The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-30


HEADQUARTERS PENNSYLVANIA
/ SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ASSOCIATION.
TOPEKA kAs, Aug. %, 1894.
4 c mrades:
Our nrtive state, on whose soil was
l fought some of the most important aud
decisive battles for national existence: q
state that offered tie first support to the
national government in its hour of peril
and put IN the field two hundred ana If
teen 1uli regiments, besides a large number
OF Independent organizations, comprising
negriy half million OF men-has been hon
Ored this year by the location, in old pa
triotiC Pitts burg, OF the tweuty -eighth an
Hual 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
sy!vauisus.
\ perfect system of regimental reunions
has been arranged for, and the local com
mIttee wIlI have printed guides for distTi-
button on the Santa Fv's special Ptnusyl l.
vania train, giving exact Information ~ to
location OF regimeutal headquarters, time
and place of meeting, aud other necessary
Information.
Why should Prnusy lvanians in Kansas
attend the reunion at Pittsburgh
Because: Here on This occasion you
Will see again the old flags which you fol
lowed SO faithfully during the long years
Of war. The state organizations are ex-
p,cted to visit the historic battlefield Of
Get5ysl urg; TO look upon its monuments
and tablets, and renew again il vows first
taken In le6i, 10 God and native laud.
This excursion gives the opportunity
wnlch may never come again, TO visit
cbIldbOOd's beme.
a large number Of our comrades have
signifi-d their desire to take advantage q
this opportunity, ana il would seem best
to 70 together. as We went in 1861.
Your secretary has arranged with the A.
Z. q :. I. X Il. Santa Re route for
special Pennsylvania Train. which viii &C
company he &. y. X. department head
quarters train as secOpd section, IL VIII
be composed Of tie day coaches, ITO
date reclining chair cars (sears fres), and
Pullman vestIbuled sle.per$ II viii be
known as - be PeuusyIvtuisus' Special 10
Pit sburc." and will travel over tie pic
Iuresque Il. & O." between Chicago aud
piltsDurg. Ne thus have advantage Of
the special c-omAOdat.Ons offered the
Kansas q 4 4
Comrades lake your wives and chill
drsn. II possible, aud also invite Your
ueighbors 70 accompany you- let 10 be
hown that ksussns never 90 anything by
ta.ves; That u The corn crop il little
short, the crop 81 patriotism - boye par
aud that the suufOwsr state = very much
alive.
You may wish TO know something def
rite a out yates. etc.
I be rs;e Will be enc fare O. p half rats)
from AZ points IN Kansas, added 20 rat 0f
so from Missouri river, $3.50 from -.
LOuIs, or $40 from cbICag "a les
then The customary hsli rate through u
P3tJsburZ.
Tickets will be sold Sept 7.h and sih.
limited for return 10 sept = b. On re-
turn. one st9p-over viii be allowed It any
point east o. Chicago or -. Louis, u re-
quested q conductor.
Those located on other than santa r
lines ia hahsas should arrange 20 JOIN our
train At kau.a7 City 70: they caalot jim
Us N kau--sI. on The evening o. -rp.sm-
Der ,. Arrange 20 reach Kansas Cry not
later han $50 o N.
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burg from youF home station. read o., va I
santa Re .sus tsfwsen hsDsas Cry
aud Chicago. add % wGa1 Be
well 20 ascertain Ia advance that I
your station ag~ut Ha- -uca tickets 10 I
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20 Cbt &c tU~m +3 th.t special arrange
m.uts may - made herr.
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