The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-16
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mercial Club.
Will Be Needed for the State
Fair.
LODGES APPEALED TO
Asked to Open Their Halls For
Visitors.
LODGES APPEALED TO
Christian Church Convention
Also Will Tax City's Capacity.

Now that it is evident that Topeka is
TO have a real state fair with the ac-
companying throngs of people the
question comes up as to whether or
not the city will provide adequate ac-
commodations for her guests.
The Commercial club is undertaking
to relieve the Kansas state fair man
agement of the arduous task of pro-
viding quarters for visitors to the city
fair week, and a special committee
with c. L. Mitchell as chairman is do
ing the real work of 'hustling' lodging
places.
The committee is urging the lodges
of the city to open their halls for the
accommodation of the members OF
their respective organizations ha1hng
from other cities. The following ex-
tracts are taken from a letter which
has been sent to the secretaries of the
lodges by the committee in question;
Big Crowd Promised.
cit is now less than a month to the
date Of the state fair, and from the
entries received up to date and the in
terest manifested throughout the
state. we are led to believe we are go
ing to have one of the greatest crowds
we have known in Topeka.
ssrhe question now bothering the
rnanagement is that of taking care OF
the crowds. We are trying to build up
q state fair; we are trying to boom
Topeka; we want an appropriation
from the next legislature to help IN
building I'D our state fair. The grow
ing interest which we hope to create
IN our fair will depend upon the man
ner in which this, the first one, IS
handled.
ssIt has occurred to us that you as
lodge, could help very materlany py
81 cots
YOUR lodge room for the use OF the
members of your organization from
ont of town. A nominal rent can be
charged for the use of these cots TO Oh ,
set the rental charges; and 1t snouio
prove an exceptional opportunity to
a.tsblish reputation for hospitality
with your other lodges throughout tn7
srhe Commercial club committee OK
roects to receive replies from the loose
secretaries within day or TWO
Need Room for Convention.
Tho same problem which confronts the
state Fair association is worrying the
o,,+o,.1 sinncent committee. with A. K.
Wilson as chairman, which is making
ARRANGEMENTS for the New Century IN
fernatf onal convention of the Christian
churches. which will be held in Iopeka
October 11-l7. ocr
neonle." said Mr.. Wilson. But as we
IRE expecting at least 10000 delegates
we are now planning to make second
campaign to obtain accommodat1ons
about September g. when those Wno
have been taking vacations VIII nave
returned.
1--WE viii also ask the lodges to open
their halls. There will be delegates
here from all over the world-not merely
preachers and women but hundreds OF
euccessful business men.
1.-The ladies Of the Christian churches
of the city will be busy with other
things, so there would be a fine chance
for some of the ladies' societies of other
churches to make some money for
charitable purposes by maintaining
lunch rooms during convention week.
There will be 1000 delegates from
Kansas City, Mo-; 1.000 from oklahoma
I 0O0 from Iowa a, and Texas should send
hundreds.
yesterday we received a letter from
a business man in Illinois who said he