The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
BENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT
LOrina's Royal ReveIers VIII
Not Have Saturday Night
For the Carnival-They Want
Friday Night
So That the Crowds of Visitors Will
Be Here to See Them and Take
Part-To Organize Soon.

The young men of the city are talk
ing of organizing in a few days the
Karniva1 Knights, or LOrina's Royal
ReveIers, which organization shall have
full charge of the arrangements for
Carnival night of the Fall Festival.
Last years meeting at Hamilton hall,
where the High Rollers organized, was
one of the most enthusiastic meetings
ever held in Topeka
Everyone had q good time at the car
nivaI and there was practically no
rowdyism. It is the plan to have
Carnival night this year and the pa
rade and special features will eclipse
anything given in the west
One significant fact in regard to this
occasion is that not young man in
Topeka is opposed to the carnival fea-
ture. This alone should insure its
success and aR Improvement with the
experience of the previous year to go
by.
Regarding the date of it, there is an
overwhelming desire that it be held on
Friday evening instead of Saturday
evening as the Committee. of Fifteen
suggested No one person was found
in a large number interviewed who
wishes it to be held on Saturday night.
The cOncensus of opinion is that the
crowds which would be here Festival
week would not remain over Saturday.
All wanted it held on Friday night, the
night on which it was held last year.
There. ought to be a board Of man
ayers Of the organization, which would
confer with a director general and at
tend to other matters Of detail.
ChaS- P. Adams thinks Paul Torring-
ton is the proper person to be put in
charge of the carnival feature. He said:
I'VE have a man in Topeka who will
take as much interest in it asWiH Has
tlxeH, and he is a local man, too. think
Paul Torrington should be elected di-
sAnd I think we ought to organize soon.
There is nothing like booming it along"
John r McManUs, who was an en-
'thusiastic High Roller last yeaEsayS
By all means it should be held on
Friday night The merchants, / am
sure, all want 1t Friday night. An
other thing, people Who come here to
spend q few days during the week will
not stay over for Saturday night.
They want to get home to their bust
ness and to their families. Now I've
got a scheme which I want to suggest.
1t IS this: Instead of selling buttons
like those high roller buttons last year.
II am in favor of having a committee
appointed which will issue licenses to all
who mask and charge them % cents
each Then when a rOWdy or disrep-
utable. character comes before the com
ndttee for a license it can be refused
Ihen no one should be allowed on the
streets in masquerade costume who
n2on I a license. BY charging 25 cents
Tor a license enough money can be
raised for the expenses of the occasion
John Waters is {InQuaHdedly opposed
70 haVlng Carnival night on Saturday
he SAID to reporter: Why 1t
wouldn't do If it were held on Sat
urday night, 1t probably couldn't be
stopped Just exactly at midnight and
te the people won't stand a desecration of
Lne 5aDbath- 1t should be held on
roay night A meeting ought to be
osAleo soon to organize and make ar
Iapge1nents for the biggest time in To-
Ieka- J. ti we will all turn out and make
Il the biggest thing that ever happened
around this part of the countrvs
Frank D Merriam said: ssThere
ought TO be a meeting held where we
coulc put committees to work for Car
hiFal- night am in favor of Friday
night don't believe the crowd could
be held here for Saturday
- w Dana-O yes, we will have a
CafhlNal night, and don't you forget it:
We VIII all be out. You can inst de-
pend on it that there will be the HE
gest' Jolliest, funniest crowd on the
seLsels OF Iopeka on Carnival night
Sllleh mas been seen in ANYTHING SINH
isf- am opposed to the .dea Of hold
1hg II on Saturday night We don't
T,,51,5,,. Want to have tesget off the streets at
crowd to see it If it is held on E-r5SaT-
hlsht- Let's have lots of enthusiasm
ana some good rustling.
GIus WeldlIng-I think Friday night
Is the time for the carnival The ,rs7,r2E-l9
won't stay for Saturday T1isrtt 7 49, ~ u
there ought to be a meeting held and
rIle proper people appointed to do some
Chas K Holiday. Jr-O. there will
= a Dig carnival this year and everv-
eSoo oooy wiz have the biggest time they
~, e[ mao | think it is mistake to
- - nave Il on Saturday night We
want wan it on Friday night SO the crows
.t.iI oe mere. And then, too. we want
10 stay up as late as possible. IF If
49,, - - iNeIo saturday night we wouldn't
III ~e5 would have toedress for church.