The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-30
OH! YOU CABARET
Merchants Week Has Genuine
Mystery.
Details Of Smoker Being Care
fully Guarded.
BUTTONS SENT OUT.
Thousands Bearing Mysterious
Inscription Distributed.
Fifteen Hundred Visitors Are
Expected in Topeka.

"Oh, you 'Cabaretr This is the in
scription on thousands of buttons
| which are being sent out over the state
I by the local jobbers and manufacturers
| to the merchants. 1t refers TO the Dig
| feature of the Merchants week en-
| tertainment which will be held in the
/ Auditorium Thursday evening, June ),
| and around which is spread a veil OF
1 mystery.
Even the members of the Jobbers' and
| Manufacturers association are wonder
ing what manner of entertainment this
| will be- There is an air of secrecy
about the whole affair. 1t is known
that Robert Pierce and Charles P. Ad-
ans are at the helm in arranging al
| fairs and that they have corps or I'M
known workers who are arranging the
details of the entertainment.
1t has been CLEANED that there will be
! eats in abundance, but in just what
form they will be served is mystery.
| A banquet-smoker has been tried, and
| last year there was a smoker with the
refreshments served on the cafeteria
plan but the entertainment this year
! will be different
| There is one thing that is bothering
the committee, according to the tale of
| "a little Bird and that is how many
merchants to provide for. Last year
there were more than thirteen hundred
merchants here, but as the aviation
meet was special attraction at that
time it has been decided to prepare for
an even thousand persons, and in case
more show up, hurried order for fur
Their good things to eat will be sent out.
| The reports that the travelling men
are bringing in are that there will be d
good crowd here for the week of fes-
tivities. Twelve hundred coupon books
are being published, and p, 600 invita-
tons are being sent out.
Fifteen hundred programs will be
sent out this week. This is our per-
sonal invitation to- you as a mer-
chant" reads the card, ''to lay aside
business cares for three days and come
UP to our Jobbers' and Manufacturers
| Week of free entertainments. Forget
Your business and join the thousand
other good fellows who will be here.
here
The program in detail, which has just
been published, is as follows:
Wednesday, June Z.
$50 a. m. Registration of visitors
begins. Headquarters, first floor New
England Building, sol Kansas avenue.
100 p. m. Band concert at Pavilion
on Kansas avenue
700 p. m. First train leaves Kansas
avenue and Seventh street for Vine
wood Park. Other trains will leave at
frequent intervals until p. m. Car
nival at Vinewood, Visitors being pro-
vided with free tickets for Carrousel,
Circle Swing, Figure Eight, Moving
| Picture, Open-A1r Theatre.
900 p. m. Martins Famous Fire
works.
Thursday, June s.
$50 a. m. AH-Day Concert by
| MarshalPs full Military Band begins at
Pavilion.
SIS a. m. Seeing Beautiful To-
peka" trains leave Commercial Club on
Kansas avenue. Grains every Is min
utes until $3.50 o'cIock.)
1880 a. m. Parade and run by To-
peka Fire Department Hook and Lad
der Companies including exhibition fire
drill. Quincy street.)
1870 D. m. Band Concert at Pavilion.
$3.50 p. m. Ball Game at Athletic
Park, Topeka VS.. st. Joseph. Visiting
merchants will be given admission
tickets including grand stand.
1880 q. m. Open-Air Concert by
Marshall's Band in Pavilion.
$3.50 o. m. The big Cabaret-Smoker-
Luncheon at Auditorium. Admission
by Coupon only. On order that the
catering company may know how to
make provision for all visitors, mer-
chants who expect to be present at the
Cabaret will please notify the secre-
. tary or jobbing house with whom they
do business. giving name and time of
arrival in Topeka.)
Friday, June 8.
Every jobber and manufacturer will
keep open house. Visitors are cor
| daily invited to spend the day visiting.
Let it be distinctly, understood that no
pressure of any kind will be brought
to bear on visitors to make purchases.
Most of the Topeka travelling men will
| be in town on this day and help en-
| tertain.