The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16
Was Opened Last Night With
Great Success.
Large Crowd Present to Enjoy
Musical Program.
ARE MANY BOOTHS.
Oakland and Topeka Business
Men Take Part.
Local Amateurs Give Play
Each Day.

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little city east of Topeka, opened last
! night with swing and good sized
crowd in spite of the threatening
weather. The Oakland exposition
held in the spacious lodge hall of the
Fraternal Brotherhood at the corner
of Thomas street and Wabash avenue
is under the auspices of the Fraternal
Brotherhood and will continue every
afternoon and night, closing Friday
night
The hall is gaily decorated in bunt-
ing, flags, banners, flowers and palms
while the numerous booths of the
exhibitors, in as many different color
schemes present a festive surround
ing for a gala week in Oakland.
Among the booths of the local and
Topeka exhibitors are the booths or
the Gavitt Chemical Works presided
over by Mrs. Lesson and Mrs. Leonard
where perfumery, toilet articles, and
various products are attractively dis
played. Fifteen prizes are to be given
away at this booth.
Emahizer and Spielman has good
display including an assortment of
zonephones with which to fill in the
silent places, and the Bell Piano COM
pany also stands ready to demon
strate with any selection you may pre-
fer.
In the way of flowers, Mrs. Holcraft
exhibits an assortment of green house
wonders with herself in command of
Co., were little late with their equip
ment but will be ready by tonight.
Mr.. Carrot Hooper at the Parkhurst-
Davis booth shows an astonishing ar
ray of grocery items.
DR.. Ensign has an exhibit from his
drug store and the ladies' of the local
Brotherhood lodge, with Mrs. Starns
as manager, are conducting large
| colors where all sorts of Christmas
present donations are received and
sold at nominal price.
The afternoon sessions are free but
at night there is an admission of Is
cents. The Oakland band will give an
| opening concert Friday night from to
| 9. Wednesday and Thursday evenings
Prof Saylor's orchestra will give the
opening concert.
Every evening a play will be present
| ed with young Oakland people in the
cast. Last night the production and
MIXED PICKLES."
| A Comedy in Three Acts
| Joe Pickle-one OF the ST.. .........
..s...............L.t J.. Guy G. Harper
Rev. Arthur Pickle-his brother.
........ Clarence Hooper
| -........... Frank Brown
Hiram Brown-who needs reform
| ing ......-.. Fred Wilson
Cherry BroWn-1n love with Joe.....
Observation-Disclosures. Virgie Morse
Matilda Brown-Hiram's better
three-quarters .......... Mrs. Goorey
Lucinda ,sniggins. who wants a
husband .:.......:.....,. Miss Goorey
! Susie-who loves them all. .........
........... Miss Ella Stockham
! Tonight the play will be '+The Family
Affair." with only a slight change in
| the cast. Guy c. Harper and Fred Will
| son are professionals engaged to pro-
duce these plays and judging from the
popular opinion they have been very
successful in coaching up a number of
good plays.
The managers, Chas T. Morse and
| Will Vanorsdal, are well pleased with
| the readiness with which business
| firms rushed for space at the expoSi-
| ton. and Gilbert Parker, the state
manager of the Fraternal Brotherhood,
/ who is spending the entire week at the
exposition, is congratulating the Oak
land Lodge No. 4O2 upon it's business
and entertaining ability.
That Oakland is a little town with
out sidewalks and business spirit is to
be a past experience. Cement and brick
rection and the exposition is to prove
that Oakland does things The fra
ternaI Brotherhood, with home offices
in Los Angeles, Cal, has nearly hum
dred members in the Oakland lodge. 1t
is steadily growing, and besides its
other benefits, furnishes many of the
social functions of the city.
For all those who wish to remain at
the exposition, lunch will be served at
the building by the ladies of the organ
ization.