The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-15

c. p. Adams. Chairman of Banquet
Committee.
Seeing Topeka street cars will be
run during the day to all parts of the
city and the visitors will have free
transportation on these cars, their
guest badges serving as tickets. The
for the ride to Vinewood and admit
lance to all concessions out there. also
tickets for the auto ride at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. and for the BAN
quet on the roof garden.
According to reports made at today's
luncheon there will be 900 visitors here
tomorrow, If the weather man is good.
The so members of the Topeka Jobbers
and Manufacturers association proba-
bly, sent out 5000 invitations to their
customers, all told.
1t is planned for the visitors to spend
as much time Friday as possible visit
ing the various jobbing houses and
manufacturing institutions.
The, Programme.
John Marshall has spread himself
on the program for the band concert
at City park this evening. The
concert will be entirely free to the
public and will give Topeka people
and their guests a chance for early ac-
quaintance. The program, including
numbers presented for the first time is
az follows:
March-"The Topeka EIks'' Marshall
Overture-''The Fairy Lake.. .Auber
Trombone solo-"O Dry Those
Tears Teresa Del Riego
Mr.. I. w. Felix.
Polka Humoresque = AUX
Swisses" .-...-. 80. Bonnechope
Solo for clarinets-spring song.
waitz-"Forget-M Not -. Brooks
March-"The Topeka State Journal"
.......... Marshall
Descriptive-"Thew Whistler and His
Grand selection from Faust .Gounod
THURSDAY.
500 a. m.-First. Seeing Topeka"
cars leave the corner of Kansas and
sixth avenues for two hours tour of
the city.
Grand concert by Marshan's Mill
tary band at the corner of Kansas ave-
nue. and Seventh street begins for the
entire day.
club concert at the Auditorium. Free
to the public.
300 q. m.-Automobile tour through
the city, starting from the Commercial
club.
stration by Topeka fire department In
Guiding run down Kansas avenue of
hose wagons, engine. hook and ladder.
etc.
400 %. INVESTORS will be taken by
the jobbers to Vinewood Carnival park
and to all the entertainment features
there including toboggan or figure
eight, carousal, crazy house, Hale
tours, skating rink, gasoline launch
ride, etc.
ouet on top of the new National hotel.
Prominent after-dinner speakers will
give addresses and other entertain
ment features will be provided We
promise you one of the best affairs of
the kind you ever attended
FRIDAY.
No special entertainment programme
has been provided for this day but ev-
ery 1obber 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 accept
ance already received there is every in
dication of a good attendance of coun-
try merchants here this week. There
Is a general belief among all local job
bers and manufacturers interested that
| the movement now under way is but
the beginning of a grand annual affair
| that will be of inestimable hHfent TO
| Topeka.
| Members of the Topeka Association.
| The following are the members of
! the Topeka Jobbers and Manufac-
| turers association, the entertainers OF
| the Kansas merchants who are here
1 today as guests of Topeka:
| W. A l. Thompson Hardware Co.,
! wholesale hardware.
A B. Whiting Co. wholesale paints, oils
| and glass.
| Bank of Topeka.
| Capital National bank
! Central National bank
| Merchants National bank
| r. T. Kreipe Cigar Co, wholesale cigars,
/ manufacturers.
Smithsonian Truss Co., manufacturers
| OF trusses.
| Jolley-& Blanchard. wholesale grain
| Byron Wfllcuts, wholesale fruit and pro-
duce.
smith Automobile Co, manufacturers of
| the Great Smith Car.
Continental Creamery Co.. manufactur-
ers of butter. cheese, etc.
Topeka Paper Co. wholesale paper
o. Krauss & Sons, wholesale leather.
| shoe findings. etc,
| Western Wooden Mills Co. manufactur-
ers of wooden goods and pants.
w r. Smith & Son, wholesale oysters,
fish etc.
] Adams Bros. manufacturing stationers