The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01

CON Potb1OUes noVlu9 Oosseu toIOU8o OsVs0
and brsskess Of the gar Of the sevoloiioe, and
|suhseqUensly through smother var viih
i6ress Britain, also . YER uith Ae1;co and
through terrible storms VI civil vsr, never
lacking for men Ia man her OF patriotic
soldiers 70 bear high her banner, i. noe
recognised By ell the world e. the great 81.
vance nation Of the earth. respected
and hooored every where. end
shall ever be: aud ihst the psisiotic
cons Of THE country and Ihose
~hs have adopted this - their country
viii ever he found ready to MAINTAIN her
integrity sud houor, aud u siAGd hy her in
all ,imes ii trial aud MAINTAIN her ever -
che j. nov, truly great.
That the cons snd ci,is.ne Of Missouri. -
they have heretofore Gsiisuiiy responded
to every call Of the country, will 10 the IL
,ure always rr-poud to the Call Of patriot
i.m and country, and our beloved city IL
Sedaiis, the Queen City Of the Prairie, ~
abe was during the last Isl, the head.
quarters md base of operations for large
portion Il the Sale, shall 10 tie future be
foremost ia her acts and deeds of pa,rio;-
,-m AID dev0 ion To the couairy Of Wash.
ingion and the fathers.
That ne, The Caion Vsier NJ club Of Sc
dxiia, having fought on d.6.s~n, 6r.d-,
nos unite and as-t mble IN voe club. sn.,
while we celebrate this dag we remember
the tolls ard battles Ne have gone through,
and Ne will ever stand faithful 10 eaci,
other and 10 the coua;ry,
and ia eli callings in life zee u il thai
while We hsve upheld ard shall uphold
the bsnner VI ou- nation. we will do no;h-
ing 10 dishoner il or disgrace the uniform
Of the American solder, which We arc
| nScud 10 have worn.
Thsi in ihose who fougls against n in
he late var We fund the gallant snidi,r
ssd generous foe; snd o. w- hase At all
tin,e- been ready 10 receive them ~ iiirn.:.
and ciiizena. upon The simple cond,,inn
that the var IL over. 20 Ne are glad 10 b.
able 10 invite them :c-s:s-. I'd tn receive
them and make them seicoue with o. ir
The celebration of ihe-e festivities.
Thst we ie:ur. hearty Thanks 10 Col
T; Waters for HE able and patriotic address,
and q all iho.e VITO hsve 20 literally si:-
I'd in making our renEion . succe.<, amor,
wbnm we especially mention the Sedalia
Rifles. Qs~rn City Gu.rae and the Giec
CLUB end Qleen City band for their pres
enee and n--ietance.
On motion the resolutions we're ador; d,
aud ordered to he entered il the record. u
the club. 10 re-Ponse TO lonL and I.er-iet-
ent CALI, Rev. a. J. vsa Wagner, chsp-
lain Of the club. made br;e: and patriotic
address. after which MAYOR Eran. N de
few we'll chosen remarks, and ~. followed
BY Ch. J,yne-. who spoke ahou, Eve min.
u'es in his happy. OF h .nd style. which i.
aiway- pieasan, 10 lis'en to.
A: the eio.- nf Col. ] iyner' rsn arks tie
G:se club .sns the ioucl,ing oil army sony,
~h Oh vas 20 often heard At niss, by the
camp Gre, when the boys ~ere .,sn,-d an
the field" Mar. Rrsse Boy. My FALL"
SITTER which Dime, wss snnou,.e:. snd
ths crowd dj,nrned st once 20
oFFrELD's HALL.
wh~re thirteen tables were .pre.d ready
Tor the banquet capable Of accommodating
al3 pss.ons. Esch plsce "a. proviisd
With a new bright tin plate, \ ,iu cup.
knife, fork snd spoon. which stood in d,x-
cling array on the clean white boards OF
the tables. The hall we approp i,tely
decor tel with a ,gs, ami or he south aide.
hetw. IN the window. on TIE wsll. ~ere sr-
ranged in "rd,r a brons. statue @: Wash :
;ns,on, ard bus.s of Lincoin, Grant, Old
Hickory tGsoers! ,cks laI, S;epbsn A.
D,rglsss, Clay and Ben Butter, surround |
ec w',h beautiful evergreen wresih..
AZ tue crowd fled into tae hall ,hes
'o,k places At the table, ard then
began an ATTACK on the pi;es Of
"srub" aimus' ~ earnest ~ "cha.s-
bsyon-t-" ON the Geld Of b.iile. As fast
~ people got their Sill they fell b.ck. Civ. |
ing rom for other, and go The crowd pour.
ed in snd ont. sursinx up and down the |
broad stairway, end after the .nidi~s. snd !.
their guests had vacated the piece the rid. /!
raf ADD gutter dos- ss.rmed ia. and
would hsse captured the plscr tu. for the 1
nerve and good judgment Of the men in l
charge.
The amount cf provisions puIch.sed for
the occasion ~. simply enormou. % tug /,
keys, over 800 pound. 81 chickens. zoo |
lb'. 10 hams, leo ibs. 4; corned beef, 100
lbs ro..t beef, SOC lbs. hard tack, 81
b.rre ., 200 !b-. Two tub. foil OF pork and !
beans. 4 barrels Of green sprl.s and other l
;hinga TO numerous o. mention and in !
enormous quantities.
After dinner the Veteran. returned TO the |
court goom, where they sere 1t 3 o'clock !
-'iii engaged in .Peech making and .ing.
ing.
IL ;s estius,ed that ] 900 TO go per-on. /
took dinner st O6ieid's hall, and the min. l
Cling Of the blue and the gray" ~. the !
haPpiest and most fralernai.
When the Queen C,ty Guards left the !
table they each took hard tack and fast
ened il to their coat collar, and IN ear Q; |
corn and fastened il to their mu.ke,s, which /
Wss kind Of P.htomi@e representation Of
returning -qasd Of forsgrr,. Ii sas /
highly iodicrous and excited much auu.e-
men.
Charles TrAutmsn, . stalwsrt old soldier .
and m experienced cook, he'd change al the
dinner, and has given weeks work, which \
resulted in ore Of the best cooked meslr
probably ever gotten up 10 Sedaiis under |
si0ilsr circumstances. :. J. b. Fair, J. l
W. Essley and J. H. Poveii we're his -. !!
s'ssanis, end jererve much credi, for their !
fsishfulnes-. J. ID. Hill sss the door |
keeper end performed bic p,rt yell.
The 6rs, reunion Of the Veteran Soldier. |
Of Sedslia and Petri- county will long be |
remembered - oOe Of the n,os. enjoyable |!
events in the history oi the city aud il il !
to Be hoped that each anniversary Of the
birth OF hin who vss ''the fret in var, the
6nt 10 peace snd the 6rst in the he,rta Of
HE country men" gill be 20 celebrated BY