The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-28
VOTING FOR QUEEN
Contest for Karniyal Ruler Is
Fairly Launched.
Don't Neglect the Opportunity
to Vote.
FLOATS ON THE WAY.
Twenty-Eigh Already Have
Been Arranged For.
Committees in Charge of Show
Are Named.
FLOATS ON THE WAY.

The contest for the Karnival Queer,
is fairly launched and by tomorrow it
IS expected that excitement will begin
to run high. Several fraternal orders
have chosen their candidates and ex-
pect to see to it that the race does not
lag There are fifty nominations to
date.
Miss Mildred Phillips of s27 Topska
| avenue now occupies first place in tho.
/ list of those whose names have been
entered ana Miss Elizabeth Holiday,
302 East Sixth avenue, and Miss Emily
Ryan are tied for second honors.
One or two coupons We're discarded
this noon when the votes We're counted
for the reason that no cash accom-
panied them.
All Karnival Knights and others IN
terested in the carnival are expected to
| attend a meeting this evening at The
| Commercial club which will be held at
! 8 o'clock for the purpose of arranging
for the big Jollification Friday night.
/ September To-
At a scret meeting of the executive
committee of Knights c. B. Burge was
chosen as permanent chairman 81 the
committee; Frank l.. Sturges ,iecre-
tary, and J. B.. DoncysOn, treasurer
The latter is also the treasurer for the
whole organization. AS has been an
nounced before Fred H. Jewell is chair
man, and F. J. Bell secretary OF the
karnival Knights as a body.
The following working committees
the membership of which will BE- IN
creased. have been appointed
Parade committee: A. NJ. Mills chair
man. to select his own assisrauts-
Floats committee: S. G. Zimmerman.
chairman; Albert T. Reid, w. o. Idgby
c. e. Joslin and J. E. Wilson. Bail
committee: c. L. Mitchell, chairman,
to select his assistants. Contest COM
mittee: J. B. Doncyson, chairman; A.
G. Bartel, f L. Snow. Police committee:
Phillip Eastman, chairman; Robert
Tasker. Fred Jewell. Booth committee
Harry Nichols chairman: L. L. ISiene.
L. L. Goodwin, Harvey Parsons. O. W.
Kelley. J. E. Brockman. Music >om-
mittee: c. B. BuTge, chairman: Fred
committee: Charles Joslin. chairman,
Clarence Bowman. Frank Sturses,
Hugh Mcfarland, A. j. Carrush,
Charles Gardiner.
Arrangements have been made for
twenty eight different carnival feat
lures which include a number of floats
which are in course of construction.
Some of the Semicentennial floats will
be kept intact and will be utilized in
the carnival parade.
The following is the standing i'll the
Karniva1 Queen contest:
Miss Mildred Phillips, 6Z7 Topeka
ave. ooV
Miss Elizabeth Holiday. 500 East
Sixth street -...-..-.....-..-.... foO
Miss Emily Ryan, Mills Co... $50
Miss Clara Matthews, 1850 Van
Buren, street --......-.-.- 9lo
Miss Ruth GoodelI, 1874 Laurel ST. sos
Miss Louise McGoff, 1926 Fillmore
street 0Ju
Miss Helen Roehr. 225 Tyler ST.. 500
Miss Cornelia Gleed, 104 Greenwood
dVenIe 'lUO
Miss Helen Sharitt 919 King St.. 500
Miss Marguerite Mills. 1902 Topeka
avenue Observation-Disclosures -.-...--. 9OO
Miss Marguerite Koontz. 1914 To-
peka ave. Observation-Disclosures. 800
Miss Jean Rodgers. sol Monroe St 500
Miss Gertrude McClintock, 1913 Fill
more street Observation-Disclosures 800
Miss Nellie Kouns, 1919 Harrison
street ...-.......- .....----.- oUO
Miss Dorothy Gleed, 1885 College ave 500
Miss F'reda Belts. S25 Buchanan st. 500
Miss LenOra Stubs, SOL Buchanan
Miss Annetta Nicon, 1925 Topeka
Miss Rachel Coston. 1908 Buchanan
street --.--.--.-.---.-- --...-..- 9Vo
Miss Mildred Carter, 434 Woodlawn
avenre .-.-.-----..-. ..--.-....-... o9o
Miss Kathleen MIddaugh, S1S Quin-
cy street oUV
Mrs. Ray Hall, 1011 W. Sth St.. 900
Miss Julia Ames, 433 Woodlawn ave 500
Miss Helen Mitchell, 1904 Buchanan
Miss Dorothy Barber. 800 Buchanan
street .........---.- -----...... .--.- 5o0
Miss Emily Richardson, iii Mon
Miss NJ. McAIoon 1888 Monroe St. 500
Miss Grace Johnson, Crosby Bros
co. ------..-- ~ -
Miss Ethel Berger, Crosby Bros. Co 900
Miss Caroline Roser, Edison CO. 800
Miss Maud E. White, S12 N. Quincy
street ooV
Miss Grace Ruth5.ven. 91s w. sth st 500
Mrs. A. 0. Wellman. 1908 w 10th st $40
Miss Maize Wilkinson Warren NJ.
Crosby Co.. -oOV
Mrs. L. Y. Sans, 11O1 Arch St.. 500
Miss Venice Whitney, Palace Cloth
ing Co .-..------- 80 9oV
Miss Edna NJ. Lawrence, 422 Taylor
street ~ ~
Miss Maude House, 719 Taylor St. 500
Miss Ruth Pennick, 407 Clay ST. 6lo
Miss Georgia Lambert, III Liberty
street Wv
Miss Helen Lindsay, 1856 Western
avenue 0VV
Miss Dorothy Porter, 927 Western
Miss Gladys Scott, 1922 w. 10th st. 500
Miss Bertha Hull. 1901 Buchanan st 500
Miss Gladys Nell. 1852 Fillmore ST. 800
Miss Sylvia Hughey, Warren NJ
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