Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-08

astir meeting the lncon-
" ing trains and making
welcome the comrades and their fatni-
lies.
Camp Gore presented lively APP
pearance all day. Hundreds OF OLD
soldiers from other parts OF the
district and from the immediate vicin'
ity were present talking over old times
and helping arrange for the work OF
the reunions.
There are really three reunions In
progress. The Fifth District reunion
was held last year at Clay Center and
had a large attendance. o. L. Moore
was elected president and Abilene
selected as the next place Of meeting.
The organization is intended as pro-
moter of acquaintanceship and good
feeling among the old soldiers of the
Fifth Congressional district. 1t Is not
particularly a G.. A. II. gathering,
though nearly every member of the
reunion association wears the tbronze
button in his coat lapel. The commit
tees in charge of the meeting here have
done all in their power to make the
preparations complete and have sue
ceeded.
The Central Kansas Soldiers and
Sailors reunion association was organ
lied at Hope last year and is intended
for the same purpose as the other
organization with the difference that 1t
takes in half dozen counties south OF
tho Fifth district as well as some in it,.
ID. Matteson OF this city is chairman OF
the association and has given much
time to preparation for this meeting
The ladies' could not be omitted from
the reunion work and last year organ
lied a Ladies' Fifth District Reunion
association to meet at the same time al
that Of the comrades. Mrs. .. L.
Moore is president. A large number
of soldiers wives and daughters are
present Mt this session.
from Wednesdays Daily.l
Several hundred visitors arrived or
the night and morning trains. Al
parts of Dickinson are especially repre-
scented. Over so came up from Hope
as many from Enterprise and Solomon
while Harrington and Chapman, Man
chester and other communities sen
large quotas.
Among the prominent visitors ar
ex-Gov. G. I. Anthony, OF Ottawa
Department Commander Green, o
Manhattan; Major j. X. Hudson, O
Topeka; Hon. Bernard Kelley, Topeka
Adj. Gen. A. b. Campbell, Topeka
Col. o. IL. Coulter, editor Wester
Veteran, Topeka, and others. Alll~i
take part in the camp6res aud exercises
TIE FIRST CAMPFIRE.
The FIRST campfire Of the reunion wa
held at the Pacific park last evening
The seats were filed and hundreds
people were standing, fully $500 bein
present.
After music by the Merchants Nil
tary band the speaking took place fro
the handsomely decorated platform.
o. l.. Moore, president OF the FIJI
District association, presided and fir
introduced Hon. j. X. Burton.
Mr.. Burton talked for nearly an no
and held the large audience almo
spellbound with his matchless el
quence. They never tire OF hearil
burton. Tracing the different ideas
labor as entertained by North a.
south until the inevitable confi'
came, he outlined in thrilling Wor
the lessons Of the war and showed I
veterans that they "builded better tn
they knew
Master Chase. a talented you
speaker of Junction City, then gave
recitation.
Dept. Com. A. II. Green, OF !
State e. A. r., then spoke. lie ma
a stirring and interesting speech TO
fellow comrades. He recalled the
ferings of the war and said many wo
of praise for the soldiers. He repl
toe. +. Adams Forum article =
asserted that soldiers are entitled
every dollar of pension money u
receive.
ABOUT PEOPLE.