The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-05
STILL FIGHTING.
The G. A. r. Have A High Time
Incidents of Camp Life.

AhSsoSAho "a SohAP AShA~s
In our last we promised to give a
short description ofthe reception given
by the Normal school, and the install
lation of the officers of the w. r, G.
G.. A. r. and 8. of v. We closed with
the meeting on Tuesday night. Let
us say a few words about the parade
on the afternoon of Wednesday.
The procession formed at the Whit
ley Hotel, and the line of march was
down Commercial Street up Twelfth
Avenue, down Congress Street to
Sixth Avenue and then up by the re-
viewing stand, in front of the hotel.
Just before the procession came in
sight, your correspondent went upon
the stand where several men and boys
were standing. A man dressed In
uniform, came up directly and told
us that the stand was for the ladies
and distinguished visitors, and that
we would have to get off. Of course
we left very unwillingly. After the
procession came in sight, your corres-
pondedt went up to the same officer
with scratch book in hand and in
quired who the distinguished visitors
were on the stand, and pretending
like we were a correspondent for the
leading daily. He seemed to be very
nice, but said he did not know all of
them, aud said, "You may go up and
find out" OF course we took The op.
portunity to go up and stand among
the conspicuous people and also to see
the procession from that elevated po-
sition. The man who few minutes
before had ordered us off the stand
and had We not obeyed, very likely he
would have helped us, now lets one of
those persons go up because he claimed
to be correspondent for something.
The principal features in the process
sion were battery of two brass guns
with their equipments, two militia
companies, the s. Of V. and the old
soldiers of which we counted $50 in
line, and $50 of these were Ohio men.
Wednesday evening was the time
for the reception at the Normal. The
faculty and students had decorated the
building in red, white and blue. The
students of the different congressional.
districts had their respective places
assigned that they might receive their
friends from their district, and show
them through the building.
Gov. Humphrey was expected to be
here but sent word that he could not
come.
At about 9 o'clock the persons that
could get into the assembly room were
treated to some very fine music by the
Emporia band and two quartette clubs.
Ex-Governor Anthony was then in
troduced. He commenced by saying
his wife had more sense than he,
and the audience applauding him he
said, "You men need not laugh, for it
is true at all times" He gave some
COOL advice to parents, he told them
to train up their children to be patriot
ic and to ever love and protect the
flag for which their fathers had suffer-
ed.
Noble Prentiss was then introduced,
and those who have never heard him
speak, or laughed at his numerous re-
marks, should improve the first chance.
He. kept the ..house in a continual up
roar at first. but before he had finished
he had completely changed the feelings
OF his hearers by telling them the dark
and sad side of soldiers life. Gen.
Carroll followed with a few remarks
and the professor led in singing "John
BrowH," which the whole audience
joined in. 1t being rather late this
closed the program. The crowd was
estimated at 5000. We are pretty sure
they went away with a good opinion Of
one of their state institutions.
The next night, Thursday, was the
last night of the encampment, and also
the night for the installation of officers
Here your correspondent did not fare
as well as he did at the reviewing
Two guards stood at the door and as
we started in one of them said, Are
YOU son of a veteran?" We respond
ed promptly in the affirmative. He
then said "where is your badge?' and
upon informing him that we had none
he said that We could 60 up in the gall
lery, and, despite all our declarations
of being son of a veteran we had to
occupy a gallery seat. Our loyalty to
the old veterans diminished a little,
but We soon got over that and
before the meeting had closed
our hair had fallen back to
its right position and the blood had
gained lis regular temperature.
At O'Clock the band gave nice
selection; this was followed by Maj. h.
II. Henderson,, drummer boy of the
Rappahannock, who played "Tin,
McCarthey's March" on snare drum.
which was presented to him for his
bravery at the battle of Fredericks.
burg; this was received with great ap-
paause, and he responded to an encore
by giving the "long roll'' which was
applauded still greater. The Com.
nander then turned the gavcl over to
Post Commander Seward. of Winfield,
who proceeded to install the newly