The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-08
LEADS THE QUEEN
The Governor of Kansas Will
Escort the Kanaka Belle
Who Will Reign as Queen of
the Carnival
AT The MASKED BALL
To Be Given by the KarniVal
Knights.
List of the Lady PatrOnesses of
This Years Ball.
AT THE MASKED BALL

The executive committee in charge of
the Karnival Knights bal masque met
last night and completed all the ar
rangements for the grand ball.
The ball will be held in Hamilton hall
FRIDAY night, September 80. MarshalPs
pand will play the grand march and one
oance~ and Watson's and Steinberg's
combined orchestras of 25 pieces will
furnish the music the rest of the even
ing.
Ihe members of the committee who
mad charge of the ball last year have
prohted by their experience and the
1eW things that happened last year that
We're unforeseen will be carefully looked
a. a. ler. Inc halI will be opened early
N Ofoer that those who wish to look
on can secure seats early. The sra ge
ana the west end of the hall will be
set apart for Onlool1ers and no one will
De aIloWed on the floor who is not in
costume and masked. As was said at
the meeting "a person with a coat on
wrong SIDE out, or anything like that
VIII not be called costurned.' . The cos
rag tag
None will be allowed on the floor who
nave not tickets and invitations. A
committee in charge of the invitations
VIII IOIIOW the rule made last wear
that every person securing tickets or
MUTATIONS must be vouched for The
sale of tickets will be in charge of MT
Harry Robinson and will be for sale at
SWIFT & Holidays drug store
A costumer will be here to supply
those who wish them. The masquerade
ers VINO take part in the parade can also
secure costumes from the same place.
several costumers have been written to
and one will be selected soon
Ihe Queen of the Karnival and The
Unknown who appears on the button
will have elevated seats of honor in
the hall and the nd ,, r-iII T.,
led by the Karnival Queen and the I'm
known with Gov. J. W. I,eedy and
Mayor Chas. Fellows
Thos- L King, who is chairman of the
ball committee, has announced the fol-
lowing as floor committee They will
be dressed in full evening dress suits
and will wear a red, white and blue
ribbon across their breasts.
A W. Dana, Archie Williams, / w.
Doolittle, A. r. Hankla, George Craw-
ford, Walter Burgess, Dean Low, GaIen
Nichols, w. w. Webb. Will Alexander,
Harry Robinson, w H. Eastman Tom
King, Frank Bennet, John McManus,
G. K Holiday, John Waters and Kurtz
KelIam.
Invitations will be sent to many out
of town people and invited guests who
wish to have invitations sent to friends
should hand in the names to John Wa
ters at his Office in the Columbian
building.
The following ladies who were
have been invited to be patronesses of
the ball this year. The following are
the names of the ladies':
Mrs. Fred Cole, Mrs. A. B. Quinton,
Mrs. Byron Roberts, Mrs. c. r. Hud-
son, Mrs. D. J. Harding, Mrs. Chas. s.
Eagle, Mrs. A w. Dana, Mrs. G. p.
Ashton, Mrs. r. K. Jamison. Mrs. A. H.
HOrton,- Mrs. c. G. Foster, Mrs. w. w.
Manspeaker, Mrs. F. E. Wear. Mrs. NJ.
O'Brien, Mrs. John E. Moon, Mrs. Chas.
B. Smith. Mrs. Harold T Chase, Mrs.
Frank FARRELL Mrs. Frank Edison, Mrs.
c. K. Holiday, Mrs. Horace L. Hall,
Mrs. G. W. Parkhurst, Mrs. J. L. King,
Mrs C ] Brown. Mrs. A. NJ. MurphX.