The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27
FIRST TOWN Is IN
LeavenWOrth Will Have Float
at Semi Centennial.
Others Are Expected to Follow
Suit at Once.
OFFER BIG PRIZES.
Five Hundred Dollars Will Be
Paid for Best.
Development of Kansas Will Be
Depicted.
OFFER BIG PRIZES.

"An Kansas will be here" This
slogan the management of the Kan
sas semi-centennial celebration feels
confident will prove appropriate to use
in connection with an event which, to-
gether with the great state fair will
probably bring more people to the
capital city than have ever congregat-
ed here at one time.
Other cities are already getting in
line and are making plans to furnish
floats as features of the pageant which
will represent Kansas historically and
ndustrially. Leavenworth was the
first city to definitely announce that
she would be represented by float,
and other cities are considering follow
ing suit.
OF course it would be impossible to
have all the towns in Kansas repre-
the number of floats will probably be
limited to the first twenty cities which
apply to get in on the proposition, and
as soon as a city applies for place
in the pageant Albert T. Reid will
make special trip to that city to ex-
plain the whole plan, if If is so de-
sired.
This is a Kansas celebration and not
simply a local affair, but the advertis-
ing which the cities will get that enter
floats in the pageant will be worth
considering, nevertheless.
Albert T. Reid will have general
charge of the pageant ana as the time
for preparation for the big event is
limited work has already begun in
earnest in respect to working out the
details of the artistic features of the
pageant. Working with Mr.. Reid are
two other artists, Preston p. Flenniken
and L. L. Sargent.
Sketches Are Made.
Five or ten preliminary sketches in
eolors have been made which are
merely suggestions for floats. They
have been painted preliminary to max
ing blueprints and working out the fine
points The plan is to have these art
lists at the disposal of the different
towns which arrange floats.
One Of the sketches represents river
navigation in the early days, and de-
picts the old boat, Lightfoot, of Quiz
daro, which was stranded near LecOmp
ton. Then there is a suggestion fer
a humorous grasshopper float. Guam
trel's raid at Lawrence has not been
forgotten, nor has the great seal of
Kansas been omitted from among
the drawings.
The Kansas Semi Centennial associa-
ton viii pay the freight on all floats
shipped to Topeka from other cities, and
as an inducement to make them as at
tractive as possible prizes of $500, $3.50
and. 800 have been offered for the three
best floats arranged by cities Other
than Topeka
OF course the city of Topeka win be
represented with several floats, and
work on these will be commenced in the
very near future.
The finance committee which is con-
Quoting the campaign for funds is but
one of the committees which will be
named to carry out the plans for the
| fiftieth birthday event Of Kansas.
I There wi be an executive committee,
a committee on arrangements one Oh
the balls. one on the pageant. and one
on entertainment.
The two balls which will be given
have been previously mentioned. Tire
first of these social events will be es-
pecially for the out of town guests and
the second will be for the subscribers
to the fund which is being raised to-
day for defraying the expenses of the
celebration and their friends.
Any man who contributes IS towards
the fund is entitled to a ticket, and
one for his lady if he so desired. At
although no definite action has been
taken in respect to that matter.
Campaign for Funds.
This morning the campaign for
funds to meet the expenses of the cell
ebration began, and at noon four of
the eight teams which. were out re-
ported that they had been successful
in obtaining 1925 in pledges.
A committee composed of E. B.
/ Stotts, ]. B. Nicholson, E. c. Arnold
and w. c. Rigby reported $3.50.
The campaign will be continued to
morrow:
Those who worked today were:
E. w. Rankin. Guy Gardner Fred
Voiland. E E. Olinger, w. G. Glenn,
W. ]. Rickenbacher. T. NJ. Li1fard, W.
10. johnson, H. B. Howard c. E. JOS
lin, C. G.. Moore. T. j. Kimbrough.
C. A. Moore, J. /. Moneypenny. f. B.
Stotts, J B. Nicholson, E. c. Arnold,
w c. Rigby. F. A. Anton, R. Fuller
/ ton n. Frazer.
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