The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-25
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Ten Car Loads of POttawat0mie
Visitors Here.
They Are Given the "keys of
the City"
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Given a Pipe Organ Recital by
Prof. Penny.
Then All Sit Down to Feast Of
Good Things.
At THE AUDITORIUM.

Ten carloads of excursionists from
+ Pottawatomie county and most of them
from Onaga and surrounding territory
arrived at the Union Pacific depot at
/ North Topeka at ten o'clock this morn
ing over the Topeka and Northwestern
railroad. The excursion was planned
by the Commercial club of Onaga as
return visit to the Topeka Commereia Al
/ club for the one which was made by
them when the railroad to their little
city was completed some weeks ago
Arrangements had been made by the
members of the Commercial club of tbs
city for the entertainment Of about i've
/ hundred guests which was the estimate
placed on the number expected today.
+ Some one made a bad guess on the pro
position and instead of five hundred
+ guests there were nearer one thousand
/ There were ten cars in the excursion
train aad every one of them crowded
4 to overlooking aisles platforms and ev-
cry other available bit of space being
occupied.
AS near as can be reckoned there are
/ eight hundred strangers in the city who
came in on this train, and live either
1 at Onaga or Emmett, and the country
I surrounding for these are the only
/ places where the excursion train stop
I ped for passengers. Eight big Vine
wood Park cars were in waiting at the
depot and placed al the disposal or me
/ excursionists, and at that there were
lust about half enough cars to accom-
t nodate the crowd. The remainder of the
j visitors were brought to the transfer
station on the regular cars, where eX-
/ cursion cars were provided for them Dy
! the street railway company and Inc en-
1 fire party taken to Washburn college
!
I members of the faculty headed by j1r.
/ Plass and shown about the grounds and
through the buildings.
After an hour spent in wandering
about the buildings and seeing the
/ sights about the grounds the party be-
/ gan preparations for the return trip to
! the city and to the luncheon which
awaited them at the Auditorium 10
1 make the occasion as home ike as
T possible to the farmer contingency
+ who visited the college a colored man
driving one gray and one black mule
was set to work moving the college
campus. This may have been merely
a coincident but it was commented on
freely by the visitors.
Members of the Commercial club
were stationed on street cars who an
nounced the places of especial interest
as the cars passed them. After the cars
i reached the transfer station on their
trip the party formed in line and
marched to the Auditorium, where
! luncheon had been prepared for them
Just as the bells and whistles an
nounced the noon hour the doors were
| thrown open and the eager crowd of
/ excursionists good naturally jostled
each other in their eagerness to get a
/ glimpse at the interior of the big Audi
forum from which issued the strains
/ of music from the pipe organ.
The chairs had been removed from
the parquet and in their places six long
tables each seating about sixty people
had been placed No special attempt
had been made at decorating the in
mum erous bouquets of roses peonies.
/ hOneysuckles and gillardias a sort of a
second cousin to the sunhOwer, which
arrives a few weeks in advance of the
state flower, we're scattered about the
tables.
The luncheon, which was prepared
| by Mrs. Wiley, consisted of sliced ham
sliced tongue, several varieties of sand
/ wiches. national biscuits, bread and
/ butter, cheese. olives, pickles, ice
cream. cake and coffee in abundance.
After a short speech of welcome by
President c. X Holiday Of the Com
mercial club. in which a hearty well
come to the city was extended to the
visitors, the ladies were seated at the
/ tables. it being necessary for the rea-
son that the tables seated but $40
people TO ask the men and boys to
wait for the second fnstalInent Of
over by the Mrs. G. o. Wilmarth,
Charles Elliott. l. NJ Penwe1l. Wills
Edison. II. Q. Garvey. J. W. Robinson,
7. J. Anderson, George Miller J. H
Squires. Meechem, Clara Skinner. F.
/. Lyman. George Daugherty and
Mrs Dr. Plass. wives OF members of
the Commercial club. assisted by a
committee of twenty-five members of
the Commercial club who were ap-
pointed walters for the occasion.
At the Auditorium
A concert was given on the pipe
organ by Prof. Penny during the serv-
ing of the luncheon, the progra mme
consisting of about every grade OF
music from southern melodies to the
more classical selections of the art
lists.
81 am sorry that the weather was
so threatening this morning." said
Peter Gurtler. president of the Com
mercial club at Onaga for I would
liked to have seen more Of our peo-
PIE here today. and am sure that If
the weather had been inviting that
there would have been at least 200
more Of our people here today How
ever, considering the fact that the
town Of Onaga has considera bly, less
than 800 people. I guess that we are
fairly well represented at that"
Speaking for our little city of En-
NETT" said G. I. Gideon. Il want to
say that we have been royalty enter
tained and that today has been one of
great pleasure for US, for we feel that
we are portion of Topeka since we
can reach the city BY our new rail-
Mr.. seaton. who disclaims ans. rela-
ton to John Seaton of Atchison. who
also resides at Emmett said: IT want
) to go on record as having enjoyed one
Of the most pleasant days OF my life
8 while in your city as q guest Of your
! Commercial club. They have done Sc
much more for US than we had expect
ed that they viii always be remember
ed by US for their kindness
The excursionfsts who are as fine a
lot Of men, women and children as ever
, visited any city, spent the afternoon in
z visiting points Of interest under the
direction OF members of the CONNER
! cial club. vii remain IN the CITY 1lntil