The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-15
PARADE OF COUNTIES.
Each County Is to Have a Float
In this Years
Fall Festival Parade According
to Present Plans.
Committee of Fifteen Holds an En-
thusiastic Meeting and Gets in
Good Working Trim.

The Committee of Fifteen which will
make this years Fall Festival success
elected officers last night as follows:
President, Mayor c. A. Fellows.
Vice president, Major T. J. Anderson.
Secretary, Thomas F. Doran.
Treasurer, d. J. Grennwald.
With the exception of Major Ander-
son the officers are the same as last
year and they have had the experience
necessary to make the week of the F'es-
tival next fall a brilliant array of page
antry. The officers and members of the
committee are determined that the Fall
Festivals shall grow with years and
that each successive year will show the
people of Kansas some unheard of and
startling features.
But one thing was suggested in the
way of plans at the meeting last night
and that way by Major T. J. Anderson
who favors a scheme by which the diff
ferent counties of the state may be in
duced to participate in the name of
their separate organizations.
Major Anderson proposes to offer pri-
yes for the finest float in the parades
representing Kansas counties. He thinks
that the committee can not do better
than to set aside a snug sum for that
purpose. OF course friendly rivalry
among the counties will be induced and
the Topeka Fail Festival will be the
central attraction of the state.
Il am satisfied" said Major Ander-
son at the meeting last night, that
something in the way of contest
among the counties will stimulate great
er interest than anything that could be
tried 1t would be a good thing for the
counties and the whole state. The COM
Inittee will not make a mistake by Civ
ing this matter proper consideration
and setting aside sum sufficient to Of
fer appropriate prizes"
AS the organization was not compile
ted, it was agreed that no definite plans
should be adopted until a future meet
ing. There is little doubt that Major
Anderson's plan will be adopted
Another question that came up at the
meeting was suggested by Secretary
Doran who inquired whether there
would be any likelihood that the regu-
lar soldiers could be secured for Tope-
ka this year and whether the G. A r.
reunion would probably be held here
4 Will tell You what 1 know about
that said Major Anderson. There
vas some talk that Wichita wanted
the reunion and 1 was down there a
few days ago to install the officers of a
post. / talked them clear out of the
notion and it was not hard work either.
l understand from LeaveaWorth that
there is no movement there to secure
the reunion and 1 believe we will be
given the vote unanimously. We set
the mark SO high that the other towns
cannot reach lit and besides the bows
went away from Topeka delighted win
their entertainment
AS far as the regular troops are con-
cerned see that Gen. Alger will proba-
bly, be made secretary of war If he is
We can get the whole army here if we
want it, There never was man more
delighted with his entertainment than
was Gen. Alger. He could not saw
enough in praise of Topeka and our
people We will have no trouble this
year"
A. K. Rodgers-The regulars are an
important feature and should be secured
If possible 1 understand that it is
probable that the overland marches will
be made annual affairs and in that
event we would have LITTLE troI1bIe in
inducing them to stop with us
Ihe question of whether the secre-
tary should be allowed a salary was
brought up by Mr.. Rodgers Last wear
| the committee paid $500 in salaries Mr..
Rodgers suggested that it would be a
better plan to give the secretary an al
| iowance of $40 per month or $3.50 and
| instruct him to employ his own assist
| ants as collectors and solicitors
| Major Anderson thought it might not
| be necessary to make an allowance of
$40 for every month in the year.
| Treasurer Greenwald thought that
| since the plan would result in a saving
| ii should be adopted.
| Secretary Doran thought that a man
might be employed with the allowance
| who could do most OF the work of So
/ Letting and collecting. He said he
wanted no pay for himself.
| S. S McFadden made the point that
the matter might be covered in the by
| laws and could not be acted upon until
| the bylaws were adopted, and the mat
| ter was dropped
At the suggestion of Mr.. McFadden
the secretary was instructed to have
4 stock book printed and certificates
for 200 shares. The committee win re-
| quest 200 representative business men
to take one share each at IS.
1t was also arranged that the stock
| holders should elect the officers for next
| year on the second Thursday in De-
cember, after all the work of the COM