The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-25
GENERAL ALGER TODAY,
THE RECEPTION TO THE COMMAN-
DER-IN-OHIEF.
Citizens at Board of Trade and Comrades
at Garfield Hall--Many Thousands of
Visitors Exp cted--Announce
ments for Committees and
Organizations.

Last evening trains brought in quite a
number of old soldiers to the city VINO will
be on hand today to attend the reception
to be given General Russell A Alger,
cOmmander-in-chiefo of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. 1t was given out at the
railroad offices yesterday that the rush
into the city this morning would be much
greater than they had expected when the
fact first became known that reception
would be given The advertising COM
mittee is quite jubilant over the assurance
| that their work will result in big crowd
/ today. The Santa Fe is prepared to run
special from Dodge City and also one from
. the east, while the other roads have given
the matter special attention to be pre-
pared to take care of the rush.
General Alger will be accompanied by
Mrs. Alger, the Rev. John H. Lozier, ma
tional chaplain of the G. A r.,
some of the state house officials
and other leading Kansans. The party will
reach the new union depot at o'clock this
morning. They VIII be met by the follow
ing citizens in private carriages:
j. o. Davidson, H. c. Sluss. J. p Allen,
J. NJ. Allen B. D. Allen, r. p: Murdoch,
H. w. Lewis, \. f. Niederlander, Frank
B. Smith, w. +. Green, Abe Smith, A B.
Wright, G. f. Jones, j. c. McComb, John
McCOmb, J. \. BayIess, H. w. Kendle,
Colonel John A. Wallace
The artillery will fire seventeen guns
which will warn the city of the arrival of
the distinguished guests and party.
At $3.50 o'clock the board of trade recep-
ton committee will take the party in
charge at Hotel Metropole and after a
drive over the city of an hour and a half
will reach the board of trade rooms. A
short address will be made and an hour
given to a public reception. 1t is under
stood that this will be the only oDportu-
nifty the citizens will be given to
see General Alger and it is especially re-
quested that ali take advantage of the OBJ
portunity to visit the board of trade at this
time. The citizens reception will end
soon after y o'clock and the party return
to Hotel Metropole.
Att O'Clock the parade will form on
South Main street, right resting on Will
Jams, in the following order:
Platoon of Mounted Police
General Murray Myers and Staff.
Guests.
Wichita Band
Visiting 6. A r. Posts
Field Music.
Garfield Post g. A. r.
Mail Carriers
Sedgwick Band
Wichita Light Infantry
McMahan's Mounted Patrol
Battery \, First Light Artillery.
Valley Center Band.
Uniform Rank X. of p.
Patriarch Militant Canton No s.
Wichita Fire Department.
Wheelmen
Sedgwick Ladies' Band.
Board of Trade and Citizens in Carriages.
The column viii move north to Douglas.
east to Fourth, West to Main, North to
Second, east to Lawrence. South to First, !
west in column of tours to the armory on |
First and Water streets
Reaching Garfield hall it will be remem- |
bered that the old soldiers of Southern /
Kansas will extend reception to General |
Alger and citizens who are not old soldiers .
are not expected to insist on participating. /
There is no doubt but this matter will be .
ond nc one who is not invited to .
be present viii insist on admittance The /
members of the relief corps will be admit .
ted to the hall while other ladies are well /
come in the gallery.
\ program of informal exercises will be !
carried out. Reception speech by Col NJ /
Stewart; response by General AIger, fol-
lowed by short addresses by comrades,
music by quartette and by the female
band of Sedgwick City.
The work Of the decoration committee at
Garfield hall as suggested by some who
have been allowed admittance, is very fine
and is in keeping with the occasion. 1t is
believed the hall viii be such as to COM
mand favorable comment from all
The various committees have been work
ing most earnestly in their respective work
and it i believed the result will be that
everything viii 90 along smoothly as could /
be hoped. 1t Is conceded by all that to no
7ne is no more credit due than to Captain
John \. Wallace, at present commander Of
Garfield Post No. % He viii be recog-
lized by his many friends and acquaint-
inces in the following cut: