The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-07
Governor Hoch Still Wants to
Use Water.
CARE FOR ALL OF THEM
Governors Party to Be Guests
Of Shipbuilders.
VIII Leave Wednesday Morning
on the Santa Fe.

Topeka Elks have arranged to fur
nish the champagne with which the
battleship Kansas will be christened
next Saturday at 1880 a. M The bot
tie has been prepared at the direction
of the Topeka organization, and will
be delivered to the Bellevue -Stratford
hotel in Philadelphia, which is to be
the headquarters of the Kansas delega-
ton.
1t is not certain that the shipbuiId-
ing company will permit the Topeka
liquor to be used, for they may have
some brand of champagne of their
own which they will consider it is
their privilege to use
Governor Hoch will accept whatever
arrangements for the launching the
builders make. If they are willing. he
Will probably christen the boat with
bottle of water from the John Brown
spring, but if they insist upon the
t1me-honored champagne bottle he
will not make any disturbance
Governor Hoch today received word
from the builders, of the big boat that
the company has decided to take care
party, and not merely the governor
and the sponsor. When the matter
was first taken up, the builders were
willing only to provide accommoda-
tons for these two members of the
party. Governor Hoch declined to ac-
cept this hospitality unless it should
be extended to all the members of the
party In the letter today from
DeCourcy May, president of thes New
York Shipbuilding company, he saws
1T is our intention to take care of
the governor and his party as well as
we know how, while they are in the
take the party to the Bellevue-Strat-
| ford hotel in carriages. From the
hotel to the wharf we will provide car
riagesA and a tug from the wharf to
ft1n cIaf rar.z
there will be a simple luncheon.
There will be no speeches, unless
someone proposes the health of the
sponsor, in which case someone will
reply for her"
All the members of Governor Hoch's
party will leave Topeka on Wednes-
| day morning at 4:50 on Santa Fe No.
8. A special Pullman is reserved for
/ the party. The party will spend two
hours in. Chicago and will leave over
the Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley
T, for the east. Thursday afternoon will
be spent at Niagara Falls. After the
| launching, which takes place at Cam
| den, N J., just across the river from
Philadelphia, the governor and his
party will go to Atlantic City, where
| they will spend Sunday. Monday will,
be spent in Washington, and the party
will leave Philadelphia on the return
| trip on Tuesday morning.
! The railroad fare for the round trip to
Atlantic City is $39.75, and SO far about
| 20 p0Opl6 nave SlSulI10Q Ine1E intention
of going. There is room for a few more
| with the party, and anybody who wants
| to put up the price of a ticket can get
| an invitation. The states appropriation
for the trip is 81 900, and this can be ex-
| pended only for the governor his staff,
and the sponsor. Even the wives of the
members of the staff, and the wife of
1 the governor, have to pay Sheir own
| way The following is a list of the
members of the parry, as it is now ar
ranged:
Gov. and Mrs. E. w. Hoch, Miss Anna
| Hoch, Gen. and Mrs. J. w. F. Hughes.
Mrs. c. r. Silverthorne, Col. and Mrs.
c. s. Elliott, Col. and Mrs. H. T. Nor
| gan, Gen. and Mrs. G. p. Drew, Col.
and Mrs. p NJ. Hoisington, P. 1. Bone
brake. Miss Clyde Bonebrake, Col and
Mrs. j. F. Carter, Topeka; Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Smith, Topeka; Orlie C. Billings,
Marion; Miss Ora Allen, Baldwin.
| There is likely to be a large attend
ance of former KansanS now residents
of the east, and of Kansas people who
will make the trip for the purpose Of
seeing the launching. Among those who
have applied to General J. w. F, Hughes
are Col. ]. n. Harrison, Ottawa; Mrs.
w. H. Clark, Ottawa; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Goings, Topeka; T. T. Dennis and
daughters, Washington, D. c.; J. v.
Abrahams, Topeka; G. O. Thomas Phil
adelphia; Mr.. and. Mrs. Homer Hoch.
Washington; W. E. Hahn, New York;
Mrs. Maud Martin, Washington; Mr..
and Mrs. R. H Lindsay, Washington:
| Capt. E. L. Glasgow, Fort Mott, N. J.;
Mrs. A. NJ. Campbell, Vineland, N. J.;
Mrs J. 3. Johnson, Topeka; Mr.. and
| Mrs. C. w. Pierson, Miss NJ. ]. Taylor.
Mrs. Maud J. Rowles, Mrs. M T.
| RowIes, DIR. F. J. Collins and wife.
| The building company has offered to
| furnish tickets and invitations to all
those who are recommended to them by
Governor Hoch. So far the governor
! has sent in requests for about so tickets.
1t is hard for anyone to get an invita-
| ton without first getting the credentials
| from Governor Hoch.