The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
KANSAS VETERANS.


NAN0AS vGt60HN0s
The Bisgest Rsunsoa Ever Held. to be Held
in Topeka. s-ptember 80 and so and %.
tober 1, 1885.
knight and Soldier. Topeka.l
Under the auspices of the G. A. X. the
third annual reunion of the old soldiers of
the State will be held in this city ON the 18th
and 30th of September and the LIST of October
next. Without consideration or influential
inducement, the Council of Administration
of the Department of Kansas, by unanimous
vote, selected the city Of Topeka as the most
suitable point in the State to hold the third
annual reunion at, provided the necessary
accommodations could be provided, as they
well knew our facilities were greater and
better than any other city in the State. As
soon as the action of the Council of the Ad-
ministration was officially conveyed to us by
A. A. G. L. N. woodcock, the famous and
respected committee of thirty -eight, that so
successfully and satisfactorily managed the
grand reunion of 1852, was Immediately
called together by its President, that gallant
and wellknown old hero, Major 7. j. Ander-
son. In response to this call there was a fair
attendance of the committee, but q very
slim attendance of our citizens. 1t was
finally resolved at this meeting to leave the
matter of providing the necessary acconmo-
dations with our citizens. and il they see it 20
generously respond to the handsome CON-
earth, we would insure the largest old SOL
diers' gathering in this city. ever held in the
West. After several loud calls and vigorous
solicitations on the part of a few of our more
earnest and public spirited citizens. like
Mayor Cofran, DR. S. Z. Sheldon ID. j. Green
wald, J. W. Kaskail, b. NJ. Curtis and others,
meeting was secured that raised an active
canvassing committee. with Hon. s. E. Shell
don, Is. NJ. Curtis and Mayor Cofran at its
head. The result was that within forty eight
hours they had subscribed for the purpose
sspr ns ,,sNA.. sY.Nr,
expenses $500, with the assurance that
it would be increased TO 5000 if
necessary. This amount was deemed suf-
fcient to meet all the expense that was liable
to be incurred by the committee or depart
ment in furnishing hoSpitable accommoda-
tons to the old boys while in our city. I'm
old reunion committee of thirty-eght was
moved, and a committee. consisting of Com
rades G.. W. Reed, A NJ. Fuller Henry Tay-
lor, A. c. Joseph and s. p. Wade was APP
permanent officers for the committee for
lSS5. The committee made a report which
was unanimously adopted
Afterward the President and committee ap-
pointed the standing committees given below
which are gwen in full, including officers,
so that Comrades and Grand Army Posts
wishing to correspond with any of the of
tcers or committees can do so without
further inquiry, by filing this roster At
the recent meetings of the committee the
following detailed arrangements have been
reported and provided for: The fare over
all railroads in Kansas will be one cent pei
mile for all attending the reunion; tickets
will be good for ten days or more. The
beautiful State Fair Grounds and their elab-
crate buildings have been gratuitOusly ten
dered, and accepted by the committee, for
the use of the old veterans during the
agreed to furnish all the good.
fresh water needed at the camp and
hundred n' tents win ere be- furnished Se' BY
Adjutant General A. b. Campbell, chairman
of the Committee on Tents and EquiDage,
made to conform to the "old camp days."
