Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-11
a5th Oh SILVER ANNIVERSARY
One of the Best Audiences Ever
Seen In Wa-Keeney and An
unaxcelled Program.

Seen In Wa-Keeney and An
Unexcelled Program.
Last Monday evening, April 9th, was
the 25th anniversary of the organization
OF the g. A. r. According to orders
from department commander the several
G. A. r. Posts in the United States
observed that day and in obedience there
to Captain Trego Post and friends as
sembled at the Opera hall in the evening.
The services began with song by the
quartet and prayer by Rev. Maxon
after which carefully prepared program
was disposed of to the complete satisfac-
ton of the entire audience. A. better
program, better rendered, we have never
heard In Wa-Keeney.
Lack of space will not permit of an
extended report, and for the same reason
we will be compelled to omit a notice of
each individual participant, although
each and every one deserves favorable
mention. There was not SINGLE blunder
in the program although it was varied
and quite lengthy and the interest was
maintained from the beginning to the
end.
The quartet, consisting of Messrs.
Metz. Hoar, Damn and Cosby, fully sus-
tanned their reputation and without which
there would have been large gap In the
exercises which could hardly have been
filed. In fact the male quartet is al
most indispensable at gatherings of this
kind and they are always ready to go.
We are all proud of our male qurrtette.
Capt. B. J. F. Hanna gave very inter
esting history of the organization of the
G. A. r. which was listened to with
marked attention.
Post Commander Carson gave graphic
description of the battle of Shiloh. This
was well received and was of more than
usual interest.
Mrs. e. D. Carson, Miss Della Walker
and Walter Carson each favored us with
excellent declarations. We have never
heard better.
After the regular program had been
carried out, five minute speeches were in
order and Comrade Olson, Pierce Metz
and Comrade Maxon gave short talks.
They were all interesting but the eight
ing parson" was particularly felicitous in
his remarks. We are in favor of hiring
a hall and inducing Mr.. Maxon to give us
a lecture some time in the future taking
for his subject the Battle of Shiloh.
He would draw a crowd.
The meeting was an unqualified sue
cess in every regard. In fact it seems to
us that we can always depend with conf
dence upon a good time when Captain.
Trego Post takes charge of the program.
NOTES.
So far as known, w. G. Olson, VIM.
Cowden, joseph Fischer, Rev. Maxson
and D. Enlow are the only residents Of
Trego county who participated in the
battle of Shiloh.
A feeling of good nature and good fell
lowship, better realized than described,
pervaded the audience. All seemed to
feel at home.
Quite delegation from Ogallah was
present among whom we noticed Charley
Ridgway, Prof. Harlan, Ben Mapes and
family, and several we did not know.
Every chair was filed and quite num-
Der were compelled to stand during the
evening. Nevertheless the very best of
order prevailed.
There are several hoodlums who
crowd around the door on the outside at
every entertainment and indulge in cigar
cite smoking and in making loud noises,
to the disgust of respectable people who
wish to hear. This should be stopped,
and if it can be done in no other way, we
would favor the appointment of special
marshal who will place them where they
will be powerless to annoy others.