Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-26
A SOLDIERS REUNION.
What Col. Weldy Has TO Say About the
Famine I,vant Cant QQ.Qa


. HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH ANNUAL J
REUNION,
GALENA, KANSAS, July %, 1907
CIRCULAR No. ONE.
CoMRADEs.-I assuming command
of the Eighth Annual Reunion, OF Old
soldiers, sailors, their families and
friends, to be'held at Baxter Springs,
Kan, Sept. %, 90, q, %, 26, l have
but this TO say: Last year we prom
ised-with your cooperation, to give
YOU u genuine Soldiers Reunion.
How well we kept that promise, is a
question that may be answered by the
thousands in attendance. From every
direction came such encouraging COM
mcnt AS follows: BEST reunion cv-
or attended" Had O car load Of
fun" "a regular soldiers love feast"
Haven't been in the habit of attend
ing these reunions but you bet I'll be
on hand every time hereafter" "a
sure huff gathering of old soldiers"
ave will be there next year when
'reyeillc is sounded on the first morn
ing and will not leave until after taps
on the last might. This sentiment, SO
universally expressed, encourages us
10 believe that the coming reunion
will be the largest ever held in this
section. We now repeat our prom
ise. So far as il lies in our power the
coming event shall be made soldiers
reunion, in fact, not merely in name.
A reunion in which the soldier is con-
silered first in all things. His COM
fort, pleasure, entertainment, and
welfare shall be made the prime OBJ
tject OF our efforts. With your assist
ance and encouragement we can
make good this promise. Without it
we can accomplish nothing.
Last year the largest attendance, on
one day, was estimated at $4,000, and
gentleman said in our presence,
"Great gec-hosiphat, where did all
those soldiers come from?" Let us
show him that they were merely the
"advanco guard" of the main body,
VINO will be here this year.
We continue to grow old. Not
withstanding our efforts to appear
young. Many of us will not live
more than 4 hundred years longer.
Let US lose 10 opportunity to enjoy
these reunions while we can. All Of
us have passed the summit and are
lettering down the hill of life-not in
single file, but in platoons, by compa-
nies, regiments, brigades, divisions,
corps, armies and it will not be long
until the rear guard will have reached
the foot and the last vestige Of the
great army, to whom this nation owes
its existence, will have disappeared
from the scene Of life. Let US clasp
hands as often as possible OH the way.
The nearer we approach the end, the
more fully we appreciate "that :frater-
nifty of feeling which binds us together
as comrades" Let us devote q few
days to the enjoyment Of it. Let us
Ineet-not with long drawn faces, but
with a cordial, hearty greeting; with
cheering songs, lively "reminiscences
let US live over again the old camp
life; let us gather around the camp
fire aud imagine that we have just re-
ceived the news of
Grants meeting with Lee, |
Meath the old apple tree.
Let Us set apart few days for the
enjoyment of jus: such rip-roaring.
whoop-'em-up, yet innocent fun, as
only the old soldier knows how to in
dulge in. Bring your wife, baby, fa-
Their, mother, sisters, aunts uncles, cou-
sins, the whole family, there is room
and a welcome for all. by order
l.. c. WELDY, Col. Cong.
J. T. HARTLEY, Adjutant.