The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-13
Auditorium Opening Treat Must
Not BE Overlooked.
An Excellent Entertainment at
Low Price Provided.
$4,000 MUST BE RAISED
Commercial Club Pledge to Be
Redeemed.
People Should Give Their Cor
dial Support.

George w. Crane, chairman of the
auT sorium SEATING committee submit
ted report of the work of that commit
tee at the regular meeting of the Com
mercial club last evening. That report
was substantially as follows:
THE seats selected are Brentwood fold
ing chairs, handsome, strong and con-
venient. The contract for 1900 chairs
placed in position amounts to about $4,-
900. To pay for these chairs a series or
musical entertainments has been proyld-
ed for the last week of the month from
the 25th to the 28th- The prices of adj
mission have been fixed, for the Oratorio,
rs cents, the matinee rs cents, and the
other three entertainments at SO cents
each. Season tickets for the entire
course will sell for 81 each. The ladies'
of the orphans home have undertaken
the task of selling the season tickets in
advance.
THE reserved seat chart is open at
Stansheld's drug store and all holders of
season tickets may upon their presenta-
ton at the chart receive reserved seat
checks.
Your committee has thoroughly con-
sidered the matter of complimentary
tickets and recommend that tickets be
issued only to the newspapers of the city
upon the same basis that tickets are is
sued from the opera houses, and that no
other complimentary tickets be issued
except in payment Of actual services
rendered, and to the members of the var
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committee"
After the reading of the report and
hearing Of the small progress made by
the ladies in the sale of tickets P. I.
Bonebrake suggested that a committee
of prominent business men be selected to
make thorough canvass of the business
houses on the avenue. He said: Il think
that a canvass by we'll known business
men will result in a sale of more tickets
than may be sold in any other way"
On motion of W. G. Stevenson, the
president was instructed to appoint a
committee of five to help in selling the
tickets. The committee consists of F.. I.
Bonebralze, chairman; w. @. Stevenson,
J. S. Warner, f. P. MacLennan, and T.
J. Anderson.
James A. Troutman submitted a re-
port of the progress made in the semi
centennial matter. He said: II will
make my remarks brief.
THE suggestion for the 1904 centen-
NAL was made by Capt. Fl. M. Philips
and met with hearty approval A COM
mittee was appointed who took the mat
ter up with the state officials and con-
were represented at this convention by
the right kind of men A board of direc-
tors was elected and met in this city.
A location for the centennial was dis
cusSed and the question was finally de-
cided by q unanimous vote for Topeka.
Secretary f. d. Coburn was chosen
unanimously for president but fatty re-
fused to accept the place. Mr. John E.
Frost was then elected.
THE capital stock of the company is
$4,000 After disposing of this amount
among Topeka people and Kansas it
will be easy to secure an appropriation
from the legislature After securing an
appropriation from the legislature it is
proposed to go to Washington and Sc
cure an appropriation from congress-
Mr.. Frost said: THE board of d.
rectors did me the honor to make me
the president OF the centennial company.
We have already begun the work of
taking subscriptions, but all should put
their shoulders to the wheel and help.
All progressive citizens should take
stock. 1t is important that this move
ment be carried through 1t will do a
vast amount of good for the state.''
The people of Seattle, Wash, have
been planning an exposition for this
same year President John E Frost
wrote the mayor of Seattle in regard to
the matter, asking that the Seattle
Worlds Fair be postponed another year
so that the two would not conflict
Il. J. Humes, mayor of Seattle and a
former kansan, in answer said that the
matter was wholly in the hands of the
Chamber Of Commerce but that he had
referred the communication to that
body. The mayor expressed himself in
favor of the idea to postpone the fair
The people living in Parlxda1e have
petitioned the Commercial club to take
some action tending toward making a