The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-15
MUSIC FROM
MANY BANDS
Will be a Feature of the Com
ing State Conventions.
CITY IN GALA ATTIRE
Bunting by Day and Lights
by Night
CITY IN GALA ATTIRE

There viii Be plenty Of entertainment
for the delegates and the politicians who
attend the state convention to be held in
this city next week and the week follow
ing The people who come 10 this city can
be assured Of a risht royal welcome and
q good. time from the minute they land in
Wichita until the big state meetings are
over. Fol weeks the committees in charge
OF this work have been working untrue
ingly and yesterday after noon they made
report their iabors at the meeting
held in the Chamber Of Commerce rooms.
There viii De bands galore, the best
bands in the state and from dawn until
midnight music VIII ill the air San
torc ana his famous band win be making
music all day and Is far into the night
as unnecessary and VIII be playing their good
ola tunes while the politicians make med
lcine at their headquarters The Knights
OF Pythias grand lodge which convencs
MONDAY VIII have several ba2ds and these
VIII Join forces with the other bands that
have signified their intention o. coming
ana there VIII abe more and better music
on the Streets y Wichita and in her halls
than has ever been before. From the
present Indications there VIII not be a
minute during the day the convention IS in
session but that one may hear or see
band
The committee on decorations have per
fectee their plans for fixing up the hau
and they have made very elaborate prep
srations- Monday morning Young Bros
viii 80 TO work with a force OF men put
ting mp banners and bunting and when
completed they have announced that the
aDaitorium will be clothed in its most
festive garb. The delegates viii be ar
ranged in the hall BIZ congressional dis
xricts and each district VIII have d finely
decorated banner announcing % the REQ
PIE IN the gallery what each section rep
resents and if a delegate should be de
tained by some anxious candidate for a
nomination and should enter the han late
he would have no trouble in finding his
crowd.
Then the streets VIII be decorated by
banners and al night by festoons Of mean /
aescent lights and the business men have
signined their intention Of decorating the
front of their stores IN a manner far ex-
ceeding they have done before Next
Monday morning Wichita viii put on its
most festive and bewitching gaTb and
those who attend the grand lodge meet
Ing. the Democratic or Republican con-
ventions wiz return to their homes saying
that Wichita IS a good town and knows
how 70 entertain its guests and all viii
snxiously await another opportunity TO
again visit the Peerless Princess.
The matter Of rooms for all the dele
gates ana alternates and the politicians
who viii come as wei as the numberless /
people who VIII come TO Wichita 10 see
- state convention has been taken up In
8 systematic manner and when the day
arrives there VIII be no trouble in finding 4
plenty of places for the tired politicians /
90 lay his head The committee has had a 1
man out cauvassiug the town. going from 1
house 20 house. huting out every home /
that can accommodate one or more men. /
OF course there was nc trouble in finding |
out how many people the hotels and I
rooming houses could take care of. put /
the private houses We're the ones looked I
Cor. There wiz be more than two thous- /
end people 10 attend each Of the state con- /
venti0ns and this city must furnish ac-
commodatlons for every man And woman
who comes. None should be allowed TO
60 away saying that this city cannot take /
care of a state convention and none VIII !
BE- allowed 20 do SO. Secretary Levy of /
the Chamber Of Commerce has prepared a !
list Of every home and The number Of peo- /
pie they can accommodate and James
Mercer viii Doe stationed at the auditor
Sum with this list and AS soon as a dele
gate or alternate or a sightseer arrives
If he viii 20 10 the information bureau
he win be registered and assigned 20
room and there VIII be messengers and .
carriages waiting 20 take them u the
room.
Afr. Levy announced yesterday that be
had accommodations for several hundred /
moro than two thousand people, but as I
there is no way Of estimating The number
who Will attend he has asked THAT an who
can take one or more If the crowd notify I
him as the secretary wants 10 have plenty I
OF rooms and "a few To spare
Each 81 the delegates VIII be presented !
with ribbon badge ana there VIII be .
badges for the alternates and also Tor the I
officers. The Sergeant an arms VIII have 2 +
badge Of different color from The others
as will mis- assistants. Zach ba3g VIII he T
printed in gilt and VIII he as handsome @ .
piece 0f work as was ever turned out ct T.
3 printing shop
Another little thing that viii he rornen- 1
bered hv The people who come 10 Wichita /
Will bo che distribution Of carnations 90 /
the delegates and alternates. These little 4
flowers win be- presented as souvenir +
OF the occasions by TIE ladies If Wichita +