The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-10
THOUSANDS COMING.

Colonel Stewart, secretary of the CON-
mittee OF forty-four on reunion, has his
hands full attending to correspondence in
connection with the event that is TO come
off in this city next week. From pile OF
letters in his possession the following Is
CLEANED:
b. Il. Boulton of Howard, Kan, writes:
"E. NJ. Stanton Post No. % will DO here
the 18th strong"
NJ. L. Mock Of Kingman says: 1--WE will
require tents for 100 or more"
n. NJ. Crazy, Harrington. Kan, writes;
please reserve ten tents for the Herring
ton comrades and their families"
J. NJ. Jones, Marion, Kan, writes: 1--WE
are coming from here about fifteen strong
and want tent room all together"
II. G. Baugbman, Mona, Kan, writes:
How many tents can you assign US. l
have the names OK fifty two and Will want
room for sixty"
d. NJ Reed. Grenols, Elk county writes:
'Tbere will be twenty Of Post No. 2S9
present and others besides from this
place
A comrade from Hanover. Kan, writes:
Fifteen of our Post will be with you for
a week"
A comrade fran Galena writes; AT
least thirty will go from here to Wichita
10 the reunion"
Comrade Wilson from Garden City IN
writing for Accommodations says they ex-
pect to ill two cars.
This indicates a very large attendance
and is putting the committee on nettIes
concerning their ability to furnish tents TO
meet the demand. The people are respond
ng nobly tothe call in offering rooms and
board at the low price Of
S100 The COMMITTEES On accom-
modations will be nicely fitted up In
the basement of the Citizens bank, where
those wanting rooms ia private families
can be speedily assigned to quarters.
a dispatch from ST. Louis says: Tents
shipped today; can forward 100 additional
IL desired" They will be forthcoming,
aud as they are I2xI6 will Accommodate
another thousand OF our guests.
The fireworks and decorations are all In
hand. The decoration committee will
commences operations tomorrow. Al i'm
mense amount OF work is piling up on TIE
committee As the dfale OF the reunion ap-
proaches. Few people realize the respousi-
bilities assumed by - few men for the good
of Wichita The great danger IL
that the COMMITTEES will not hare
sufficient funds TO carry them through
More than 81. 90 OF the amount subscribed
the committee have been unable 10 collect.
There are people ia this town, VINO viii
reap a great benefit financially by reason
OF the crowd that will Do here, wbo abso-
lutely refasc 10 donate one dollar. This
Is not as IL should be. The committee
who are shOu.dering this buries sbOald
be backed up and supported ~ the busi
ness community. Theirs is no pbilaa-
tEropY about 4: IL IS 4 pure matter q
business, and Should bs viewed wholly
in this light by meu who expect 10
profit by IL A. aay ra;e. Tremendous
effort should he made Ga Friday
% induce al cur people 70
attend the sham battle and
aud fireworks al tie fair zfoaads GA
Friday eyraing ct next week. sal tesrs5y
contr. butte - cents 10 siie fund Tor d.
cbaFginZ the Indebtedness Icing neees-
sArsIy Incurred. Il financial failure sim /
ply meAps ro0rs pressure 70 be brogs at /
upoa tire men who always give "a ,hs /
interest % Wlc5iis. aaa re As = ely. esg't 1
Afford 10 say that We blt OF usFs tLaa ss /
eould masIicats 9ud Jeff ss4e COMMITTEES 10 /
a hole /. i al right 10 s4y 'sszuG Up
for kaBsAs" Shsn ig do. : est cent Is I
j. nOas tie Jess sIght 20 Say stand up I
Tor IS schlia" u IL csssts - dollar Or tw9 /,
The committee dear wAas - tx another !
DOLLAR BAT s=sy Do want sour quarters Co 1
Fsilay evsaiaz. Tie I9sb. Tor sTb.eh thzy 4
vii give y0s more tbaa Tziae TsSslTsd.