The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
1T IS TO BE SECONDARY
The Fall Festival to Be Made
Auxiliary
To the Auditorium This Year,
So Says
The Committee of Is Which Has Been
Reorganized-It Will Probably Be
a Dedication of It.

The Committee of Fifteen has reor-
ganized by electing the following board
of directors:
Major T. J. Anderson, president; G.
c. Baker, secretary pro tenn; D. J.
Greenwald treasurer; A. w. Dana,
vice president; r. S. Brigham, J. B.
Marshall, T. B. Brown, 1. W. Doolittle,
John F. McManus. F. P. Edison. c. w.
Kouns. w. o. Rigby, c. J. Drew, c. S.
Downing.
Major Anderson was elected chair
man of the board of directors without
opposition. He is entitled to the POI
sition from the fact that he has served
on the committee as vice president
since its organization and has been one
of its most active members.
The election of a secretary was post
poned. 1t seems to be the prevailing
opinion among the members that a sec
rotary should be selected from outside
the committee who will devote all his
time to the work at a stipulated salary
Mr.. Baker suggested that some steps
should be taken to decide what form of
entertainment should be given at the
next Fall Festival. When Major
Anderson was called upon to express
his opinion he said: I think that the
most important thing before the peo-
pie now is the building of the auditor
iuna. We should do nothing that will
in any way interfere with the success
of that enterprise. 1t is almost GER
tain that if Topeka wants the reunion
1t can be secured without much trouble
Letters and information received from
over the state indicate that the soldiers
are anxious to come to Topeka. If the
state G. A. r. reunion is here it will in
sure large crowd. President McKfn-
ley has twice promised to come and
believe that if the matter is taken up
right away he can be induced to attend
fIHE
trip mapped out up through the north
west for next fall
IF we can build the auditorium it
would not be wise to bear down too
heavily upon the merchants. 1t viii
not take much money to run the re
union and / believe that we can get
enough out of privileges and from the
hotels and eating houses to pay all the
expenses
G. S. Downing said that he had dis
covered what an imperative need TOpe-
ka now has for an auditorium. Il
| have been on this committee to find a
! place Cor the creamery convention and it
! has been impossible to find a suita BILE
| place because there is none in Tope-
! lxa. The auditorium should be built by
/ all means"
r. 5. Brigham said that the auditor
| ium should be built in time to accom-
modate the state conventions next fall
The question then went over without
action.
Major Anderson was Instructed to
confer with the county commissioners
to secure the fair grounds for Festival
week
d. ]. Greenwald said that he had met
a representative Of the Turner's who
said that the state meeting of that or
| ganization is to be held in Topeka He
/ thought that the organization might be
| induced to hold its meeting during Fes-
| tival week
c. S. Downing suggested that the
time of meeting be changed and a no
/ tice of amendment of the by laws Sc
| that the meetings may be held on Tues
| day evening was given
The committee will not meet again
until February 8.