Western Kansas world., 1885-03-21
GRAND ARMY PICKUPs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Post

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Great Bend Register: The ball at
Union Hall last Friday night under the
management of Pap Thomas Post G. A.
r., was one of the most enjoyable affairs
of the season. The hall and stage was
nicely decorated and the room very CON-
Portable. The management was very
good and MIR. Wilson as usual spared no
pains as prompter to have everything
60 off just so. We sat and looked on
q while, and, while we seldom find fault
with old time, we plead guilty to ex-
perienclng the weakness of wishing we
were young again and able to take part
in the festivities of the occasion. Supper
was furnished to all corners by another
committee who did credit to themselves
and the Post by their excellent manage
ment OF that part of the programme.
Marysville News: Those who were In
attendance when "The Spy of Atlanta
was played here viii! be pleased to learn
that Lyon Post, G. A. R., will place an
other military drama on the stage, enti-
tied "The Scout of Tennessee" and is, if
anything, a heavier and better play than
"The Spy of Atlanta" The committee
have the characters already all placed,
and the boys will leave nothing undcne
to make it success. Mr.. L. D. Dobbs,
OF Lawrence, who was manager in the
Spy will be here and some Of the more
important characters will be filled by the
best professional talent of the State.
The receipts will be applied to the
Soldiers Monument fund. The dates set
are the 10Th, Goth and 2lst of March.
The Fort Scott Herald makes the fol-
lowing appeal to her citizens: 1t is
hoped that our citizens will not forget or
neglect to offer rooms for the G A. R
boys. There will be large crowd, and
for the credit of Fort Scott they must be
taken care of and made comfortable. 1t
used to be a luxury to sleep in good dry
gutter or ditch, but the boys are little
older now and have different ideas of
comfort. Hard-tack and coffee was once
square meal, but now would be con-
sidered rather thin diet; so open up your
houses, and leave your names at head
qua ters.
Usage City Free Press: The entertain
ment for the benefit of the drum corps of
the G. A. r. was very successful affair
financially and socially. Miss Nellie
Hendrix WAS the star of the stage perfor-
nance, and. in the character of Mother
Goose, acquitted herself with very great
credit. The drum corps is doing tolera-
bio well and now that winter is about
over it ought to be able to make rapid
progress. In time it will become source
Of pride to the town.
Caldwell Journal: The G. A. r. chari-
ty festival was glorious success tinan-
cially, socially and collectively, and the
managers thereof are entitled to a vote
of thanks, plate of beans, and cup of
the blackest, strongest coffee that was
ever stepped in quart cup with the
handle of, over pine knot fire in the
mountains of North Carolina or swamps
of Georgia.
Arkansas City Traveller: The Women's
Relief Corps scored their first success in
our midst last Wednesday and Thursday
Their social Wednesday evening was a
success financially and socially, netting
them cutie a sum. Their dinner the
next day was we'll attended. In all they
realized the neat little sum of $50, which
will do a great deal of good in the hands
Of the ladies, to relieve the poor of the
city.
lola C0urant: McCook Post, G. A. R.
will erect fine brick and stone building
for memorial hall. No plan has yet
been definitely deciled upon, but it is
expected that the building will be about
50x12O, two stories in height, and the
larger portion of it will be finished for an
opera house. The site has not been
selected, but two or three locations are
under consideration, and decision will
be arrived at before long.
Winfield Courier: Arrangements have
been made for the institution of an order
of 'Sons Of Veterans" in Winfield This
move is worthy one, and this order will
gain large membership at once. This
fraternal organizing of the sons of the
men who bore the brunt of war and
made this Union the grandest nation on
the earth, will keep up old-time loyalty
and prove instructive and pleasurable.