The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-26
NEW BUTTONS ARE OUT
Carnival Association Receives Sove-
Mrs of Artistic Merit


| The souvenir button is here. It came
yesterday. A more beautiful thought ex-
pressed in such artistic arrangement and
executed upon the miniature surface of
button one and three-quarters inches
in circumference could hardly be sur
passed. It is a credit to the carnival
association, the city of Wichita and to
those whom are responsible for its pro-
duction. The subject is a bird's-eye view
of a section Of the city, looking west
from College Hill, showing a railroad
train, Douglas avenue, the Little and
big rivers, the city and federal building
and court house, the Friends university
in the far distance, a church, and stand
ing out prominently upon the foreground
is seen one of Remington's famous Indian
chiefs in full regalia, extending his hand
to knight of the Grip. 1t Is typical of
Commerce Meeting the Frontier" Sur
rounding the picture. which is in colors
is an ebony circle, inscribed thereon the
words in gold letters, Wichita Carnival
and Fall Festival October l to 6, 1900.
The button is thing Of Beauty, a work
of art. The original design was made in
pencil by Secretary Lockwood and the
idea verbally conveyed to the well-known
artist, Geo. r. Searle, who afterwards
executed it in symmetrical form and col
ors. The design was made in the art de-
partment Of the Western photographic
company of this city. The buttons were
made by Whitehead & Hoag Of Newark,
n. ]. The number ordered was 1000, they
cost considerable more than the official
button and was not gotten up with the
intention Of selling them. They cannot
be purchased. They were especially
ordered for a souvenir to be presented
to those who subscribe their name TO the
popular subscription, list. to each sub
scriber one button will be presented
Everyone wearing one of them will be
known as a popular subscriber. 4 more
original idea was never conceived, and
viii grow in popularity as the buttons ap-
pear upon the lapel Of a gentleman's
coat or the left shoulder of a ladys
waist. The quantity is limited, and when
they are gone they will have a souvenir
value added to the popular subscription
value. The subscription lists viii be pre-
pared in a day or two and placed in the
hands of authorized persons, who will
carry the buttons with them and present
one of the gems to each person subscrib-
ing 81 to the popular subscription lists.
1t is worth the acceptance and the SUBJ
scription Will be added TO the funds al
ready subscribed by the merchants and
professional people. 1t viii assist the
association financially in helping to de-
fray the enormous expense incurred, 10
give the people of Kansas and Oklahoma
a week Of the greatest entertainment
ever gotten UP in the southwest. The mu-
tual interests OF all are al stake The
city's reputation must be sustained, the
retail and wholesale merchants upheid.
This. added 70 the wide area of adverJis-
ing that win come to Wichita through
the channels OF publicity, viii place the
Peerless Princess among the leading cities
OF the entire west. Everybody should he
a proud wearer of the insignia that wiz
make Wichita famous