The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-21
ALL is READY
For the Fall Festival and Re-
union.
The Bands Are Hired For the
Professions.
DECORATIONS READY
For Kansas Avenue and Garfield
Park.
Committee of Fifteen Needs
just $500 More.
DECORATIONS READY

The Committee of Fifteen met Tues
day evening and made the final ar
rangements for the Festival and Reun-
ion.
1t was decided that the big parade on
Friday should start promptly at 2:9O
p. m. Tt is necessary to start the pa
rade on time to give the fraterna1 de-
gree teams time to have their competi-
tive drills at Garfield park. The drills
viii take place at p. m. and there will
be no charge for admission. The fra
ternaI committee was empowered to Sc
aect the judges to award the prizes. A
reviewing stand will be erected for the
judges at the edge of the sidewalk in
front of the federal building where the
decision with reference to the best ap-
pearing team in line and the best fra
ternal float will be made.
The question of countermarch which
has given the Committee of Fifteen
more or less trouble, was left to Chief
Marshal Robinson and he has arranged
for the parade to review itself at the
south approach to the Kansas avenue
bridge and there will be no counter
march as originally intended. AS the
leaders in the parade approach the
bridge they will form in "open order
and allow the rest of the parade to pass
through, each division taking it's place
III the reviewing lines at the SlQG OF Ln9
one which had just preceded it. BY this
means all those in the procession will
be given an opportunity of seeing the
various features in the other divisions.
The Committee of Fifteen closed q
contract for MarshalPS band. By the
terms agreed upon the band is to turn
out on Wednesday afternoon to head
the procession in honor of the KarnivaI
Queen who with arrive that afternoon
and to be on duty in the big parade on
Friday and in the Karnival parade on
Friday night and also to play the grand
march for the Karnival ball
The committee also added another
band to the list for Friday. It is the
NortonviIle band of Is pieces. This will
make at least four bands in the parade
on Friday, MarshaIPs band Hamilton
band, Lyndon band and the Nortonville
band.
The Karnival knights have underta-
ken the decoration of Kansas avenue.
A row of flags and G. A. R. emblems is
to be hung on a line with the curb on
either side of Kansas avenue from
Ninth to Fourth streets. The decora-
tions are similar to those used at the
national G. A. R. meeting in Cincinnati.
The decorations are water proof so that
they will not suffer from the effect Of a
rain.
The Casino at Garfield park will be
elabOrately decorated. The contract
was awarded to the Mills Adams COM
pany. They viii use 5000 yards of red,
white and blue bunting and it will be
draped artisticaIly. The entrance to
Garfield park will also be decorated by
the same firm.
Treasurer John F. McManus made a
report showing that it will be neces-
sary for the committee to raise about
$500 more in order to come out even-
There are no money making features
in the Reunion and Festival this year.
This may make it necessary for the
finance committee to do some more
ments have always been great deal
OF trouble and they have resulted in
more or less dissatisfaction.
The committee adopted the following
ternal degree teams:
PARADE.
I. All degree teams entering in the pa
rade must be the degree teams of the or
2. Teams shall consist of not more than
3. Teams entering the competitive drill
must, appear in the parade, and
4. Shall hold their assignment in the pa /
rade until reaching the place designated +
for them to disband. .
appear on foot
6. All teams expecting to take part in I
names with F. E Wear not later than y
o'clock noon of the 18th day Of Septem- /
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
All teams will be judged on the follow I
7 Formation of company.
2. General appearance.
4. EvoIutions of fancy movements.
5. Emblems of the order which said 1
teams represent.
6. Manual of arms.
The time allowed will be not more than /
20 minutes for each drill.
The above rules excepting as to manual i
Of arms) will govern the ladies' degree /
staffs.
Each team will be allowed their own |
form Of drill and may use silent or verbal /
commands.
Drill to take place at Garfield park at !
{ o'clock p m, at which time all teams |
must be in readiness and their names re- /
ported to the judges, otherwise they will |
not be allowed to contest.
Teams entering for the appearance
prize may march, or they may ride in ve-
nicles Of their own choosing, but when I
combined with a float they cannot COM
pete for both prizes with only one exhibit
ion. When such combination is effected !
nF' Of fbe nsrs'le which nrize tbeV viii
compete for, viz: the appearance prize /
1r the float prize. and the judges will