The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-09
EXHIBITS ARE IN
PLACE FOR FIRST
DAY OF FEATURE
-Army and Navy" and Topeka
Day Opens With Enthusiasm.
Parade, Dedication of Flag,
Races and Shows Are On.
KANSAS DERBY ON The TRACK
Fast Horse Flesh Starts at =
O'clock This Afternoon.
Early Crowds Coming by Mo-
tor Car aud Train Today.
GENERAL WOOD is NOT HERE
Monster Military Parade Moves
Down Kansas Avenue.
Night Show With Great Lakes
Band and Real Soldiers.
ToDAY's FAIR PROGRAM.


Topeka Day.
Army and Navy Day.
Exhibits open to public at q.
Grand opening SunflOwer Trail ut l. p. m.
Races nt , O'Clock.
Band concerts, morning, afternoon and
night.
at O'Clock by Great Lakes Naval band.
p. m.-State Guard retreat and guard
mount.
7:15 p. m.-Big military parade from
Seventh and Kansas avenue to fair grounds.
Parade passes Erandstand.
1880 y. m.-LivestOck parade.
1880 p. m.-COneert by Marshall's band
and Modocs.
8. .. m.-Dedication of service flag.
s:4O p. m.-Naval band and army drill
in front of grandstand.
0. p. m.-"VorId at War"
The biggest Kansas Free Fair in the
history of the free fairs given at the
home of free fairs, opened its gates
promptly at 9 O'Clock this morning.
Practically every exhibit in the
grounds was N place and ready for
inspection tho a few of the late COM
ers had not had time to do the clean
ing chores around their stands.
Early this morning the roads lead
ing into Topeka began to show the
heavy trend of traffic toward the capi-
tai city. By 10 o'clock today the
streets and the fair grounds itself were
showing full indication of the fair
time activity. Hardly had the first
trickle of visitors entered the gates at
the ground when the raucous cries of
the hot dog venders filled the air with
the true outward and visible sound of
festivity and high carnival
The program for today included the
dedication of the service flag for the
state. The flag was painted by George
NJ. Stone, Kansas most notable artist,
under the auspices of the Native Sons
and Daughter of Kansas.
General Wood Can't Come.
Mai Gen. Leonard Wood will not be
able to come to Topeka today to make
the chief address at the Native Sons
and Daughters of Kansas service flag
dedication this evening. Walter l..
Payne, chairman of the entertain
ment committee of the Native Sons of
Kansas, received this morning the fol-
lowing telegram from General Wood:
Arrival of inspector to go over di-
vision, will prevent my coming today,
and possibly tomorrow. Very sorry"
The feature race of the card for to-
day was the Kansas Derby, one mile
running, for a purse of five hundred
dollars. This race is conceded to be
the running event of the year in the
state.
At the fair grounds tonight the
feature of the night show is in two
parts-one part the parade and con-
cert of the thirty piece detachment of
John Phillip SouSaS Great Lakes Ma
val Training station band and the 9TH
er part the reproduction of an Euro
pean battle scene in fireworks.
In conjunction with the band from
the naval training station, the crack
drill company from Fort Leavenworth
is scheduled to execute a series of fam
cy maneuvers in front of the grand
stand.
The world at war fireworks spec
tacle and the naval concert and drill
are features of the night show for the
first four nights of the week. Friday
the naval band is under orders to re-
turn to its station.
Tomorrow's Features.
Tomorrow is children's day and
stockmen's day. Special features have
been arranged for tomorrow and Sec
retary Phil Eastman, of the Kansas
free fair association, has promised
that there will not be moment DUR
ing the day when something of inter-
est will not be going on in the grounds.
For the children the fair association
has arranged a number of contests
Thrift stamps, baby bonds and other
prizes are offered in profusion, and il
is thought that many children will
participate in the events.
The race program for tomorrow is
well balanced; the entries are large
and 1t is thought that the time will be
exceptionally fast. The race track is
IN fine shape. the rains last week soft
ening the ground just enough to put
the proper spring and give" into the
turf
The Parker carnival shows open al
10 O'Clock every morning for the en-
tertainment of the fair visitors who
desire that type of amusement
Tonight's Parade.
The big military parade on Kansas
avenue which is to be one of the big