The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
HAMILTON HALL CHOSEN
It Is Decided to Hold Creamery
Convention There.
Mr.. Potter Willing to Move Out
for the Week.
The Commercial Club Appoints Com
nittee With Instructions to Raise
the Necessary Funds and
Close the Contract.

The lower floor of the Hamilton build
ing will this week be secured from the
firm of Warner & Potter, and the en-
tire space of the Hamilton auditorium
will be used for the National Creamery
and Buttermakers' convention with at
tendant exhibits.
At the special meeting of the Com
merciaI club last night, called to con-
slider the matter of securing room at
once, the committee on arrangements
was enlarged and instructed to raise a
guarantee by subscription among the
business men and as soon as the guar
antee was raised to contract for the
Ham lton building. The enlarged COM
nnittee is composed of c. S. Downing,
ChaS- Adams, u ). GreenWald, X .
Brig nam, A w Dana, John +. McMan-
us, r. p. Bacon and Frank Merriam.
As chairman of the committee of ar
engagements Mr.. Downing stated last
night that a conference had been held
with Mr. Warner relative to securing
the lower floor of the Hamilton build
ing, and that MIR. Warner had agreed
to move his stock of carriages and give
up the room for the week for a cOnsid-
Grafton of $3.50 He said that the com
mittee, after investigation knew of no
other suitable location for the exhibits
to be made during the week except the
old natatOrium on Tenth street, and
that $3.50 was asked for its use during
the week
Mr.. Downing stated that if the entire
space of the Hamilton auditorium was
secured the expense would be 1915. and
that with other expenses this would
mean a deficit in funds of 500. He
suggested that if the natatorium was
selected for the exhibits, the convention
might be held in Representative hail.
In refernce to Mr.. Warmers proposition
he said:
In justice to Mr. Warner I want to
say that this proposition was not of his
seeking. 1t WrunQ from him after
much time and work. He said he
would gladly give $25 toward securing
another hall rather than take $3.50 to
give up the Hamilton room"
Mr.. w. H. Dayis-What about rooms
in the Veale block Have they been
examiner
Mr.. Downing-The rooms are only so
x75 feet They would not be large
enough
Mr.. D. J. Greenwald-What about the
Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium?
Mr.. Chas. Adams-We can't get that
room.
Mr.. w. H. Davis-I expect the propo-
sition resolves itself into the securing
of ether the Hamilton building or the
old natatOrium.
Mr. Greenwald-What would it cost
to put the natatorium in shape?
Mr.. Adams think about $50. 1t
needs embarrassing and several win
dow lights.
Mr.. Otto Kuehne-Isn't it intended to
raise some of this money by entertain
ments?
Mr.. Adams-Yes, it is. Mrs. Mere
dith, the lady who arranged 'Cinder-
ella" last summer, wants to give the
opera of 1.-The Dairymaids'' and says
she will take a small per cent for her
share.
Mr.. w. H. Davfs-Wouldn't it be nee
essary to give these entertainments in
advance of the meeting to raise funds?
Mr.Adanas-Mr. Neisley of the Cream
cry company thinks we should give
this opera on the last days of the meet
ing so the delegates could attend.
Mr.. Samuel T Howell doesn't seem
hardly right to get up an entertain
ment for the delegates and then charge
them for it.
Mr.. Davis-I don't think they would
mind if the admission was small
Mr. r. S. Brigham think with a
little energetic work on subscriptions
among business men we will be able to
raise enough money to take care of
this convention right. In talking with
Mr.. Neisley the other day he told me
that he would be willing to be one OF
ten to subscribe $40 of the $500 deficit
I think the money can be raised in
side of "a hours by energetic work.
Mr.. F. P. Bacon-If Topeka wants to
advertise herself as a one horse town
we viii get the old natatorium and Rep
resentatlVe nall If we want to do the
thing right we've got to secure the
Hamilton building.
MIR. S. Brigham-The regular meet
ing of the club is one week from tOmor-
row night. Would that be too late for
definite action, Mr.. Downing?
Mr.. Downing-Yes, sir. Mr.. Neisley
is receiving applications for space al
most daily, and he must have a dia-
gram of the hall at once. Whatever is
done must be done tonight.
Mr.. PoindeXter-Has any effort been
made to raise subscriptions since the
convention was secured?
Mr.. DOwning-NO, sir.
Mr.. Howe-To get this matter in
shape, I move that the names OF John
F. McManus, F. p. Bacon, Frank Mer-
Ram and JOab Mulvane be added to
the present committee on arrange
ments, and that the committee be in
structed to go ahead and secure a
guarantee in subscriptions among the
business men and as soon as the guar
antee is secured, contract for the Ham
iltOn building.
Mr.. Davis-As understand, the COM
mittee will go ahead and secure Z
guarantee from the business men, and
afterward raise the money by enter
tainmentS.
Mr.. Howe's motion carried unani-
mOusly.
MR. WILSON MAY COME.