Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-08
THE REUNION.
The Biggest and Most Sue
cesSfuI Ever Held.
$4,000 People In Attendance
on Thursday.


grounds for the second day of th'
reunion, but it was the most inter
esting, the most orderly and al
together the most pleasant ant
agreeable of any in the history o
the Interstate Association. Ther'
no dust; the atmosphere was abou
right; the people were in goot
humor; the music was exceedingly
fine and out of the usual order
both instrumental and vocal; tn,
speaking was good, and from star
to finish the day was a grand sue
cess.
Not less than 2O,OOJ people Ell
joycd the hospitalities oi CanI
Logan Tuesday And yet there
was good order throughot the Ell
tire day. The reunion was formally
and officially opened at ~ oclocf
a. m., Rev. X. IL. Sparks, chaplain
offered the opening prayer L. W
Daniels, vice president OF the As
sociation, delivered the address oi
welcome and formally turned the
camp over to Col. Wcldy.
Col. Alexander Warner responded
to the address of welcome and the
Thirteenth Annual Reunion OF the
Interstate Asssociation of old
soldiers, was formally opened.
Rev. Bernard Kelly of Topeka
being on the pla TO m, was intro
duced and addressed the vast au'
dience for about an hour.
AT l:3O the usual roll call by states
was held, there being the largest
fall in" of any time in the past, 'l3
being in line by actual count.
At 2:3U o'clock the first regular
camp fire was held, and il was II
daisy. Ii was the first appearance
of the Modocs, and the great audi
ence of three or four thousand
people went fairly wild over the
singing of this magnificent club Of
singers. Three times were they ell
cored before the audience would
permit the regular progrm to so
on.
Department Commander ". +.
Campbell was the speaker occu-
pying the entire time. He devoted
his remarks chiefly TO the Grand
Army of the Republic and its OBJ
jects and purposes.
At $50 p. III. the Firemen's Band
entertained large audience with a
concert. The band is the best anna
teur in all this section and the peo-
pie are getting a treat, not only in
vocal music by the Modocs, but the
instrumental is the best ever heard
on the grounds.
The evening camp fire was adj
dressed by Hon. S. S. Kirkpatrick,
republican candidate for congrcs s
in this district. Comrade kirkpat-
rick was in good trim and for an
hour and better held the attention
of the vast audience to an unusual
degree. At the close of Senator
Kirkpatrick's address Post Depart
ment Commander Burton, of Mis-
souri,, was introduced and spoke an
hour. Col. Burton is a most excel
lent speaker and gave the boys a
sample of Missouri old soldierism.
THIRD DAY.
No one expects or is permitted
for that matter. 10 sleep in Camp
Logan after the break of day.
There is always some "bird," or a
hundred for that matter. looking
for an "carly worm" He usually,
and we might say invariably. wants
company, aud begins calling for
"Old Joe" Old Joe is not hard 10
find, and promptly responds
Here's your mule aud then the
day begins at Camp Logan, and
until late at night the racket is
kept up. Brass bands and drum
corps add their share to the gen
erai din of the day, but there is no
confusion. The people soon be-
come used to the noise, and would
feel lonesome without il. One day
in camp is similar to all, varying
only in the size OF the crowd and
its ability to make racket. That
the people, citizens as well as old
soldiers, enjoy life in Camp Logan,
goes without saying, or why are
they here and why do the num-
ber of campers increase each year ?
The old vets rejoice that they can
assemble year after year in this
beautiful camp that is set apart es-
pecially for their comfort and
pleasure, and they rejoice further
that their friends find il a pleasure,
a great great source of enjoyment,
to meet with them. Long may
their annual outings continue and
providence smile on the old vet
eran in giving him health to meet
his comrades and friends on these
grOunus.
What shall be recorded of the
doings in camp Wednesday, There
is so much TO be crowded into
small space. The REUNION DAILY
NEWS regrets that il facilities will
not permit a general and specific
detail of all that transpired, and
mention the presence of
the thousands of people II knows
who were here yesterday. The
morning hours up to 10 o'clock
were as usual given to talks and
conversations around the camp
fires; of visiting one another in
camp; meeting old frieuds and be-
coming acquainted with new ones.
II Ia the most pleasant and In many
respects the most profitable hours
of the day. II is the hours for en-