The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-24
Committee to Ar
range for Presidents Visit.
Commercial Club Head Holds
Meeting; Names Committee.
CAPPER WILL INTRODUCE HIM
School Children to Line Both
Sides of Kansas Avenue.
May Hold a Reception at State
House in Morning.

Tentative plans for the reception of
President Woodrow Wilson when he
comes to Topeka on Wednesday, Feb
ruary >. were decided upon today
noon at the Commercial club at
meeting of business men, professional
men and politicians of both parties,
called together by w. w Webb, presi-
dent of the Commercial club.
The meeting was called following
the receipt of a telegram by j. Will
Kelley from Senator w. H. Thompson
at Washington, D. c. The telegram
follows:
]. Will Kelley, Topeka. Kan.
Have arranged for president to
be in Topeka from 10 a. m. until
d. m, February ,. President
desires nonpartisan meeting
and will discuss preparedness
Please secure Auditorium. Ar
range so President and Mrs. Will
son can lunch privately, account
presidents health. Advise prompt
~ arrangements to be made
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON.
School children will line both sides
of Kansas avenue as the president and
his Darty drive up the street. Each
child will hold a flag and wave it as
the presidential party drives past. IN
less the president consents to recep-
ton at the state house, the party Will
drive out Kansas avenue to Tenth or
home of Governor Capper where the
members will rest until after luncheon
To the Auditorium.
From the Capper home, the presi-
dent will be taken TO the Auditorium
where he will be introduced by Cover
nor Capper. 1t is probable his address
will not consume more than fifteen or
twenty minutes. At that time the
Farmers union will be holding a meet
ing in the Auditorium and it is ex-
pected that thousands who desire to do
so will be unable to get inside the
] building.
I If President Wilson will consent he
, will be taken from the Auditorium to
the high school auditorium where an
other crowd will be awaiting him and
there deliver a short address.
While the crowd is waiting at the
high school auditorium some other
speaker, probably in the presidents
party, will entertain it with an address
Ion the same subject as that chosen by
the president for his address at the
auditorium, Preparedness.
Back to Depot.
From there it is probable the presi-
dent and his party will return to their
special train at the Rock Island depot
| and in the time intervening from his
! last speech until he leaves at O'Clock
will hold conferences with party lead
| ers from various parts of the state
/
will be made for the two hours be-
tween his arrival and luncheon at the
Capper home and from his last speecf
until the train leaves until a telegram
is received from Washington outlining
his desires.
Practically all important arrange
ments lie in the the hands of an eX
ecutive committee comprising Cover
nor Capper, ]. \. Dolley, j. S. Dean
w w. Webb and R. w. Blair of thu
Shawnee County Democratic club. Thi
committee will have charge of the per
sonnet of those driving in the parad'
up Kansas avenue and those ATTENDING
the luncheon, of the finances as wei
as all other important matters tina
may come up between now and tn
presidents arrival. Final arrange
ments will be made at a meeting o
the executive council at o'clock thi
evening in the office of F. E. Whit
hey, 500 Kansas avenue.
Moore Heads Committee.
c. A. Moore was appointed chair
man of the decoration committee TIL
large stores will be asked to arrang
while various members of the com
mittee will attend personally to tn
decoration OF Kansas avenue and othe
parts of the city traversed by tn
president and his party. The remain
, der of the committee comprises Wi
: Tromp, f. L. Overton, r. X Hinksor
, Albert Patten and J. E. Wilson
, L. NJ. Penwell will act as chairma
: of a committee on music and the com
, rnittee to arrange for the closing G
schools in honor of the occasion. +
! B. Wilson, superintendent of school!
was called in and expressed a willing
ness to cooperate in any way possibl
in making the reception a success.
More Definite Later.
t A telegram outlining tentative plan
S and asking the presidents pleasur
: relative to Il reception for an hour O
half an hour in the state house prio
f to luncheon will be dispatched thi
!, evening. w. o. Rigby, postmaster
announced late this afternoon that tn
! parade will leave the Rock Island de
pot at II o'clock.
} Those on the committee which me
I and made tentative plans this moo
are: Governor Capper, w. o. Rigb,
, c. A. Moore, T. NJ. Lillard. f. f. Whit
ney, L. NJ. Penwell. ]. r. Burrow, ].
Dean, E. H. Crosby. c. S. Elliott, .
l. n. Dolley, Otis S. Allen. w. w. Webb
:. r. w. Blair, J. Will Kelley.