Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-09-04
IN MEMORIUM.
Camp Logan, August 30, 1897


To the Stockholders and Patrons OF
the Interstate Reunion:
II becomes our painful duty to
announce to you the death OF Cap
tain Robert p. McGregor. member
of the Board of Directors and the
quartermaster of the association.
On the evening of August 10th,
shortly after reaching his home. af-
ter hard days work in preparing
the encampment for the Sixteenth
Annual Reunion, now in progress,
he was suddenly stricken down
with apoplexy. Medical aid was
quickly summoned, but no physi.
clans skill could give relief or save
the life of our friend. comrade and
associate. He remained in an un-
conscious condition, so far as IL
known, until ) o'clock Sunday even
ing, August 22nd, when the last
pulse ebbed away aud IL was known
to those about his couch that his
spirit had taken it's flight. The fun
eral occurred at his late residence
at o'clock p. M, Tuesday, August
oath, being conducted by Frank p.
Blair Post No.123 of Baxter Springs,
assisted by comrades of various
posts in the vicinity.
Robert p. McGregor was born in
Toronto, Canada. July 4. 1898. He
came to the United States when but
sixteen years of age, locating in
Noble county. Indiana, which was
his home until coming to Cherokee
county in the spring of 1877. His
first service in the army was in
Company ID, Thirtie,h Indiana. He
was orderly sergeant. second and
first lieutenant of the company. His
second enlistment was in Company
B. One Hundred aud Fifty-Second
Indiana and was captain of the
company.
He was one of the prime movers
in the first soldier reunion ever
held at Baxter Springs. At that first
reunion he was chosen quartermas.
ter of the encampment. a position
he continued to fill year after year
and until the time of his death.
On the organizing of the Baxter
Springs Reunion. into what is now
known and legally constituted as
the Interstate Reunion AssOcia-
tion, he was elected a member OF the
Board of Directors and was annu-
ally reelected each year thereafter.
being member of the Board at the
time of his death.
To his individual efforts il. per.
haps due, more than any other
member of the Association. credit
for the success which has attended
all the reunions that have been
held at Camp Logan. He was the
only member of the Association to
whom the thousands looked for
the comforts of life while in camp.
and il can he said that no one ever
appealed to him in vain il in his
power to aid them. 1t is but proper
that the thousands of his admiring
friends and comrades now gathered
at Camp Logan for the Sixteenth
Annual Reunion. should have the
opportunity of paying a tribute to
the memory of their old Quarter.
master" We would therefore re-
quest the Commander to set apart
Wednesday afternoon. September
LIST, at 2 O'Clock as an hour TO
be devoted to such services as may
be deemed advisable in commemor.
alton of one who. il may be said,
literally died at his post in his la.
bors for the Interstate Reunion.
We direct that the Secretary make
a record of these proceedings, in
full, in the Journal of the Associa.
ton and engross a copy of the same
for the bereaved family and for the
public press. Signed,
JOHN N. COOPER,
J.J. FRIBLAY,
JOHN HARTLEY,
TIC. WEAVER,
Fl. X. HUBBARD,
WILLIAM SMITH,
S. o. MCDOWELL,
]. l.. BRIGGS,
Directors,