Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-09-11


opened auspiciously. All night long
people had been coming, by railroad,
in wagons, buggies and on horse back.
BY noon streets, alleys, roads and camp
ground were teeming with people, and
yetthey continued to come. An ac-
tual count of the wagons alone from
the post Office north and west amount
cd to s,9oS, which with an average of
six to each wagon would give fully
THIRTy-EIvE THOUSAND
to say nothing Of those who came by
other conveyances.
There were people here from as far
east as Indiana, north as minnesota,
and south as Arkansas.
THE CROWD
was all day remarkable for its. good
humor, It's orderly character. and the
absence of complaints and fault find
finding. The greeting Of old COM
rades was in some cases most touch
ing.
THE MORNING PROCEEDINGS
at camp were limited to the prescnta-
ton 70 the representatives, of the differ
ent missouri regiments,,,t the banners car
RED by them during the war. The
, Twcnty-lirst had three SO presented to
its representative, Gen. David moore
The blood stained banner of the Eigh-
teenth TO Capt Brantner, its original
bearer, who told how he had carried it
at Lookout Mountain. through the bat
ties around Atlanta, where five men
standing within arms length OF him
were shot at his side, and along with
Sherman in his march to the sea.
The flag of the Tenth Missouri was
presented to Col. London, of that
corps, who in behalf of the remnant
present, accepted the sacred pledge,
and gave the flags history at Shiloh.
Corinth, Nicksburg. the first TO enter
that city. In concluding the colonel
remarked thai officially the soldier was
apt to be somewhat forgotten in these
degenerate days. The people elected
too many suffers and camp followers,
forgetting that the country WAS safest
in the hands of those who preserved it.
|. ECheers.
The flag of the seventh-known As
the Black Hawk cavalry-was to have
been presented to Maj. A. Sl;ugcrland
but he was too sick to take part.
Other flags were presented and Gov.
j. S. Phelps was presented to the audi
ence and received with cheers
The Glee Club sang rally round the
flag bays, and Miss Nellie Davis the
clocntlOnlSt gave Il recitation of Whit
tiers Barbara Fritchie.
After dinner Governor J. S. Phelps
delivered an address. much of il good
bat some Of il scarcely pertinent to the
occasion. The Governor thought the
time might not be far distant when the
southern limit Of the republic should be
the fSthmuS OF Panama. and It's north
crn border the Frigid Zone. He spoke
feclingI, of the dead soldiers who had
under providence fought to save the
country. Pleaded for equal rights to
all under the amendments TO the con
stitntion. though he had opposed them.
and advised all TO remember that they
were achieving the glory of the country
by all they did for It's advancement
now. Just as they had i'll the days of the
civil war
After tour o'clock there was review
of some fifteen hundred soldiers. b.
Gov. Phelps, and in the evening d num-
her Of informal soldiers meetings were
held on the ground,
We learn that Gov. Phelps was free
10 admit, after witnessing the DAYS
proceedings. that Il reunion like this
one would do more to advance the in
tereSt OF the state than IL dozen imigra-
ton agencies.