The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-16
TO ACT AT ONCE.
The Soldiers Reunion Part of the
September Festival.
WILL Be BEGUN RIGHT AWAY
Lincoln Post will Appoint Commit
tee to Confer With Other Posts in
thaA CITY

Lincoln Post Will Appoint Commit
tee to Confer With Other Posts in
the City.
Lincoln post Grand Army of the Re-
public, Will take action OF Saturday
nj ht of this week looking towards Sc
curing the next state reunion of the
Grand Army in this city next fall as
part of the proposed weeks festivities
1t Is the intention to have Lincoln post
appoint committee to confer with like
committee from the other posts and
auxiliary societies, the joint committee
when org anized to issue address to
all the Grand Army posts of the state
asking their support, at the state en-
campment which meets at Beloit in Feb
ruary next, the proposition to locate the
next reunion atTopeka.
If they succeed the reunion would be
held at the fair ground and a strong eff
fort will be made to secure the attrac-
tons of the United States troops and at
least portion of the Kansas National
guards as soon as it is ascertained that
the sentiment of the Grand Army posts
is in favor of Topeka.
Go to Work at once through our con
gressional delegation and secure an or
der from the authorities at Washington
to have the United States troops camp
here during the week.
We have had them here on several &C.
casioHs aad those who have heretofore
handled these matters knew just how to
proceed.
If the plan as now contem plated is car
red out the exercises at the fair grounds
in addition to the reunion, features will
include one day in which the U. s.
troops, X. n. G. and other armed forces
would participate in huge sham battle
during one day and the storming of a
fort i'll connection with a magnificent
display of fire works at night.
Then let the citizens organize as out
lined by the JOURNAL and provide an en-
day and for two or three nights in the
~city. This would fill out the week and
make the proposed festival success be-
| yond doubt. We have abundant ma
terial in the city to formulate and carry
out to a successful issue any plan that
may be agreed upon.
| IN conversation with T. J. Anderson
and others, plan to raise the necessary
| funds TO defray all the expenses incident
to the week, has been proposed which
would make the burden very light The
railroads have always treated Topeka
with great consideration, and no trouble
is anticipated in securing just as favora-
| bic rates for the week as they make TO
Kansas City or any other point
In addition to this the general passen-
| ger agent of one road is already contem
| plating the running os cheap excursion
trains into the city in the morning and
back after the evenings entertain
ment He says there is q
disposition on the part of the people of
Kansas to come to Topeka whenever we
can provide proper entertainment.
With one road to take the initiative the
others would readily fall in line.
At the great reunion and State fair in
this city in 1882 the Santa Fe claimed
ST 600 on their excursion trains to To
| peka An officer of another line of road
who was at that time connected with the
Santa Fe made this statement of earn
ing ard knows what he is talking about
We have four different line of road reach
ing any portion of the State and at cheap
rates they would undoubtedly equal the
crowds that poured into Topeka in 1873:
1885 and 1890.