The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-30
LOOK TO THE BAND.
Big Concert by Marshall's on
Thursday Evening.
Expected to Put State Fair
Fund "Out Of Woods
PROGRAM GIVEN OUT
Local Musicians Will Also Be
Heard.
w. F. R0ehr Will Give Selection
on Pipe Organ.
PROGRAM GIVEN OUT

| The soliciting committee for the
state fair did not work Saturday on
the $4,000 fund. The members had
| their own business to attend to on that
| day. The rain today interfered with
the committees work. but all the
| working members will be in the sad
die tomorrow. There will be no meet
| ing of the committee before tomorrow.
| While no soliciting work was done to-
day, yet Secretary Poole of the Com
mercial club and several members of
the committee were busy pushing the
sale of tickets for the big state fair
fund concert to be given by Mar
shalPs band at the Auditorium on
Thursday night. A great effort will be
made to sell at least 1000 of these
tickets, which are only rs cents each.
The following interview with one of
the most active members of the So
Letting committee today shows plainly
the spirit and determination of that
organization and should be an in
spiration to those of our citizens who
are tagging in the work or who are
backward about responding to the ap-
peal for the state fair:
I'VE have raised over $4,000" said
he, land you can state positively that
the entire $4,000 will be raised be-
fore this committee disbands. We
cert Thursday night. We will get at
least $1,000 from persons who have
agreed to give but who wanted US to
call again after they had either con,
suited their business partners or had
considered the matter regarding the
amount they could afford to give.
| These people are all substantial cit1-
zens and will surely give something.
we should have $1,000 by Friday
| morning. Then there are great
many people we have not appealed to
personally as yet, and many VINO gave
freely in the first place slgnlhed their
willingness to give more II needed We
do not want to ask these g1vers for
more unless it is absolutely necessary.
1t is not fair that they should give
| twice while others who will derive the
same benefits from the fair and who
are as well able to give, do not con-
| tribute anything.
and it's benefits will be felt by all in
| terests in the city. Not only the Dusl-
| helped, but also the working man
What has been proved true of fairs
| held in many other cities OF the west
| will be the case with state fa1r nero
at Topeka. The firstsyear is the hard
| pull. After that it will be easy to
| hold a great fair here every year.
There is no good treason why We
! should not have 100000 visitors here
| fair week. The fair can and will be
| made a paying institution and the
|
| the years go by, the same as in other
states that have not the agricultural
| interests Kansas has,
after the concert next Thursday
| this committee will make supreme
effort to successfully complete its
work by Friday night. One thing
sure, we are going to raise that S12,-
900. A failure at this time after all
effort and publicity would reflect
| upon Topeka. The fair is a sure
| thing"
The programme for the fair fund
| concert has been arranged, and it is
| a notable one, worthy in every way of
| the occasion. 1t is as follows:
| March-"The Cleveland News.
MarshaH's band and the Auditorium
pipe organ.
Observation-Disclosures $500. Thomas
| Romance simple Aven" Thorne
"Ave Maria" ...........G ounod
| Miss Viva Brown, assisted by Miss
Irna Doster. violin, Miss Jessie
Campbell piano. and Mr.. w. F.
Roehr, organ.
| "Cantilene Pastorale'' .Guilmant
Mr. w F. Roehr.
Waltz-''The Merry Widow" .Lehar
Fantasia-"Golden Blonde" Eilenberg
Grand selection from Rienzi. Wagner
1t is possible that some additions in
| the way of local talent may yet be
| made to this programme, but the
| above numbers have been agreed
| upon. The famous Marshall's band
| is in splendid shape to give the best
concert of its existence. The quar-
| ters paid by Topeka citizens for this
concert at the auditorium next Thurs
day night will not only be we'll spent
| in a public cause. but full value in
| return will be given to each owner of
| a ticket who attends the entertain
| ment