The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-11
FAREWELL.
Our Queen of the Festival Who
Won All Hearts
During Her Stay Here, Leaves
Topeka Today
For Her Far Away Home in the
Pacific.
A WARM TESTIMONIAL
Signed by Governor, Mayor and
KarniVal Knights
And Presented to the s'Beauti
full Rose of HiIO."
And Presented to the "Beauti
full Rose of HiIO.''
HER HEART STIRRED
By All the Kindness ShOWered
Upon Her.
''The Sweetest and Brightest
Memory of Her Lifetime.

Miss Rose will carry with her to
Honolulu a document which bears the
seal of the state of Kansas and the sig
natures of Gov. Leedy, Mayor Fellows
and President c. K. Holiday, Jr., of
the K. K
The document is neatly written on
bond paper with the seal attached by
ribbons of old gold. The following is a
copy Of it:
state of Kansas, Executive Depart
ment, Governors Office
Topeka, Kan, Oct. II, 1898
Daniel H. Case, Esq. Honolulu,
L. S. A.
Dear Sir: The governor Of the state,
the mayor of the city of Topeka, and
its KarnivaI knights, eight hundred
strong. in the name of the people. ten
der their heartieSt thanks to you person.
ally and to all who were associated
with you IN inducing Miss Anna Rose
of HilO to accept the invitation of the
karnival Knights to become their queen
during the recent festivities in Topeka,
No more delightful episode could have
taken place. Beyond the ordinary local
significance OF the event il has excited
rare patriotic and national interest on
the part of our people concerning our
new possessions, these splendid, far
away islands of the Pacific ocean, and
which viii long continue to increase.
You happily selected a young lady for
the honor, who as the representative of
best wishes of everybody for their
prosperity and happiness under the
glorious banner of the United States
that they may be forever bIest with the
liberty this great nation enjoys and
that we may be for all time close
friends and fellow citizens, allied in the
grand purpose and divinely appointed
destiny of this great republic.
In her own person she has charmed
us all, and she bears with her to her
island home the hearts of all the people
of this great state. Again. we thank
you for this distinguished visit of your
superb American. (Signed),
J. W. LEEDY,
Governor of the State of Kansas.
G. A. FELLOWS,
Mayor of the City of Topeka.
CHARLES K HOLIDAY, JR..
Chairman KarnivaI knights
Miss Rose spent the morning in max
ing her parting calls and visiting the
stores.
The presents that she has constantly
been receiving kept up all today and
several times her trunk had to be un-
strapped to allow another gift to be
packed. Miss Rose will carry with her
10 Honolulu a picture of herself in her
queens robes as a present from the
Karnival Knights to their co-worker in
Hawaii, Dan H. Case. The picture is
Is by "A inches and is handsomely
framed.
Last night Miss Rose received those
who wished to call, at the home of Col.
and Mrs. Q. K. Holiday and during the
evening callers were constantly coming
and going. The Troubadour quartette
serenaded her and in turn Miss Rose
sang several Hawaiian songs, accom-
panying herself on the ukele
When get to Honolulu I shall make
a short stop before going home" said
Miss Rose, and shall give the people
there a chance to see the many beauti-
full things that have been given me. AS
this is a compliment to Hawaii 1 wish
the Hawaiians to see all the souvenirs
] have and am sure they will be agree
ably surprised. When I get home I
shall devote a whole room to the souve-
Mrs and pictures. I have the clippings
that have appeared in all the papers
throughout the country and they will
explain things better than I could. I
have seen so much I am almost over
whelmed but I have tried to keep a
diary of all that has happened which
viii aid my memory. To the people of
Topeka and Kansas who have been so
extraordinarily kind to me I can never
express in words the appreciation feel
for them. They could not have been
more warm hearted and cordial to me.
if had been their real queen instead of
the play sovereign of their festivities.
1t is not given to many girls to be the
object of public regard as I have been
and this event in my life will be treas
ured in my memory as the sweetest and
brightest of my lifetime All have
stay here a happy one, and to each and
everyone I must say ''Ahoha' and fare
we'll, and farewell again May God bless
all the dear people of Topeka"
Just before leaving Miss Rose sent a
picture of herself, taken with her hand
some new hat, to Assistant Treasurer
Williams, accompanied by her auto
graph and best wishes
AT TIE TRAIN.