The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-22
GOES TO Topeka
Reunion Occurs There Sep
tember &c.
EASTMAN Is COMMANDER
DR.. FurIey is Named as De-
partment Surgeon.


sulting: D. w. Eastman of Emporia, l98
A w. Smith of Mcpherson, lbs; w. r
Badr OF Dunlap, LOG; D. S. Elliott OF Col
feyville, n.
After the first ballot, Elliott withdrew
and ohe second vote stood: Eastman, 2z7
Smith. 152. and BAR. So.
Bair then withdrew, and the third ballot
resulted IN the election of Eastman by Z
vote of 2Ss 20 1876 over Smith
The aspirants for the fall reunion were
Topeka, Lawrence and Pfttsburg. but To-
peka won out easily on the first vote,
The reunion will occur September &c.
Hutchinson was the only place that
made any particular effort to secure the
state encampment, and it was given the
meeting by reclamation.
Senior Vice Commander Ben Pagan Of
Ellsworth and Junior Vice Commander ".
E. Morris Of Winfield were elected by ac-
clamation. Chaplain Peugh Of yelling
ton was a candidate for reelection, but
was defeated by B. f. Baker of Beloit
on the first vote-32S to Is. The two
candidates for department surgeon were
DR.. c C. Furley of Wichita and DR.. Buck
of Peabody, but DR.. Furley had an easy
NICOTy, ne vote DelnS Zoo TO l4U.
This morning at 9o'clock the encamp-
ment will meet to hear the report of the
committee on resolutions, and the install
lauOn of officers. This will take the great
er part Of the day, and the work Will be
finished and adjournment taken by 8
o'clock this afternoon
a great many of the veterans left last
night on the late train, after the camp
fire, and more will leave this morning.
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
The Sons of Veterans had lively all
day session in Peerless han. There were
two important contests there, over the
election of state commander and the
matter of changing the location of per
manent headquarters or abohshing lie
headquarters. The Wichita delegates were
working to have the headquarters re-
moved from Emporia to this place, but the
vote was a decision TO abolish this feature
of the state commandery.
There were only two candidates for state
commander, John Redmond Of this city
and Tracy Leonard of Lawrence. The
vote stood S6 to 30. and Redmond was
given hearty tiger. The other officers
were: Senior vice commander, NJ E.
Ieatherwood Of Dunlap; junior vice COM
mander. J. z. Emmett of Marquet; coun-
Gil OF administration, II. c. BonneH of
Keighley. J. B. Morris of La Crosse, Guy
y. SelIeck of Emporfa. Delegates to the
commandery-in-chief were H. J. Noble of
Kinsley. E. E. Wilson of Belle Paine. J.
F. Hunter of Hiawatha, Ed c. Stricken
OF Girard.
The following telegram was sent to Gov
ernor Leedy at o'clock:
John W. Leedy, Governor, Topeka, Kan.
First regiment Sons of Veterans guards
are at your service if needed.
w. P. FEEDER, Division Commander.
D. E. FOWLER, Adiutant
w. 2. WILCOX, Commanding
The guards were presented before the
encampment. and at night a grand ball
was given by the Sons Of Veterans
guards. 1t was opened with music and a
fancy drill by the drill team Of lodge 46
commanded by Lieutenant Smith A grand
march opened the dance, and till late the
visiting young Veterans and their as
sistants of the Ladies Aid society tripped
the hight fantastic right merrily.
This morning the Sons of Veterans will
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officers. Appointment of staff by Com
Tnander Redmond and the entire work will
be completed by noon.
w. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson and a
number of others viii leave on the early
trains this morning.
LADIES' AID SOCIETY'S OFFICER.
The young ladies who constitute the at
tractive auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans
order. held an all day session in the
Workmens hall and were enough Of rust
iers to get through with the tedium Of
annual reports, elect officers and visit the
Sons of Veterans in a body. Their Off
GERS for the following year are: President,
Mrs. Dory Rogers. Emporia; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Demorst Jones, Pittsburg:
chaplain. Mrs. Cove. Girard: chief Of staff,
Miss Pearl Lilly, Chanute; mastering and
installing officer. Mrs. Swisher. Gypsum:
inspector. Mrs. Outcalt, Burlington; divis-
ION council. Misses Hinman. Lawrence:
Sadie Damon, Wichita; Mrs. Bryan, Read
ing; treasurer. Ida Sellick. Emporia: or
ganist Mrs. Benjamin. Lawrence: dele
gate at large to national encampment.
Miss Amy Papes. Wichita; alternate. Miss
May Summers. Wichita; delegate to ma
tional encampment Mrs Blackman,
Pittsburg; alternate. Mrs. Harris. Girard
At $50 the ladies in the body visited
the session of the Sons Of Veterans in
Peerless hall.
NEW OFFICIALS OF THE W. r. c.
The Woman's Relief Corps in session at
the First Methodist church, had a number !
OF very interesting reports and discus !
sions and elected their officers as follows: |
President. Mrs. Julia Campbell. Hutch /
inson; senior vice president, Mrs. Helena
Mason, Wichita; junior vice president. 1
Sarah Whitzen, Lawrence; treasurer, /
Mrs. Lydia Logan, Towanda; chaplain. /
Miss Hattie Riley, FL Dorado. Members /
OF the executive board elected were: /
Louise Hedrick. Olathe; Mrs. Nellie 4
March. Argentine. There are three others /
10 be elected at the mornings session to- /
day. and some other general officers TO be /
chosen yet besides appointive places % /
be filled. Some important resolutions [
were introduced yesterday and viii prob +
ably be acted upon today.
The sessions Of the order will close +
about noon today and the ladies will leave
Wichita this afternoon and evening.
GREAT PARADE AND ITS SCENES.
No scene has ever been enacted in WiCh-
tia more deeply affecting than that pre-
scented by the great demonstration yes
terday. At moment when the great iron
engines Of commerce plunged outward 4
with a corps OF the regular army. the
streets Of Wichita became a theatec Of
patriotic demonstration, eQuaIled rarely
anywhere and certainly not duplicated
the world around between the last sunrise