The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-13
F|REMEN AT WORK
Drill on Thursday Will Be
Thrilling and Realistic.
Run to be Made on Quincy
Street..
THAT FREE CONCERT.
Pipe Organ, MarshalFs Band
and Modocs to Unite.
Merchants Week Promises to
Be q Grand Success.
THAT FREE CONCERT.

Merchants association which begins
here day after tomorrow. The pro-
gramme has been planned on y big
scale and the details have all been at
tended to by an unusually competent
and energetic set of committees. The
time for getting up this entertainment
was short. but the work was done as
thoroughly as though 1t had been
planned three months ago.
The executive, reception, park music,
decorations, street car auto ride and
banquet committees have all reported
to Chairman Lux Of the executive COM
mittee and but very little remains yet
to be done by Wednesday.
Reports from the leading firms Of the
city on replies from Invitations sent out
indicate that there will be a large crowd
Of visiting merchants here during the
latter part of the week. cat least 10
per cent Of our invitations brought ia
vorable replies said w. r. Borman
Of the Continental Creamery company,
land this is better than expected. II
all the other firms meet with the same
success we should have at least 300
visitors to entertain. I hope that 500
come to our city. We are ready for
them and can give them a splendid
good time"
Topeka will be decorated as gaily
Thursday as though Roosevelt was on
the programme of speakers. Thursday
visitors will not have an idle moment
that day. MarshalPs band will greet
them early in the morning and then
they will be whirled over the city In
cars and autos until time for the grand
concert at the Auditorium at IL o'clock
This concert will include MarshalPs
band and the Modocs and will be open
to the 2ublic.
A feature of the afternoon will be
the fire drill arranged by Chief Will
hi ices 70 ha
the best things on the programme in
point of interest. The chief will have
nine fire companies in procession on
Quincy street from Eighth avenue to
Fifth street, beginning at o'clock in
the afternoon. Quincy was chosen in
stead Of Kansas avenue as the street
| is not so crowded and there will be
| less danger in making the run for the
supposed fire. After the procession
| has passed in review by Fifth street
| the hook and ladder and chemical
wagons will make dash for an
| imaginary fire atsGthe auditorium
Ladders will be flashed up the side of
| the building and the truckmen will
mount with their strings of hose and
play streams Of water on the build
| ing in most realistic fashion. After
| this, special ladder, and hose drills
will be given on Quincy street near
| the auditorium. These will be very
| interesting as water VIII be used just
| as in case of a fire; then the upright
| ladder will be elevated 30 feet in the
| air and daring f1remen will ascend
| like sailors going up mast.
After the fire drill the visitors will
| be taken to Vinewood and shown
| through the concessions at this mod
have time for a short rest before the
banquet on the roof garden that
| night. Speaking of that banquet
well it will be a top1iner and there
are features planned in connection
| that will make Topeka people as we'll
The Complete Program.
Kansas merchants week at Topeka
Wednesday. Thursday, Friday. July
Is, 16, IT:
WEDNESDAY.
On arrival in the city the merchants
will be greeted by the jobbers' recep-
ton committee, w. o. Anderson,
chairman, and will be furnished with
| free street car transportation.
| Headquarters will be located at the
Commercial club rooms, 627 Kansas
| avenue. An opportunity will be
given dealers to visit the various job
bling houses and manufacturing plants
| Of the city and interesting entertain
ment features will be provided for the
evening, including a concert by Mar
shalrs band at City park from p. m.
to 10 p. m.
John Marshall has spread himself
| on the program for the band concert
at City park Wednesday 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
| as follows:
March-"The Topeka Elks' Marshall
| Overture-''The Fairy Lake.. .Auber
Trombone solo-"o Dry Those
Mr. L w. Felix
Polka Humoresque - AUX
| Swisses' ............ Bonnechope
Solo for larinets-spring Song. -.
w. ;;tz-.Eoreet.M i;;;; Mende aTeoha
March-"The Topeka State Journal
IDescriptive-"The whistler and His
lGrand selection from Faust i. .Gounod
| THURSDAY.
| 500 a. m.-Ffrst, Seeing Topeka"
| cars leave the corner Of Kansas and
Sixth avenues for two hours tour of
| Grand concert by Marshalrs Mill
| tary band at the corner of Kansas ave-
nue. and Seventh street begins for the
/ 11:0o a. m.-Grand pipe organ-Modoc
| club concert at the Auditorium. Free
| to the public.
| 200 D. m.-Automobile tour through
the city. starting from the Commercial
| club.
$3.50 D. m.-Fire alarm and demon
| stration by Topeka fire department in
| Guiding run down Kansas avenue Of
hose wagons, engine. hook and ladder,
| etc.
400 o. INVESTORS will be taken by
/ the jobbers to Vinewood Carnival park
| .,d 10 all the entertainment features
| there including toboggan or figure
| eight carousal, crazy house, Hale's
| tours, skating rink, gasoline launch
| ride. ETC.