The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-25
GIVE THE BALL.
Grand Court Ball to Entertain
Distinguished Guests
In Danger of Being Abandoned
Altogether.
Topeka Should Not Allow the
Ball to Fail.
1T is THE RIGHT WAY
To Entertain President Ripley
and Santa Fe Directors
Who Spent $15O,OOO in Topeka
improvements This Summer.
Mr.. Ripley Has Shown His Re-
gard for Our City.
Mr.. Ripley Has Shown His Re-
gard for Our City.
AND RIGHT ROYALTY
Should We Entertain Him and
All Our Visitors
Whom We Have Especially In
vited to Come Here.

a last effort was made today to COM
plete the arrangements for holding the
grand court ball at the state house. 1t
failed as all efforts in that direction for
the past week have failed and there
viii be no Floral ball at the state
house
But Topeka can not afford to have
the ball abandoned. There are other
Ilaces besides the state house. Topeka
viii owe something to the distinguished d
visitors who will be here next week.
President Ripley of the Santa F'e rail-
road. under whose wise manag cement,
the Santa Fe has this year alone ex-
PENDED millions of dollars in improve
mentS in Kansas $3.50 900 of it in Topeka
will be here. There are other well known
gentlemen and ladies who will come
here TO attend the Fall Festival. Shall
throught our gates? There win be
among the visitors eX-Commander John
p Rea of the G. A r.. Vice President
Paul Morton of the Santa Fe, George r.
Peck. Col. VIM. Rafferty,, commanding
the regular troops, Mrs. Modini Wood
queen of the Los Angeles Fiesta and
others.
1t is not yet too late to give a ball.
1t is not worth while to paf1ey longer
with the executive council.
But why cannot the ball be held at
the Grand Opera House?
The stage can be built out over the
first six rows of the Grand Opera
House. Mrs c. S. Sutton, the
Festival Queen can give the minuet
people who have already purchased
tickets would be glad of the change.
A delegation composed of P ], Bone
brake. C F. Jilson. Col. A. S. Johnson
and Edward Wilder called upon Mrs.
Sutton this forenoon and all were in IA
vOr Of the ball being given. They hop
ed that the state officers could be per
suaded to recede from their position
and allow the galleries to be reserved.
a quorum of the officers could not be
found and it was evident that it would
20 n n a a
Mrs Sutton was informed of that
fact. She said that the ball would
have to be abandoned because the time
was now too limited The order was
accordingly given to have the decOra
tions taken down and workmen are
busy this afternoon tearing down what
az has required two weeks to build. The
decorations of the hall were complete
with the exception of putting up some
smilax. The passage between the two
halls had been covered and everything
was ready. The expenditure on account
of the ball has been $400
While all this is discoura ging enough
the feature should not be abandoned. 1t
is essential to the complete success of
the Fall Festival.
The Committee of Fifteen should
hold a special meeting tonight and the
plans to give the ball in the Grand
Opera House should be perfected
The people of Topeka must entertain
the,r guests President Ripley and the
d directors of the Santa Fe can't be ta-
ken out to see an Indian dance or some
thing of that sort.
The gentlemen should be entertained
hy our people as BELTS their station.
They should be entertained as welcome
guests of a city in which they have eX-
Tended the past summer $15O,O00 in rail
road Improvements. The Santa Fe is
TOpel1a's chiefeSt institution. 1t will
be a shame of the entire mana cement
of the road comes here and are not roy
ally entertained by our best people lin
the best clothes" too. The ball
should be given Wednesday evening,
Santa Fe day. 1t should be given in the
Grand Opera House magnificently dec
GRATED, and it should be paid for out of
the pockets of the people of Topeka
The Santa Fe spends millions in Tope-
ka Here is a chance for our people to
show the esteem in which we hold the
road and its officers The ball must be
EiVeni