The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
BALLOON ASCENSIONS
And Band Concerts Every Aft
ernOOn and Evening.
Will Be 10000 to
10000 a Day.

D. ]. GreenwaId, the originator OF the
plan for having a monstrous NIidsum-
mer Auditorium fair is still working out
his plans and he will be ready to report
them in a short time. He intended orig
inally to suggest giving the fair in some
hall, but it is too late in the season to
think of that now and Mr.. GreenwaId's
suggestion is that it be given in Gar
field park-and no hall except the audi
torium itself would be big enough
He said today: Il do not believe we
should even think of raising less than
$40, 900 by this fair and we may get
much more. We should run it on a big
scale. 1t must be something in which
every one in the city and county Will
be interested and it will not be diff
cult matter to work up the interest
either.
IAIr. Greenwald says "city and coun-
ty' but the State Journal wishes to add
land the whole state of Kansas.'l
My plan would be to get all the so
cieties in Topeka interested. The
lodges should all be invited to cooper
the different factions in this city would
take an interest in the fair The Elks
should be given a booth, the Arions and
Turner societies should each have
place and all other societies should be
invited to erect booths.
I think that it is time something
should be done. Valuable time is lost
by waiting. The fair should be got
under way as soon as possible"
Other suggestions about the Midsum-
mer fair are being made. It is proposed
to have an avenue laid out like the
Midway Plafsance at the Chicago
Worlds Fair where the Chinese thea
ter, the streets of Cairo, the Dahomey
village, (froTn Tennesseetown) the Ger
man village, the Beauty show etc, can
all be repeated. Each of these fea-
lures it is proposed shall be superin-
T1r41
which shall provide the paraphernalia
and performers free, and turn over the
entire sum received to the Auditorium
fund
It has been suggested that if there is
not room enough in Garfield park for
this feature which it is quite likely
there will not be, temporary bridge
will be built across the Soldier and the
open field on the other side will be
leased for a part of the show. The
bridge will be decorated with bunting
and colored electric lights and will be
one of the features of the week. Con
dOlas may ply the waters of the Sol
dier at 25 cents per ride, all of which p
cent pieces will go into the fund for the
auditorium.
Every afternoon there will be bal
loon ascension from the field east of the
park, and a band concert and parade Of
the entire Midway Plaisance performs
ers every afternoon and evening.
Soldier creek from the Kansas ave
nue. bridge to the three BRIDGES
and steam launches will carry excur-
sion parties. An arch of vari-colored
lights will be placed across the creek
and it is quite likely spectacular per-
formance will be given on a stage
mOOred in the water.
The Midsummer Fair promises to be
more curious and interesting than the
Fall Festival ever could be, and moth
ing less than an attendance of 20 600 to
10000 people a day is expected.
No better man could be found in To-
peka to act as Director General Of this
wonderful fair than Mr.. d. J. Green
valid himself who originated the idea
and has done so much for Topeka al
ready. This suggestion is made entire
Iy without Mr.. GreenWald's knowledge
and doubtless he viii protest against
but popular clamOr will be SO strong
that he may be prevailed upon to ac-
cept.
other plans for raising money for the
auditorium are growing viz:
A $40 dress pattern to the young lady
selling the greatest number Of Auditor
ium buttons by Crosby Bros.
A $40 boys suit of clothes to the boy
under u years old selling the greatest
number of Auditorium buttons by D J.
Greenwald.
The above are two of the prizes that
are offered as prizes for the sale of au-
ditorium buttons.
Chairman Adams of the special com
mittee to solicit prizes, said today that
the committee has done practically no
work He says that there will proba-
bly, be dozen prizes offered, for there
are few merchants in Topeka who will
not be willing to give something to en-
courage the sale of what is left of the
buttons The buttons are in possession
of City Treasurer Charles s. Elliott, and
may be secured from him by giving the
proper security
THE work of soliciting subscriptions
will be resumed Monday and will be
completed within the week if possible.