The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-08
final PLANS FOR
INAUGURATION OF
GOVERNOR MADE
HI. H. MOtter To Preside at
State House Ceremony.
Justice Henry f. Mason win
Administer Oath.
PUBLIC MEETING IN Topeka
Allen To Speak at Auditorium
in the Afternoon.
Special Meeting Arranged To
Take Care of Crowds.
Justice Henry T. Mason VIII
Administer Oath.
PUBLIC MEETlNG IN Topeka
Allen To Speak at Auditorium
in the Afternoon.

Harvey H. Motter, chairman OF the
Republican state committee. will pre-
side at the inaugural ceremonies in
representative hall Monday. An
nouncement of the formal inaugural
program was made today by Charles
H. Sessions. Justice Henry F. Mason.
of the state supreme court, will admins
lister the oath to all or the newly elect
ed state officials.
Plans for handling the big crowd
which will seek to attend the ceremo-
nies have been worked out by the vari-
Gus committees. Seat reservations
each elective state official. Depart
ment heads will receive but two paste
boards each. Admission to the press
tables Will be by card and to officially
assigned press representatives only.
In spite of the efforts of the commit
tees in charge of the program. scores
of requests for tickets have been de-
MED because of the limited space in
representative hall. The COMMITTEES
plans to reserve 500 seats. The public
will be admitted to the galleries.
Plan Afternoon Meeting.
Committee members today expected
to relieve the state house congestion
as a result of the plan for an afternoon
Allen meeting in the auditorium. The
new governors war speech in the
city building will draw an enormous
crowd. Hundreds of Kansans have
planned to come to Topeka for the in
augural Friends of Governor Allen
and other state officials are coming
from practically every county in Kan
sas. Inability of the committee to pro-
vide seats for all visitors will compel
many peope to file early on seats in
the auditorium.
The Fourth Regiment band from
Wichita will furnish music during th>
inaugural ceremony. It Is probable
that for the first time in many years
the salute of seventeen guns in honor
of the incoming governor may be
abandoned. The national guards cam
non are now in France.
All of the state officials will be pres-
ent for the ceremony except Frank L.
Travis. of lola. superintendent of in
surance-elect. Travis, a lieutenant
colonel of the Ammunition train with
the Rainbow division. is in base hos
pital in France as result of an auto
mobile accident. His oath. subscribed
to before an American consul, will be
read by Justice Mason. The list OF
officers to be sworn in will be read
by ]. T. Botkin. retiring secretary of
state,
Official Program.
Following is the official program:
Presiding officer: II. II. Motter, chair
man Republican state committee.
Invocation DIR. Edmund J. kulp, To-
peka
Reading list of officers TO be sworn in !:
j. T. Botkin. secretary of state
Oath of office administered by Justice
Henry +. Mason.
Address: Governor Arthur Capper, To-
peka.
Oath of office and address: Governor
Henry J. Allen, Wichita.
National air: Fourth Regiment band
List of officers to receive oath:
Goyernor: Henry J. Allen. Wichita.
ston. Minneapolis.
Associate Justice supreme court :: X. A.
Burch. Salina.
Lieutenant governor: Charles S. Huff
man. Columbus.
Secretary of state: L. J. Pettijohn. Dodgs
City
State auditor: Fred W. Knapp Beloit
State treasurer: Walter l.. Payne, Burlin-
gene.
Attorney general: Richard ]. Hopkins.
Gerden City.
Superintendent public instruction: Lizzie
f. Wooster, Salina
Superintendent insurance. Frank L.
Travis lola.
State printer: W. r. Smith, Columbus.