The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-02

HEADQUARTERS PENNSYLVANIA
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ASSOCIATION,
TOPEKA, kAs., Aug. 20, 1894.
Comrades:
Our native state, on whose soil was
fought some of the most important and
decisive battles for national existence; a
state that offered the first support to the
national government in its hour of peril,
and put in the field two hundred and fif &.
teen full regiments, besides large numbe
of independent organizations, comprising
nearly half a million of men-has been hon
ored this year by the location, in old pa
triotic PiJtsburg, of the twenty-eighth an
nual reunion OF the Grand Army of the
Republic. This great gathering of the
''boys who wore the blue" continues from
September 10th to 18th inclusive and Will
undoubtedly be most enjoyable to Penn
sylvaniHus.
A perfect system of Tegimental reunions
has been arranged for, and the local COM
mit1ee will have printed guides for distri-
button on the Santa Fe's special Pennsyl-
vania train, giving exact information as 10
location Of regimental headquarters time
and place of meeting, and other necessary
information.
Why should Pennsyfvanians in Kansas
attend the reunion ut pitJsburG?
Because: Here on this occasion you
will see again the cid flags which you fol-
lowed so faithfully during the long years
of war. The state organizations are ex-
pvcJed 10 visit the historic battlefield of
Gettysburg; 10 look upon its monuments
and tablets and renew again its VOWS first
taken i'll 1861, To God and native land
This excursion gives the opportunity
which may never come again, 10 visit
chiidbood's home
A large number of our comrades have
signified their desire Ii take advantage of
this opportunity, ana it would seem best
to go together. as we went IN 1861
Your SECRETARY has arranged with the A
Il. * :. + r Il. (Santa Ee route) for a
special PENNSYLVANIA train, which will aC-
company the q. a r. department head
quarters train as second section. 1t will
toe composed of fLe day coaches. up to
date reclining chair cars (seats freel. and
Pullman vestibuied sleepers. It will be
known as The Pennsy lvanians' Special to
Pittshurg" and will travel over the pic
furesque b x O" between Chicago and
Pittsburg. We thus have advantage of
the special accommodations offered the
Kansas Il. A r
Comrades Take your wives and chill
dren, If possible, and also invite your
neighbOrs To accompany you. Let it be
shown that kansans never do ANYTHING bv
halves; that il the corn crop j. little
short, the crop OF patriotism is above par.
and that the sunhower state IS very much
alive
You may wish TO know something def
mite aDout rates, etc.
The rate will he one fare a. e. half rate}
from all points IN Kansas added TO rate OF
k20 from Missouri river, $3.50 from St
Louis, or $40 from chicago-which Is less
than the customary hBlI rate through u
Pit,sburg
Tickets will be sold Sept 1th and S,h
limited for return to Sept 2SIh On re-
turn, one stop-over viii be allowed at any
point east OF Chicago or 81. Louis, If re-
guested of conductor
Those located on other than Santa Fa
lines IN Kansas should arrange TO ioiu. our
train At Kansas City ar they cannot ioin
us in Kansas on the evening OF SeDt,fn-
Der 8. Arrange TO reach Kansas Civ NOT
later than $50 p. IN.
You can obtain through tickets to PITTS
burg from your home station. reading via
Santa fe line between Kansas City
and Chicago. aud il would be-
we'll 10 ascertain in advance that
your station agent has such tickets In
stock, notifying the undersigned If unable
10 obtain them so that special arrange
ments may be made here
For further Information regarding de-
tails OF rates, limits. time, etc. call on or
address nearest Santa Ee route agent. or
". ID. Murdock, ID. p a. \. I. * = +. r
r, Wichits. ar Geo. T. Nicholson. q. =. a
a 7. * 5. F. r. r.. Topeka
The elmporIant thing l. 10 come with Us.
Yours 10 the future as IN the pact.
NJ D. BAILEY.
Co. "F. " 1lth Pa. Cavalry
Secretary Penn. Association