The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
MarShaIl'S Band Closes FeStiVi-
ties i'm a Blaze of Glory.
Marches Thru Seattle Streets
Followed by 500 Kansans.
MEMBERS ARE COMING HOME
Most of Them Due to Reach
Here Tomorrow Morning.
Many JayhaWkerS Are Featured
in the Newspapers.

Seattle, Wash, July 19.-Imperial
Shrine week ended so far as Kansas
was concerned with a Jayhawker cele-
bration. Five hundred Kansans at
tracted to Seattle by the joy week,
followed Marshalrs band through the
streets on a serenading expedition. 1t
was a successful putting Kansas-on-
the-map' stunt
At 10 o'clock Thursday night the
band members, or most of them, left
for home on the Great Northern rail-
road. They are due to reach Topeka
at 1880 o'clock Tuesday morning on
the Rock Island after one of the most
successful trips in point of advertis-
ing Topeka, in the bands history. Oi-
rector D. G. Kline is not accompany
ing the band home. Instead he is go
ing to the Frisco fair. George w.
Porter. drum major, has charge of
the band on the return trip.
Most of the Abdallah and Isis
Shriners left Friday morning for
Frisco where the Kansans will partici-
pate in the festivities of Kansas Day
today.
Seattle newspapers during the week
printed numerous special stories con-
Shrine special party. Miss Thelma
McComas, 15-year-old daughter of
one of the Marshall band members,
has acted as mascot both for the
marched in the general parade
Wednesday night, dressed in the ORR
entail patrol uniform. Her picture
was published in the Seattle Post-In-
mascot" Another issue of the same
paper contained a picture of little
Mildred Stansfield, daughter of
George w. Stansfield. She was fea-
tured as the youngest Shriner."
Featured in Newspapers.
The Seattle Star published pictures
and sketches concerning Illustrious
Potentate L. NJ. Penwell and Judge J.
H. Wendorff. captain of Abdallah
Shrine patrol In addition the Post
Seattle Sun each carried several
stories featuring members of the Kan
sas Shrine party and MarshalIs band.
The notices of MarshalPs were with
out exception complimentary.
All manner of vocations are repre-
scented in the personnel of the Kansas
Shrine special. 1t was not until Seat
tie was reached that the two school
masters on board were introduced to
each other. Clay M. Morrow, princi-
member of Marshalrs band met Ira
Bright, instructor in Leavenworth
high school and member of Abdallah
Shrine patrol. Mr.. Morrow needs no
in Topeka, especially on
the North side where for twelve years
he has made good as a principal. Be
fore his school teaching days and even
after, Mr.. Bright was a professional
ball player. His work as shortstop on
the Kansas State Normal school team
in 1905 and 1906 attracted attention.
AS a result he was signed to manage
the Chanute team in 1905 in a league
which included southern Kansas and
Oklahoma towns. In other seasons
Bright either managed or played with
Emporia in the Central Kansas
League, Superior in the Nebraska
State, Minneapolis in the Central Kan
sas and Holton in the Eastern Kansas
League.
The formerly of Kansas" list is
ever increasing. MarshalPs band
members were pleased particularly to
meet Lois Roehig, now of Seattle. who,
when he lived in Topeka, rarely
missd a concert given by the famous
Thomas Martin, once
Topeka business man, was another
caller at the Hotel Congress head
quarters as was Miss Alice William
son. a nurse, who received her train
ing in Topeka. L. NJ. Penwell was
by visit from his cousin,
:. w. Musser of Mount Vernon, Wash,
where he now is owner of a large de-
Dartment store. Mr.. Musser clerked
1T the old Topeka Cash store while in