The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
Shawnee County Modern Wood
men Have a JOllificati0n.
Parade on Kansas Avenue With
Half Dozen Bands.
WE'LL DRILLED MEN.
They Are Supplemented With
Pretty Women and Floats.
Concert and Other Exercises at
Garfield Park.

RTGdIESI
the lodges of this part of the state in
Topeka today, the occasion being the
first annual log-rolling of all the hfteeh
camps of Modern Woodmen of America
and the Royal Neighbors Of America
More than three thousand members OF
the organization are in attendance at
/ the meeting which is being held at Gar
field park. From early this morning
Kansas avenue was lined with visitors
from the country towns, mostly in the
uniform of the Modern Woodmen and
in gay holiday cOlorS.
At 10:30 the parade formed at N1nth
and Quincy moving west to Kansas
avenue, thence northward across the
river to Gordon street, where 1t DIS
persed, most of those participating go
ing direct to Garfield park where
basket dinner was served.
The parade was led by platoon of
police followed by George W. Porter,
marshal.
MarshalPs band headed the first di-
eision followed by Foresters of sun
flower camp, Foresters of North Topeka
camp, Foresters of Shawnee camp ana
John Mccoy aide. Then came sun
flower lodge M. w. A. No. 536 with 20S
men in line; the float for this lodge re-
presented home with members of the
family seated in front under a decor
ated canopy; Frank Stitt, aide.
The float of North Topeka camp NO
1243 was a combination of the Woodmen
-~and the Royal Neighbors combined
Twelve little boys and the same num-
Der of girls We're seated on either side
arranged in pyramid form, dressed in
tam-o shanter caps, the girls in white
dresses and wearing profusion of
royal purple. one of the colors of the
order. George N. Ray was aide
u The float of Shawnee camp No; $500.
Topeka showed a primitive Woodman's
camp several Woodn en- in uniform be-
ing about a camp kettle and an Indian
in costume.
Eiremans band of that town followed
by Rossville camp No. ISL. Aides in
this division were George Stewart and
Walter French.
Richdand camp No. 1856, the state in
sane hospital band and A E. Lindsey,
aide followed.
One of the unique showings made by
visiting lodges was that of Watson. the
entire membership of 2S men being
mounted. They We're dressed in strii-
ing uniforms and made an attractive
appearance in the line
Berryton had three floats despite the
fact that camp is located the farthest
from Topeka; the first was a load OF
wood hammered all the way from
Mackinaw" and riding on it were mem
bers of the order dressed in new blue
overall suits. The second showed an
initiation scene, a circular saw in oper-
alton and two men laboring with
hand-saws. A prominent figure was
dummy candidate for initiation into the
order
The third float was long log drawn
on the runninggears of a wagon by two
mule teams and astride the log were
members in blue overalls. H. H. Shum-
way was aide.
Auburn camp with A. E. Bell aide
followed Berryton.
Elmont camp No. 1915 with r. B.
Marshall, aide brought log cabin float.
The sixteen members of Willard lodge
No. 4599 marched with the Sunf1Ower
men of Topeka.
The speakers in carriage who follow
ed We're: Mrs. Lizzie Groninger of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, district organizer of the
Royal Neighbors of America; Mrs. Myra
Enright of Kansas City, Kan; Mrs.
Helen J. Young. Seneca and Mrs. E. G.
Mrs. Enright and Mrs Young are guests
Of Mrs. Whitnore while. in the city.
There were three especially pretty
floats of the Royal Neighbors. Wood
bine camp No. 55 of North Topeka had
one composed of the thirteen young wo-
men of its degree team dressed in white
and adorned with the royal purple To-
peka camp No 14S arranged its team
in the form of a pyramid to the rear.
There were the regulation thirteen mem
bers.E and they carried white parasols.
ss. Shawnee nee, camp No. 1874, Royal Neigh
bors mad canopy covered float. A
billygoat accompanied this team
After dinner the programme was op-
ened with music by Marshalrs band
and at frequent intervals during the af-
ternoon the band played. The principal
address was delivered by A. R. Talbot
of Lincoln, Neb., head director of the
order. Other speeches were made by
MiS. GfOnlnSer OF 81. Joseph. ana T..
E. Murphy of Leavenworth also one of
the head directors of the order. Com
peritive team drills by the team outside
of Topeka were held and dress parade
aQd battalion drill by the three teams
OF this city. Early in the afternoon the
Democratic F'lambeau club and Oak
land Blues baseball teams played match
game and after 4:30 the athletic contests
were pulled off.
The athletic events. the prizes and
those who offered them are as follows:
75-yard dash-First prize, So. hat. D.
\ J. Greenwald; second prize, 50, slippers,
Matthews & DrechseL
Standing broad jump-Silk front shirt
Globe Clothing company.
Egg race-F'irst prize 81 umbrella
Robinson & Marshall.
Running broad jump-Box cigars.
George Burghart.
Wrestling match-Pair So Shoes To-
peka Cash Dry Goods company.
25-yard sack race-Pair 1850 Shoes
Palace Clothing company.
Running high jump-Gold cuff buttons,
F. w. Swearingen.