The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-30
old SOLDIERS PICNIC.
Lincoln Post Celebrates Its
Fifteenth Anniversary
At Garfield Park Last Evening
With Music aud Readings.
Three Hundred People Present and
the Reform School Band Fur
nished Concert Music.

For the fifteenth time in its history
members of Lincoln Post No. l. G.
A. r. of Kansas, celebrated its birth at
Garfield park yesterday afternoon and
evening.
Perhaps there were 300 men. women
and children there, but all told not
more than 40 of them were old sol
diers.
G. c. Gage. the man of the monu-
ment,' and Col Burgess and John
Carter We're there, however, and as
Col. Carter had his silk hat on and Col.
Burgess his best smile, the day was
won.
There We're but four of the charter
members Of the post present, Dr. S. r.
sheldon. ]. w Tobias. = Lee Knight
and ]; T. Mclaughlin. The last named
presided.
Others present were Judge Huron. Z.
IT. Riley, w w. Denis0n. DR.. Wool
verton, Judge Carey. a. j. BeveIe, w.
Callahan. j. s. Weir, r. A. Randlett,
W. H. FramptOn. Sam Lanham e. II.
Haskell, u S. Mcclure. Col Alexander.
II. j. Cartilage, John Armstrong, and
Cal Brewer.
Anything with the stars and stripes
in IL was never complete in Topeka
without j. NJ Miller. commander Of the
post rev DR. Fisher, who WASH
chaplain of the late house Of represen-
tatives, ana Chaplain Burge, and they
We're all there
So also We're w. C. Whitney depart
ment commander. and j. 7 Niles as
sistant department adjutant.
Garfield park was never IN better
condition for anything, and the chill
dren-and there We're plenty of them
enjoyed the grass and the monkeys
and the boats immensely.
The feature of the day was furnish
ed by the reform school
Its band OF u pieces, under the lead
ership of @. S. McCurdy, one of the
teachers. was there and gave several
I short D11f GOOD
The reform school cadets to the mum
Der Of 80 We're also present, and half
an hour ia the afternoon was given q
dress parade by them under command
of Mai I'll. III. Kenderdine.
Mrs. Birdie SpTague- w aggener of
/ Atchison was present and gave a read
ing entitled THE Poor Drummer %
which was somewhat disappointing to
I the old soldiers by reason of it being
/ about a commercial drummer instead
( plauded.
Commander Miller delivered the ad-
( dress of welcome.
we old men" he said. "can remem-
/ Der the times of 80 years ago, but there
are mighty few ladies nowadays who
+ can remember SO far back
This is our fifteenth meeting of this
/ kind and we are going to keep coming
I just as long as we can.
Ladies' you are part of us and I
( don't see why we can't unite the c. A.
/ r.. and the Ladies Circle and the Re
lief Corps and all be one.
Ladies, we welcome you with open
arms
] Judge c.. w. Carey was historian of
/ the post for the occasion.
He said. There was no G. A. r.
( post i'm Topeka until 1881. when this
4 was organized with % charter mem
I bers. Lincoln Post is power for
! good. and its charities have been many;
fully 20 per cent OF its charities have
\ been bestowed outside the post
Since its organization the post has
mustered in 1.095 members and mus
/ tered out $50 so that now the member
/ ship i'm good standing is 405"
Mrs. j. O. Wood was the historian of
/ Lincoln Circle and read an address
Speeches We're also made by w. c.
/ Whitney. department commander. and
/ Adjutant Niles.
The basket supper was delightful.
I though the larger part OF the gathering
/ left before it began.
A programme had been arranged for
4 the evening, but COmrade McLaugh-
I lin was left to do it all alone. and gave
/ it up. There was no evening session