and ample TO accommodate all 1.-The boys in
true military style"
The State Militia will be in annual Camp"
at the fair grounds during the reunion. and
in addition to the daily drill in all the revised
and modern improved movements. they will
have sham Battle" which promises to be
one of the most interesting features of the
reunion. An amusement committee has
been raised, from the committee, whose
duty il is TO study up, consummate and sug-
gest such addit.o nal amuSemcnts as they
may think of, gleeful or practical, interest to
the old boys The committee on programme
will be appointed and go to work this week,
and within few days will be able to present
TO the pu bile an artistcally arranged and in
terestingly prepared programme, of the ex-
ercises, etc, of the most promising reunion
of old soldiers, ever held in the West. No
State Fair will be held this year, therefore
the energies of the State Fair. and railroad
officials will be concentrated i'm making at
tractive and successful the great reunion of
doubt be adopted, that the Grand Army
Posts of Kansas be organized for the reun-
ion, its division, composed from Congress
sional districts. In this way it is believed a
more thorough and systematic organization
can be perfected. No expense or labor
will be spared in making our Annul Reunion
of the Grand Army of Republic and old sol
diers of Kansas the largest, most attractive
and interesting ever held in the West. The
old boys could not afford TO go to Portland
but they are all preparing. and will come TO
Topeka. Nebraska is coming: Colorado is
coming; New Mexico and the Indian Terri
tory will be represented here, and old
Bloody Chasm" Missouri, with her loyal
boys in blue, and her fraternal boys in grey,
will be here in full force drinking from the
same canteen." Blaine, Logan, Sherman,
Sheridan, Hancock, and old Rosy will posi-
bly, be here, if not in person they will in
spirit. In fact and in short all the old boys
from the West will be here: except that
grandest old hero of them all. whose welfare
we are preparing for; who is now fighting his
greatest and last battle on Mt. McGregor
The honored chieftaIn. Ulysses S. Grant who
like Ulysses of old, the greatest warrior Of
them all, though Frustrated as he now is. or
silently at rest in Il sacred tomb. his inSpir-
ing spirit will ever be with his old comrades,
in all their walks and trials. and at all their
assemblages: yes he will be with us. Now
let everybody make ready. and let it be the
grandeSt ever held in the West. The reunion
committee of thirty-eight meets every
Thursday night at the Council Chamber in
this city.
There will be first, second and third prizes
offered for the largest and best appearing
post in camp. drill. ETC.; two or three prizes
for drum corps, and 800 or 500 for brass
band prizes. These prizes have not been ar
ranged by the committee, but will first be
submitted TO the Department Commander.
Headquarters will be established on the
ground for each State and each army corps.
and registers will he provided so that each
comrade can register his name regiment and
present Post-othce address.
The following are the permanent officers
and standing committees of the Reunion
Committee of Thirty.eight for 1885:
President, Major 4. j. Anderson: Vice.
President, Colonel A. b. Campbell: Secretary,
Patrick Coney: Corresponding Secretary,
Captain J. Lee Knight; Treasurer, Captain A.
NJ. Fuller.
ior I. J. Anderson. Hon. S. f. Sheldon, Hon.
X. L. Cofran, ID. ]. Greenwald. S. ". Haskell,
e. n: Morehouse; ID. +. Wyatt. p. G. Noel. 7.
Dolman. II. H. Stanton. ". F. wiit sa J. d.
Hill, George W. Reed and 7. j. Hankla. . -
Invitation COMMUNICATION. s. f. sheldon
Knight, Hon. P. b. Plumb. Hon. Thomas
Ryan and Hon. J. b. johnson.
COmmissary Committee-Captain A ID. |
Thatcher, John Mckinney and J. +. Gwin
Finance and Auditing COMMUNICATION. :.
E. Sheldon, George Tauber, H. Y. Devendorf. |
Transportation COMMUNICATION. 5. f. Shell
den, Major T. J. Anderson, w. +. White, J. E.
Gwip and p. II. Coney.
Committee on Amusements-T +. String. |
ham, Allen Sells and j. w. HASKELL.
Committee on Prizes-Maior T. ]. Anaer- |
son, Captain A. ID. Thatcher and A X. wilsin |
Committee on Tents and Camp Bs,uipase-
Colonel A. b. Campbell
Committee on Camp Ground and Water |
Supply-Hon. s. E. Sheldon, Captain A. ID. |
Thatcher and W. J. Lea. |
Committee on State and Corps Headqnar. |
euarters-GovernorJ j. A. Martin, u. q. Frost |
aud A. J. Morreli.
Mr.. S. S. Stratton has compiled a |