The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
NEW FEATURE.
Representative Hall to Be Made
a. Mammoth Cave'
Of Floral Beauty on Floral Day
of the Fall Festival.
CONVENTION CALLED
Of All the Amateur and Other
Florists in Kansas.
POrtiereS of American Beauty
Roses, Smelling Sweet
Banks of Violets, a Sparkling
Fountain,
CEILING OF BLOSSOMS.
Gay Music Will Make the Hall
an Enchanted Bower.

Floral day of the Fall Festival, which
will be Thursday, September 80, will be
the occasion of the state convention of
the Amateur Florists of Kansas. In
honor of the convention which will be
the first annual gathering of the assoc1-
alton, brilliant reception will be held
The convention will be held in Rep
resentative hall and delegates from all
over the state will be expected to at
tend. The association will be a perma-
nent one and in the future much may
be expected of it.
For the convention Representative
hall will be beautifully decorated. The
amateur florists of Kansas will send all
manner of decorations for the hall and
without doubt the floral display on that
occasion will be beyond anything ever
before seen in Kansas. Floral pieces
from every part of Kansas will be sent
to be used as decorations. PoruereS for
windows and doors will be formed of
American Beauty roses, window sills
will be banked with violets, the ceiling
will be a mass of flowers and foliage,
the background being of smilax and as
paragus with carnations, roses and 9TH
er flowers twined within it and the ros-
trum will be a perfect museum of or
chids, rare plants and a bower of beau
ty. In the center of the room a fOun-
tain banked with beautiful flowers will
add a beauty to the scene This is what
the Amateur Florists of Kansas propose
doing for the state convention of the as
sociation.
President, Henry w. ROby; secretary,
w. F. Hebb; treasurer, L. F. Randolph,
Nortonvi1le. The association has Sc
cured permission from the state depart
ment for the use of Representative hall
for Thursday, September 80, day and
evening for it's first annual convention.
1t is especially appropriate that this
convention should be held on Floral
daV of the Fall Festival
A large representation of people from
all over the state will be here, and
among the number will be many inter
eSted in flower culture. The asSocia-
ton will have large membership as
soon as names can be presented and
voted upon by the executive commit
tee.
1t is the purpose of the ANA teur Flor
lists association to hold a brilliant recep-
ton on Thursday evening, at which the
beautiful decorations will be seen and
appreciated. Topeka people who are
interested in the Amateur Florists as
sociation and have signed their names
to the roll are: Chas A. Fellows, c. d.
Skinner. E. B. Cowgirl, Thos. S. Lyon,
Francis, w. S. Charles, S. H. Downs, E.
M. PETER, d. c. Nellis, E. J. Whitaker
DR.. Chas. Lowry. W. S. Church, Mrs
Chas Lowry NJ. A. Cornelius, DIR. NJ. E.
Stewart. Mrs. N. w. Lyon, Lydia l..
Ross, Caroline B. Lovewe1l, Fannie
Senour, Geo. w. Crane, F. E. Wear,
L. D. Reel. w. T. Beerbohm, Edw. D.
Rollins, G. E. Curry, Chas. Adams, J. J..
Barnes, G. D. Adams, L. S. Pegues, w.
H. Stewart, Earl c. Williams. w. w.
Mills, Jas. B. Hayden, Chas S. Eagle,
Sam Hindman, W. L. Trumbull, S. S.
McFadden, A. w. Dana, o. K. Swayze,
F. S. Brigham, Arthur Capper, A. K.
Wilson, T. ]. Anderson, G. w. Vea1e,
Mrs. Mamie J. Veale, DR.. w. B. Swan,
J. S. Collins, Thos. L. Ross, Sara E.
ROby.
The professional florists of the city
and state will be invited to join with
and reception.
This feature will be prepared largely
to entertain President Ripley of the
Santa Fe and other distinguished
guests. Governor Leedy will open this
magnificent show.