Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-08
A. R. Kane
successor TO G. G. GREGG
Druggist.
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ARTICLES.
j,ying camp life. The grca
throngs who come i'm on the eX
cursion trains are not here, and the
campers have everything TO them
selves.
The forenoon Mt the auditorium
was given to the ladies of the
Won .ns Relief Corps. and right
royalty did they occupy the time
Mrs. Edith NJ. Woods, daughter
of Comrade a. ]. Georgia of Pitts.
burg. and the present state presi.
dent of the W. Il. {. of Kansas. pre-.
sided. opening the meeting with an
address upon the work of the ". r.
c., it's objects and purposes and
the labors of the association in
Kansas.
The Modocs were present by in
vitation, and with speeches by Com
rades y. ]. Georgia. Col. Alexander
Warner and Rev. Kelly, the inee:.
ing was one of the most interest
ing yet held.
At lao the usual roll.call by
states was carried out Colonel
Weldy reports that there were by
actual count rise of 1900 veterans
in line, and of this number Illinois
counted off $50 men. there beiIg l3l
regiments represented.
! The afternoon camp fire was a
sockdolager, there being not less
than 400 people gathered in and
around the auditorium. Comrade
Lew Hanback-everybody knows
him-was the speaker. Conrade
Hanback, was feeling in good
hunior to talk. He has had his eye
for long time, IA associate editor
of the Western Veteran, on the PEN
sion hating garE at Washington.
He did not handle the outfit with
kid gloves on.
Al the conclusion of Major Han
backs address, DIR. Tyler of Joplin,
was introduced and highly enter
tained the crowd.
OF course the Modocs were pres
ent. Their songs are electrifying.
The audience can't get enough, and
we doubt not would rather hear the
Modocs than the best speakers that
ever came to Camp Logan.
The evening camp fire was the
elimination OF the happiest event,
up 10 this date, of the reunion.
The exercises were opened with
singing by the Modocs, after which
Hon. Phil. =. Campbell, one of the
rising young lawyers of the state,
was introduced. Ii was the first
D IN
that the young orator had ever
stood before, though he has often
addressed soldier crowds. 1t was
L inspiration TO stand before four
or five thousand people and feel
that ninety-nine out e!ery nun
dred was in unison wan him in
talking loyalty, patriotism and obe-
dicnce to law. Mr.. Campbell was
equal 10 the occasion and for an
hour held the vast audience with
rapt attention.
A surprise awaited the audience
however, and Col, Weldy sprung it.
! At the conclusion of Mr.. Camp
bells speech he introduced Com
rade W. III. Hooper, farmer living
near Chetopa, whose appearance
|
gift of holding such an audience
spell-bouud on the thoughts he
would utter. But he did. Comrade
Hooper makes no pretensions to
being an orator. He was in the
navy, n plain seaman for six years
prior to the war and all during the
war. He said he had Travelled the
e1tire world over in the service of
his country; that he had seen the
flag of his country-Old Glory
honored in every part in the world,
and only in his own land had he
ever seeu IL dishonored by man.
Three cheers and tiger were
given for the old seaman at the
close of his speech. and then led by
Major Anderson and the Modocs,
the entire audience joined in sing
ing II feel like feel like l feel"
everybody shaking hands, the
ModOcs taking the lead aud gong
all through The audience like a
Methodist revival meeting. It was
a happy conclusion of a most sue
cessful day at Camp Logan, and
everybody went to their tents or to
their homes in love more and more
with the Baxter reunion.
FOURTH DAY.
The fourth day of the reunion
was ushered in in about the same
manner of all other days. The big
gun, under command of Captain
Blundell, belched forth its usual
ear-splitting sound at sun rise,
warning all tardy sleepers that an
other day had begun in camp.
Breakfast over, the drum corps
wakened up, and from that until
the regular hour for speaking there
was enough martial music to sup
ply an army for month.
Several special meetings were
held at the auditorium prior to the
camp fire. The ex-prisoners of war
association held their annual meet
ing and elected officers for the year.
The Ohio boys held their annual
meeting and the stockholders of