The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
Plan of Illumination for Kansas
Semi Centennial.
State House to Be Made as At.
tractive as Possible.
FOR A FLOWER PARADE
Women of Federated Clubs Fa.
vOr the Feature.
Half-fare Rates Secured on All
Railroads.

The majority of the Semi Centennial
week committees reported last night
at the general meeting of the CONNER
cial club, and the work of preparing
the programme will be taken up at
once.
The railroad committee stated that
it had secured one fare plus fifty cents
for the round trip from any point in
Kansas. For bands a rate of one cent
mile was made.
The committee on FraternaI day
placed the matter before the local
lodges of the city, and a committee
will be appointed from the different
orders to prepare a schedule of fes-
tivities.
The committee on music will make
an attempt to get at least a dozen
bands to Topeka for the week. A
number have already signffied their in
tention to come. Street corner con-
certs are to be a feature of the even
ing programmes.
! The committee on civic improve
ment reported that it's members would
do all in their power to encourage the
citizens of Topeka to clean up the
city and Elk" it up in its Sunday
Clothes
The committee from the federation
of clubs was present, and the chair
| ing a Flower Parade was highly in
favor with the women of the various
clubs in the city.
The major portion of the evening.
however, was devoted to discussion
! of the report of the committee on
illumination. The lighting of the city
during the semi-centennia1 celebration
| is to be made feature. Extensive
plans, looking toward the decoration OF
| the state house dome with electric
| IiohfS n GrrRaf hers suggest
| ed, but it is feared that the cost OF
| carrying out the scheme, about $4,000
would be Drohibitory when it comes
| to consulting the cash drawer of the
association. 1t was finally decided to
| have Major Anderson, T. F. Carver and
| C. r. Maunsen wait on the city officials
and the executive council of the state
| house and find out to what extent the
city and state are willing to cooperate
If they should join in the plan of illu-
mination suggested by the committee
| it would mean one of the finest cleo
tricaI displays ever seen in the west.
The illumination of Kansas avenue
| was also up for a long discussion. II
was estimated that $500 would prob
ably cover the expense of hanging
| twenty arc lamps in each block from
| Ninth to Fifth STREETS. The city viii
also be asked to help out in this
| scheme.
An invitation will be extended te
! Congressman Galusha Grow. of Penn
sylvania, to come to the festivities. He
introduced the Kansas Nebraska bill
and it was the sentiment of the mer
| and women who met last night that he
| ought to be here in Kansas, the guest
of the state, for the entire week of the
festivities, or as long as he wishes tC
stay. William Taft, secretary of war
has already consented to come, and he
will make an address in the Auditorium
on the afternoon of Memorial day.
Next week an extensive plan of ad-
vertising the festivities over the state
| will be commenced. Billboard posters
will be hung in all of the cities OF
Kansas, and the newspapers will be
supplied with plenty of copy" Thou
sands of circulars will be sent through
1 the mails.