Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-09-28

the honors of the day. We marched
at "carry arms" past the review
ing stand with knapsacks, canteens
and Internationally equipped in
regular army style-the only organ
ization on the ground so equipped.
We marched in three platoons with
"old glory in the center. and led by
our band of Is pieces-the Third
Regiment Band of Centerville, Ia.
Our appearance in full army equip
ment called forth much comment
and the widest cheering from start
to finish. As we passed the review.
ing stand Commander Lawlcr sa-
luted us and our colors by dipping
his banner to us three times, u rec
ognition of honor when given by
commanding general and l need
not say that Company A was glad
to get this recognition from Com
mander Lawlcr. After the parade
we returned to our train for dinner.
Armour is wealthy, arslocratic
man, but he is always good TO Com.
pany a. When we were ready TO
start he ordered attached TO our
train one of his best refrigerator
cars filled with fresh beef. pork,
mutton. sugar cured hams, cheese
and creamery butter, enough to do
us around the world. Another, Il
merchant, gave us eight sacks Of
apples, another ten sacks of pota-
toes, another six sacks of beans,
others canned goods, etc. The only
thing we regret is that the trip is
not long enough for us to eat up all
the good things.
The 18th we put in viewing the
city and looking up old comrades.
Many we found and great was the
Joy at meeting once more. But sad
ness would cross our paths occa'
sionally when we would learn of
some noble comrade who had
passed over to the other side. After
dinner the bugle sounded the fall
i'm" and headed by our band we
marched to the rooms of Mrs. John
\. Logan, where the band gave a
beautiful sercnade, which was most
graciously acknowledged by that
grand and noble lady. Thence WE
repaired to the library hall where
the Woman's Relief Corps was in
session. The band gave conceri
in the street a committee of la.
dies from that body soon appeared
and invited Captain Taylor to bring
his company and band up into the
hall and not only into the hall, but
upon the stage, where we were for
mally introduced to that august AS
semblage of grand and noble ladies
of honor, gathered together from
Maine To California. Leaving Ii
brary hall and the ladies 10 pursue
their labors we went on n scrcnad-
ing tour of the different headquar
tiers at the Louisville hotel. Gall
house and Willard. Returned to
our quarters, took supper, then
went to the river front to view the
display of fireworks, which was
grand. but somewhat married by |
the falling of section of the grand |
stand i'm which about 40 people were
more or less hurt, but none fatally.
Today was the barbecue.
AT an early hour the veterans and
citizens alike began to stir and a
constant mass of humanity was
moving in the direction of the park.
Co. A turned loose today, went,
every fellow for himself. i started
early ut the corner of Fourth and
Main streets and managed to get
pushed and squeezed into car
where | stood sandwiched, or rather
sardined till the car ran about four
miles to the park, where IL looked
impossible to store away the great
mass of humanity that was pour
ing into the park. The park con-
tains 100 acres, beautifully set with
large oak, walnut, beech, poplar and
elm trees, magnificent shady
place. At the. extreme southeast
corner were the trenches where the
meats were being roasted. Having
on my uniform decorated with
badges, / had no trouble with the
guard, who was of the lat Kentucky
National Guards, aud was admitted
inside. There were three trenches
100 yards long, three feet wide aud
five feet deep filled half full of scaly
bark hickory wood, green, burned
to Goals. Over these were being
100 large beeves, 100 fat
hogs and 800 fat sheep. imagine
if an old time darkcy had got in
there and smelled that meat cook
ing he would not have cared to go
any farther. On the west and north
of the cooking trenches were other
bitches over which were placed IA
boiler iron cauldrons each five feet
high and five feet in diameter.
These were used for making soup.
lust think of over 10000 gallons of
soup being licked up by one picnic
party and twice that much could
have been used II there had been
nothing else on the ground 10 drink.
Still west and north of this were the
tables-over 500 feet of tables four
feet wide aud three feet high; 3OO,-
600 wooden plates, 100000 knives and
forks, 10000 tin cups, 150 nice new
barrels filled with water and ice on
the ground, each with convenieuces
for filling as soon as empty. There
were five beer stands on the ground
each with a capacity of 100 glasses
per minute, or more. And they
were all kept busy. Each had
car load of beer kegs piled In the
center of their enclosure with a car
load of ice piled around and upon
Il and ali covered with large tent