Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-11
KANSAS G. A. r.
Successful Reunion and Parade at Topeks
List of Posts and Regiments in PrOcs

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Successful Reunion and Parade at Topeka
List of Posts and Regiments in Process
sion
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 3.-Another pleasant
| dav gleddened the hearts of the veterans
at Camp McCook when they turned out
| when the reveille sounded yesterday
morning. The posts that arrived Monday
afternoon had become comfortably at
| home in their quarters and order reigned
where confusion had held sway the day
| before.
The artillery drill was the first interest
ing event of the day. 1t took place in the
field enclosed by the race course, and was
| witnessed by thousands. Fifty-seven
men, fifty-nine horses, four threeinch
| guns, four caissons ard ammunition and
transportation wagons made up the detach-
mont under the command of Colonel c. A.
Woodruff and First Lieutenant A. c. Tay-
lor. The non-commissioned officers were:
First sergeant, Charles Deymer; sergeants,
Grau, Grafton, Darling, KraUthof and
| Lyons; corporals, Laur, McNally, Coglan
| and Barbour.
An autograph letter was received from
Hrs. John A. Logan expressing her re-
| grets at being unable TO attend.
Nothing of especial interest occurred
after the artillery drill until nearly three
O'Clock when the reunion was formally
| opened by an address OF welcome by
Judge Guthrie. He read his address from
manuscript, revie-ing the causes
which led to tie war, sketching
its history and result and paying
an eloquent tiitute of praise to
those who went forth to save the Union.
He closed with warm welcome TO the
veterans in the name of the committee of
thirty-ei and of the citizens of Topeka.
Senior Vice Commander Henry Booth,
acting chairman, responded in behalf Of
the g. A. l.
| THE PARADE.
Topeka, Kan. Oct. 4.-The attendance
of veterans and the general public at the
fair grounds was very large yesterday and
Kansas avenue has seldom been packed
as densely with people as it was when the
parade was passing.
General McCooS marched promptly at
ten O'Clock, and there was none of that
annoying delay which makes nearly every
! civic procession a nuisance. The regulars
were universally admired for their fine
marching and imposing appearance. while
the G. A. Z. posts and organizations were
loudly cheercd as they passed along.
The route Of the procession was from the
fair grounds north on Topeka avenue to
| Tenth; east to Kansas and north to Third,
where the command counteTEarched, re-
turning up Kansas avenue to the startin z
point. The order of march was rs follows ::
City marshal and squad of mounted police /:
General McCook and staff; Colonel George
! W. Reed and staff; Fort Leaven-
worth military band; company L,
| Fourteenth regiment, United States
infantry, Captain Davis; company
K, Thirteenth regiment, United
States infantry, Captain Mccarthy; COM
| pany II, Sixth regiment. United States in
fantry, Captain Slhmmel; company F,
Thirteenth regiment. United States infant
~, Captain Lloyd; battery f, Second ar
tillery, Captain Woodruff; buglers, Chief
Trumpeter Harley; troop c. Seventh regi-
ment, United States cavalry, Captain
jackson: troop G. Seventh regiment,
United States cavalry, First Lieutenant
Hare; troop NJ, Seventh regiment
| United States cavalry, Captain
Gibson; troop II, Sixth regi-
ment, United States cavalry, Captain Raj
ferty; troop l., Sixth regiment United
States cavalry, Captain Moore; troop NJ,
Fifth regiment, United States cavalry,
Lieutenant Alma; troop l, First regiment,
| United States cavalry, Captain Carr
Blaine rifles, L. n. g., North Topeka; Mar
shall's military band; the State Reform
School band; the Reform School boys in
uniform; the acting department COM
mander- and staff; Lincoln Post drum
corps; Captain Webb, Lincoln Post
| No. 1, G. A. r.; w. II. Lyttle
Post G. A. Z. Fort Scott; General
Rice Post G. 4 r., Topeka; the CorneS
band; Atchjson camp Sons of Veterans;
the Eighth Kansas volunteer infantry;
the National soldiers home band; the
veterans of the soldiers home; the West
ern Star band of Topeka; John l.. Graham
post G. A. R.; Silver Lake post G. A. Il. !;
Meridian cornet band; the veterans of the
Tenth Kansas infantry; the Wessmore-
land cornet band: miscellaneous squads of
veterans: the Lawrence drum corps
! Washington post G.. A. r. of Lawrence; the
| Jewell post drum corps; Jewell postG. \. r. /;
Chattanooga post G.. A. r. of Peoria; Esk-
ridge post G. A. R.; Fort Pillow post G. A.
R., of Topeka; General Whitney and staff;
the Ellsworth cornet band: Jack Judy post
C. A. R., of Lancaster; Indiana veterans
Thompson post G. A. f; Colonel ". \.
Gebhardt and staff; the Ellsworth military
| band; Lowe post q. A. R., of Manhattan
Blue post G. a. r., of Topeka; the Hope
Dispatch band; Chase post G. a. r., of
Beattie; Vermillion camp Sons of Veter-
ans: Lyndon post G. A. R.; Quenemo post
G.. a. R.; Select Knights A. o. U. W.;
mounted carrier boys and school boys
mounted.
There were the usual meetings in Expo
sition Hall. Major Warner telegraphed
that he would certainly be here Friday.
The band contest began late yesterday
afternoon. There were six bands entered
the Sabetha military, the Ellsworth cor
| net, the Westmoreland cornet the soldiers
home military and Marshall's military.
The artillery and cavalry drills yesterday
afternoon were Witnessed by 10000 peo-
pie.
At the meeting OF the Loyal Legion last
night resolutions expressing the sentiment
OF the commandery regarding their late
COMMUNICATIVE chief, General Sheridan.
were adopted. The venerable ex-Secre-
tary Usher, one of the two survivors of
Lincoln's Cabinet, and an honorable mem
| Der of the Kansas commaDdery, was
| present and made a short address, in
which he declared that he was highly hon.
ored by being made a member of COM
mandery and expressing the opinion that
! the loyal legion was useful in teaching the
lesson of patriotism and in transmitting to
posterity a society which would keep alive