and attendants.
The parade should be greatly increas-
ed in size over last year. Topeka owes
it to herself and to the Festival visit
orS to put forth extra efforts.
Not an hour more should be wasted
This very evening should be utilized in
forming committees for a thorough
canvass of the whole town, to get out
every rig possible, properly decorated.
There has been Slowness about this
feature that the Committee of Fifteen
ought to remedy without a moment s
delay.
The Committee should call a special
meeting a t once and put its shoulder to
the Floral feature; we must not be con-
tent with display that is no larger
than last years.
To begin with let the German citizens
who are famous the world over for
their splendid spectacular shows, such
as are given in St. Louis and Cincin-
whole section in the Floral parade. 1t
may be a little late. but with such
splendid leaders as Charlie Wolff and
Otto Kuehne, everything could be got
ready in the next two weeks. Let every
German citizen who owns horses and
carriages go to work at once and put a
display in the procession; several hun
dred ladies can begin Monday and pre-
pare the flowers. Mrs G. S. Sutton says
that she can secure so skilled flower
makers on "a hours notice, to make
flowers for those who do not want to
make them themselves.
Not only should the German citizens
take part in body, but likewise the
Swedish people, who might construct
The Viking Ship entirely in flowers,
Then the Irish people could have a
monster harp adorned with shamrock
and flowers native to the green old isle;
the Scotch could embellish their float
with the bonnie bluebells of Scotland.
Besides these floats, individuals of
these nationalities should decorate their
private carriages and follow behind
their respective national floats
1t should be understood at once that
the Floral parade is to include every
body in town who will decorate his or
her turnout. 1t is not for a certain
class. but for all the people. Every
body is invited, and not merely invited.
but urged to help in the matter. Every
carriage offered will be welcomed
warmly. The prizes which are to be Of
fered, the list of which will be printed
very shortly, will be we'll worth con-
testing for.
Aside from this, however, Topeka
pride should dictate that a splendid
showing be made on the day of the
Floral parade. Thousands of people are
coming to see that feature alone. 1t
certainly ought to surpass in beauty
anything in the week.
The house to house canvass should be
made at once, and it should be made
by large and influential committees,
and not by one or two individuals who
can never cover the territory. This mat
ter should be taken up by the big CEN
trail committee, the Committee of Fif-
teen and given a great boost" without
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