The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-25
Female Staff Selected to Look
After Presidents Wife.
Leading Lady of Land To Be
Given Proper Homage.
SEVERAL BANDS IN PARADE
Monster Demonstration on
Kansas Avenue Planned.
and Wife to Dine at
Capper Home.

Governor Capper received a
telegram from Senator w. Fl.
Thompson at Washington late
this afternoon which stated that
President and Mrs. Wilson would
be delighted to dine with Gov
ernor and Mrs. Capper the day
the nations executive is here next
month. This is in accordance
with the original plans of the To-
cal entertainment committee. The
plans had been changed following
a telegram from the presidents
secretary stating that President
and Mrs. Wilson preferred to be
alone in their hotel. Now the
luncheon at the Capper home
will be carried out.
Proper care of Mrs. Woodrow Will
son during her visit to Topeka on
Wednesday, February 3, was one of
the main subjects discussed today at
noon at the Commercial club at a
meeting of the executive committee in
charge of the entertainment of the
president. f. E. Whitney and w. O.
Rigby are two new members added to
the committee today.
Everyone wants to see Mrs. Wilson
as much if not more than the presi-
dent" said Robert Blair, ''and we
should see to it that she receives the
proper amount of care and homage"
Didn't Want Job.
]. n. Dolley expressed the same SEN
timent but refused to make any sug-
gestions as to the personnel of the
female staff to meet and call on Mrs.
Wilson. 1t was finally decided that
NJ L I AIrTY- of rara TrA1-fH
Mrs. James Orr of Atchison. Mrs
Arthur Capper, Mrs. Jay E. House,
Mrs. w. E. Atchison, Mrs James M.
Lewis and Mrs w. o. Rigby should
plan the entertainment and homage
due the first lady of the land
A multiplicity of perplexing prob
lens confronting the committee were
unfolded and solved. First, came the
questions of music. l.. M. Penwell,
chairman of the music committee, an
ready been made to have Marshall s
band in the parade and to furnish mu-
sic during the meeting
Military in 1t.
Word was received from Adjutant
General Martin that the Regimental
! band would be glad to march in the
! parade as we'll as the militia. J. n.
| Dolley suggested that the Disciplinary
| bard from the Disciplinary Barracks
at Fort LeavenWOrth, be obtained.
! This band is one of the finest in the
| country and is composed of military
prisoners confined in the big Disci-
pIinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth
/ for military offenses. The band has
played at various public affairs with
out a guard
w o. Rigby and F. f. Whitney
We're appointed to serve on platform
committee to determine the number
/ of guests who could be invited tC
seats of honor at the platform. Right
now members of the executive com
mittee and the Shawnee Democratic
club have issued invitations for al
that will be able to fill the platform
besides reserving a sufficient number
of seats for the press.
Many Big Democrats.
Among the prominent Democrats
who will occupy seats of honor on the
platform are: Thomas W. Morgan
warden of the federal prison at Leav-
| enworth; E. E. Murphy, chairman
Democratic state general committee
James w. Orr. Atchison; w. H. L
Peppereu, Wichita; Ex-Governor
Leavenworth; Bale Waggener ant
Tom Moxcey. Atchison; w. F. Sapp
Galena; George Neeley, Hutchinson
Hugh Farrelly. Chanute; Sam Hale
Lacrosse: Stance Meyers and w. E
Brooks, state board of control
RESERVATION lot 6luD-
Reservations for one hundred mem
bers of the Shawnee Democratic cluf
will be made in the front of the Audi
torium. At a meeting of the club helc
last evening it was decided to invite
all civic organizations in the city tC
join in a parade from the Rock Island
depot to the National hotel. Tht
Organization already has obtained
1000 flags to be used by those march
ing in the parade. Complete detail!
for the parade will be decided upon a
hotel at $50 o'clock Thursday even
ing.
At the suggestion of w W. Webb
president of the Commercial club, j
Will Kelley, the secretary, dispatched
a telegram this morning to ]. P. Tu
multy, the presidents secretary, invit
ing him to be the guest of the clul
that the Topeka Press club entertain
the dozen or more out-of-town news
papermen who will be present durini
the presidents visit
Reserves Rooms.
J. VIII Kelley today made reserva
tions for a suite of rooms at the Ma
tional hotel for the presidential party
President and Mrs. Wilson will occup
two rooms with small dining room
adjoining, another room has been en-
gagged for Secretary Tumulty, anothe
for the stenographers and still anothe
for the maid.
Five kansans will go to Kansa
City or St Joseph to join the presi
dental party. They are: w ". Webt
president of the Commercial club: J
VIII Kelley, secretary: J. S Dear
Governor Capper and E. E Murphy
lLeavenwcrtn.