Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-16
MEETING OF KANSAS VETERANS TO
END TO-DAY.
GOVERNOR LEEDY IS PRESENT.
OHIO AND ILLINOIS ASSOCIATIONS
ELECT OFFICERS.
Denomination by United States
Troops Yesterday Afternoon
Sham battle This Morning
and Review of Troops
This Afternoon.

Leavenworth, kas., Oct. 15.-(Special)
The fourteenth annual reunion of the KAN
sas q. y. r. vii close tomorrow. The gen.
eral expression is that il has been the
most successful one held for years. In
point of numbers, it has been fully equal
to that of former reunions. The only dis
agreeable feature about the weeks festiyf-
ties has been the high wind of the past
few days. This has blown down tents and
filled everything around the camp with
dust. No serious disturbances have taken
place and none of the visitors has met
with injury. Considerable petty pilf-riua,
was reported in the camp. Lieutenant An
derson, U. S. A., who had charge of polic-
ing the camp, had very little for his men
10 do. and stated that it was an orderly
gathering.
Many of the visitors left on the evening
trains and others will do SO in the morn
ing. Veteran Comapny a, of Kansas CITY.
returned to their homes on the evening
train
After breakfast in Camp Alger this
morning was roll call. by all the states in
concert, and among the first to get togeth-
er We're the Ohio boys. Their register
bears the names of 650 veterans. At their
meeting. S. L. Wilson. of Beattie. senior
vice commander. department of Kansas.
was elected president and State Senator
y
The Illinois Association is one of the
largest In the camp. the register containin.
i,2eo names and at the business meeting
this morning considerable business was
transacted.
Miss May Coulter was elected daughter Of
the Illinois Association, ard the boys took
up a hat collection to compensate her for
her services in typewritinS the registration
OF the Illinois soldiers at the camp. The
election of officers then took place and the
following were elected:
U. H. Coulter. Company I, Fiftieth Illi-
nois infantry. Topeka, reelected president
for the fifth time.
A. s. Wright, Company E, Ninety-fourth
infantry. Mound City, vice president
S. j. Churchill, Battery c. Second artiI-
lery, Lawrence, second vice president.
j. 5. Heath. Company a, Thirtieth in
fantry. Fostoria. chaplain.
W II. Russell. Company E, Ninety-foUrth
infantry, Bunker Hill. quartermaster, re-
elected.
Jacob spivey. Company F. seventy-third
in1ah'rS' nd minneapolis colorbearer. re-elect-
Gilbert Bedell. Company B. One Hundred
ana FIfth infantry. Topeka, secretary
W. II. White. Company A. Thirtieth in
fantry. Soldiers home, assistant secretary.
An informal campfire was held in the
thony presiding. Chaplain Haggerty, de-
partment of Missouri. was the principal
speaker, and his address was one in favor
OF temperance. Commanders Botkin, OF
Kansas, and Platt, of Missouri, made short
talks.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the United
States troops made a demonstration on the
ground west of the camp. The line WAS
formed with the artillery in the center and
the infantry and cavalry on each wing
An advance was made upon an imaginary
enemy, and for 4 time the rattle of mus
ketry and the roar of cannon recalled to the
old veterans the days of '6l-5.
During the Skirmish Il soldier of the
Twentieth infantry was severely injured by
the bursting of the magazine of his gun.
The hospital corps took charge of him and
he was conveyed to the fort.
Governor Leedy arrived on the ground
this afternoon. He was booked for a
speech, but. owing to the late hour at the
conclusion of the military demonstration, 1t
was postponed until night.
At 10 O'Clock Saturday morning there will
be what army officers call field exercises
and military problem" The entire force
of the military will take part in a series OF
strategic maneuvers. resulting in a meet
ing of two forces of about equal strength.
They will engage in sham battle, during
which all the latest known movements in
the art of war will be introduced.
At 40 in the afternoon the troops of
Forts Riley and Leavenworth will be re-
viewed on the west end parade ground at
the fort. This will be one of the finest dis
p!ayS of the reunion.