The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01
A GRAND GALA DAY.
The Veterans Reunion and
Celebration Of Washing.
tons Birthday.
"The Blue and tho Gray"
March Side by Side in tho
Grand Parade.

Speeches, Resolutions, and
Genuine Old Time Sol.
diers' Feast ut OF.
fields Hall.
During The psst two months the veteran
soldiers OF S<dslia have been making
elaborate preparations for . grand re-
union or tire 22I Of February. The birth.
day of Washington
The citizens Of SedsIia h.ve contributed
generously. aud .,m of money sufficient
10 render .he reunion = grand rucc.s. VA
at once subscribed. During tire p..t week
the committee on arrangements hss been
busy preparing for the event. aud last
night all things were duly 10 order. The
committee on insitaiioos invited . EuWtsr
Of prominent pereonages Of Missouri, iron
all Of whom courteous replies we're re-
csived, -ome accepting the insitaiion and
Others declining 10 stissd On account Of
pressing business sngaxeWect-.
BY Daylight this morning Ill the ar
engagements were perfected. and At O'Clock
Joe. Peitier begsn firing . s,iu;e OF
thirty -sigh, rounds on the square in the
rear Of the market house. With the ris-
ing sun flags where thrown 10 the bresz.
or Oiii.ld's hail and ihc court hous-. aud
from many Of the business housrs along
Ono and N.in s,srr;s. and a The sun
rose SloriousIy 10 . clear. bright sks, the
grsy old vetersns swsrmcd here and
there along the -ireess. in busy prepare
lion of the grand event.
A. 10 o'clock the parade formed On Sec.
ond street. With the right. consisting Of The
Sed.lis X A... re-iIng On OHIO street.
At the sound Of the bugie the procession
took up its live 81 r,:e,, ~ the following
order:
lt-C .e'r Ii.' ',--.!
2l->-s!.i;- 3 T., az .n,i un.i .;.n.
3i--N.ri-! h...a.
4,k-Ti.. v-,,r o.. a'...n, :0ji nGmSer,
wesr.ng a,'r,rnr iss~ h'.!: =. -'.,i carving q
larg. ;..E,rai; "i W ,-i,;us:,,, ia = gilt
oval I'm.
5,h Fl, Z ,~.rC' a., 80 "a. iaiI AMI
form.
III. Ct-=r;E
moved sr'.i', =: - .ip $500, as. ard. eas.
"a Third L, - .-...n:r.sn a.. .., south on
Washington .V~.. E,.'h, esst on Fifth
20 Massachusetts, south on Massachusetts
t. Brcsd~Ay, wes. on Broaisay 10 Monl-
team, north IN Monueau Q. Seventh. es-i
IN Seventh 10 Ohio. ncrih on Ohio to Main.
vest on Main to ossse, auth on O.see Ia
Second and x-st Ca Seco:.d 10 the caur,
han.s.
On assembling At the conrt hon.e the
meeting w.s called TO order by Gil. Rit-
Ter, and the ceremonies began by . song
~ the GIee club: Il 'Spsct tina: Nov the
Kingdou,'s Gaming" during ~hich Joe.
Psiiier fired sala'e of thirty eight rounds
~ilh hi. cannon on the fquare ic "a.
rear o. the market house.
The court room WA 6lIsd 30 OVERT sing.
there being scarcely st ,niins room in sny
part II The house.
After the soDg by the Glee club snd
prsseT hy the Rev. Mr.. Pierce, Col. Ritter
introduce! az the orator Of the day Hon
Louis II. Water, forne. ly colonel Of the
SS,h Illinois infantry. who spok. elo-
quent!y for about forty FIVE minutes, during
which he kept the audience in excellent
hamor. We regret that owing TO our lin
tied time and space We are unable TO give
even an outline If HE speech, which
sbounded in br,;lisnl .shes Of wit. humor
and paihos. 1. Was . mastery effort. en-
tirely ca hsnd and without" pre-.
'ious preparation. During some o:
ME pathetic rreorations many old soldier.
sept like children and sgsin bis wii,
ashing like eun!ight from under storm
loud, convu!sed the audience With
sughte-. During the sdjre.s he vas often
interrupted By applause, and st the close
he GIee club sang The Star Spanglei
Banner"
H. B. Fletcher, secretary OF the club,
hen resd the following letter from Geo.
W. &. Hancock
iovERxoR's ISLAND. New York Harbor, Feb. Ie.
nv DEAK SIR:-I am in receipt cf The invitation
o participate IN reunion of the veterans Of the
mon Veteran Ciuh,'' on 2lnd Of February,
Ssl. and, TO say 10 reply, that II wonld he pleas
10 me 70 attend, bat regret thsi circum
kiil present my doiBgSo.
Thanking yon sad, through VOC. the gentlemen
Il the committee for their courtesy, ! remain
W :. HAxcocx.
70 Lieut. J. x. web6er and others, Cornmift~.. Of
Invitation, etc, sesiaii~, NO.
Mr.. Fletcher also read letters from Gen.
Ross, Of iiiinoie, Gen. veaich. Hon. Thos.
:. Fletcher. ex-governor Of Missouri, wm.
P. Jackson, ex mayor Of Sedaiia, Who l. .,
,resent in Washington. d. C.. Capt. J. X.
Hayward, Hon. Chsu"cey I. Filley, Capt.
chss. H. Morgan, K s. Grahsm, Capt. A.
:. Whitaker, and John Seaves, Lieut..
;ol. Swans. Vol. c. 3. A.. after which the
j.ee club. Consisting of Mr. J. B. Wilcox.
Emmett Dnean, Morris Barrett, Judge Bray.
M,.s Mabel Vim Camp, Mis- Hattie Lewis.
md Mis- KimbaIl. sang the gsand old song,
Island up for Uncle SAM"
which ~ss received With hearty applause
The chairman, Col. Ritter, then .nnoun.
,ed Inst motions spd resolutions would
Do in order, and NJ. E. &. Beech moved
hat the letters read b filed With the
records Of the club. Carried.
E. J. Smith, on behalf Of the committee
Of the club on resolutions, then presented