The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-01
BANQUET BADGES.
They Have Been Distributed and
Committees Work Is Nearly
Done.

The grocers and butchers held a
meeting at Weber's hall last evening
and made the final arrangements for
the banquet. The committees made re-
ports and each report was final and
showed that everything assigned to the
committees had been done, and that the
little details arising had been properly
attended to. Nothing remains now 70
be done but to serve the banquet to the
soldiers when they arrive and are ready
to sit down to the tables.
The reports from the following com
mittees will show the progress OF the
banquet.
General committee, William Green.
chairman: THE general committee
met at the state house in the banquet
hall Tuesday afternoon and we ind
that everything is moving along nicely
There is no doubt in the minds OF the
members of this committee that the
banquet will be ready to serve at the
proper time. The decorations are all
that can be asked for, and each COM
mittee has done its duty"
Committee on tables, seats and dish
es L. NJ. Bard, chairman: THE tables
are all up. The chairs are being deliv-
cred to the state house, and 800 of them
viii be there by Wednesday noon The
dishes are all procured. We have made
arrangements to seat, If it is necessary,
$50 people. This committee has at
tended to all the work coming under its
supervision
Committee on decorations, S. Cum
ningham, chairman: 1.-THE decorating
committee wishes to report that the
decorations are all in place and are en-
tirely satisfactory to the committee
Four fncandescent arc lights have been
procured and viii be placed in the ban
Quet hall in addition to the lights al
ready there. This will we think furnish
sufficient light for all purposes"
Committee on walters and pastry,
Fred Click, chairman: Everything is
all right. There are 1,250 pie plates out
and from that number, we ought to get
back at least half of them containing
a pie or a cake. Mrs. Wiley, who has
charge of the cooking, began active
preparations yesterday, and everything
is moving along in a good shape"
Committee on badges, William Green,
chairman: 1.-THE badges are ready for
distribution, to the persons entitled to
them. The gentlemen will have gold
colored badges and the ladies white
badges"
Mr.. Green then gave badges to the
gentlemen of the reception committee
and others who are directly in charge
of the affairs at the banquet hall. Also
badges were given to Mr.. Fred Click,
chairman of the walters and pastry
committee, for the young ladies who
are to act as walters. He is to see that
the young ladies receive their b 7ges.
It may also be said that no one will be
admitted to the banquet hall unless he
has a badge. This is necessary owing
to the limited capacity of the room and
the immense crowd which Will be pres
ent.
Committee on check room, Hugh Law
Ter, chairman: THE committee on
checking has conferred with the adju-
tant general and have made arrange
ments to use one of the rooms for
checking the articles of the soldiers
which they may wish to check The
adjutant general will take charge of
the guns. and that relieves this COM
InlIIee OF any care OF them"