The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-28
TO Be GREATNESS
In Topeka During Month of
September.
At State Fair and Kansas Semi
Centennial.
G. A. r. AND PRESIDENT
Commercial Club Adds to Duties
of Committees.
Funds for Visit of President
and Soldiers.
I. A. r. AND PRESIDENT

AL EAAAnQSldSLlC meeting Ol the COifl-
mittee appointed by the Grand Army
of the Republic with J. VIII Kelly,
president of the Commercial club. Geo.
Badders, S. Berkson of the Merchants
Association and other members of the
Commercial club was held at the club
rooms today
In discussing the Soldiers and Sail
ors reunion. the visit of President Taft
to Topeka and the laying of the corner
stone of the G.. A. r. memorial build
ing, it was decided that the committee
now at work soliciting funds for the
Kansas Semi-Centennial during the far
week Of September IL to 16, should add
to its duties the collection of additional
funds at the same time to entertain
the president and take care of the Sol
diers and Sailors reunion and exercises
in connection with the laying of the
cornerstone of the memorial building
by the president.
To this end those who have already
subscribed for the Senni-Centennial fund
will be asked to make additional sub
scriptiOnS for the entertainment named,
and those who have not yet subscribed
will be asked to subscribe more than
they had first intended.
The president will arrive here early
on the morning of Wednesday, Septem-
Der 27. It is likely that he will be
given a breakfast at the Topeka Cou1-
try club about O'Clock of that morn
ing The cornerstone exercises will
take place about $50. Towards noon
the president will leave for Atchison.
A dinner for all the workers in the
campaign will be held Thursday even
ing at 80 o'clock at the Commercial
club, and at that time many of the
old soldiers will also be present with
the expectation of assisting in raising
funds. The idea is to conduct
quick finish to the campaign for
funds.
It is now the aim to get $1,000
in pledges towards the semi-centennial
celebration, the state G. A. r. reunion
and the presidents visit.
Up to noon today it was reported
that the few committees which have
been out working have brought in
pledges amounting to $1,295. thus
bringing the total amount up to So
1876, including the $2,500 which tho
Merchants association has guaran-
teed to raise contingent upon the pro-
curing of the balance OF the money
required by the committees.
Those who were present at the
meeting today were Major 7. J. Ander-
son. Capt P. H. Coney, Henry Ben
nett. Frank P MaeLennan. J. Will
Kelley, president of the Commercial
club, n. B. Burge, Sol Berkson. George
S. Badders and Albert T Reid.
It was a very enthusiastic gather
ing. Henry Bennett subscribed S25 to-
wards the fund; P. H. Coney, $25; T.
J. Anderson another s25, and Frank
P MacLennan raised his subscription
from 800 to $3.50 on account of the
added feature of the G. A r. event
and the visit of the president, which
will follow after the Kansas semi
centennial
At a meeting of the Topeka Real
Estate Dealers association, held at the
Commercial club this noon, it was de-
cided to raise fund in the organiza-
ton to be added to the general semi
centennial fund.
The committee composed of e. &.
Stotts. Ed Arnold, J. 3. Nicholson and
w. o. Rigby reported the largest
amount of any committee which
worked this morning. The amount
that this committee turred in was
$162.50.
one of the features of the semicen-
tennial celebration will be the big ball
which will be given on the first night
in honor of scores of pretty girls who
will be the guests of the city while the
celebration is in progress.
Each city that sends float to Topeka
for the pageant will choose five of its
prettiest girls to accompany the floats
Among the subscriptions not hereto
fore reported are: