The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-22
Excellent Music Furnished by the
Celebrated Arsenal Band,
of st, Louis.
Mayor Messerly's Address of Wei
come is Brief, but it Covers
the Ground.
A Fitting Reply at the Hands of
Gen. John s. Marmaduke, of
the Future Great.
A Detailed Report Of all the Elk
ercises Up to the Time Of
Going to Press.

For days and weeks past the principal
topic of conversation in Sedalia has been
the reunion of Ex-Confederates of Mis-
souri, and the southwest, to take place In
this city ON Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, the 18th, 10th and 18th inst
Prepar tions were iaaugurated early, in
order that all might be in readiness at the
appointed time for the hospitable enter
tainment of the thousands of visitors who
would be in attendance, am this morn
ing's dawn found the work of the various
committees completed in a manner that
must have proved satisfactory to these in
terested.
An undertaking of this magnitude is no
easy task, but those who had the labor in
charge seemed never t. tire, but
KEPT PUSHING AHEAD,
and to the management is due unstinted
praise for the excellent arrangements
made for caring for and entertaining all
who may come.
The hotel accommodations was the first
thing to be looked after, and the commit
tee appointed for this purpose has labored
zealously, so it is safe to presume that all
will be provided for as well as they had
anticipated. All of the hotel and board
ing houses str0ve with cOmmendable ener-
~, and seemed to vie with each other in
having everything in readiness for their
guests, and success has crowned their eff.
forts. Hundreds of cots have been placed
in different business buildings throughout
the city, and many private families have
also prepared sleeping accommodations of
q similar character
Some days ago the most sanguine of the
committeeman were of the opinion that
TEN THOUSAND STRANGERS
would be in attendance, but the BAzoo
has never shared this belief: If
5000 should put in an appearance, and be
properly cared for, Sedalia will do re-
markably well in providing for their
various wants.
The advance guard began arriving on
Sunday nights trains, and yesterday
brought in many more so that by last
night there were between 700 and 800 Ex-
Confederates in the city. These were met
BY the committee on reception, and assign
ed to their places of aoode during their
stay, and last evening many of them might
have been seen stroiling about the city and
enjoying themselves as they saw. proper.
But it was left for this mornings trains to
bring in the crowd, although not as many
arrived rs had been expected and prepared
for. There were two trains from St. Louis
and one from Jefferson City, all bringing a
koodly number of the boys who had worn
the gray. The trains from the north and
south, and the Lexington branch train
also brought in their quota, and BY IL
O'Clock
THE STREETS WERE THRONGED
with visitors, but the best of order pre-
vailed, Notwithstanding.
The celebrated Arsenal band, of st.
Louis, arrived on the morning train, and a
little after FIVE O'Clock made its presence
known by discoursjng same excellent mu.
aic in front of the Ex-Confederate head
quarters, in the Ofield building. As mu-
sicians, this band ranks with the Rest in
the land, and deserved praise was accorded
the bows for the pleasure derived
As the exercises of the day were not to
be inaugurated until afternoon, the visit
on spent the morning hours in traversing
the city and seeing for themselves what
busy, go-ahead place the Queen City of
the Prairies is, and all unite in praise
thereof.
At the headquarters, the officers of the
of the association were kept busy in regis.
tering the newly arrived members, while
the committees on reception and hotel &C
consultations had their hands full in at
tending to their respective duties.
II is fortunate the managers succeeded
In securing the Ofield building as
THEIR HEADQUARTERS,
rs there is no other in the city that would