The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-28

Master of ceremonies, Hon. Frank
Doster- Upon the arrived of the regi-
ment at the state house the school chill
dren win sing America led by NJ c.
Holman and accompanied by Marshalls
band This will be followed by the re-
turn of the regimental colors by Colonel
Wilder s Metcalf and their reception
by Governor W. E. Stanley on behalf Of
the state.
Following the return and reception
of the colors General J. K. Hudson Will
present the souvenir sword to General
Frederick Funston and General Fun
stOn Will respond Upon the conclusion
of these ceremonies the regiment will
be marched by companies to the ban
quet hall.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet will be served in Lii
brary hall in the state capitol by the
Grocers' and Butchers association
Covers will be laid for nine hundred.
The following committee will have i'm
mediate charge OF the reception and
seating of the regiment: J. J. Lannan,
chairman; D. J. Dickinson, W. H
Davis, E. P. Baker, T. A. Reagle, Geo.
Mccoy, H. D. Cornish, Otto Kuehne,
]. 5. Sproat, J. Z. Moore, Y. Kistler,
W. H. Burns. C. W. Myers, W. II. GIL
hllan, Nate Robbins.
The following committee of matrons
appointed by the City Federation Of
Clubs will have charge of the tables
and the $50 young lady walters, viz:
Mrs John Thomas, chairman; Mrs J.
< Hudson, Mrs. c. a. Fellows. Mrs.
j. VI. ,.
4. Loyewen, Mrs. Jas. A Trcutman,
Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, Mrs Robert
Steele, Mrs w S. Charles, Mrs. John
Movers, Mrs. W. A. Johnston
Music viii be furnished during the
banquet by the High School orchestra.
Bouquets Will be distributed by the
little girls of the city schools.
From to o'clock lunch will be
served the members of the Twentieth
at the same place and under the super
vision OF the same organizations and
committees.
AFTERNOON ENTERTAINMENT.
The state house will be open for Wis
1torS during the day and from to 4
p. m Watson's orchestra will be sta
toned in the house of representative
and Steinberg's orchestra in the senate
chamber
Band stands will be erected at the
intersections of Kansas avenue and
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Seventh Eighth
and Ninth streets, Ninth and Jackson,
Buren,. From until $3.50 D. m. the fol-
lowing bands are requested to render
a programme of their own selection at
the hour indicated:
Fourth and Kansas avenue-Wamego
2 o'clock; Alta Vista, 2:45.
Firth and Kansas ayenue-Eskridge
O'Clock; Fences, 2:45.
Sixth and Kansas avenue-A biIana 2
o'clock; Salina, PAS
Seventh and Kansas avenue-Gfrard
2 o'clock; Fourth Missouri Regiment
Eighth and Kansas avenue-Horton.
2 clock; Reading, 2:45.
Ninth and Kansas avenue-Kansas
City O'Clock; Wabaunsee County,
Ninth and Decentralization City,
o'clock
Ninth and Harrison-Mound City, 2
o'clock
Tenth and Van Generalization,
o'clock
If band leaders will furnish pro
Tor the information of the public
At O'Clock D. m all the bands in the
city, including visiting bands, will be
modified at Ninth and Kansas ave
nue. under the leadership of the regi-
mental band of the Twentieth Kansas
and parade the avenue playing a Hot
and sing"
After the disturbance the visiting
bands viii occupy the band stands on
Kansas avenue.
Band concerts from $50 to 1880 as
| follows:
Mound City, Fourth and Kansas ave-
nue..
Horton, Fifth and Kansas avenue.
Wamego. Sixth and Kansas avenue.
Marion, Seventh and Kansas avenue.
Abilene, Eighth and Kansas avenue
G1rard. Ninth and Kansas avenue.
MarshauS, Ninth and Jackson street
street.
Junction City. Tenth and Van Buren,
street.
All other bands at will.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT.
Fireworks. The fireworks feature
will be manipulated by the Republican
and Democratic f1ambeau clubs of To-
peka which are fused for this aus
piciOus occasion The Boys BugIe
corps will assist as a signal CORPS for
the general officers of the club.
Programme. Commencing at 7-3O D.
m a salute Of Ii guns will be fired by
the bomb section, following which the
words Welcome Home" will be shown
in mammoth blaze of glory at the
south of the state house grounds. At
the conclusion of this set display piece
tle run VIII begIn and at signal by
the bugle corps the firing squads will
push away the clouds and present a
regular Arctic Aurora (minuS the fee)
OF vari-eolored fire in all the beautiful
designs Of the manUfac turer's art
From the balcony of the capitol dome
80 men viii fire roman candles moving
around the dome the while. At sixteen
windows under them red fire will lisb+
the heavens and from the ledge at fhe
I base of the dome sky rockets of bril-
liant hues and designs will fill the air
Red fire will be burned by 20 men on the
roof OF the four wings The dome dis
play will be continuous and except for
slight fntermissiOns to show the set
exhibition pieces will be ACCOMPANIED
by a fusiliade of hundreds of beautiful
bombs, mines, flights of rockets, devil
among the taiIOrs, ct cetera, from the
ground at the southern boundary of
Capitol square
RECEPTION
After the fireworks the exterior and
interior illumination of the state house
to be followed by a reception rendered
the officers and men of the Twentieth
by the state officers.
Music in the corridor of the DOME.
General Information.
BADGE COMMITTEE.
The badge committee will meet the
incoming trains and pin on each mem
Der of the regiment his individual
hadoa Nrhich will anfitla hin, Il the