The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-03
Committee of Fifteen Finds It.
self Only $500 Short
On the Expenses of Reunion
and Festival.
THIS CAN BE RAISED
Without Serious Trouble LeaV'
ing Next Years Festival
Perfectly Free From Debt to
Begin With.

meeting Sunday afternoon.
Major TT. Anderson sat at the head
of the table closely scanning a list
which he held before him. There was a
long column of figures on the paper and
President Anderson of the committee
did not look perfectly happy Il have
81, 500 on this paper said he, land I
would like to know where the money
Is to come from to pay these bills. 1t
seems to me that things do not look
very bright
You must remember" said T. B.
Brown, that all the collections have
not yet been mad"
I'VE are in the hole, that is certain"
said A. W. Dana, "and the only ques-
ton is how much"
Treasurer McNIanus was hauled up
before the committee with his books
and reported that there was about ST.
500 in the treasury.
According to the estimate made by
Major Anderson this would leave
shortage of about 81, 900.
Secretary Magaw said that he had
not been able to make an estimate but
he did not believe that there would be
much of a shortage.
II would like to know how much of
shortage there will be?" inquired DR..
H. A. Warner.
Il am not able to tell exactly" said
be in the neighbOrhoOd of $500"
Major Anderson's face lost its trou-
bled look. Every other member of the
committee frightened up.
IF that is ALL" said F. B. Chase, 1--WE
can go out and raise it. am sure there
will be no trouble in raising that much
money"
There should be an auditing commit
tee appointed to go over the bills which
have not been paid and check them up
carefully" said Major Anderson. 1T
may be that there are some bills which
should not be paid and it is possible
that some may be scaled. Speaking for
the MOdOc club will say that we are
willing to cut our bill in two in the mid
die and I am satisfied that there are
many others who would gladly do the
same to help out"
w. o. Rigby made a motion for the
appointment of an auditing committee
in accordance with the suggestion made
by Major Anderson.
Major Anderson then named the fol-
lowing committee; J. S. Coe, W. o.
Rigby, F. B. Chase.
The secretary was instructed to COM
pile the accounts and bills and submit
them to the auditing committee
The contest for the prize of $50 for the
drill by teams composed of ladies was
called ID. The judges marked the Ia
dies team from the Turner society high
est by a fraction of a point and the
White Squadron from the Knights and
Ladies of Security which was next in
the score protested against the award
being made to the Turner's on the
ground that the team was not a degree
team.
Chairman T B. Brown of the Frater-
nal committee said that no protest had
been MAJ de a gainst the Turner's before the
drill and they were allowed to go on the
platform and give their drill with the
understanding that they would be en-
tered in the contest.
The committee voted almost unani-
mously to award the prize to the Turn
ers in accordance with the markings of
the judges
Mrs. Sadie Heberer was given the first
prize for best appearing single rider.
The judges gave the prize for eques-
TRAN couple to Mr.. c. B. Sampson and
Mrs Heberer but Mrs. Heberer had en-
tered for the single prize and not for
the double prize. The first place for
equestrian couple was given to Miss Ell
la Ramsey and Robert Stewart who
were marked second by the judges.
A mistake was also made in the BIZ
cycle award and the prize for first
place will be corrected after the COM
mittee has Strengthened the matter out
T. F. Doran who is not a member of
the committee deserves a large share
of credit for the small deficit. 1t would
have been much larger except for Mr..
Doran's effective work. He spent sew
eral days last week making a canvass
for subscriptions and secured several
hundred dollars.
Following are some of the subscrip-
lions secured through Mr.. Doran's eff