The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-20
PARADE NOTES

The Belgian party arrived in the
city exactly at O'Clock and was met
by a vast throng of citizens. Baron
Moncheur, General Clercq, Count
d'Ursel and an American army oncer
were all in uniform. All of the other
members of the party of eight were in
civilian clothes.
Horses today for the marshals and
aides in the parade were very scarce
J. E. Wilson, former chief of police,
had been looking after the horses and
it took no end of telephoning by
George Godfrey Moore, chief marshal,
and E. L. Overton, first assistant, to
find animals that were not too vicious
for them to ride.
The medical detachment of the
First Field artillery was the mill
tary organization not in uniform.
Lieut.. C. c. Lull is commanding these
boys and they are undergoing some
rigorous drilling on Topeka streets in
the evening. This is the only mill
Iary unit in Topeka which hasn't re-
ceived uniforms.
George Mignolet, Belgian consul at
Kansas City, arrived in Topeka to
greet the commission at noon today.
He left Belgium four years ago just
before the outbreak of the war.
Consul Mignolet stated that there are
1U,UOO bSlSldnS III Ills 0IStIiCl, WIlCI
includes part of. Missouri and all of
Kansas.
Maj. Leo Osterieth of the Third
regiment of Belgium Lancers, was a
member of the commission. He
Consul Mignolet for a numter of
years.
Acting Chief of Police House or
dered all patrolmen on duty promptly
at 1 o'clock. All day men were sta
| toned on Kansas avenue or Fourth
| street while the night men patrolled
the residence districts during the time
the parade was in progress.
| The automobiles of George God
frey Moore and c. L. Mitchell prob
ably would have won first prizes for
| decorations. Many dollars were ex-
pended by the two business men in
placing bunting and American and
| Belgian flags on their cars. Hun
dreds of other cars were beautifully
| decorated.
Senator Charles E. Snyder of Leav-
enWorth, was among those forming
the reception committee for the Bel
gian commission. Senator Snyder is
now Major Snyder and he is one of
those in the officers reserve corps who
had to go to work right on the Jump.
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth
which houses 1900 military prisoners.
The food is one of the principal sub
jects of all prisoners and supplying it
| to suit them is a hard task, Major
| Snyder has discovered. Major Snyder
| is looked upon as a likely candidate
for lieutenant governor. ''Wait until
1 get this quartermaSter'S job off my
hands he said today in reply to a
question as to whether he would be a
candidate for lieutenant governor
next year.
w. w. Webb, former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, decorated
his big six-cylinder car profusely to-
day and started down town to drive
it in the parade. AS he was passing
the Mills building on Ninth street
some one shouted that his car was on
fire. The blaze was caused by a
short circuit under the hood. 1t was
extinguished with minimum damage
but Webb had to get another car to
drive in the line of march.
From shortly after o'clock the
reception committee and crowd began
. to gather at the Santa Fe depot to
welcome the commission. The heat
was Sitting but no one gave up choice
places. A refreshment stand did a
rushing business
The auditorium was profusely dec.
GRATED today for the program. In the
center over the stage was suspended q
gigantic sunf1ower, surrounded b,
flags of the allied nations. On eacf
side of this great display We're Ameri.
lean and Belgian flags, blown out by
electric fans.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
No deaths were reported 30 the Stat,
| Journal today.