The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-16
TOPEKA'S TRIBUTE
Programme For Mckinley He
mortal Services Is Complete.
Governor Stanley Will Make
Opening Address.
DOSTER AND WATERS.
They Are Also on the Speakers
List.
Music by Marshalls, ModOCs and
aQuartette.
DOSTER AND WATERS.

At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
memorial service for the late president
viii be held at the Auditorium. The
programme will be as follows:
Opening prayer by the Rev. E. M
Hayden.
Music by Marshall's band.
Address by Governor W. E Stanley
Music by ladies' quartette. composed
of Mrs. Frank Thomas. Mrs. Lingafelt
Mrs. l. S. Ferry and Mrs. Frank
Foster
Address by Judge Frank Doster.
Music by Modocs.
Address by Capt. J. C. Waters.
Music by MarshalPs band
Address by DR.. j. d. Mcfarland.
Music by the audience, Nearer My
God to Thee" accompaniment by Mar
shalls band; M. G. Holman. leader
Bened1ction by Dr.. ]. d Counter
mine.
Retreat and taps by Twenty third
Kansas bugle corps.
Mayor J. w. Z. Hughes will preside
at the meeting and 800 seats on the
stage Will be reserved for the holders
Of federal. state, city and county Off
ces, the clergy of the city, the profess
sors in Topeka colleges, and the mem
bers of the board of education.
SCREENINGS Banda Rosa wired this
morning that it would be willing TO give
up its date for Thursday afternoon,
provided the use of the Auditorium was
desired by the people of the city for the
memorial services.
There was a large attendance at the
meetings of the Memorial day commit
tees held at the city building this morn
ing. The programme committee and
the music committee held a joint seS-
sion in the committee room OF the coun-
ell, and the committee on decorations
f1,.
preliminary arrangements for decorat-
ing the interior of the Auditorium
The committees on programme and
music will meet again at o'clock We'd
nesday evening.
The committee on decorations will
meet every morning at 10 o'clock from
now till Thursday.
Some elaborate draping is being
planned for the Auditorium. Large
rosettes and streamers will be nung
from the balcony, and a great many
draped flags. and pictures Of the late
president win be used On the stage
will be a tent, guarded by two soldiers
of the civil war, and two members of
the Spanish war regiments
Sorrento's band will be given a place
on the programme if 1t offers its ser
vices Otherwise 1t will not appear.
The committee will issue 6, 600 souven-
ir programmes of the services, which
win be distributed free. The programme
will be printed on good paper, and win
be something which everyone who at
tends the services can preserve. The
city council viii pay the expenses q tie
meeting.
The following are the names of the
members of the committees who are
working on the plans for the services:
On decorations-M. Snattinger. chair
man; George w. Crane Capt. c. H.
Titus, Harold T. Chase. Judge H. s.
Allen, Frank p. MacLennan and John
NJ. Wright
On rogramme-Senator John Martin,
chairman; Gen. J. K Hudson, T. A.
P. I. Bonebrake. c. J. Devlin.
L. T Yount, w. s. Bergundthal and
Governor A. M. Harvey.
On music-J. S. Warner, chairman;
John Marshall, NJ. c. Holman, Major T
J. Anderson, Oscar Bisohoff NJ. D.
and Capt A NJ. Fuller.