The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

This crowd IS TOO large 10 attempt 10
speak at length. / only want TO say to
you that every loyal heart in Kansas
goes out to battle with you. want to
say to you that there Is not doubt dn
the hearts of any one OF It's citizens that
you will be CraVens when the day OF
battle comes. want to say TO you that
every citizen Of this State will go to
bed tonight with not one doubt in his
heart that when you come back here
you will come with victory perched upon
your banners. want to say to you, as
the Governor Of this State, and speaking
for Its citizens, that no effort will be
ahated that | can put forth for your
comfort and your benefit. l want to
say to you that every citizen OF this State
warts you cared for In the best possible
manner. / want to say to you that you
20 forth with the blessings OF every loyal
Citizen of the State. / want to say to
you that your wives and your mothers
and your sweethearts say to you, uphold
your cOuntry's flag and uphold the flag
Of this republic under all conditions and
under all circumstances"
Governor Leedy then introduced Mrs,
Gayhart, chairman of the flag committee,
who in turn introduced Col. o. H. COul-
ter, who, on behalf OF the WOmen's Relief
Corps, presented the volunteers with a
stand OF cOlors for each regiment The
ladies' Of Topeka had started the move
ment and had worked it out. Only one
stand had then been received, but the
others will come before the three regi-
nCnts go to the front. The volunteers
fully appreciate the fact that Tegimental
C0lOrs are quite expensive and that the
good women Of the corps had to work
like beavers to secure the necessary
funds, and for this reason they will
doubtless go to the front more deter
mined than ever to carry those cOlors to
victory and bring them back with honor
to themselves and the whole State Of
Kansas. The contributions to this fund
from Topeka people were quite LIBERAL
but nearly every section OF the State was
reI resented in the list and will be in
Cluded in the roll of honor of donors.
Among the most liberal contributors
were a number OF ex-Confederate SOL
d;ers, showing spirit Of united COun-
try under one flag. In presenting the
flags Colonel Coulter was attended by
Misses Meta May Coulter and Meta Fay
Shreve, neatly attired in white, as flag
bearers. He said:
Commander in Chief Leedy, officers
and men Of the Twentieth, Twenty-first
and Twenty Kansas Volunteers:
On behalf of the Women's Relief Corps
No. "a of this city and the loyal and
liberty-lOving ladies OF Kansas, appear
before you to express in part, at least,
for them, their devotion to you and their
country and the cause In which you have
volunteered your services. They realize
to-day that you are now on the eve Of
your departure from home and friends
to do and dare for freedoms cause wher-
ever duty calls. They are here to bid you
GCdspeed and assure you chat though
your stay be long or short their prayers
will ever be for your safe return.
"This farewell, my comrades (fOr by
that endearing title we feel that you have
already earned the right to be called),
brings to mind the scenes of 81; but,
bless God, this time it is not brother
against brother, nor one section OF our
country against another, but to-day, my
boys, the blue and the gray stand under
old glory, fighting foreign enemy.
Those Of us who wore the blue in 81
are proud to-day to see our armies led to
battle by Miles Of Massachusetts at his
side Lee Of Virginia, one country and one
flag, united people.
"Adiutant William DeF'Ord of the
Twentieth regiment, Adiutant w. L.
Brown Of the Twenty-first regiment, Ad-
jUtant Clay Allen Of the Twenty-secOnd
regiment; To you, gentlemen, as rep
resentatives of the three Kansas regi-
mtnts, and through you to the officers
and men Of your commands, | am di-
reCted to place stand OF cOlOrs. 1t was
hoped that the entire number of flags
would have reached here in time for this
ceremony. The other two stands of col
Ors will, however, be placed in your