The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-18
Committee Makes Arrangements
for Entertainment.
Will Arrive in Topeka in Morn-
ing Sept. %.
Nap OUT DETAILS.
Cornerstone Of Memorial BuiId-
ing Laid at II AN.
School Children VIII Be Asked
to Participate.

At an enthusiastic meeting of the
Reunion association Saturday evening
at Commercial club rooms there was
carefully considered every detail con-
nected with the promotion and con-
duct of the great soldiers and sailors
reunion and memorial exercises to be
held in this city on September 26, 81
! and %. On the 9th President Taft
pose of laying the cornerstone and de-
livering the memorial address, on the
1 history of Kansas for fifty years or
! more. These exercises will take place
at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Hall and Historical building, where
the cornerstone will be laid, after
| which, at exactly IL o'clock a. M, the
president will be introduced and
speak from the south steps of the state
house, where a platform, 4OxS0 feet, is
to be erected, from which the presid ent
will address the multitude. He will
close at 11:45 so as to take his spe-
cial train for Atchison. Kan. where
he is to address the school children's
picnic of Mr.. Bale Waggener.
! The president will arrive in Topeka
on the early morning of the 9th and
will leave his special car at the depot
| in charge of the departme nt comman-
! der, 7. p. Anderson, and his staff and
a committee of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Reunion association, and the Of
ficers of the Country club, who will
| conduct him directly to the Country
club for breakfast. After this he will
be taken to Washburn college at S;45,
where he will dedicate the flag staff
and at 9:15 o'clock he will join the
parade and be conducted according to
the official program hereinafter pub
lished.
The Reunion association acted upon
a great amount of business Saturday
part of which, briefly stated, is the
following:
On presentation of conditions, Mr.
Frank G.. Willard was made the Off
cial reunion photographer and will
photograph the scene at the laying of
the cornerstone and the exercises con-
nected therewith as well as the as
sembIage listening to the presiden
address and the parade. These pic
lures will be taken from the top of the
state printing house. Copies of these
Army posts and to the Historical So
ciety.
The periodically designed and copy
righted postal card by Maj. J. f.
Hazen was made the official card of
the reunion and memorial exercises.
Gen. Sherwood Coming.
Positive assurance was given that
Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood, member of
the national house of representatives
from Toledo, O., and chairman of the
committee on pensions, would be here
and speak Also that Col. John Nc
ElTOy, ouIIOf OF the NaIlOnaI 1TlRune,
will be here and speak. And that Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles would be here if able
to travel. Also that nearly all of the
advertised speakers would be here, ex-
cept the communicative chief of the
Grand Army, who regretted that he
could not be present.
The matter of entertaining the out
side guests who are invited to address
the camp fires and exercises of the
reunion was considered and the express
l~et r@F% - Il
possible these guests be entertained at
private residences was concurred in.
Col. A. W. Smith promised to enter
tain Comrade John McEIroy and it is
expected that Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood
will be entertained by some of our
prominent citizens. It will be remem-
bered that Mrs. Kate Sherwood, the
soldier poetess, is the wife of General
Sherwood and will be with him.
Will Be Half Holiday.
The following letter from Mayor J.
B. Billiard, was read and approved with
thanks, and ordered filed:
Topeka, Kan, Sept. Is, 1911
I. J. Anderson, President Soldiers and
Sailors Reunion Association, Topeka,
Dear Sir:-In answer to yours of
18th, will say that I will do everything
in my power to help to make your
meeting success, at the time that
President Taft will be here, and l will
be glad to issue the proclamation you
request for a half holiday on the 9th
Will issue the proclamation just few
days before that date, as I think it will
be better than to do so now
If there is anything else I can do to
help you, will be glad to do so.
Yours very truly.
]. B. BILLIARD, Mayor
1t was resolved to decorate the presi-
dents carriage for the parade with sun
flowers in the most elaborate and APP
proved style. And this matter of decor
alton was put in the hands of Col. H.
c. Lindsey, and the secretary was in
structed to procure suitable sunf1owers
in sufficient quantity to decorate the
carriage and this he is prepared to do
to the extent of hundred prepared
SunfoWers-
cular in sufficient quantity to put one
IN every residence and business house
along the line Of the presidents route
from the Santa F'e depot to the Coun-
try club, and from there to Washburn
college, and then along the line of the
parade, and to memorial hall and state
house, and the route that he will return
to the depot. This matter was left in
the hands of the secretary for his faith
full attention.
Col. H. G. Lindsey was directed to
procure the necessary carriages and
horses to convey the president and his
staff in the parade. It was unanimous
ly voted to ask the street car company
to donate the use of the necessary cars
to take five companies of the national
guard, and the battalion of the reform |
grounds, and also to take the knights |
and Ladies of Security band to the flag
staff deuAcation at Washburn college,
the secretary and president were |
directed to personally present this re-
Quest to the officers of the company, |
and secure additional contributions or /
to our reunion and cor |
rerstone laying and memorial exer-
cises