The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
K. KS GET BUSY.
Organization Of Fun Makers Is
Complete.
Promise Most Gigantic Spectacle
Ever Seen in City.
NO GLOOM PERMITTED.
Only Those Who Wear a Smile
May Participate.
Grand Ball VIII Be elimination
of Festivities.
10 GLOOM PERMITTED.

The order of Karnival Knights is
now perfected and will attempt to
stage the greatest mirth producing
spectacle ever produced in opeka, but
the organization is a secret one, and
it will be only possible to get hints now
and then of what will be pulled off,
as the grand finish in connection with
the week of festivities Friday evening"
September Is.
The meeting held at the Commercial
club Monday night was attended py
100 of the enterprising young men OF
the city, and although the proceedings
of the conclave of knights were sup
posed to be on the quiet there was
slight leak somewhere.
It is known that upon the blowing
of a whistle or when some other
signal is given Immediately after the
carnival parade. headed by a ludicrous
band, the participators in the caval-
cade and the merry makers in general
will be drawn as were the people long
years ago by the "Pied Piper of Hame-
lin and will eventually enter the
Auditorium where a big ball will be
given.
. Admittance to the floor. it is under
stood, will be by the tx. X" yellow
and black badge which Will be sold at
be disposed of like hot cakes to ac-
commodate the hundreds of people
who will want to look on.
This carnival parade, furthermore,
rumor has it, will be no cheap affair'
but will be gotten up with an elabor-
ateness which will be hardly outdone
by the big historical pageant on Tues
day night.
There will be great and ma-velous
grotesuue monsters which will moks
night look horrible when illuminated
by colored lights. In fact the little
birds" have it that the whole effect
will be most weird.
No ROwdyism Tolerated.
But over and above all no rowdyism
of any kind will be tolerated. Each OF
the members of the Order of Karnival
Knights. it is said. will be made an
officer of the law for that one night
and upon the first instance of unbe-
coming behavior on the part of any
spirited youth an arrest VIII be MADE
and the offender thrown into Jail. All
offense giving devices such as blad-
ders, ticklers, etc, will be barred from
the streets.
The main thoroughfare of the city
will be roped off between Fifth and
Ninth streets and no one will be al
lowed within the enclosure who does
not wear a smile on his face. At
least this is what one of the prominent
members of the order said.
One feature of the big parade alone
will be three-fourths of a block in
length. and If all the suggestions which
were made at the initial meeting are
carried out the cavalcade will be no
small pumpkins"
There will be at least a dozen bur-
lesque floats and then between these
floats will be maskers and stunt per-
formers innum erab1e, and even Prof.
Joo Joo's Jobo band can't produce any
more wierd effects than will some of
the so-called musical or roise dispens-
ing organizations which will be en-
ployed by the Karnival knights.
There may be takeoffs on city and
state officials and prominent citizens
in general, but this is simply conjec-
ture. The doings of the meeting Mon
day night were supposed. as was be-
fore mentioned, to be profoundly Sc
cret.
Five hundred Karnival Knights but
tons have been made for distribution.
and it is expected within che next week
or before the second general meeting
of the members of the order next Mon
the organization will have reached the
500 mark in numbers.
Fred H. Jewell is the chairman of
the order and c. B. Burge heads the
executive committee, which will hold
frequent meetings at the Comm ercial
club. F. J. Bell is secretary and treas
urer. The following compose the ex-
ecutive committee:
Fred H. Jewell, F. ]. He'll Charles
Josling, c. B. Burge, A J. Carruth, c.
L. Mitchell, George Heron James
Doncyson, Nate Thompson. r. H.
Neil, Will Neale, o. S. Johnson. Charles
Sturtevent, Joe Longshore, Ray P.
Locke, L. L. Goodwin, Frank L. Stur-
ges, Fred Ecker, II. J. Brc cknlan, J. 2.
Wilson, Arthur Mills, Robert Tasker,
Gilbert Fenton.