The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

rough condition of the East Fourth
pavement.
AS now arranged, the main parade
will not begin until Kansas avenue is
reached
Taft and his party will be met at
the train by fifteen big automobiles.
These automobiles will pick up the
distinguished guests, and whirl them.
west on Fifth street to Quincy, north
on Quincy to Third, and west on Third
to the avenue.
There won't be much for the pub
lie to see until the automobiles reach
Kansas avenue. 1t will avail little to
go to the Santa Fe depot to meet the
Taft train.
When the automobile section
reaches Third and Quincy, the old sol
der division will fall in behind the
automobiles. At Kansas avenue and
Fourth the "Civic Marching clubs" of
all kinds and from all parts of the
state, will fall into line. When the
marching clubs have gone past, the
fiambeau section will fall into line and
begin to shoot There is a big enough
supply of fireworks to last all the way
from Fifth street to the auditorium.
The parade will go south on Kansas
avenue to Ninth, east on Ninth to
Quincy, and north on Quincy to the
auditorium.
rade at Ninth and Quincy. This feat
ure has been cut out because it will
unnecessarily complicate the situation.
1t will be hard enough to handle the
enormous crowd without any fancy
work in the formation Of the parade.
Formation of Parade.
The formation of the parade this
evening will be as follows:
Platoon of police.
Chief Marshal General ]. w. F.
Hughes and staff, including Captain
Clad Hamilton as chier of aides and
James Stewart, Roy Thompson,
Charles B. Samson, H. 1. Monroe, Cap
Abrahams, Ralph Moore, w Z.
Stephenson, Leland McAfee. Henry
Vesper, jr., and Horace Macferran.
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshalls Military band.
Automobile section commanded by
Captain G. w. Porter, aides including
Captain F. H. Porter, Captain A. NJ.
Mills, Captain ]. F. Going and Cap
tain w. A. Pattison.
This section will consist Of fifteen
automobiles containing Judge Taft
and party.
SECOND DIVISION.
Veteran division commanded by
Col. ]. NJ. Miller and aides, including
DR.. w. S. Lindsay, DR.. Robert Stewart
and Hugh Mcfarland.
Knights & Ladies of Security band.
THIRD DIVISION.
Civic clubs commanded by Captain
H. NJ. Phillips and aides, including
Captain w. S. Eberle, Captain H: W.
McAfee, Col. Jonathan D. Norton and
DR.. George c. Pritchard.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Flambeau and pyrotechnic division
commanded Colonel NJ. r. Mitchell
and aides, including Colonel George
w. Veale, Matt Glass and j. T. Bark
ley
The automobile division will form at
the Copeland hotel at o'clock D. m
and proceed to the Santa Fe depot to
meet the special train and will then
go west on Fifth street to Quincy
street, north on Quincy to Third street.
west on Third to Kansas avenue and
will take their position in the main
column.
The veteran division of the second
division will form on Third street with
right resting on Kansas avenue.
Inc civic clubs of the third division
Will form on KANSAS avenue with right
resting on Fourth street.
The Flambeau club of the fourth di-
VISION VIII form on Fifth street with
right resting on Kansas avenue.
me line of March will be from
Lnlrd street to Ninth. thence east on
Nlnth TO Quincy street and north on
quincy to the Auditorium. where
Judge TAFT will speak at 8 O'Clock.
Twelve Speeches in Kansas.
Judge Taft made his first speech to-
oay 1ro mthe rear platform of his
speclaI train at Garden City. He Is
oliIeo TO make eleven of these rear