The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
NO FESTIVAL.
The Old Soldiers Have Sat
Down ON TOpeka's
Annual Fall Festival So Topeka
People Will
HAVE TO CONTENT
Themselves With "Campf1res''
and Oldtime Things.
Topeka Can Devote Her Ener-
gieS to the Auditorium.

The Committee of Fifteen and the G.
A. r. Council of Administration held
conference at the rooms of Department
Commander Eastman Wednesday af-
ternoon to make the preliminary ar
rangements for the state G. A R. re-
union.
1t was agreed that the reunion
should commence on Monday, Septem-
Der 26, and continue until Thursday
evening of that week when whatever
festival features the committee decided
to give will be put on for Thursday
evening and on Friday and Saturday.
After Department Commander East
man called the conference to order he
requested a statement of the situation
from Major T. J. Anderson, president of
the Committee of Fifteen which led to
the following statement from Major
Anderson:
'It was definitely settled at the Wich-
tia encampment that the reunion this
year should be divorced from other en-
terta1nment. The matter was submit
ted to committee and a report to that
effect was made and adopted. We have
thought that in view of that fact the
best thing to be done would be to hold
the reunion on four days and then
allow the rest of the week to the Com
mittee OF Fifteen for whatever special
features may be decided upon"
Commander EaStman-What Major
Anderson says is true. There was a
feeling in the encampment against mix
ing any thing with the reunion and such
a report was adopted. can see no OBJ
lection, however, to the suggestions he
makes with reference to a festival
Ed B. Jones of Holton-I think that it
would be good thing to follow Major
Anderson's suggestion. If there is to
be festival the boys will want to stay
for it. There has been a good deal of
talk a bout Topeka wanting to hog ev-
/
union going to Leavenworth last year
and we got enough of it. I am salts
fed that the boys will come to Topeka
knowing that they will be well treated.
Mr.. Jones followed his talk with a
motion to hold the reunion in accord
ance with the suggestion of Major An
derson and the motion was adopted.
The question of speakers was then
suggested by Commander Eastman. He
said that it his opinion that it
would be a good plan to have a joint
committee of the Committee of Fifteen
and Council of Administration to have
charge of that feature
John McManuS made a motion to that
effect which was adopted.
Another suggestion / would like to
make" said Commander Eastman, sis
that the usual number of skin games be
kept off the grounds. By skin games I
mean those gambling games that can
be reached, if necessary by law. 1t
should be arranged so that objection
able things of that kind could be sup
pressed
Major Anderson-Did you hear any
complaint about the way the matter
was managed here two years ago?
Mr.. JOnes-I did hear one complaint
and that was on the first day. Some one
came to the department headquarters
and said that there was a game going
on in a tent which was illegal. I went
to the tent and told the proprietor that
he would have to quit and he did. That
was the only complaint heard during
the entire week.
Major Anderson-If we had author
lied things to be run as they did in
Leavenworth last year the whole COM
mittee would now be in the penitenti-
airy. They won't stand it here.
Commander EaStman-You ought to !
be if you had permitted it. I did hear
a complaint at the reunion in Topeka |
looms and far as can control it this /
year there shall be nothing of that kind |
on the grounds.
S. S. McFadden-So far as our COM
mittee is concerned we sanctioned
nothing of the kind. On the other
hand our contract for privileges ex- i
pressly prohibited the sale of liquor |
on the ground.
The discussion was then dropped and |
the meeting adjourned. The commit |
tees on speakers will be announced Ia |
ter.
Those who were present at the meet |
ing were Department Commander East |
man of Emporia, Ed B. Jones of Holton, |
Abilene and T. A Morgan of Winfield |
of the Council of Administration and |
the members of the Committee of Fiji |
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