The Springdale news., 1898-09-16
A Pleasant Trip.

1 u LIC IWO Ic unlOtlS- OOutIl- west City, Mo, and Baxter Springs, Kansas,-I will try and give 1t to you.
 Four of our townsmen left Springdale Aug. 22nd, overland to the first re union to be held at Southwest City, Mo-, lasting five days Our trip to South west City was pleasant, where we arrived on the afternoon of the 23rd ult., and welcomed by i Col. Smith, an eX-Confederate soldier and president of the as sociation. This re union was for the blue and gray. We were turned over to the guar 1 termaster who assigned us to our quarters The camp was situated one fourth mile South of the town of Southwest City and on the West of the beauti ful spring now in fine grove. Nature could not have made a better place for the re union of the old boys of the blue and gray, both of which made good use of the camp. There were about 500 tents furnished by the association. The after noon of the 23id was occupied by welcoming and assigning all to their quarters. The as sociation have a large fly S0X18O feet for their pavilion with a seating capacity of atout 1.G00 persons In the evening the re union com menced in earnest. Music was furnished by the Plneville, Mo, Cornet Band, assisted by a martial band from Verona, Mo-, all young men, not one of 21 years of age Camp fire talks and vocal music enter tained all
 On the morning of the 24th registering of the boys com mrnced and there were eX- sol diers from nearly every State Tn the Union, among them be ing lot of Indians from the Territory. There were about 600 registered during the re union. At 10 a. n. the eXer- cises commenced, consisting of both instrumental and vocal music Good speakers from abroad entertained large audience during the day with camp fires at night On the morning of the 25th Maj Earl, of our own county, spoke to the largest audience during the re union. It was estimat ed that 10000 people were on the grounds during that day. Mai. Earl is a fine speaker and could be heard in any part oi the pavilion. In tho afternoon we had dress parade. There was about 600 ex soldiers in llne. It reminded one of war times 70 see orderlys and line officers with the martial band going through their different duties on dress parade. It was a grand sight for all. Some were present who never wit messed dress parade before.
 We went through all the diff ferent exercises except gun exercise. These we did not have. In the evening after supper we were furnished with vocal music by the Cherokee Glee Club which was one Of the most interesting parts o1 the re-union. They sang by note in our language: then sang several pieces in their own Ian guage. They received a hear ty applause from the audience ] On the morning of the 25tll we were favored by good speakers, and among them two Indians who gave us their his tory from their settlement into the Indian Territory to the present time which was very interesting. At noon dinner was announced free to all.
 The association had pro cured 9 bushels of beans, 200 pounds of pork, 200 pounds O hard tack and 400 loaves Q bread, giving each person pint of boiled beans and pork two hard tack and two pieces l Of hrpa6 Won xuonIH pnioyp ar