The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-17
THE REUNION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Night by
the Committee.


association in the city building, with
good attendance of the members, all o
whom were in good spirits over the pros
pect OF affairs. The committee really ha
not as much money as it needs, but never
theless they accepted the responsibility o
the reunion, and will trust to the patriot
ism of the people of Wichita to see then
safe in the matter. The last reunion a
Topeka cost s., $780, and of this amount tn,
committee is short to a considerable ex
tent, but they propose, all the same, t
have still better reunion than that helC
at Topeka.
H. d. Heiserman called thu
meeting to order while Colonel VI. Stewar
presided at the secretary's desk. The com
mittee of forty four was filled out and i
now consists of the following mem bers:
NJ. Stewart, H. d. Heiserman, 3. II
| Downing, j. Z. Allen, c. E. Martin, II. L
Kramer, John Fisher, Ed Dumont, NJ
Meyers. J. F. Reese. John A. Wallace, R
p. Murdoch, John A. Doran, j. l.. Jacobs
WV. Sweet, c. c. Furley. Nv. Larimer
NJ. S. Rochelle, J. ID. Caldwell, Johr
Martin, H. Schad, William Caswell, J. B
Culver, G. NJ. Jones. j. T. McMillen
j. r. Holiday C. w, Betting, Cash Hen
derson, j. j. Mcnamara, J. r. Hallowell
Geo. L. Douglass, l. Humble, Geo. w
Knorr, Bert Walden, c. G. Cohn, J. B
Carey, j. o. Davidson, l.. D. Skinner, NJ
W. Levy, E. r. Powell, w. s. Corbett, o
q. Smith and c. NJ. Fescheimer
On motion the names were all accepted
The following were appointed as stand
ing committees till the reunion is over:
| Executive committee-M. Myers, M
Stewart, B. H. Downing. H D. Heiser
man, G. Hatton, w. J. Wilson, o. u
Smith. c. G. Cohn, G. L. Douglass
Press committee-D. D. Leahy of tn,
EAGLE, L. Holding of the Arrow, B. Kie'
of the Commoner. B. Marett of the Bea
con. e. l.. Mckenzie of the Mirror
G. Volk of the Newspaper Union, Victor
Murdoch of the EAGLE.
Program committee-M. Stewart w
W. Sweet, G. L. Douglass
Music and band contests-W. J. Viii
son, NJ. S. Rochelle, c. G. Cohn.
| Finance committee-C. G. Cohn, W. J
Wilson, o. q. Smith, H. Schad, John Mar
tin.
Transportation and r. r. rates-B n
| Downing, c. NJ. Fechheimer, NJ. Stewart
w. p McNair.
Speakers-M. Stewart. M. NJ. Murdoch
]. r. Hallowell
Advertising and printing-Ed Dumont,
B. Marett. d. Leahy, L. Holding, B. Kies
E. Mckenzie.
Invitations Except speakers)-M. Stew
art, Geo. L. Douglass, w. N. Caswell.
Sham battle and fireworks-M. Myers
NJ I'll
B. H. Downing
Procuring regulars and militant
Stewart, NJ, Myers, J. r. Hallowell, NJ NJ
Murdoch, A. G. Walden.
Electric light-W. N. Caswell, John
Martin, J. J. Mcnamara.
Reception and locating speakers and in
vited guests-M. Myers, B. II. Downing
c. G. Cohn, w. J. Wilson, o. 2. Smith.
Decorations-C. NJ. Fechheimer, Cash
Henderson, w. J. Wilson, G. G. Coin, J
B. Culver.
Water, wood and straw. d. Caldwell
w. n. Caswell, John Martin, John Fisher
j. B. Culver.
Campfres-M. Stewart, j. r. Hallowell
J. D. Caldwell, NJ. S. Rochelle, J. L.
Jacobs.
Reception at depots-J. d. Caldwell. w.
w. Sweet, Chas. Hatton, e. E. Burrows,
J. r. McMillen, H. Shad, John Martin, C.
Z. Martin, S. NJ. Tucker, B. II. Campbell,
G. w. Biting.
Chas NJ. Fechheimer was elected assist
ant secretary.
The following are the bylaws of the
committee adopted last night. supplement-
ed with a request that they be published
in the EAGLE for the benefit of the mem
bers of the committee:
Section l. This committee, acting by
the authority of Garfield post, No. %. de-
partment of Kansas, G. A. r., shall be
known as"The Reunion Committee of Al. "
Sec. 2. It's officers shall consist of pres
ident, vice president, secretary, assistant
secretary, treasurer, quartermaster, assist
| ant quartermaster and camp quartermas-
ter; also an executive committee of nine
members, including the president and sec
rotary.
Sec. g. The president, vice president,
secretary and assistant secretary shall per-
form all the duties usual TO such offices
Sec. 4. The treasurer shall be required to
give bond in the sum of $1,000 He shall
receive and account for all
monies coming into his possession
from any source on account of the reunion
and shall receipt to the secretary and
Quartermaster for all monies received
by them. He shall disburse no funds ex-
cept upon a written order signed by both
the president and secretary
Sec B. The quartermas err shall have
exclusive charge of letting privileges, sub
ject to the direction and approval of the
executive committee. he shall turn over
to the treasurer all monies received from
sale of privileges. He shall make contracts
for the delivery of straw and fuel and see
that a sufficient quantity of each is deliv-
cred at the proper places on the grounds
throughout the reunion. He shall see that
an abundance of ice and water is supplied
convenient to the camps and that the
grounds are supplied with suf-
ticient number of electric arc lights
to answer all reasonable demands. He
shall procure drays for hauling tents and
camp eouipage to and from depots, and
shall furnish carriages aud horses in such
numbers as will be designated by the pres
ldeut.
Sec. Sd. The assistant quartermaster
shall act under the directions of the quar-
termaster, and in his absence shall as
sumo the duties and responsibilities OF
that officer, The Quartermaster and as
sistant Quartermaster may receive such
compensation per diem during the week
prior TO and during the week OF the re-
union as the executive committee may see
fit TO grant.
Sec. g. The camp Quartermaster shall
have charge of any construction of build
irgs for the reunion ordered bv the execu-
tive committee. He shall have charge
of the laying out of the grounds and
camp, shall receive all tents ordered
by the executive committee, see to their de-
livery on the grounds, to putting up of the
same, have entire care and control of them
during the reunion, and at the close take
down the same and deliver them on bosra
the cars for their destination. On arrival
Of the tents he shall make close inspec-
ton OF the same and report their true con-
dition, in writing, to the secretary. When