The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-11
ALL IS NOW READY
For Three Days Entertainment
of Country Merchants.
Topeka Has Grand Plans All
Completed.
THURSDAY BIG DAY.
Every Minute of the Day Will
Be Taken Up.
Growing Feature Will Be Ban.
quet OIL Roof Garden.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.

As mayor OF the city OF topeka, Il
wish TO impress upon all our business
firms the importance of showing the
visiting merchants who will be here
I'm large numbers the coming week
that Topeka extends to them IA most
cordial welcome and greetir~
The jobbcrs and manufacturers are
ma king elaborate plans for entertain
ing the states retailers, and / hope
that every place of business in the
city will be appropriately decorated.
The visitors to Topeka the coming
week represent the backbone of much
of TOpekn's commercial prosperity and
we want every merchant to have the
best three days outing that he has
ever had during the merchants week
in Topeka. Let all of our citizens,
whether engaged In business or not.
join in extending to the city's guests
the coming week every courtesy that
is possible. WM. GREEN.
Mayor of the City of Topeka.
The Complete Programme.
Kansas merchants week at Topeka
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, July Is.
16. II:
WEDNESDAY.
On arrival in the city the merchants
will be greeted by the jobbers' recep-
tion committee. w. o. Anderson, chair
man. and will be furnished with free
street car transportation.
Headquarters will be located at the
Commercial club rooms, 627 Kansas av-
enue. An opportunity will be given
dealers to visit the various jobbing
houses and manufacturing plants of
the city and interesting entertainment
features will be provided for the even
iTan inc lNxv Mo-. -, oil lse
band at City park from 8 p. m. to 10
p. m.
John Marshall has spread himself on
the programme for the band concert at
City park Wednesday evening. The
concert will be entirely free to the pub
lie and will give Topeka people and
their guests chance for early ac-
quaintance. The programme, includ-
ing numbers presented for the first
time is as follows:
March-"The Topeka Elks". Marshall
Overture-"The Fairy Lake.. Auber
Trombone solo-"O Dry Those Tears
......................T Teresa Del Riego
Mr.. 1. w. Felix.
Polka Humoresque-"Aux Suisses"
........ .................. Bonnechope
Solo for clarinets-Spring Song. g....
.......... ................ Mendelssohn
Waltz-"Forget-M Me- Not" ...... Brooks
March-"The Topeka State Journal
MdTSnall
Descriptive-"The Whistler and His
Grend selection from Faust .Gounod
THURSDAY.
500 a. m.-First, Seeing Topeka e
cars leave the corner of Kansas and
Sixth avenues for two hours tour of
the city.
Grand concert by Marshaus Mill
tary band at the corner OF Kansas ave-
N md Il
entire day
HOO a. m.-Grand pipe organ-Modoc
club concert at the auditorium
200 p. m.-Automobile tour through
the city, starting from the Commercial
club.
$3.50 p. m.-Fire alarm and demon
stration by Topeka fire department in
cluding run down Kansas avenue of
hose wagons, engine, hook and ladder,
etc.
400 p. m.-Visitors will be taken
by the jobbers to Vinewood Carnival
park and to all the entertainment fea-
lures there including toboggan or fig
ure eight, carousaI. crazy house. Hale's
tours, skating rink, gasoline launch
ride. etc.
7:40 p. m.-Grand roof garden ban
quet on top of the New National hotel
Prominent after-dinner speakers will
give addresses and other entertain
promise you one of the best affairs OF
the kind you ever attended.
FRIDAY.
No special entertainment program
has been provided for this day but ev-
cry iobber and manufacturer will
keep "open house"
The chairmen of the various COM
mittees report everything in readiness
for the entertainment of the visitors
From the number of letters of ac-
ceptance already received there is
every indication of a good attendance
OF country merchants here next
week. There is a general belief
among all local jobbers and manu-
facturers interested that the move
ment now under way is but the begin
ming of a grand annual affair that will
be of inestimable benefit to Topeka.