The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-25

society which has charge of the two
events is one OF the local aggregations
of which the city Is deservedly proud
and the events will be we'll worth the
small admission price which will be
charged and which will be applied in
wiping out the Indebtedness against
the pipe organ.
Committees have been formed and
will see that Topeka is in gay attire
during fair week and the Stores will
be closed at least a portion of the
time during the week SO that the
clerks and proprietors may participate
in the festivities of the week.
Captain A. M. Fuller is in Chicago
this week with a pocket full of loose
change besides a wallet containing one
thousand dollars in big bills belonging
to the State Fair association which he
has been instructed to expend for fire.
works which will be burned during
the week commencing September T..
The evening for the big display, which
Will be In charge of the Lincoln Post
Flambeau club, has not been decided
upon but it will probably be some time
during the earlier part OF the week.
The programme for the Twentieth
Kansas reunion which is to be held in
Topeka during the fair. which was ar
ranged last night. is as follows:
Wednesday, September Q, 2 o'clock
Address of welcome on the part of
the city by Captain Joseph G. Waters.
AT this gathering the local members
Will make arrangements to care for
the visitors during the two days stay
Copeland hotel for further assignment
of quarters. 1880 o'clock-Attend
vaudeville performance.
Thursday, September 10. 10 o'clock
Meet at the Copeland hotel for the
transaction of general business. the
the place for the holding of the tenth
annual reunion of the organiza ton.
o'clock-Reproducti of the famous
battle of Marilao at the fair grounds
s o'clock-Smoker at the Copeland
hotel
The sham battle will be one of the
glowing features of the coming state
fair. Members of the Twentieth Kan
sas who reside in Topeka say that the
fair grounds are especially adapted for
of Marilao.
This battle will be reproduced in
front of the grand stand at the fair
grounds by soldiers composed of men,
bers of the Twentieth Kansas ana vet
Grams who have seen service in the
Spanish-American war.
At 8 o'clock in the evening a smoker
will be held at the Copeland hotel for
the Twentieth Kansas boys. This
smoker will be in charge of Comrade
Charles Ramsey chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, who will act al
POSTMASTER. Short speeches will be
made by General Frederick Funston,
General w. S. Metcalf, Major Devere
Rafter and Colonel E. c. Little.
A committee composed of Spanish
war veterans has charge of the work
of decoration. The merchants are be-
ing visited and solicited to decorate
their places of business as we'll as their
residences in honor of the visiting SOL
diers. c. r. Helwig, chairman of the
committee, said last night: II hope to
see every house in the city decorated
while the visitors are in the city. l
have visited more than 100 business
men and they all agreed to decorate
their stores and residences. They have
the proper spirit
The committees in charge of the
preparations for the reunion are as
follows: Decoration composed OF Span
ish war veterans-C. R. Helwig, DIR. T.
C. Biddle, John F. Doane, Albert Ma