The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-25
Business Men VIII Cover Places
With Bunting.
Semicentennial Delegates VIII
Receive Royal Welcome.
OVER goo SIGN UP.
includes Nearly Every Business
Man Visited.
Names of More Delegates Are
Coming In.

CUMAAM 8 4Ae
After just one hours canvass this
morning the special committee Of the
Commercial club secured the promises
of 215 business places on Kansas ave
nue. and adjoining streets to decorate
for the Semicentnnial convention which
takes place at Representative hall IN
Topeka on next Monday.
All of them will use placards bearing
the words welcomes -SemfcentnniaI
Delegates" Bunting and flags VIII COW
er the buildings in profusion. At night
every building will be a blaze Of light.
Every window on Kansas avenue win be
lighted with electricity.
The Santa Fe general Office building,
the Rock Island depot, the city build
ing, the transfer station and several
other prominent public places viii make
special efforts along the line of decora-
tions. The city viii be a sea Of color
and beauty.
The canvass of the city is only par
tial. It is believed that more than 500
business places on the avenue and ad-
ing streets viii decorate.
The following new delegates were re-
ported today:
T. B. Murdock, FL Dorado.
p. J. Potts. Diamond Springs.
E. G. Hitchcock and r. ". Bransor,
Cherokee.
B. F. Baker. Pleasanton.
w. L Chambers, Stockton.
Z. j. Williams, Stockton.
H. n. Lynn, Wetmore.
b. p. Waggener, AtchisOn.
S. 2. Brown, HiaWatha.
w. A. Elstun, Moline.
w J. Krehbiel, B. A. Allison, Nc
Pherson.
G. W. Kanavel, Frank Kaufman, ".
7. Dillman, Newton.
@. O. Nelson, Chanute.
G. w. Mills, Bucklin.
]. 7. Hin, Phillipsburg.
z. L. Keckley, Agra.
W. 0. Disney, Russell Springs.
Geo. Lawless from Cheyenne county
and l. E. Harrison, St. FranciO.
Parties having rooms or room and
I board for Semicentenntal delegates.
please send location and price. fer
each, by letter to the secretary Of the
Commercial club. Do not use tele-
phone.
All of the Kansas ex-governors have
been invited to attend the convention
/ Governors Humphreys, Bailey CraW-
ford, Morrill, and Stanley viii probably
be here. Governor Click is in Florida,
and Leedy in Alaska.
Mayor Davis has appointed ? spe-
cial committee from the city council to.
assist the Commercial club in enter
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in the committee, and they are as fol-
lows: F. A Swendson, s S. Rice. T.
E. Nipps, S. 7. Howe and DR.. l. A
Ryder.
Reception committees were appoint
ed today by the president and secre-
tsry OF the Commercial club. They
are assigned to various hotels. Dele
cations viii visit the depOts to re-
ceive the visitors. Delegates viii ind
the members of the committee deco
rated with badges and should make
themselves known. The committees
are as follows:
Union Pacific hotel-Frank Putnam.
Frank Simms, Dr. l. A Ryder. II. c.
Holmon, Geo. W. Crane
Hotel Throop-Harry Hamilton. E.
H. Crosby, P J. Monaghan, F. c. kel-
ley, A. NJ. Mills, Geo. P. Stitt ". H
Davis.
Fifth Avenue hotel-T. ]. Hankla,
Jos. Griley, c. K Holiday. w c.
Stephenson, s. S. Rice. z. Horn.
National hotel-C- L. Wood, l. n.
Bitz. A. NJ. Patten. J. ". Robinson, s
A Swenson, P. I. Bonebrake-
Copeland hotel-Jas- Chappelle. ".
w. Webb, Fred W. Freeman. Frank P
MacLennan, Dell Keizer, VIM. Macfer-
ran, Arthur Capper-
Directors reception committee-W.
w Manspeaker, John r. Mulvane-
3. H. RemIey, G. Z. Foote, F. ". Free
man. W. G. Stephenson. NJ. c. Holman,
J. r. Koont, c. K Holiday
Reception committee subject to call
&C. L. Scott. H. NJ Harris. r. H
Strongman. T. J. Coughlfn. Geo ".
Crane, T. J. Anderson. L. NJ. Penwell.
VIM. Green, Arthur Kane.sA- H. Ma
gen, A. G. Goodwin, T. L. Barns. Jesse
! Shaw. f. NJ. NeWland, James Ram
sey, James McCabe
On Friday afternoon at o'clock the
delegates from Shawnee county and
| Topeka viii meet in the Commercial
] club rooms to talk over the plans 50
far as arranged and viii aid in what
ever way they can to make the move
| ment a success.
! ANrsT,E4E,rs C,TORrlnrrs ~