The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-03
Active Meeting of the Commits
tee of Fifteen.
Progress of the Floral Commit
tees Work.
FESTIVAL SOUVENIR.
Programme This Year, It is
Said, Will Be Well Printed.
The State Being Well Billed For
the Festival.

The Committee of Fifteen last even
ing in session at the Commercial club
rooms unanimously voted the KarnivaI
knights an appropriation of 800. If
this isn't enough, more will be given
this organization.
Chas. K. Holiday. jr, brought the
matter before the committee as follows:
Gentlemen, the Karnival knights are
in need of some money. You know they
intend to furnish a large part of the en-
tertainment this year. AS I under
stand it, the two main attractions this
year are the Flower parade and the
KarnivaI Knights entertainment We
cannot go out among the merchants
and solicit subscriptions for our fund,
for we would interfere with the Com
mtitee of Fifteen. Now, we have been
to some expense and we will be at more
expense right along We expect to pay
back to the Committee of Fifteen this
money if possible We raise revenue
by our ball and some other schemes.
Last year the KarnivaI knights got $50
from the Committee of Fifteen, and I
guess everybody thinks they got their
moneys worth"
A motion was made authorizing an
appropriation of 800 for the Karnival
Knights and when the vote was put
it went through flying.
Two ladies from the Floral commit
tee, Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Sprague, ap-
peared before the Committee of Fifteen
and announced that the ladies Of the
city had taken hold of the Floral pa
rade feature in earnest. Mrs. E. B.
Meredith has been elected to have
charge of large organization of ladies
who will push the Floral feature as the
official Floral committee. An apprO-
priatiOn of SIS was voted the Floral
committee as a starter.
There will be an official progra mne
and tl7e t01 INIT too of III
will have full charge of it, which is as
surance that it will be worthy SOU
venir. Souvenir programmes in the
past for Fall Festivals haven't been
just what was expected. The commit
tee this year will see to it that the SOU
venir programme will be a typOgraph-
zeal gem and in addition it will contain
the official programme, an illustrated
Writeup of Topeka and other matter Of
interest to citizens and visitors. They
will be sold for a small fee and revenue
above expenses will be turned into the
regular fund. The Committee of Fiji
teen will father the souvenir pro-
gramme, and will prevent as far as
possible the compilation of any other
souvenir programme which is not off,
cial Merchants will be informed
about the official programme and will
be asked to insert advertisements in it.
Mr.. G. N. Baldwin was given the con-
tract for issuing the programme He
will do the work under the direction of
the printing committee of the Commit
Tee Oh FlII66n. AFTER all expenses are
settled on the souvenir so per cent of the
profits will be given Mr.. Baldwin and
the remainder goes into the fund
In the matter of advertising the Fall
Festival it was decided to employ H.
NJ Phillips and Lee Carter to have
charge of it. They will bill all the
towns in the state along the main lines
of the Santa F7e, Rock Island and Union
Pacific. The Festival will be thor
oughly advertised. Every G. A R
post hall will have an advertising hang
er telling of the good time and the hot
time in Topeka in September
John F. McManus. treasurer of the
Committee of Fifteen made his report
of the receipts from the Battle of Ma
Mia. There were 1869 paid admissions
to the fair grounds. These together with
the receipts from the grand stand tick
cts and Sc for privileges amounted to
81, 637.S So
The total expenses of the production
were $924.S2 This makes a balance of
S713.01 which is the profit from the VEN
ture.
Chas. K. Holiday, Jr.. offered the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unani-
mOusly adopted:
Whereas, At the special request of
the Committee of Fifteen having in
charge the Grand Army reunion and
Fall Festivities at Topeka, Colonel Beck
and the two battalions of soldiers IN
der him, K. V. U. s. A, now stationed
at the fair grounds, patrOlled said
grounds, during a patriotic demOnstra-
ton of pyrOtechnics, illustrative of the
Battle of Manila, etc.
Therefore. be it resolved by the Com
mittee of Fifteen in regular session as
sembled, that the thanks of the COM
mittee and of the citizens of Topeka
and surrounding country be and are
hereby extended to Colonel Beck and
the gentlemanly and efficient officers
and men under him, for the perfect or
der maintained throughout the entire
performance all over the grounds, in
the grand stand, at the gates, etc.
And be it also resolved, That these
resolutions be published in the daily
papers and that the secretary of this
committee send a copy of the resolu-
lions to Colonel Beck signed by the
president, attested by the secretary,
with the seal of the committee attach
ed
And be it further resolved, That these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
of the committee and made a part of
the permanent record thereof
Also the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
committee are due and are hereby ex-
tended to the police force one duty for
the excellent order mainland at the
grand stand during the battle of Ma
Mia.
Resolved, That the committee is IN
der great obligations to the gentlemen
who assisted in the sale and collection
of tickets and to the newspapers for
their courteous treatment.
Today the finance committee consist
ing of Nessrs. T. J. Anderson, John F.
McManus, c. K. Holiday Jr., VIII
Rigby and ]. s. Coe began soliciting
subscriptions for the Fall Festival
fund.
George W. Jackson, the leader Of the
cOlored band, presented a bill to the
Committee Of Fifteen for $50 for ser
vices of his band in playing at the Bat
tie of Manila.
He was not engaged to play. but no
ticed in one of the papers an announce
ment that he would play. AS he was
not authorized to do so, the bill was
refused naYnent. MarShall's hand