The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-02
Miss Marie Palmer in Karniyal
Queen Contest.
Receives Twelve Hundred Votes
From Garden City.
MISS JOLLEY In LEAD
She Now Has Over Eight Thou
sand Votes.
Miss Blanche Bates Is a Close
Second.

Miss Hazel Jolley was again leading
in the Karnival Queen contest when
the votes were counted at one o'clock
this afternoon having $3.50 votes as
against 7,70O for Miss Blanche Bates,
the city hall candidate, who was in
the lead at the time of the FRIDAY
evening count
Coupons received this morning from
Garden City with 1850 votes, put Miss
Marie Palmer in fourth place with l.
765 votes. and her friends will have
to hurry if she catches up with Miss
Emily Ryan in third place with 8, .
votes to her credit, but the contest is
young and others may yet be heard
from
telegram was received this morn
ing from Milwaukee from swell
outfitting establishment stating that
an elegant jeweled crown and an ap-
propriate attire for the Karnival
Queen will be forwarded in the near
future. or at least after the measure
ments of the lucky contestant IN the
contest are received. 1t is even hint
ed that the crown alone will cost sew
eral thousand dollars, but as it is the
ambition of the committee in charge
to keep everything dead secret 1t is
only possible to procure occasional
scraps of Information from our lit
tie bird
IT has been decided to give two
prizes in gold to the persons who
have the best costumes at the Karnival
ball Friday, September Is.
\ letter was received this morning
by the management from John Pur-
cell, who believes that married women
should be eliminated from the race for
Karnival Queen and offers the sugges-
ton that the four girls who have the
highest number of votes next to the
queen act as attendants to her royal
highness."
X : Meet TueSdav
It is imperative that all committee
chairmen and all committee members
attend the last rousing meeting Of
KarnivaI knights at the Commercial
club next Tuesday night, and all uni
formed knights are also expected to
be present.
The contest committee decided to-
day to cut the names of all candidates
who have not received more than 500
votes at the time of the tOunting next
Tuesday noon. The contest will con-
tinue until Saturday night, September
8, at 8 o'clock.
The Voting Today
The standing in the contest for Kar-
nival Queen at l o'clock today was as
follows.
Miss Hazel Jolley. 235 Chandler st. $3.50
Miss Blanche Bates city building ZOO
Miss Emily Ryan, Mills co... 3,715
Miss Marie Palmer, Ala West
Seventh st. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855
Miss Georgia Lambert. 712 Lib
Miss Gass Mildred Phillips. ss7 Topeka sl'
ave =. =. ...................... $50
Miss Ruth Pennick, 4O7 Clay St. rs
Mrs. Ray Hail. 1011 W. Sth st 500
Miss Helen Lindsay, 1856 West
ern ave ....--............ 500
Miss Huida Poole, sls Woodiawn w
ave. ]. .......-.......... SOC
Miss Sarah Ellen Curtis, Mills CO. $40
Miss Marcia I. Brown, $40 Lin
coin St = Observation-Disclosures. 5I5
Miss Gladys clark. 9i2 W. 7th St. SIS
Miss Sylvia Hughey, Warren NJ.
Crosby & Co. .......... 515
Miss Maude E. white, s12 n.
Quincy st. =. Observation-Disclosures. sos
Miss Dorothy Porter, 927 Western
ave Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miss Gladys Scott, 1922 w Tenth
st. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miss Bertha Hull 1901 Buchanan ~
st -. !. ....................... 500
Miss Gladys Neil, 1852 Fillmore st. 500
Miss Ethel Davis, 933 Fillmore St. 500
Miss Grace Johnson, Crosby Bros.
Co ..-.--.-...-....... 500
Miss Ethel Berger. Crosby Bros
Co. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miss Caroline Roser, Edison Co. 500
Miss Grace Ruthaven, 919 W.
Miss Venice Whitney. Palace
Clothing Co. =. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
Miss Edna NJ Lawrence, 422 Tay-
LOT ST. 400
Miss Clyde Bonebrake, 709 Har-
rlson St ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
Ter St :.......:......, 500
St Observation-Disclosures. 500
Miss Majorie Whitney, AIS e.
Eighth ave. !. ................ 500
St NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -' -. 500
Miss Cornelia Gleed, 1O4 Green
a
Miss Helen Sharitt. 919 King St. 800
peIa ave, '................-... SEQ
Miss Jean Rodgers. sol Monroe st. 500
ave. ..............,...,.... 500
Miss Freda Belts, S25 Buchanan
st. SOC
Miss Lenora Stubbs, sol Bu-
chanan st. Observation-Disclosures 800
Miss Rachel Coston, 1909 Bu-
chanan st. -................-- 500 |
Miss Mildred Garter. 434 Wood
~ Quincy t5 ~ ST. st. ............... sle.' 800
Miss Julia Ames, 433 Woodlawn
VOTING CONTEST
THE CARNIVAL