The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18
BISMARCK GROVE.
THE SILVER WEDDING-OLD SETTLERS
MEETING.


THE SILVER WEDDING-OLD SETTLERS
MEETING.
LAWRENCE, KANs. Sept. Is. 1879.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
You said '.write us letter." and l
said would. wouldn't do it though
if l had not promised: for life, here
just now, is too short for any thing else
than hand shaking of friends who have
met for the first in many years. Re-
Numbering the fact that this will not
reach you till the day you go to press,
will be very witty (brevity being the
soul of Wit, and you will, therefore.
pardon me if plunge RICH: in. state a
few impressions and reserve sentiment
for more convenient season.
Lawrence is crowded: but her citi-
zens are exercising their usual and pro-
verbal hospitality, and visitors are seen
comfortably provided for. The cele-
bration of our young commemorative
.'silver wedding" commenced yesterday
morning, and was conducted according
to the published programme. Each
train during the day came crowded and
the gathering-quite large, even, in the
morning-was probably as great, in the
early shades of evening, as ever assem-
bled at the grove which has already be-
come historic.
In addition to those who came from
almost every nook in the State-includ-
ing even the halt, MANNED and dccrepit
"A very large number Of the infant ter
ritorv from other States are here. re-
newing memories of its grey morning
in its silver MONDAY.
The daily papers will give You the
full proceedings. 1t is, therefore, suffi-
cient for me to say that the proceedings
of the day were such as we had every
reason to expect from such men as ex-
Governor Robinson, Mayor Usher (for-
mer Secretary Of the lnterior). Colonel
Holiday. Gov. St. John and George "A.
Crawford, followed by the real orator
of the day, Col. John w. Forney. The
several addresses were prepared with
apparent care, aad will be published.
Some Of them were rather lengthy, and
they will be read with more interest
and patience than they were listened TO.
The days proceedings were really in
teresting, and will deserve place in the
archives of our historical bureau. But
that loveC9 feast, which all looked for
ward to as the really enjoyable occasion
for old settlers. should have vacant
page dedicated to it.
1t was mistake the managers now
see they made when they pressed to the
front some of the most notorious buff
foons and scofiers at all that is emo
bling in mans nature on an occasion
when, if ever, on public occasions in
Kansas, the mantle of charity should
have covered every fault of the past i'll
the congratulations of the present. Ii
is to be presumed that the managers
could not have anticipated 1.-THE of the
scurrillous abuse and coarse attempts at
wit, or even the disgusting evidences OF
se.f-laudation that fell from the lips OF
part of the speakers, and materially en-
barrassed the balance.
The real reunions and love feasts were
held in the little knots gathered about
the Illuminated grove, on the street
corners. and in the hotel rooms and cor.
ridors, and if the public demonstrations
had been entirely ignored, | doubt il
any would go away without saying to
himself lit was good for me to be
there"
The programme for to-day is an III
tcresiing one. and is as follows:
$50 a. m.-Hon. Sidney Clarke's in
PRODUCTION of Hon. George W. Julian
who will address the assembly.
10 m.-Address by Brig Gen. JOIN
Pope.
Hon. Robert Morrow's introduction
of Hon. Timothy o. Howe. OF Wiscon
sin. and address by the latter.
ID. m.1Grand barbecue dinner. Ere,
to ALL
$50 p. m.-IudgsJ J. 5. Emerys intro
duction of Rev. Edward Everett Hale
and address.
$3.50 D. m.-Hon. T. ID. TEACHERS in
PRODUCTION of Walt Whitman, who vii
recite an original poem prepared for tn
occasion.
/ $40 y. m.-Graud farewell sociable il
the tabernacle. followed by fire works
Saml Kimball. musical director for tn
occasion.
Gen. Pope will be present at the meet
ing with the post battery of Fort Leav
enworth. The Nineteenth Infantry BAN
will be in attendance and furnish music
The distinguished visitors from othe
States. mentioned in the order of pro
ceedngs. are here, and among the earl.
settlers and friends of Kansas present
are also Gen. Pope. Geo. W. Brown
editor OF the old Herald Of Freedom
and William Hutchinson, formerly O
this city and now of Washington.
OF our congressional delegation,
have so far only seen or heard of Ryal
and Haskell
Various portions of the Arkansa
Valley are represented: but from Wici
ita and our neighboring towns. ! al
sorry to say. the attendance Is slim
Winfield is represented By the genia
tenacious aud irrepressible Manning
and Mr.. Beech. while Wichita. so ia