The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
STOP ALL WHEELS
Every Business in Topeka VIII
Honor Belgian Commission.
Even Street Cars Will Stand
Still for ) Minutes.
HAVE MAMMOTH PARADE
All Men Who Have Registered
Asked to March.
Big Delegation Will Meet Train
at Santa Fe Station.

Kansas will entertain the Belgian
commission in a truly royal style, ac-
cording to plans suggested at noon
meeting of the committee at the
Chamber of Commerce.
All of Topeka, school kids and all,
representatives from every section OF
the state, congressman, legislators,
governor and ex-goXernors will all be
at the Santa Fe station to welcome
them. The city will suspend business
for five minutes. Church bells, rae
tory and train whistles will all blow
one continuous blast as welcoming
signal to the commission. BUSINESS,
however, will be resumed at most or
the houses in Topeka
A mammoth parade, including mill
tary, fraternal and civic organizations,
and state and city officials VIII be
only one of the features of the parade.
All traffic on Kansas avenue VIII De
suspended even the street cars.
Every citizen of the state has been
asked to fly the Belgian flag on that
day, IN honor of the delegat ton me
black, yellow and red vertical stripes
should fly from every business house,
light and street car pole in the city,
according. to this committee. MOTOR
cars and public vehicles also are urg-
ed to join in the display.
The Big Parade.
The parade will start at the Santa
re station, SnOEIly dll6l .pV ~ ~
The order of march, outlined TINS
noon calls for thousands OF motor
cars Every citizen of the state VINO
attends the celebration should fill his
motor car to the roof with hansahs
who will welcome the delegation
The parade led by the members OF
the commission and state officials Will
march down Fourth street to Kansas
avenue, south on Kansas avenue TO
Tenth street, west on Tenth to Harr1-
70 house
and marching down Eighth street TO
the auditorium where a reception for
the commission will be staged.
The school children Of the city have
been requested to form on the south
side of the state house grounds ana
there in a body. flying the flags of
Belgium and of the United States, pay
tribute to the nations representatives.
Organizations on Parade.
Among the fraternal organizations
that have agreed to take part in tile
parade are: M-dern Woodmen,
Knights and Ladies Of Security, a can
ton of the odd Fellows, Citizens Mil
itary training corps Moose, Red Men.
veterans of the Civil and Spanish
American wars, boys from the reform
school, Old Abe camp and their Fife
and Drum corps, Boy Scouts.
Plans are now being perfected to
have all men in Topeka that are reg
istered for the selective draft, take
part in the parade. They will prob
ably make up the largest single dele
cation Of the affair.
Four bands will probably march
in the parade. The Knights and La
dies band, MarshalTs band, Second
Regiment band and Santa Fe Appren-
tice band will all be invited to take
part in the celebration.
Military organizations, still station
ed at Topeka will also march in the
parade.
Further plans for the program will
be completed next week. The COM
mittee in charge of the parade con
sists of L. NJ. Penwell, George Cod
frey Moore. J. Z. Wilson. J. E. Austin,
Harry lines. H. S. Putney and William
Overton.