The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Great Midsummer Fair Opens
Last Week in June.
Now Get Ready For the Great
est Event
OF THEKIND OUT WEST
An Attendance of 100000 Peo-
pie is Expected
And the Sum of $4,000 VIII
Be Raised.


eft of the auditorium fund will be held
at Garfield park during the week COM
mencing June 25.
This was decided at a meeting of the
board of directors of the auditorium
association last night. Arrangements
will be left in the hands of committee
composed of Mr.. D. ]. Greenwald, chair
man, Mr.. r. s. Brigham, Mr. NJ c.
Holman, Mr.. NJ. D. Henderson and Mr..
H. L. Robinson. The committee will
have full power to act in all matters
pertaining to the fair.
Major T. ]. Anderson suggested that
Mr.. Greenwa1d be made chairman of the
committee, as the idea of holding a mid
summer fair is original with him. Mr.
Greenwald was not up to that time a
member of the auditorium association,
but on motion of Mr.. Charles Adams he
was at once elected to succeed Mr.. H.
w. Neiswanger, who has removed from
the city.
After the appointment of the commit
tee resolution was adopted inviting
the WOmen's federated clubs of this city
to cooperate with the committee in ar
ranging the fair. Some time ago the
officers of the Federated clubs offered
to do something for the benefit of the
auditorium fund, and it is believed they
will be willing to give the committee
what assistance they can. A copy of
the resolution was sent to Margaret
Hill McCarter, secretary of the organ
izatiOn, today.
If the committee deems it advisable
a manager will be employed to attend
the details and supervise the weeks
entertainment. Will Haskell or some
other director of such affairs may be
called in to superintend the work. 1t
was suggested that possibly Mr.. Green
valid would be willing to devote his
time to arranging the fair for reason
able compensation, and the committee
proposition.
Mr.. Otto Kuehne reminded the di-
rectors that the butchers and grOcers
of this city intended to give a second
outdoor entertainment similar to their
first one this year, and suggested that
they be given one of the days during
the week of the fair. The sug
geStion was regarded as good one, and
the officers of the Butchers and Gro
GERS organization will be consulted.
Another committee with import
ant work was named in addition to the
midsummer fair committee by the di-
rectOrS last night. 1t is composed of
Mr.. Otto Kuehne, Mr.. w. c. Stephen
son and Mr.. c. S. Elliott, and the mem
bers will go before the city council at
the meeting next Monday night and de-
mand that bids for the construction of
the auditorium be at once advertised
for. The securing of bids will be an inn
portant step toward commencing work
on the auditorium, and will enable the
auditorium directors to know what
amount of money will have to be raised
in addition to that already subscribed.
Mr.. w. c. Stephenson, one of the di-
rectors and an ex-member of the city
council, stated that the plans for the
building had been accepted by the cOun-
Gil and that bids would have been or
dered advertised for at the last meeting
had it not been for a technicallty. He
said there was nothing now in the way
of the council asking for bids on the
building.
Some discussion in regard to the con-
struction of the building was partici-
pated in by the directors last night.
Mr. w. H. Davis said:
Il am in for going ahead and putting
up the building alone, and afterWard
raise money by entertainments to pro-
vide seats and the steam-heating
plant"
Mr. Otto Kuehne: I think the people
would be enthusiastic over assisting in
the raising of sufficient money to seat
and heat the building after it was built.
Mr. Davis: 1 think one item of ex-
pense could probably be done away
with by asking the county commission
/ers to donate the stone from the county
quarry.
Mr. Kuehne: 1 think it would be a
good plan to ask for separate bids for
seating and heating.
Major Anderson: The ordinance
states that the building must be entire
Iy completed.
Mr.. Chas. Elliott: That's all right.
We can go ahead and build the build
ing and in the meantime raise money
for heating and seating if we find by the
bids that more money is needed.
Major Anderson: The plans are all
ready and accepted by the council, and
bids should be called for at once. 1 APP
point Messrs. Otto Kuehne, w. G.
Stephenson and Chas. Elliott commit
tee to go before the council next Mon
dew night and see that arrangements
are made for the advertisement for
bids.
Mr.. NJ. c. Holman: We want to
know how much money we will have to
raise Estimates are all right, but bids
will show US exactly how much is
needed.
A meeting of the Auditorium associa-'
ton will be called after the council
meeting next week.
The Auditorium association and the
peopIe of Topeka should have a hXed
determination that the auditorium shall
he ali that they first planned it to be-
There should be no scaling down OF
the Dlans AS is suggested, finish the
building itself with the first money and
the seating and heating will be attended
to by the generosity of the citizens
Tbere need be no fear that all the
money necessary to complete every de-
tail of the furnishing of the building
will be forthcoming.
IF Any is Left
Madrid. April 2S.-There is report in
here that some of the Span
- gathered abOIlt Ma