The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09
KANSAS VETERANS.
The Biggest Reunion Ever Held, TO be Held
in Topeka, September 80 and 80 and 90
tober I, 1855.

Knight and Soldier, Topeka-l
Under the auspices of the G. A. r. the
| third annual reunion of the old soldiers of
the State will be held in this city on the 18th
and Goth 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. IA
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 lsS2, was immediately
| called together by its President, that gallant
/ and well-known old hero. Major T. J. Ander-
! son. In response TO this call there was fair
| attendance of the committee, but very
/ slim attendance of our citizens. 1t was
finally resolved at this meeting to leave the
matter of providing the necessary accommo-
/ dations with our citizens. and if they see ut 20
generously respond 10 the handsome cOIn-
/ pliment paid our City by the nOblest order on
! earth, we would insure the largest old sol
dlers' 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. DIR. s f. Sheldon ID. J. Green
/ wald. J. W. kaskall, Il. NJ. Curtis and others,
meeting was secured that raised an active
/ canvaSSing committee, with Hon. s. E. Shell
| don, B. NJ. Curtis and Mayor COfran at its
head. The result was that within forty eight
hours they had subscribed for the purpose
of defraying the necessary accommodation
expenses $780, with the assurance that
/ ii would be increased TO 5000 If
necessary. This amount deemed suf-
ticient to meet all the expense that was liable
to be incurred by the committee or depart
tons to the old boys while in our city. I'm
mediately thereafter a reorganization of the
old reunion committee of thirty-eight was
moved, and committee. consisting of Com
rades q. w. Reed A VI. Fuller. Henry Tay-
Tor, A. c. Joseph and 8. p. Wade was APP
pointed to retire, consider, agree and report
permanent officers for the committee for
1855. The committee made 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
fcers or committees can do 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 Tor 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
reunion as a camp ground. The Water
supply Company of Topeka have.
agreed to furnish all the good.
fresh water needed ut the camp and
along the line thereto, gratis. Seven
hundred tents will be furnished by
Adjutant General A. B. Campbell, chairman
of the Committee on Tents and Equpage,
and who will see that the camp grounds are
made to conform to the "old camp days."
and ample TO accommodate all 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 ali 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 ii Is 10 study up, cOnSummate and Sug-
gcSt such addit.O nal aInuSements as they
may think of, gleCful or practical, interest to
the old boys. The committee on programme
will be appointed and go to work this week.
and within few days VIII be able to present
to the public an art,stically arranged and in
tercstinglv prepared programme, of the ex-
erciSeS, etc, of the most promising reunion
of old soldiers. ever held i'm the West No
state Fair will be held this year. therefore
the energies of the State Fair. and railroad
officials Will be concentrated in making at
tractive and successful the great reunion of
lAS5. Ii has been proposed and will without
doubt he 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 comng; 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 cantcen.' 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 cheftan, Ulysses :. Grant, who |
like Ulysses of old, the greatest warrior of /
them all, though Frustrated as he now is. or !
silently at rest in a sacred tomb. his fnSpir- /
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 all eyes be turned toward our reunion
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 I
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 |
udHu prILeS- 1neSe prizes nave not been T.
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-oifice address.
The following are the permanent officers
and standing committees of the Reunion
Committee of Thirty eight for 1886:
President. Major I. J. Anderson; Vice
President, Colonel \. b. Campbell; Secretary,
Patrick GOnRV- COrrpSnOn6fnn
Captain J. Lee Knight; Treasurer, Captain s.
VI. Fuller.
Executive or Canvassing Committee-Ma-
ior 7. }. Anderson. Hon. 5. f. Sheldon, Hon.
X. L. Cofran, d. J. Greenwald, s. W. Haskell
+. n. Morehouse. ID. +. Wyatt. p. g. Noel. T. |
D. Thacher, - Long. b. NJ. Curtis. Samuel
Dolman, III. Fl. Stanton, W. +. White j. d.
Hill. George W. Reed and T. J. Haukla
Invitation COMMUNICATION. 5. Z. Sheldon.
Colonel 4. b. Campbell, Captain }. Lee
Knight. Hon. P. j. Plumb, Hon. Thomas
Ryan and Hon. J. u. Johnson.
Commissary Committee-Captain A ID.
Thatcher, John Mckinney and J. F. Gwin.
Finance and Auditing COMMUNICATION :
f; Sheldon, George Tauber, II. Y. Devendorf.
Transportation COMMUNICATION. :. F. Shei-
den, Major /. j. Anderson, W. +. White J. f.
G win and P. H. Coney.
Committee on AmuSements-T F. String
ham. Allen Sells and J. W. Haskell
Committee on PriZes-Maior T. J. Ander-
son. Captain y. d. Thatcher and A. X. wilSin.
= Committee on Tents and Camp EEuipage-
Committee on Camp Ground and Water
SuppIy-Hon. ;. E Sheldon, Captain A. ID.
Thatcher and W. J. Lea.
Committee on State and Corps H-adquar-
cuarters-GovernorJ J. 4. Martin, " q. Frost
and A J. MorrelI.
Mr.. S. S StrattOn has compiled a
bill of mortality of the musical pro-
'ession during 1894. The death roll
contains 2lO names. The average age