The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-31

corps will assist as a signal corps for
the general officers of the club.
Programme. Commencing at 7:30 p.
m. a salute of 10 guns will be fired by
the bomb section, following which the
words Welcome Home" will be shown
in a mammoth blaze of glory at the
south of the state house grounds. At
the conclusion of this set display piece
the fun will begin and at a signal by
the bugle corps the firing squads will
push away the clouds and present a
regular Arctic Aurora (minus the ice)
of vari-cOlored fire in all the beautiful
designs of the manufacturers art.
From the balcony of the capitol dome
80 men will fire roman candles, moving
around the dome the while. At sixteen
windows under them red fire will light
the heavens and from the ledge at the
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 intermissions to show the set
exhibition pieces will be accompanied
by a fusillade of hundreds of beautiful
bombs, mines, flights of rockets, devil
among the tailors, 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
badge, which will entitle him to the
freedom of the city. This committee
| also has charge of the sale of the Twen
tfeth reception pins Headquarters,
Crane & Co, 10 and 112 Eighth avenue,
east.
Headquarters of the committee, 1874
Kansas avenue. Hospital corps, with
DR. Fred Gordon in charge; call station
at B. F. Sims drug store, corner Ninth
and Kansas avenue; telephone, 81. Am
bulance service free, same telephone.
Hospital charges reduced so per cent.
ICE WATER.
Ice water will be provided at numer-
Gus public drinking places on the ave-
nue. and state house square.
PUBLIC TOILET CONVENIENCES.
Public toilet conveniences will be in
stituted-Ask the boy with the white
cap. All business houses have placed
their toilet rooms at the disposal of the
public-ask any Of the employees.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Visitors will find entertainment,
meals, lodging or both at each house
having a Chinese lantern over the
front door.
KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD.
All the members of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard will be Quartered at the
court house, Fifth avenue and Van
Buren, street and tickets for meals will
be issued to the rank and file during
their stay in the city. These tickets
will be honored at a number of places
and the locality will be named on the
VISITING BANDS.
The headquarters for all visiting
bands will be at the rooms of MarshalFS
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avenue, second floor, entrance on East
Third street The bands will take their
meals at the Columbian restaurant, III
East Eighth street. Tickets for meals
must be procured at band headquar-
ters Bands remaining over night will
be quartered at the hotels. Band stands
will be located at corner of Ninth
street and Jackson avenue, and at
street intersections of Kansas avenue.
INFORMATION BUREAU.
An information bureau will be estab-
lished in the Central National Bank
building. entrance on Seventh street,
and a. corps of young men with white
caps with ribbon band bearing the word
Information, will be stationed on the
avenue, day and night If you don't see
what you want, ask for it.
PRESS HEADQUARTERS.
Press headquarters will be established
at S14 Kansas avenue, where members
of the press and their families will be
entertained by the local newspaper men,
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A reviewing stand for the accommo-
dation of members of the press and
their families will be erected on the
state house ground and so located as to
afford a view of the parade, the cere-
monies following the fireworks display.
Admission to the stand will be by card,
issued at press headquarters.
Members of the regiment remaining
in the city over night will occupy their
sleeping cars which will be convenient
Iy located near the Santa F'e passenger
station and will take breakfast at the
hotels.
Transfer of Baggage.
Companies of the Twentieth taking the
Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific or Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific en- route to
their homes can have their baggage
transferred free on application to F. P.
Bacon, manager Topeka Transfer COM
pany, 500 Kansas avenue.
Grocers and butchers have headquar-
tiers at Metropolitan hail. 4O4 Kansas
avenue, third floor for visiting grocers
and butchers and they are invited.
Acknowledgment and Regular Trains
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY SPECIAL TRAINS.
Leave Kansas City 1850 a. m; ar
rive Topeka $3.50 a. m.
Leave st. Joseph $40 a. m; arrive
Topeka 10 a. m.
Leave Holton S:45 a. m; arrive To-
Leave Harrington 7:4O a. M; arrive
Topeka 1890 a. m.
Leave Phillipsburg 3:20 a. m; arrive
Topeka 1890 a. m.
Leave Manhattan 7:15 a. M; arrive
Topeka 9:15 a. m.
Special trains leave Topeka for above
points 1915 to Ills p. m.
Regular trains leave Topeka, North
west line $40 p. m; Southwest line II :05
a. m; ST. Joseph line 7:31 a. m; Kansas
City line T:30 a
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Special trains from Pittsburg via
Fort Scott.