The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-17
WITH THE ELKS.
Bazaar in the New Building in
Full Blast.
An Interesting Event for Young
and Old.
ALL ARE WELCOMED.
Attendance Not Confined tu
Members Of the Order.
Society Girls Assist in Enter
tanning Guests.

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your mind as to the busiest place in
Topeka at the present time drop in at
the new Elk building at the corner of
Seventh and jackson streets where the
ladies are holding a bazaar. If you es
cape after gaining admission and do
not agree with this opinion there is
something wrong with the way the
exit from the building was made.
There will be no trouble in gaining
admission for everywhere the hand of
welcome is extended and it makes no
difference whether you are an Elk or
ever met one of the herd, you will be
made as welcome as though you were a
charter member of the order. It's an
interesting place at that and the sights
that are to be seen are worth a price
of admission though none is charged at
the entrance or exits.
The affair is not a church bazaar but
there is no denying that the object, is
a worthy one, for every penny that is
left inside the building with the ladies
will be devoted to furnishing this hand
some building. There are $500 differ
ent articles, exhibited for sale and ev-
cry one of them Is guaranteed to be
worth the price asked.
II Is worth a walk of any number of
blocks on the hottest midsummer day
just to get a glimpse of the interior
of the new building and the furnishings
which have been arranged for the oc-
casion. to say nothing of the hearty
welcome which awaits the sightseer A
reception committee will meet every
conner at the door of the building and
in some instances the committee will
make a swift dash into the street when
st appears that the wanderer will pass
the Elk building.
The big building accommodated a
capacity crowd last night and many
expressions of surprise were heard
from those who saw the interior for
the first time. While the interior
lacks considerable of being COM
pleted the work has progressed much
beyond the anticipation of those who
have watched the building grow
since the cornerstone was laid the
18th Of October.
The building has been divided into
booths and at each of these a maid
or matron presides and awaits the
pleasure of the visitor. Throughout
the building purple and white, the
colors of the order intermingle in the
decorative scheme and banks of
palms and potted plants invite the
wanderers to explore even the remote
corners of the structure.
There are booths and booths but
the one which attracts and holds the
attention of every visitor to the build
ing Is the Japanese creation which ex-
Gels Gil olHtIS Al lIilS pace not one,
or half a dozen, but dozens of make
believe almond eyed natives of the
fowery kingdom await the beck and
call of the wandering stranger or
friend.
A peep beneath the disguise re-
veals the features of well known To-
peka maids and matrons who for a
week have assumed this disguise while
they try their ability as trades peo-
pie: At this booth the patron will
find any thing from cup of tea and
a wafer to high priced treasures from
the orient.
Music of all classes and kinds may
be heard about the building, though
the orchestra which is always in
tune and on duty furnishes the volume
of sound. Where the flowers came
from which are used in the decorative
effect is mystery but the suggestion
is made that the florists of the city
have been temporarily robbed and
their stocks transferred to the Elks
building.
On the second floor of the building
is to be found a camp of real gypsies,
II costumes count for anything,
where the hand of all corners is held
at so much a hold while the fair
gypsy foretells the past as far back as
you will want to go. the present up to
date. and the future and all of the
mysteries which ii holds. The queen
of this camp in real life is Mrs. e. H.
crosby and as far as recognized the
fortune tellers are Miss Floyd Roben-
son, Miss Florence tombstone, Miss
Maude Grimes, Miss Lolita tombstone
and Miss Eva Smith and there are
others whose DISCUSSES have not been
penetrated.
Do not feel that all of the attrac-
tions have been enumerated for there
are dozens of others besides the flsh
pond, which have not been mention
ed. There is a candy booth, another
where ginger ale is dispensed and an
other where fancy articles of all kinds
are on sale; nor does this enumera-
ton commence to complete the list.
The Elk quarters in the Masonic
building are practically deserted and
love or money will not buy even q
sandwich. Ali meals during the week
.11l be served In the new building