The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-16
WORD FOR THE X. K.
An Appreciation to Those Who Helped
Make Karnival a Success.

We cannot help but feel taat our
efforts have been rewarded, and we
want to sincerely thank the press for
ahe assistance which they gave us to
make this one of the greatest karni-
walls which we have ever had. me
success of this Karnival has been due
30 the unprecedented interest taken IN
3e by the press. the members 81 the
club itself. the merchants and the
public.
At our second called meeting for
organization at the Commercial CIdD
rooms, we had over 400 young men
present, and it has been tneir inter-
est, energy and push which made our
Karnival the success that 1t was. %
early determined to try to keep down
everything in the shape Of roWdylsIn,
and did Sc to the very best of our ab1l-
1ty, although we were not organized
long enough to give this part OF the
organization as much attention and
isystem as we would have liked TO
have done. We want it distinctly IN :
tderstood that the action OF some OF
our merchants in selling their old
stock Of talcun powder is very much
regretted by our organization, ana JUST
as soon as we heard of it. we took ac-
tive measures to have the sale stop
ned, and succeeded in doing so, but
not before a great deal of it had been
lsold, and much damage TO wearing
apparel, as well as pain caused by this
powder being thrown into eyes, had
) been experienced
When you consider the Iact that we
rkzere only organized about four weeks,
We feel that we did pretty Well Al
though we realize that we could not
have done anything, had it not been
for the univ ersal support which we
had from the very beginning until
the last note of the orchestra was
iplayed at exactly o'clock this morn
ing.
1t would be hard for us to try to
make a list of all of those to whom
we are very materially indebted, and
az we overlook anyone, We want them
Ito know that we appreciate everything
that they did for US. We certainly ap-
sDreciate the courtesy extended us by
She Mills Company, giving us the use
of their old quarters for our mead
quarters; Mr.. Sol BerksOn for the as
eistance which he gave US in loaninS
costumes, az we'll as his personal SER
vices in costuming our princess and
four queen; to Mr.. Courtney for mil
llinery furnished; to Mr.. Albert Parten.
of the Topeka Street Railway COM
.pany, who did everything in his pow
er to help us, by letting us have the
luse of their car barns for decorating
our floats, as well as many other ia
iVors shown; to the mayor and com
imissioners for the assistance which
they gave us, in making it possible
for us to put on the parade as we had
PLANNED it; to Mr.. Capper for the use
of his large car. and equiDpiug it with
our electric light monogram; 20 the
old Karnival Knights for the interest
and assistance which they rendered
US, and to Mr.. George Stansfield for
the personal interest taken: also to
Mr.. A. R. Cressey, representative of
the Carnival Costume Co.. of ATilWau-
kee, for personal assistance rendered,
and to the various musical organiza-
tons who donated their services to us.
We have been planning somewhat
on making our organization per-
manent corporation, and get started in
time next year to put on this same
feature, with more system and com
pleteness, if possible, than we did this
KARNIVAL KNIGHTS CON-.