The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-09
ENTERTAIN FUNSTON.
Kansas City Making Elaborate Prep
arations to Receive Him.

Kansas City, Nov. 9.-Although the
coming of General Funston to Kansas
City as the guest of the Commercial
club tomorrow afternoon was un-
thought of a week ago, the splendid re-
sources Of the clubs entertainment
committee will be fully equal to the &C.
casIon.
Tonight at 1920 O'Clock special
Pullman car viii leave Kansas City
over the Southern Kansas for Carlisle,
Kan, which is the station near the Fun
stOn farm not far from lola. This car
Will carry as a special committee OF
escort to Kansas City the following
gentlemen of the Commercial club:
President T. S. EppersOn, Vice Presi-
II. F. Lang, c. d. Mill, a. B. Bridges,
T. W. Johnston, jr., and James Dono-
hue
The special car will be coupled to q
special engine and the return trip with
the general viii begin at $3.50 o'clock
Friday morning In the meantime the
remaining members of the entertain
ment committee will receive the other
officers of the Twentieth Kansas in the
Commercial club rooms at noon Friday
and with the Third regiment band pro-
coed to the Union depot. where the spe-
cial train will be met. The entire party
in carriages will form for parade at the
depot. led by the band. From the de-
pot the line of march includes Bluff
street, thence to Delaware and south
on Delaware to Main ana Twelfth
streets, and west to Broadway, ending
at the Coates hotel.
AT , o'clock luncheon will be served
at the hotel. The drive to convention
han Will be in time to avoid keeping the
crowds assembled there from any ted
ious wait. The Third regiment band
has promised to play "A Hot Time in
the Old Town during the parade to the
hotel and afterwards at convention han,
where other popular music viii be fur
nished, both before and during the re-
ceptiOn. 1t viii be remember that
lot h4a f1fT ia of
the Twentieth Kansas and was played
by the band during q trying campaign
in the wilderness of the Philippines and
is fraught with the fOndest memories
of weary marches and trying sieges.
Addresses of welcome will be made
at convention hall, followed by speech
IS by General Funston and other Off
GERS of the regiment.
At the conclusion of the reception at
the hail a committee Will escort the
officers to the Midland hotel, where a
short rest takes place before the Knife
and Fork club dinner.
The dinner will begin promptly at 8
O'Clock. The evenings programme has
already been published in The Journal
All day yesterday acceptances were
pouring into the Commercial club from
officers of the Kansas regiment who
had been invited to be present al the
reception. All these officers have been
requested to appear in their uniforms
While the Commercial club IS paying
all the bills for bringing General Fun
stOn and his staff to the city it must
be distinctly understood that the re-
CeptiOn at convention hall is for all of
Kansas City. Everyone invited and it
is requested that people assemble at
the hall as promptly on the hour of 3
as possible so that there may be no de-
lay in the reception programme on ac-
count of the confusion Of late arrivals
There will be no reserved seats and
the doors Will be wide open to every
body and it win be necessary for those
who wish good seats to get there first.