The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
PARADE PLANS IN
Executive and Parade Commit
tees Hold a Joint Meeting.
Fifteen Cars Reserved for the
Presidents Party Alone.
UP FIFTH ST. FROM SANTA FE
Little Change in Original Ar
rangementS for Pageant.
Doors of Auditorium viii Be
Opened at 12 O'clock.
UP FIFTH ST. FROM SANTA FE

opened at IL O'CLOCK.
Complete plans for the monstrous
parade and entertainment here on
Wednesday for President Wilson and
his party were completed at noon to-
/ day, at the Commercial club, at a joint
meeting of the parade committee and
| executive committee in charge of en-
| tertainment. Nothing will change the
arrangements made today excepting
inclement weather or some unforeseen
accident.
The big Auditorium will be thrown
open at II O'Clock Wednesday at
which time the work of decorating in
charge of C. A. Moore will be COM
pleted. The president will speak at 1
O'Clock. Franklin Hunt of Kansas
| City and Miss Margaret Goelke of To-
peka, together with MarshalPs band,
will furnish music. Mr.. Hunt will
sing If I Were King" while Miss
Goelke has announced that her song
will be Let Us Have Peace" The
| two soloists will also sing at the high
school auditorium to the overflow
crowd.
For Oldest Democrat.
Doors at the high school auditorium
will be thrown open at l O'clock. An
entertainment will be given by high
school students and the Soloists until
the president arrives about ? o'clock.
An arm chair will be placed on the
platform at the high school auditorium
for Mrs. George W. Veale, said to be
the oldest Democrat in Kansas
Arrangements will be made for the
ladies' reception committee to arrive
at the Capper home about l o'clock
and escort Mrs. Wilson to the Audi
torium. Governor Capper will accom-
pany the president.
| Little change has been made in the
general or Ter of the parade on ac-
count of the change from Santa Fe to
the Rock Island: The parade will
move west on Fifth street to Kansas
avenue, led by the Second Regiment
band Turning south on Kansas ave
nue. it will proceed to Tenth street,
turning west on Tenth to Jackson.
north on Jackson to Eighth, west on
Eighth to Harrison, south on Harrison
to Eleventh.
To Review Parade.
President Wilson and his party will
review the parade on Ninth and Harri-
son streets Eight thousand school
children, bearing flags, will line the
state house square Following is the
line of march outlined at noon by
Herbert ]. Corwine, marshal of the
day:
First Division.
Second Regiment band.
Battery A
Governors party-Governor and
Mrs. Capper, Mayor and Mrs. J. E.
House.
w. w. Webb, president of the Com
mercial club, and Mrs. Webb, ]. Will
| Kelley, secretary of the Commercial
club; J. P. Tumulty, presidents secre-
tary, and DR.. Grayson, Wilson family
physician.
Governors Aides-Major A. NJ. Full
Ter. Captain Sweeney, Col. A. H. Rain
and Colonel L. NJ Penwell.
Executive committee-W. o. Rigby,
F E. Whitney, ]. S. Dean, J. N. Dolley.
n6f CV10Tl mi
J. w. Orr, Atchison; Mrs w. o. Rig
by, Mrs. Cora NJ Lewis, Kinsley; Mrs
w E Atchison and Mrs. E. E. Muir
ply, Leavenworth.
; Three cars for newspapermen.
Car for Pathe Weekly.
Car for Tribune Selig-
Car for Mrs. wilson's maid. (Maid
, will drive directly from depot to Cap
per home
Car for railroad men and Western
, | Union official
Car for two stenographers and tele-
graph operator.
@. A. r.
Spanish American war veterans.
, Second Division.
Marshall's band.
Platoon of firemen.
Prominent citizens.
Clubs. (Co-Operative, Shawnee
County Democratic Club, Rotary Club,
Good Government Club, and other or
ganizations.)
Third Division.
1 Knights and Ladies of Security
Band.
Knights and Ladies of Security.
Modern Woodmen.
Trades Unions
Boys Industrial Schools
Fourth Division.
Santa Fe Band.
Boy Scouts.
Citizens in autos. (Others may fall
in.)
Formation first division-Right
t resting on Fifth facing west.
2 Formation, second diviSion-Form
5 on Adams right resting on Fourth.
t Formation. third division-Form on
: jefferson, right resting on Fourth.
Formation, fourth division-Form
l. on Madison, right resting on Fourth.
e Marshal and Aides.
E | Herbert J. Corwine, chief marsha
S O fthe day: w. S. Eberle, H. L. Stude-
: want, Henry McAfee, Judge r. NJ
S Yates, c. c. Jackson, Ray Enfield
), Elmer Strain and Ralph Davidson
S aides.
= The divisions will meet at 9:3C
o'clock Wednesday morning at points
$ designated by Herbert j. Corwine
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