The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
READY FOR ROTARY
Program for International
Meeting at Cincinnati Out.
Topeka Will Send Several
Delegates to July Meeting.

The program for the entertainment
of the international association of Ro-
tary clubs at Cincinnati, July 16, II, Is,
10, 20, has just been completed by the
Cincinnati entertainment executive
committee. The Rotary club of To-
peka will send several delegates, and
many visitors besides are planning to
attend. The business program is not
entirely finished, but the business pro-
gram is of greater interest to the ac-
tive delegates than to the Rotarians
and their wives who are going to the
Cincinnati convention simply for
pleasure.
The convention entertainment opens
with a reception Sunday evening, July
16, in the ball room at the. Hotel Glib
son, where old acquaintance will be
renewed and new friendships made.
On Monday afternoon, at l o'clock,
the ladies will be taken on trip to
the Cincinnati Geological gardens. one
of the finest ZOOS in the world, where
they will enjoy a luncheon and a spec
ial concert, followed by a woodland
play in an open air theater by the
Goldenburg players. The men will at
tend model luncheons down town,
showing how Rotary luncheons should
be conducted. Some will go to Red
land field to see the Cincinnati Reds
play Philadelphia. Others will en-
ter the golf tournament at the Ham
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from all over the country will be en-
tered in competition for a prize cup.
In the evening a parade headed by
the delegations contesting for the 1917
convention will be held just prior to
the start for the Geological Gardens
| again. More than a dozen bands will
enliven the evening at the zoo, where
Atlanta, Ga, a strong contender for
the 1917 convention, will give great
watermelon party for the benefit of
a Wis nd da o.
will wind up the evening.
Auto Ride for Ladies.
All the principal points of interest,
the parks, residence and industrial
districts, will be visited by the ladies
on an automobile ride Tuesday, with
a woodland luncheon in Burnet Woods
park near the University of Cincin-
natl. The men will attend trade and
| professional section luncheonS down
town, the baseball games and the sec
ond days play of the Rotary Golf
| tournament. --f
Music hall. seating $500 people, will
be the scene of a great musical festi-
val Tuesday evening for the benefit of
Rotarians. Leading this program are
| Frances Ingram, contralto, late of the
Joseph Schenke. Cincinnati tenor
Other offerings will be the Cincinnati
Choral club of 800 voices from the ia
nous Cincinnati May Festival chorus.
/ Margaret Berry Miller, lyric soprano;
Adolph H Stadermann, organist, and
the Orpheus club of 120 male voices,
are also features of a great musical
program especially presented for
Rotary.
The big entertainment of the con-
vention is reserved for Wednesday,
when the Rotarians will leave Cincin-
natl at 1890 a. m. for Coney Island
Summer Amusement park. Here an
old-fashioned Kentucky Burgoo and
barbecue will be served. Athletic
events, swimming contests. a burlesquo
Kentucky derby, ball game between
the Toleda Rail Lights and the Gin
cinnati Urichos. champion amateur
baseball teams, and other features
have been provided. The day will
wind up with a Summer carnival, in
which all delegations will appear in
novel and striking costumes during a
dinner, dance and various entertain
ments.
Thursday evening is the final event
of the entertainment program, Music
hall and its esplanade being turned
into a magnificent Partisan garden,
where the annual grand ball, led by
President Allen d. Albert of Mime
| apolis, will occur.