The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-07
TICKETS GO FAST.
Success of Semi-CentenniaI Ball
Is Assured.
Decorators Are Busy at the Big
Hall.
CANVAS FOR FLOOR.
Nearly Four Thousand Square
Feet Required.
Music win Be Feature of the
Evening.

OF all the busy scenes in Topeka pre-
paratory TO the week Of festivities which
begins next Monday there IS none buster
than the Auditorium Boxes for the
Kansas Semi-Centenniai ball which viii
be attended BY hundreds OF persons
haiIing from all over the state. are be-
ing built. and the decorations are being
put IN BY the Mills Dry Goods COM
pany-
The floor is being covered with can
vas. and here il might be mentioned
that question that has been puzz;ling
the society people OF Topeka for long
time has been solved How to make the
Auditorium 4 desirable place for dane
ing has been Z matter up for discus
uensive available method Of producing
an excellent floor could have been dis-
covered many would have been the Dig
social events which would have been
held in the hall
The Kansas Semi-Ceutenniai commit
tee and the Karuival Knights commit
tee have purchased the $500 square
feet Of canvas and expect 10 use IL on
future occasions. and will probably renr
II to parties wishing 70 arrange Tor
Auditorium dances
The floor, it is claimed. viii be al
most perfect for dancing when the men
and women start TO trip the light fan
tastfc'' Monday night Under the can
vas viii be layer of heavy paper
Then the canvas itself VIII have IN
treated with several coatfngs OF wax
preparation
Tickets Find Ready sale
Every convenience viii be provided
for the dancers Check rooms will be
established for both ladies and gentle
men. and there will be attendants rur-
nished for the ladies' dressing room
Ben Bear and Pete Hell who have
had charge of the sale Of Senl-Cen-
tennIaI bau tickets. announced this
morning that the seats are now gong
rapidly
Up to this time" said Mr Bear
there has been some confusion be-
tween the Seni-Ceurennial and the
karnival Knights balls. but now that
everyone realizes that they are en-
tIreIy distinct the former being neLd
I on Monday night. and the latter on
Friday night. there is Z great boom on
in the sale Of tickets
The boxes have practically all been
disposed Of but in case that one OF
two couples are particularly deslrous OF
being accommodated they may still be
able to procure box seats by calling
upon E A TerrilI at the Merchants
National bank 9Ir. Thrill has chart
- II number or new features have
been added to the ball which are out
Of the ordinary. and present indications
are that the ball will be an unquall-
lust enough tickets have been
printed to assure US that the crowd
on the floor will be 4 comfortable one.
There will not be a jam however, a.
some people have suggested might De
the case
Music n Feature
It has been suggested that the music
alone viii be well worth the admission
Price to the gaIIery-50 cents per cou-
pI=as aside from Halls orchestra
which viii play for the dancers w
F. Roehr wiz play between dances on
the pipe organ. and all who have heard
Prof. R0ehr know that TO hear is TO en-
joy
The orchestra will consist Of IS or
% pieces and a sufficient volume OF
suond to I'll the big hall Is guaranteed
by the popular leader
Refreshments will be served, and are
included with the box and s. q couple
tickets Others will have the oppor-
tuaIty 10 buy their eats" If they so
desire
on account of the briIIiancy Of the
scene the kaleidoscope effect from the
gallery viii De something we'll worth
seeing Il IS expected that hundreds
OF out Of town visitors TO the city viii
cIamor for seats on the occasion Of
this great ball
Where to Get Tickets.
Ball tickets may be purchased at