The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-17
K KS KEEP ALIVE.
New Organization Formed With G. b.
Burge at Head.

President-C. B. Burge
First vice Observation-Disclosures
Mitchell.
Second vice president-John Purcell
Third vice president. Will Kelley.
Fourth vice president-Fred Jewell
Fifth vice president-W. o. Rigby.
cretary-CharIes Joslin.
Assistant secretary-F'. L. Sturges.
Treasured. B. Doncyson
These are the officers of the Karni-
val knights for the ensuing year who
We're elected at an enthusiastic meet
ing of members held Monday night at
the Commercial club. Permanent or
ganization was perfected, a constitu-
ton and bylaws being adopted
The object of the band of knights is
to work for the good of Topeka and
to stage such entertainment features
from time to time as is deemed wise.
The original Karniva1 knights were
elected to honorary membership with
the stipulation that Pick Smith should
head the list.
We need the cooperation of every
young man-OtherWise we can not
make this organization a, success said
c. B. Burge. Il want each man here
to bring five new members out to a
meeting which will be held next Mon
day night. Next fall we will sat on a
big thing. There is no reason why we
should not have a good working capt.
tai We can make the money our
selves.
'I might say that it has been sug-
gested that we put on a bIackface
minstrel show, say on Friday night,
and on Saturday afternoon give a matt
nee. 1t could be given at the audi
torium and we could charge a flat rate
ball or a number of other features"
Il never got tangled up with such
bunch of enthusiasts in all my life as
the Karnival Knights of 1911" said
Charles Mitchell, land that very enthu-
SiaSm is what will carry US success
fully through another year. We are
planning to have two big tents at the
outskirts of the city for the headquar-
ters next year. We can then put on
parade cheaper and better"
At the next meeting it will probably
be decided to make an age limit for
membership Of 8 years.
Charles Mitchell was appointed as
committee of one to have a thousand
membership blanks and receipt forms
printed, for it is the intention to wage
an aggressive campaign for new mem
bers-the kind that are willing to
work.
The following were appointed to act
as members of the board of directors
of the permanent organization: Arthur
Mills, chairman; ]. B. DoncysOn, John
Purcell, Charles Mitchell, w O. Rigby,
w. r. Faulkner. Charles Joslin, C. B.
Burge. H. J. Brockman, Fred Gatchell,
Elon S. Clark, Harry Nichols, John
Price, Al Marshall, E. J. Wilson, f.
Jewell, Major A. NJ. Fuller, L. L. Good
win, ]. Will Kelley, Floyd A Baker,
Charles L. Gardiner. Fred Shellabar-
ger, Bob Tasker, W. W. Webb. Sam
Zimm erman ard Frank L. Sturges.
The appended are the twenty three
men who paid their dollar member
ship dues in advance and thus consti-
tute the first group of charter MEM
bers: Charles Mitchell, G. B. Burge,
Billie Faulkner. Charles Joslin, H. b.
Howard. J. b. Doncyson, f. L. Sturges,
Floyd Baker H. j. Brockman, w. P.
Wilcox, Tom ParnelI. Fred ShelIabar-
ger, G. c. Helm, Phil Billiard, A J.
Siebert. P. J. McAloon, f J. Siebert,
Neale Wright H. J. Clay. r. P. Locke,
G. g. Burdette Frank GilIeece, Fred
L. Howe