The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-08
18TH ANIMAL REUNION G. A R.
The PennsyIyania's special Trains to Pitts
burg
HEADQUARTERS PENS!

HEADQUARTERS PENNSYLVANIA
SoLpIERS' 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;
state that offered tile first support To the
national government in its hour of peril,
aud put in the field two hundred and fif-
teen full regiments, besides a large number
OF independent organizations, comprising
nearly half million of men-has been hon.
ored tits year by the location, in old pa
Jriotic Pittsburg, OF the twenty-eighth ai.
nual reunion or the Grand Army Of the
Republic. This great gathering Of the
boys who wore the blue continues from
September 10th TO 10Th inclusive, and VIII
undoubtedly be most enjoyable to Penn
sylyanlaBS.
A perfect system of regimental reunions
has been arranged for, and the local com
mittee viii have printed guides for dIstri-
button on the Santa FEES special Prnusyl-
vania tram. giving exact information as to
location of regimental headquarters, time
and place of meeting, and otner necessary
Information.
Why should Pennsylvanisns in Kansas
attend the reunion a. PiJtsburg?
Because: iiere Oh his occasion YOU
will see again the old flags which you fol-
lowed 50 faithfully during the Ion. years
of war. The state organizations are eX-
pected q v sit the historic battlefield of
Gettysburg; TO look upon its monuments
and tablets. ana renew again its VOWS first
taken in lo6l to God and native land.
This excursion gives thr opportunity
which may never come agalu, TO visit
cnildhood's home.
y large number Of our comrades have
signified their desire II take advantage Of
this OppOrl unity ana II would seem best
10 go together, rs We went IN 1861.
Your secretary has arranged with the A
r. & :. T. X. b. (Santa lie rouJe) for a
special PENNSYLVANIA train. which VIII &C
company The q. a. r. department head
quarters train as second section, X VIII
be composed ct fire day coaches. IN To-
dste reclining chair cars tSeaJs tree) and
Pullman yestlbuled sleepers IL viii be
known as Tie Peunsy lvuniauS' Specia! 10
pItlsburg." aud will travel over The pic
turesque b 4 o. between Chicago and
PiJtspurg We thus have advantage of
The special recommendations offered the
Kansas . a II
Comrades Take your wives snd chill
aren, If possible, ami also invite your
Uelchtors 10 accompany Won. Let IL be
shown that hansans never do anything by
halves; that If the corn crop is a little
short, the crop Of patriotism Is above par.
and that the sUnfiOwer state : very much
alive.
bite a Out rates. etc.
The T,te viii be che fare a. e. half rate)
from al points IN Kansas. added 10 rat. OF
re from Missouri river, $3.50 from 81
Louis, or $40 .Tom chioaEo-wbich Is less
ihsn The Gust omary hall rate through to
PttShurE.
Tickets viii be sold Sept. 9Th aud Stb
limited for return 10 sept. 2Sth On re-
turn. one stop-uver viii be allowed al any
point east OF Chicago OF -. Louis, If re
nuested If conductor.
Those located on other than Santa Fs
lines IN Kansas should arrange TO loip our
train At Kansas City az Jhey cannot {aiu
us IN Kansas, on the evening of Sspttn-
Der 5 Arrange TO reach Kansas ti5y uut
larer than $50 o m
on can obtain through tickets to Pits.
burg frcgn your hoa1e station. read .u-- va
SAUta Ee line between Kansas CIV
and Chicago. aud IL would D.
we'll 20 ascertain ia advance that
your station agent has snch tickets lr
stock. notifying the undersigned IL unable
10 obtalu them - that special Arrange
ments may be ma'ie here.
For further Information regarding de
tails Of rates. limits time. etc call on or
address nearest Santa Fr route agent. az
". ID. NunlocE. ID, l.. A. a T. < = T. X
H WichIta, or GEO T. Nicholson. q Z 4
a T. 4 :, l. x r.. Topeka
The important thing i 10 come with rs
Yours IN the future rs in The past.
n. ID. BAILEY.
Co. IF. - llth Pa. Cavalry.
Secretary Penn. Association.