Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-09-10
VETERANS IN SESSION.
Great Crowds Attending the National O. q.
n EncAnpnsat ~ Cineinaasi-Nav
Veterans Parade

veterans fhrnNe
Cincinnati. Sept a--The opening
day of the thirty.second annual en-
campment Of the @. A. r. surpassed
expectations In the attendance and In
the successful progress Of events on
the programme Of the frst day. Dur
ing the Labor day parade aud other
parades In escorting prominent ar
rivals from the depots to the hotels
yesterday. the city presented IN I'M.
usually brilliant appearance with It's
elaborate decorations which are dis
played everywhere Last night the
Examinations were In full blast every
where from the triumphal arches In
the public places and at street inter
sections
Commander Chief Goblin came
from Camp Alper via Camp Meade, and
has leave Of absence for six days only,
30 that he must get back to Camp
Meade by Saturday, at which place he
is TO report on his return. He was &c
companied by the following OF his
staff: Gen. Thomas J. Stewart, MAJ.
Charles Williams, Col. Charles Bur-
rows, Col. j. II. Holcomb. Col. ]. f.
Lovett, Col. r. b. Beath and Others.
Commander-iu-Chief Goblin and STAFF
visited Camp Sherman In the after
noon, when the camp In charge OF
Capt Byrne, was formally turned over
to him. This camp has q capacity OF
over ID, 900 in its tents and ample pro.
visions for meals. The official salute
was fred upon the arrival OF the COM
mander-in.chief, after which the bands
rendered concerts
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Da-
vid II. Moore, editor OF the Western
Christian Advocate, who was colonel
in the civil war. Maj Joseph w. Will
shire, chairman OF the committee on
camps, made the presentation speech,
and Gen. j. p. S. Goblin responded in
an eloquent address OF acceptance.
The ceremonies attending the raising
of the flag were in charge OF Capt j.
B. Sampson, after which there was .
concert and other festivities.
second Dnys sehstOn.
Cincinnati, Sept. THE second day
of the thirty.second annual encamp-
ment of the q. A. R., was banner
day-a Star Spangled Banner day in
every way. The weather was delight
full. The labor parade on Monday
and the naval parade yesterday were
both under clear skies and nature
promises TO smile on the old veterans
in line to-day. As these veterans
were marching in the naval parade
yesterday II was noticed that most Of
them are gray, many infirm and lame.
There will not be many more Of these
annual parades and some Of the veter.
ans favor disseminating the annual
demonstrations because they are get
ting too old for long trips as we'll rs
for parading. Some advocate discon.
tinuance of encampments, because
they want all remembrances even OF
sectional differences wiped out. but
the say they will attend the annual
encampments as long us they are held.
There are none here who held high rank
in the civil war and 1t Is frequently
remarked that the leading federal
commanders seem to have gone, while
several of the confederate leading
commanders survive. The leading sur
viving officers Of the civil war are pre-
vented from attending the encamp-
ment this year on account Of the Span.
ish war. Among the ladies who are
missed none Is referred to more than
Mrs John A. Logan. Many Of the
veterans hunt pold army nurses, who
are remembered with great tender
ness Much disappointment is ex-
pressed because President Mckinley
and ex.President Harrison are not
here, as they have been in former
years. In the absence OF the presi-
dent, Gov. Bushnell, OF Ohio, will
occupy his place on the reviewing
stand to-day, surrounded by Gov. Pin.
gree, of Michigan; Gov. Mount, OF
Indiana; Gov. Atkinson, of West Vir-
ginia, and other governors with their
stats
The National Association OF ex-Pris-
oners OF War elected the following
named officers: Commander. James
Atwell, Pittsburgh; vice commander,
John Kissane, Cincinnati; national
chaplain, Rev. Mr.. John S. Ferguson,
Keokul, H.; historian, Louis r. For
tiscue, Philadelphia; adjutant general
and quartermaster general, Stephen
NJ. Long, East Orange, N. ]. The as.
ISOLATION adopted resolutions express.
ing the utmost confidence in President
Mckinley and other executive officers
of the administration in their action
with regard to the army, and further
giving the opinion that the alarming
reports OF the condition OF the soldiers
were traccablc not to complaints from
the soldiers themselves but TO the
efforts TO create sensational matter
for publication.
Grand Council Young Mems institute.
Cincinnati, Sept S-The grand coun-
Gil OF the young mems institute con-
cluded their session OF three days to-
day in time to witness the G. A. r pa
rade. On October there will be q