The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-20


onstrated; came the weapon Of age, the
zane, and the weapon of youth, the fire
arm; came the stately matron who had
wept at his going and wept at his re-
turning long ago; came the be-rbboned
sweetheart who just can't believe there
will be a war now and that he will go.
A great national crisis gives the en-
rampment a brilliant setting, enhances
The significance of every flag afoat, in
vests every young man in uniform with
possible heroism, and quickens admira-
tion and reverence for every veteran.
WHERE THE VETERANS MET.
Yesterday was given up to receiving
delegate veterans and assigning them to
quarters while in the city. The assign
nent and reception rooms on East Doug
las. in Herman & Hess old place, was
made easily prominent to arriving dele
va tions of strangers by a big banner
stretching clear across the street. Here
force of half a dozen members of the
local posts was kept busy all iday and
late into the night registering the visit
ors. With each name registered was
given the state from which enlistment
cavalry or infantry. Here, too. was. per-
haps the most interesting. the most en-
thusiastc and the most pathetic scenes
Of the encampment. Every little while
some old veteran would walk up to the
tables where the register lists were kept,
by states, and look down the page, some
times in the hope of finding a name he
had known. sometimes to find if his
marching companion or messmate or
other particular soldier friend of An
tietam or Donelson or Vicksburg or At
Ianta or Richmond who had written a
promise to come. had arrived yet. Often
they met, but oftener they were disap-
pointed. Often the looked-for name did
not appear, though it was long after the
arrival of the train upon which the sol
dier friend was to come.
And the old veteran would change his
cane nervously from hand to hand so out
upon the pavement and look about with
a disappointment known only to those
who have had friendship welded by the
white heat Of battle. Often the visiting
veteran met n brother soldier Of whom
he had years ago lost trace and whom
he had given up for dead. Then the sur
prise, the keen delight, the animated ex-
carnations of the Hveliest joy. the tight
grip of the hand, sometimes the tear and
afterwards the long, low talks Of those
days and those struggles, such as only
soldiers know-these are the most elo-
quent scenes of Grand Army history.
A delegation of the Sons of Veterans
went to the Frisco from the north at
noon yesterday TO meet the state COM
mander, W. T FEEDER. Of Great Bend
and to the Santa Fe and Rock Island
trains from the north, TO meet COM
panies and commands from Hutchinson.
Newton. Emporia. Lawrence and other
places. Both the Eggleston and Garfield
posts here had regular reception com
mittees that visited each train during
the day and till late at night
SOME PROMINENT VISITORS.
Captain S. b. Billings and a number Of
others arrived from Guthrie yesterday
morning. Others arrived from Fl Reno
Oklahoma City. Winfield Wellington and
Belle PLANE on the late trains from the
south.
Department Commander Botkin OF
Hutchinson. Major Hood Of Emporia. ex-
Congressman W. \. Calderhead. Major
Tom Anderson of Topeka. a ". Smith Of
Mcpherson. J. 8. Campbell OF Kansas
City, with about 80 others. Including the
companies Of Sons Of Veteran Guards Of
Hutchinson. Newton. Emporia and Law
renee arrived on the Santa Fe and Rock
island trains from the north They had
been preceded by D. W. Eastman Of En-
poria. Lieutenant Governor F!nney and
Senator c. H Lamb of Woodson county,
ex-Congressman Funston and others from
the east.
The Department President ladies' C.
A. r, Mrs. Emma Wall, Of Lawrence.
and her staff, arrived yesterday and
are established in their headquarters at
the Carey. Accompanying Mrs Wall was
Mrs. Frances y. Wood. treasurer, Tope-
ka; Mrs. Sue 4. Rench, secretary; Mrs.
Nellie AIcGresor. secretary; Mrs. NJ. o.
Cartridge. past national president; Mrs.
]. Daley. Topeka; Mrs. AIolHe Hunter.
Topeka: Mrs. Galberth. Topeka: Mrs.
Angie Sprague. president Lincoln Circle
No. /. Topeka: Mrs. Della Rawlings, jun
Ter vice president, Kansas City; Mrs. Col.