The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-15
GETTING READY.
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Plans for Inauguration Cere-
mOny About Completed.
Three Committees Working Out
Details.
A STUBBS RECEPTION
In State House Corridors After
Auditorium Exercises.
Musical Program and Military
Pageant.
STUBBS RECEPTION

When Walter Roscoe Stubbs, the
next governor of Kansas, takes his
oath of office, he will witness elaborate
ceremonies and will be ushered into
office with all the eclat and banzai
| that can be mustered in the Sunf1ower
state At high noon on January IL,
the great ceremony will take place in
the spacious Topeka auditorium.
The details have not all been
worked out for this state event, but
will be by the end of the week. Three
committees of eight men are now at
work on the details. Three of these
men represent the city, two the county
central committee and three the state.
The city committee will consist of T.
A McNeal, state printer, as chair
man, and General J. w. F. Hughes
and George w. Crane. Reese Van
SAINT. chairman of the county central
committee and A. w. Ward will repre-
sent the county, While c. E. Denton,
j. n. Dolley, and Joseph LOngShore,
will represent the state
The committee has not done any
thing definite yet. but will hold a
meeting at the office of Mr.. McNeal.
Thursday evening, and the details will
be completed at a meeting at the
state Republican headquarters next
Friday evening.
The Inauguration of new governor
10 dh event III Wnlcn IOpeka takes
great pride and the occasion is made
as stately and as impressive as pos
sible for western state. Marshalls
band and the Modocs will be asked to
furnish music for the occasion. Mar
Sha1IS band is one of the best in the
west, while the Modocs have played
important parts in all Republican
festivities since 1876
All the eX-governors who are now
living will be invited to attend There
several " CT Iixrir,
among whom are J. s. Crawford. J>P
st. John, George w. Click, L. U
Humphrey. E. n. Morrill,. w E. STAN
ley, w. j. Bailey and E. w Hoch will
likely be in attendance. Ex-Governor
Leedy lives in Alaska, so he will prob
ably not be able to attend
The platform will be reserved for MEM
lators, congressional delegation. and eX
has not been decided. but Governor Hoch
viii make farewell address, reIfnquish-
cessor Governorseieef stnbbs 20 w tlrs fben
clusion of which he will receive the oath
of office from Chief Justice w. A John
upon the Bible (oris kiss the book as the
law ailows), and after promising to up
governor He will likely be attired in a
suit of black broadcleth, with frock
ing that the weather will be so cold that
the future governor will not feel com
PEELED to remove his coat, waiStcoat and
collar as he warns up to the 'peroration
of his address.
The occasion will undoubtedly be feat
ured with military events, in which the
Kansas national guard will play a promi-
nent part. The governors salute will be
fired along with other Outbursts of powder
coincident with the commencement of n
new state administration. General Hughes
will be Entrusted with these events which
insures plenty of military spIendor
Some time during the day, either before
or after the inauguration the members of
q tpf n iTot fro inv,
la tors will be taken around the city in
automobiles
The festivities will be concluded in the
evening with a public reception in the
state house corridors. 1t has sometimes
been customary to open the new admins
tration with inaugural ball. but Gov
ernor Stubs religious views preclude any
such ceremony. Not since the Inaugural
ton of Governor Stanley in 1899, has there
been an inaugural ball.