The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-08
SKIRMIsH FOR FLOWERS.
Floral Parade People Using Every
Effort to Get All in Sight.

EuOrC TO Get ALI IN Sight.
At a special meeting of the Committee
of Fifteen held yesterday afternoon the
Floral Committee requested more funds
and the Committee of Fifteen unan-
imously voted them 1925. The Floral
Committee hopes to raise $500 from the
performances of Little Bo Peep -
which with the SIS first appropriated
them will make their total sum for the
floral parade $500.
Last winter when the Committee of
Fifteen finished it's business and set
tied with Mrs. Sutton there were some
$4,000 flowers that Mrs. Sutton had on
hand that she had not been able to
dispose of. They were made to sell but
the floral committee had been unable
to dispose of them. The Committee of
Fifteen paid Mrs. Sutton the cost price
of the flowers and they were listed
among the things turned over to the
committee. At the meeting yesterday
the question was raised as to where
those flowers were. Nobody seemed to
know but the ladies of the Flroal Com
mittee said they were informed that
Mrs. Sutton held them for a bill of
some $40 and that the float used last
year could not be had unless a bill of
S25 was paid. The Committee of Fifteen
win appoint a committee to see if the
$4,000 flowers can not be secured for the
use of the Floral Committee. The time
is short till the festival and the addi-
ton of $4,000 flowers to those on hand
would be a great saving and help to
the Floral Committee.
The benefit performances of little
30 Peep will be given September p, %
and "A either at Garfield park or at the
Grand Opera house. The Floral Com
mittee is working hard to make this
years floral parade even better than
those of previous years and if the au-
diences are as large at the Little 30
Peep" as they were at Cinderella last
year the parade will be even better
than any of the previous ones. Mrs
Meredith is undecided as to a place to
DIV Some favor
Garfield park and others favor the
Grand Opera house. Much depends on
the weather. The cast will be made up
of 200 young people and Will require q
large stage. Mr.. James L. King, man
ager of the Grand Opera house, Will
be consulted and it will then be decided
where the performance will be given
1t is thought it may be too emily 10
give the performances in the park.
The Floral Committee requests that
all who intend to enter carriages,
ponies, bicycles or floats in the floral
parade give their names to Mrs. Il. Il.
Meredith. The parade will be in d1Vls-
ions and in order that each contestant
for the prizes may be properly placed
it is necessary that the committee know
who are to take part.
Owing to the short time in which to
make flowers it was decided that the
committee would pay for the making
of flowers and that those VINO Wlsn NEG
to do so could get the materials of the
committee at their rooms in the Curry
building and make the flowers at home
and be paid so much per hundred for
making them.
The prices for flowers as given before
were thought by many to be higher
than necessary and the committee ar.
ranged the following revised list OF
prices. Two prices are given; one Tor
the flowers and one for the making OF
the flowers if the paper and material
are furnished:
Roses, per 100. rs cents; for making,
% cents.
Morning glories, per 100, rs cents; for
making, Is cents.
Chrysanthemums, per 100, $3.50; for
making, rs cents.
Poppies, per 100, $1OO; for making, SO
Carnations, per 100. 50 cents; for max
ciematis, per 100, $175; for making, 90
Water lilies. per 100, SIPS; for max
IL Flags F; per 100, $3.50; for making, rs
tulips. per 100. rs cents; for making,
~ wistarias. per 100, $3.50; for making.
$500
The Floral Queen will be Alice Wini-
fred Hughes. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. F. Hughes. She will ride on the
queens float, attended by six maids
of honor Col. J. w. F. Hughes was
elected chief marshal of the pe=ade
with power to appoint his aids.