The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-24
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
For the Reunion Have Been Made
The Finances Still Short.

The Committee of Fifteen held its fin
al meeting preliminary to the state G..
A. R. reunion Friday evening.
Several facts were developed, the
most important being that the Commit
tee is at least $500 behind. How this
deficit will be made up is a question
still undecided. The expense account
has been carefully watched but the sub
scriptions are so much less this year
than usNal that it has ben impossible
to keep within the available assets.
The Committee of Fifteen adjusted the
differences between the degree teams
relative to the competitive drills at
Garfield park, by agreeing to instruct
the judges to score on each movement.
and divide the total points by the total
number of movements presented, to get
an average. Thus team that puts on
a manual of arms will not have any
undue advantage over the one that does
not use a manual of arms The total
number of points in one case will be di-
vided by six, and in the other case be
divided by five.
Floats and degree teams intending to
enter the parade on Friday must report
that fact to Frank G. Wear, at 816 Kan
SaS avenue, before Il o'clock, noon, on
Thursday, September 29th.
Fraternal degree teams intending to
enter the competitive drill at Garfield
park, Friday, must report that fact,
either through the captain in person,
or by written communication, to T. B.
Brown, at 1O6 East Eighth avenue, be-
fore u O'Clock, noon, Friday, Septem-
ber Goth.
The degree teams of Upcnurch lodge
Studevant, and Irwin lodge No. 26O, A.
o. U. w, Captain Cyrus Guthrie, have
entered for the competitive drill at Gar
field park on Friday. The prizes for
this competition are best exhibition
drill, $50; second best, S25.
F. p. Bacon, who has charge of the
lantern feature for Thursday evening
said that he had assurance that a very
pete for the prizes. He estimates that
there will be at least 1000 lanterns at
Garfield park on that evening. The
question of how the lanterns would be
taken to the park was discussed It
was finally agreed to ask each person
who had lanterns to place in the dis
play to take them to the park. It was
originally intended that the lanterns
should be delivered at the schools and
gathered up by the committee.
The bicycle races will be held Thurs
day night at the park and there will be
admission charged to the park on that
night, but the wheelmen will sell tick
cts to the grand stand. The races will
be given at S:15 p. m.
The programme for races as adopted
is as follows:
No. 1.-One mile, amateur. First, a
$40 opal ring; second, a IS sweater, from
Hub Clothing Co.; third a 81 razor from
Kitchen & Marburg.
No. 2.-Half-mile open, boys. First
a $3.50 pair of bike shoes, from Hord
Bros; second, a 81 pocketbook, from
Geo. Stansfield.
No. 3.-Two-mile handicap amateurs
First. $25 gold watch; second, a $3.50
pair of M. & w. tires, from Topeka Cy-
Gle Co.; third, a $3.50 hat. from Green
wald & Co.
No. 4-Half-mile open, amateurs.
First $50 diamond and opal PIN sec
ond, a $3.50 watch chain.
No. 5.-One mile handicap, amateurs
First, a S25 four piece silver set; second,
$3.50 pair of NJ & w. tires, from
Townsend & Co.: third a $5 rifle, from
w. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co.
No. 6.-Quarter-mile open. First,
SO pair Buffalo foot skates. from B.
F. Skate Co.; second, a $3.50 watch
chain.
No. 7.-One mile handicap for the To-
peka Athletic Association Trophy cup.
Open to Topeka riders only