The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-29
COMING FROM DENVER.
Santa Fe Employees Outside of
the State
Want to Come to the Santa Fe
Jubilee.
Arrangem tents Made for the Sale of
5000 Souvenir Badges of q Beau
tiful Design - Last Nights
Committee Meeting.

ployes of the Santa Fe railway in Kan
sas. and in other states as well, will wear
a double -ee11uIoid medallion pendant from
81 pin by ribbon in the red, white and
yellow eolers of the Topeka Festival. 1t
will be the souvenir badge of the Santa
Fe anniversary celebration.
The design of the souvenir badge was
adopted at the meeting of the executive
committee at the genral offices last night.
A number Of badges will at once be OBJ
tanned by Mr.. w. j. Healy, secretary of
! the committee, and orders will be taken
by sample among the employees over the
entire Santa Fe railway proper. The
badges will sell for 25 cents each. and will
be delivered to the employees about Sep
tember /.
There will be sufficient profit on the
souvenir badges to raise a considerable
fund for the celebration, and this money
will probably be used in entertaining the
visiting Santa Fe employees while in the
city Festival week. To prevent the sub
stitution of cheap badges by outside par
ties the souvenir badge will be copy
righted by the executive committee
On one side of the double medallion will
appear a photograph of one of the mon
constructed at the Santa Fe shops in this
city. On the other side the Santa Fe trade
mark, blue field with the words Santa
Fe Route will appear. The red, white
and yellow ribbon will bear the date OF
the celebration, and the pin will be of the
color OF silver.
The adoption of the souvenir badge was
the most important work done by the
executive committee last night. Secre-
tioRery would be ready in a few days,
and that he would then open correspond
ence with the Santa Fe employees over the
state. By the time of the next meeting
of the committee some definite knowledge
of the progress of the celebration over
the state in general will probably have
been obtained.
At the opening of the meeting last night
Messrs. May, Thomas and Withrow, chos-
en- delegates by the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, were elected to men,
bership in the committee. After this ac-
ton a general discussion ensued. Chair
man Garvey said:
'I want to say that the plan of COL
Iecting subscriptions along the line pro-
posed at the last meeting has met with
ready response among the engine and
trainmen and station employees in this
city,
are concerned it will be impossible for US
to make any showing in numbers because
we will all be busy at that time. But we
will contribute funds to be placed in the
hands of this committee for the enter
tainment of railroad men and if any is
left over, for displays. We have heard
from several divisions and they are now
waiting for to say what we want
W. c. GarveyI am confident that the
r aIotD,- +;Ov,
make a creditab1e display, and if the con-
ductors raise funds the money should be
used in preparing a display to represent
that branch of the service. The Santa Fe
display should, and I think will be, the
finest ever given in the state. I am sure
that the conductors over the STATE would
rather the funds raised be used in maxi
ing display than in entertaining the men
in any special manner. The entertain
ment proper will be the display made in
the parade.
Mr.. H. A. May-It seems to be the
wishes of the trainmen over the state to
have a representation in the parade in
the way of float.
Mr. Garvey-That's just what the exc
cutive committee wants. This committee
wants the funds raised to be used in maxi
ing the finest display possible.
Mr. W.. J. Healy-The Committee of
Kouns, that it will furnish horses and
torches for as many displays as are pre-
pared.
Mr. Garvey-As soon as we get our sta
tiOnery we will open correspondence with
all division points and be ready to furnish
any information desired.
Mr.. c. F. Cavert-I think we should ar
range at once for music for the Santa Fe
parade, and move that committee of
three be appointed to confer with the
Committee of Fifteen in reference to this
matter.
The motion carried unanimously
and Messrs. Cavert, Geo. H. Thomas and
w. E. Crane were appointed as the COM
mittee.
Mr.. J. F. Mitchell-The matter of fin
ance to defray expenses of this commit
tee will have to be looked after, and it
has been suggested that a souvenir badge
be gotten out to be sold to employees of
the road 1t is my idea to take orders for
these badges by samples, and have the
badges delivered about September 1.
Mr.. H. G. Rust-I think there is no
question of these souvenir badges selling.
Mr.. Garvey-I believe we can dispose of
at least 5000 of them.
Two samples of badges were then shown
by Mr.. Mitchell and after short discus
sion one of the two was adopted. As
stated, it is a double medallion pendant
from a silver pin by a Festival ribbon.
On motion of Engineer H. G. Rust the
secretary was instructed to get a suffi-
cient number of the badges to be used as
samples in taking orders among en-
ployes. He was also instructed to at
once take steps to have the badge copy
righted.
Mr.. Alex Laird-I had the pleasure of
being in Denver a few days ago, and
want to say that the Santa Fe men there
are becoming interested in the Santa Fe
anniversary celebration. I talked with a
number of them and they said that they
would be with us on that day if it could