The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
ALL ARE REELECTED
Street Fair Officers are Duly
Honored Again.
CHAS. G. COIN AT THE HEAD
Fall Festival Association Has
New State Charter.
CHAS. C. COIN AT THE HEAD


paken start under the most suspicious
and promising circumstances.
Yesterday a meeting was called by
President Cohn and a permanent organ-
szaaon ratified by the acceptance of a
charter recently obtained from the sec
rotary Of state. All those who could be
called together after a short elaboration
came to the committee rooms Of the
Commercial club, and quorum was soon
got together for the purpose Of organic
ing under the charter and name of the
"Wichita Carnival and Fall Festival As
ISOLATION"
The plan was adopted at large meet
ing held at the club during the latter
part Of November, when the officers and
Others of last years street fair met to
close up the affairs of the big fall festi-
val held in this city October last
When President Cohn raped for order
the rooms were well filled with many Of
the leading merchants. bankers and
newspaper representatives of the city. It
was impossible to notify as many as Mr..
Cohn would have liked to, as the meeting
was decided upon while some Of the
members Of the club and Mr.. Conn We're
iunching. The secretary was hunted up
and he notified those he could find, and
at I o'clock the meeting came to order
After the reading Of the minutes of the
previous meeting President Cohn talked
upon the subject of a festival for this
year and drew from his pocket a large
envelope containing the charter of the
new organization, which has a ten-year
life and was born of the most successful
undertaking ever known 10 the citizens
Of Wichita. The charter was read and
adopted by rousing and enthusiastic
vote.
The election Of officers followed. Chas.
G. Cohn was reelected president by &C
clamation. He accepted the honor for a
second time in a very few words, making
It most plain to ell within hearing that
ne had but one object IN view in assuTn-
ing the office Of president again, and that
was the whole interest Of everybody and
Of Wichita.
The reelection Of Walter p. lines was
( the next order Of business. The mention
Of his name was seconded by several
voices at one time. Mr. lines took his
honors with considerable grace, nodding
his thanks to those sitting near.
y.
Lockwood's name in nomination for re-
slection. which was carried, followed by
the nomination of Mr.. Davidson himself
3 for reelection as treasurer. There was
but one dissenting voice to the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Davidson for this office, and
a-ripple of laughter was caused when 1t
was discovered that Mr.. Davidson was
the one who voted against himself. At
ter the election was over President Cohn
and others, among them Messrs. McClel-
Ian, Lawrence, Gehring, lines, Casey,
Goldsmith, Hagny and Smyth, discussed
the many details essential to the best
interests of this years festivities.
one of the points that seemed to be
favored by all present was that the date
Of holding the fair should be set a little
earlier. However. nothing was done re
garding this matter, and it was decided
20 defer it until the next meeting on
Thursday night, when a call for a gen
sral business mems meeting has been de-
.ided upon to be held at the Commercial
club at o'clock for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the moral support and the ex-
changing of ideas for the successful CO.
operation of every business and profess
sional man living within the boundaries
IF Wichita. The meeting is open to every
,ne WHO helped and wants to help make
The next festival one that will surpass
the last one It is especially desired that
representatives of the Elks, Travelling
men and all other fraternaI organizations
will attend the Thursday night meeting
Ter the purpose of furthering this years
festival 1t is the purpose of President
Cohn to select some of the more import
mt committees to begin the preliminary
work
It was decided that no subscriptions
would be asked for at this early date,
! but that it was necessary to begin to get
sown to committee organization much
earlier than last year so that much bet
ter plans could be adopted for the work
when the time arrived for the commit
tees to go ahead. II was fully contem-
plated by every one present that Wichita
could have the finest street fair in the
southwest in 1900 and one that would
putdo the work of Wichita's citizens last
year. and if this can be accomplished, it
will surpass everything in the west.
During the early organization. prelim-
snary to the securing Of a charter for
this wear. Mr.. NJ A Mcclellan. who in
fp~N<Teu
agitation Of a street fair for Wichita last
year was out of the city and was not at
home to sign his name TO the original
apDlication for a charter, and when he
was noticed as being present TO-DAY Mr..
Hacny promptly moved that Mr.. McClei-
Ian be eIectea one Of the directors for
this year. N-. Mcclellan then stated
that he had a little scheme up his sleeve
that might be of some amusement Tor
the people We viii visit Wichita this
fall He stated that the Elks of Canton,
Ohio originated an idea. They save a
v-eel,'s performance Of a burleSQue Of
Ruffalo Rnrs Wild West Show. It was
ali home talent \ huge tent was erect
ed on a common and fifty horsemen per
formed. ana band concerts, prize drills OF
military and civic organizations ana
other features were added. In 1898 can
Ton held such a successful fair ana nilo-
Wv that surrounding cities OF seVera
states caught the idea, and this year
two hi- COMPANIES have been promo ls
the work. The Elks of Canton claiih 'iis
Wild West show eclipsed every thlhg an,
,ba revenue was immense 70 the s0Tee'
4o.r association. It is for this reason aAe
80 ,-+bers that the Elks. Red Meh
.ra,.a1ip- men and fraternal orsa'll-'..
t,ons should get together with the -, -
FESTIVAL association. and with one -
push get UP something new ana 0u'''
every city in the west 80,
The following is a copy Of the caar ~
.raa+oa n the Wichita Carnival aIl'
rail Festival association:
state of Kansas
Office Of the Secretary OF go, AZ.