The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-13


Mrs. Charles Carroll brought forty from
the Marine hospital. twenty from or
Wadsworth and twelve from Smiths in
Urinary on Staten Island; Mrs. John Sey
mour had a party OF ninety from m,
Long Island College hospital and 81
Peters hospital. and Mrs. Adolph Tschepl
brought twenty-five from Governors Is
land.
The men from Brooklyn came acros:
the bridge in trolley cars and were taker
90 Madison avenue and Sixty-fourtt
| street on two Madison avenue cars. Car.
riages met them there and took them frs
for a drive around the park and then
20 the lawn party. The other GONZALES
cents Travelled on Broadway cable cars
TO the park. where they were also met
by carriages
The drum corps of tie battfeship Texas
announced the arrival of Acting Mayor
Guggenheimer. who was escorted TO the
grand stand by the Texas cadets, while
the band played Hail TO the Chief" Mrs.
! Ralph Trautman, vice president of the
association, received him and made a ht-
tie speech before introducing him. eve
are an organization of women VINO can
not go TO the front 10 fight" she said.
but we can show our patriotism by pro-
tecting the wives and children Of the
| brave men who have gone there in the
! cause Of their country knowing that the
! soldier on the field and the sailor on the
ship can bear a lighter heart when ne is
sure that his family is not neglected. We
are trying TO relieve a little suffering by
an outing to our lovely Central Park.
! (lVr 0rpSf1art IRE I'D CarrOn Ia q
come 200 miles 10 be present with US this
afternoon, and I am only acting presi-
| dent dividing the honors with the Act
ing Mayor the Hon. Randolph Guggen-
llemer, whom I have the honor to pre-
sent"
It affords me very great pleasure" said
the acting mayor. Ito welcome you in my
capacity Of acting mayor of the city Of
New York, TO this lawn party in aid of the
wives and children of the soldiers and sail
ors who left home to fight for the flag of
our country. We have come mere not
for the sake Of charity. hut to perform a
sacred duty. The men who left their
positions and families behind them and
went TO the front were animated by that
sturdy patriotism which can always be
found in Americans. At Manila and Santi
ago they illustrated that fidelity to the
traditions of their grandfathers. But
think l shall not be guilty of exaggeration
If l say that in many cases no less high
degree of heroism and self-sacrihce was
required from the American women, who
remained at home, with hearts that beat
with apprehension for the safety of their
loved ones and with hands that felt the re-
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And now, children 1 have a few words
10 say to you before 1 conclude. I am
glad to see your happy faces at this lawn
party, and especially so because you are
the children of our absent soldiers and
sailors. You should be. and 1 am sure
you are proud to know that your fathers
have fought and suffered for the sake of
our beloved country. That is something
TO remember with pride
This is the flag of the battleship Texas,
that chased the Vizcaya, which was
brought over by Admiral Osborn from the |
Texas and loaned for the occasion. The |
admiral is the only surviving member |.
of Admiral Farragut's staff, that fought
IN the civil war
Rear Admiral Osborn, Of the Naval Vet |
Grams, was the next speaker THE Star |
Spangled Banner was sung by Mr.. Ar /
dina O'Donnchaidh. Then the Rough .
Riders arrived in carriages, and a Gordon |
of police formed an avenue for them |
through the crowd, from the East drie |
VITO the grandstand, where Mrs J. w Nc
Donald. chairman Of the entertainment
committee; Mrs. S. d. Miller. Miss Flor
ence Guernsey, Miss Frank Barker, Mrs.
James R. Franklin, Mrs. Douglas Hol-
Mrs. Adolph Tscheppe. Miss NJ
w. Beckel. Nine. Lucfetti. and Mrs. Sey-
mour, members of the association, were
seated with Mrs. Carroll and Mrs Trout
man.
Among the guests of honor were At
w. II. H Miller. Mrs. J.
P Drew and Chaplain Robert Edwards
of the Naval Veterans.
Mrs. Trautman read the following letter
from Lieutenant Hobson 10 Mrs. Miller:
Army and Navy Club. Washington
Aug Z. 1898, My Dear Mrs. Miller-I beg to
express my thanks and appreciation for
the kind inbvitation to the fete next Tues
day and regret very much that duty inter
fers and VOL prevent my being present.
for your nobe cause appeals to my deepest
sympathies. Wishing full success to all
your devoted efforts I am sincerely yours.
RICHARD PIERSON HOBSON"
All the soldiers were presented with silk
American flags. Many received flowers
and all were overwhelmed with attentions
from the women. The members of the
association dispensed the ice cream
and cake which were passed around by
Young Jackies, who saluted every time
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Guernsey sold sow
ners and flowers. Miss Barker served
soda water and lemonade. and Mrs Frank
in presided over an ice tea table spread
lnder big japanese umbrella. From
he trees strings of japanese lanterns
we're hung, and made the lawns look like
al night.
The wounded soldiers enjoyed the fate
as much as the children They smiled and
'hatted with everybody, and were loud
n their praise of the association for Civ
ng them such a delightful outing.
This has been me happiest day of my
ife.' said Robert II. Breed. of Cincinnati.
who belongs to the SIKH infantry of reg
liars. 1t was my first real pleasure
since the war began. and I have enjoyed
z Other heroes were Gorge Kelly. of 1
'ompany {. Seventeenth infantry; James
". Bess, company II, Sixth infantry:
Frederick c. Little. company c. Twelfth |
John Krauss. company H. Sew
NTH infantry; Albert Fingal. troop X.
Third cavalry and Richard Addison, COM
'any F. Sixth infantry. All came from
Bellevue, and enjoyed their holiday.
1ARClV IN BETTER HUMOR
New York, Aug. ia special to the
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