The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
PRIZE FOR COUNTIES.
Nearly So 200 Will Be Given BY
Fall Festival Committee
To Counties That Will Show
the Most Brilliant Floats.
Fall Festival Committee Meets and
Talks Over the Plans for the
Coming Festival

What do you think of $4,000? That is a
large sum of money but the Committee of
Fifteen has fixed that as the sum to be
raised for the Festival next fall and the
members proposed to lose no time in Sc
curing subscriptions
There is not a single member of the
Committee of Fifteen who has not made
up his mind that the Festival of 1897
shall be the most complete and gorgeous
affair ever seen in Kansas. The Festi-
val of last year surprised every one. but
1t Will be forgotten when compared to the
splendor which will surround the pagean-
The finance committee will start to
wG qT at P m next I Monday and no one
have it understood said Major Anderson
900 and we will not be satisfied with less
II viii take work, but 1 believe we can
a. K. Rodgers. D. J. Greenwald and
Secretary Doran pledged themselves to
start out on the initial expedition Mon
day.
The only suggestions that have been
made are series of floats suggested by
and Illuminated. They represent events
in the history of Kansas including the
the fire furnished by fambeaux fiery
dragons direct from the Inferno. pictured
Night Dream with tiny children in the
garb of fairies driving butterflies before
them, the most thrilling scene from Faust
with old Mephisto himself presiding.
Ihe committee has not yet adopted the
pldn proposed by pne nrIn out A. X.
Rodgers offered a resolution last night
inviting them to furnish a complete writ
Will spend more on this feature of the
Festival than they did last year because
It is the plan to have something entirely
d. ]. Greenwald said last night: 81 I'M
derstand that Professor Worrall will be
here two weeks from tonight with some
suggestions. He will go to Omaha to
consult with a designer who has recently
some ideas which will be presented to the
committee at the next meeting
The question of the state reunion was
then taken up. st had Supposed said
Major Anderson, that we would have no
opposition. l understand, however, that
Wichita is in the race, though I was told
positively when 1 was there that it would
get the reunion. When the old soldiers
than ever for their entertainment I be-
Ieve they will come to Topeka without
requiring much persuasion
From what I have heard all the old
boys want to come back to Topeka. They
were treated well and they appreciate il
but we must not let the thing go by de-
A K Rodgers said: ''I have written
and every old soldier I have heard from
has said that he is with Topeka this
time. we ought to get the reunion with
Captain Titus inquired if the Modocs
& can be sent.
number of the club can be induced to go
He was appointed as a committee to find
the Modoc club to go to the encampment
at Chanute which will be held April 81
A Is rodgers suggested that the ladies
ShouId De seen about a flower parade. Il
understand said he. that they have
kept up their organization. We need
them and they should be invited to CO.
operate with this committee at once. The
mower parade last year was pronounced
the finest thing ever SEEM
- was down at the grounds" said
Major Andersen, land did not see much
that was going on uptown. Only a part
or the flower parade went to the fair
grounds but as stood there and saw the
vehicles pass the tears rolled down nv
Captain Titus said that he saw old SOL
olers Jump up and down in eSctacy of
delight when the parade passed.
me committee on amuSementS and dis
ladies who have charge of the floral or
ganization and report at the next meet
ing.
Capt. C. H. Titus offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the followine. prizes be
given to the cities and counties of the
state for floats for the Fall Festival viz:
FIRST claSS-First prize, $500; second
prize, $500; third prize, $500; fourth prize
Second class-First prize, $500: second
prize $500; third prize, $780, fourth prize.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mIttee on amusements and display.
The appointment of committees was an
nounced follows
Financed J. Greenwald. A. K Rodg-
Srs, Otto kuehne. II. J. Anderson. T. F
Doran and A M Baird.
Advertising and printing-Arthur Cap
per, otto kuehne and NJ. Lescher.
Rates and transpOrtation-W. B. Jan
asns N. H. LOOMS and T. ]. Anderson.