The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
OFFER OLIVE BRANCH.
Lincoln Post, 800 Strong, to
60 to Reunion
At LeavenwOrth, if LeavenwOrth
Old Soldiers Will Come Here.
SWelcome" in Letters of Fire ON the
State Houss Dom a-Fall Ees-
tival News.

Lincoln post has decided to attend the
meeting of the Topeka reunion committee
last night NJ. F. McKirahan. commander
of Lincoln post, made the announcement.
He said:
Lincoln post has decided to go to
Leavenworth in a body 800 strong. We
will hire a whole train and we intend to
show the people of Leavenworth that We
are not running an opposition reunion
They have been doing a great deal of
complaining about our reunion and have
said that we would not go to the state
G. A. r. reunion and We intend to give
them chance to show their good will.
We will let them know what we propose
TO do and we will see whether they will
do as much. We will send more old SOL
diers to the Leavenworth reunion than
Leavenworth county will have there"
This is but one post of those in Topeka
and it is believed that others will follow
the example set by Lincoln post.
Eugene L. Smith said that the Sons of
Veterans would also go to Leavenworth
in body and would leave Topeka Satur-
day evening and march overland.
The question of using the old Kansas
battle flags IN the old soldiers parade in
Topeka was brought up last night by Mr..
McKirahan. Il believe he said, that
the Kansas battle flags now in the adju-
tant generals office should be carried in
the parade. They should be in charge of
a special guard of soldiers.
George H. Evans said: II don't believe
that the flags can be taken out. They
would go all to pieces in the wind
Mr. McKirahan: 1T would not be
necessary to unfurl them. They could be
kept carefully tied up to prevent them
being damaged
Chairman Moore thought it would be
good pian for an escort from each Kan
sas regiment to be in charge of the bat
tie flag of their regiment.
No formal action on the matter was
taken. The flags are now old that
they would fall to pieces if exposed to the
air. They might be shown in glass
case on a float.
Ge-rge H. Evans suggested that some
welcome to the old soldiers should be
placed on the state house dome. Il did
it once when the G. A. R. was here" said
Mr.. Evans, '-and it made an excellent
show at night and was admired by every
one. 1 used incandescent lights to form
the letters. 1t cost me about $50 but I
think it can be done much more cheap1y
now because we would not have to run
-+he wires clear up from the ground as I
had to do
Mr. Evans was instructed to make an
investigation and report at the next meet
ing on the cost of an illumination.
Mr.. McKirahan said: There will be
fraternal banners and fraternal arches
everywhere and as yet no provision has
been made TO have the old soldiers recog-
niZed in that way L think that some
thing of this kind should be DONE
Mr.. Evans was instructed to name his
own colleagues on the committee.
Chairman Moore said that the souvenir
invitations will be ready some time next
week. ]. H. Stewart will go to the Arlxan-
sas reunion and distribute large num-
Der. Others will be taken to the Okla
homa reunions and the committee of
twenty-eight will see that 20, 900 invita-
tions are distributed where the old sol
diers can get them They will be hand
some souvenirs with cuts and the soldiers
programme of the week.
The committee will have the west end
of Exposition hall fixed up for the pur-
pose of holding camp fires while the big
tent is being used for other purposes.
A new lot of stationery will be ordered
for the use of the committee and a souve-
mir badge will be secured to be worn by
members of the committee on Festival
week.