The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-06
Kansas Merchants Will Begin to
Pour in Tomorrow.
They Will Be Welcomed at De.
pots by Local Committee.
TAKEN TO VINEWO0D.
In Evening Will Witness Fire.
works Celebration.
Will BE Supplied With Coupons
at Headquarters.

The Kansas merchants will begin to
pour in at the local railway stations
tomorrow morning for the fourth an
nual Merchants week ertertainm ent
given by the Topeka Jobbers and
Manufacturers association. One or
two of the local retail firms have al
ready started to decorate with red,
white and blue bunting, and by to-
morrow it will be apparent along
Kansas avenue that there is something
doing" in Topeka of no ordinary ma
ture.
Although the first event OF the pro-
gram does not take place until even
ing, some of the merchants will ar
rive hours in advance of the time set
for the Wednesday joiIifcation at
Vinewood park. It has been the ex-
perience in years past that many of
losing out on any of the features of
the week of festivities.
Members of the Jobbers and Manu-
facturerS' association will meet every
train and the visitors will be taken di-
rect to the headquarters in the New
England building, where they will be
labeled as guests of the city. The
badge whwich has been produced for
the occasion shows a view of Kansas
avenue and is unusually attractive.
At headquarters the visitors will
also be provided with book of cou-
pOns, which will entitle them to many
privileges while in the city. The coupon
book also serves as a program of
events, as the coupons are arranged in
the order that the features of the en-
Itertainment transpire.
The first coupon announces a con-
cert by the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity band from 1 to 6 o'clock to-
which are good for admission to Mar
tins fireworks at Vinewood in the
evening, and also rides on the carousel,
figure eight and circle swing at that
pleasure resort
The first thing Thursday morning
that is, beginning at o'clock-Mar-
ShalPS band will start an al1-day con-
cert in front of the headquarters.
Then will come the excursions on the
Seeing Topeka" trains, the first of
which will start from in front of the
Commercial club at 8:15 O'Clock, 9TH
ers following at intervals until 9:15.
The entire fire department will be
seen in action at 1880. The com
panies will be in review, starting from
Eighth and Quincy streets north with
horses on trOt to Fifth street, and next
on the program a detail of companies
will respond to an alarm and run
south on Quincy street to the city hall,
where they will fight an imaginary fire
which has made great Roadway.
The afternoon entertainment will be
the baseball game, Topeka VS.. Omaha,
at League park, and the day will close
with the Great Cabaret-Luncheon-
Smoker around which is spread q
veil of mystery, the plans of the COM
mittee in charge of the affair having
not as yet been divulged.
There are a number of specia
coupons in the book which will be
handed to the merchants. One of them
entities the holder to a plunge bath
ana swim at the Central Y. NJ. c. A
natatorium. A cool plunge will prob
ably be most acceptable if the hot
weather continues.
Both the Bell and Independent
Telephone companies have authorized
the publishing of coupons which are
good for a long distance phone call.
Another ticket entities the holder to
the full privileges of the Commercial
club, including the use of the parlors
and rest rooms, aside from other con-
veniences, and the last coupon in the
booklet will remind the visitors that
the Topeka jobbing houses and manu-
featuring concerns extend them an in
vitation to visit their places of bust
ness on Friday.