The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
JOY EVERYWHERE.
Every Company In Twentieth
Kansas to Be Royal Re-
ceiTed at Home.

Nearly all of the towns which have
companies in the Twentieth Kansas
are making elaborate arrangements for
receptions to be given to their individ-
uaI companies the day after the state
reception in Topeka All OF these towns
will send bands and big delegations TO
Topeka to take part in the state recep-
ton and to accompany their boys home
to the local reception.
Ottawa is making preparations for
about the biggest time of any of these
towns. The memorial gate which has
been erected at the entrance to Forest
Park as a memorial to Company K,
Will be dedicated at that time The
Twentieth Kansas band will attend the
exercises, and the ottawa people claim
that General Funston has also prom
ised to be there. This is looked upon
as rather peculiar in view Of the fact
that Company K is commanded by
CAPTAIN BoItwood, and he and General
Funston are at outs. Among the dec
orations'' which the Ottawa people are
providing for will be a, living flag form
ed by 500 school children dressed in the
different national colors- IN the even
ing a banquet Will be given to the sol
Independence and CherryvaIe will
Join with Coffeyville in receiving Com
panT G. 1nIS was captain Ell4OlL >
company. There viii be a big banquet
and other ftdOiu's'' Souvenir buttons
with a picture of a Company G soldier,
appropriately inscribed, are already on
the market
preparing to turn out to meet Company
NJ upon its arrival there, whether it
comes in the day time or at night
There will be speeches and banquet
to which each soldier can take "a
friend Following the banquet viii be
4 ball at which no men but Twentieth
Kansas boys will be allowed to dance,
and they can have their pick of all the
girls in the town. Company NJ has also
shipped home from San Francisco a
cannon which they brought over from
Manila to present to their home town
It has already been christened t'Old
CaIoocan,'' and will be mounted, when
the boys come home, on a pedestal in
Oakland Park, with appropriate cere-
monies.
Part of Company NJ boys belong in
Minneapolis, and that town is also pre-
pairing to do great things by them
Abilene is Just through with her corn
carnival and has now set on foot a
reception for Company L Lieutenant
Colonel Little will probably go home
with Company L, and he will be in
vfted to make an address. AbiIene's
famous cowboy band will come to To-
peka to escort the boys home
The Kansas City, Kansas, people will
come to Topeka with a special train to
take Company B home, and they are
preparing to treat the mem hers of the
company in a. manner BETTING royalty
itself
Pfttsburg has raised $500 to give Com
pany D a reception, and ex-State Audi
tor Morris is at the head of it At all
the @'dOin's'' the ushers will be young
ladies' After the P1ttsburg reception
Frouteuac will also give one
Burlington, lola, Lawrence and Fort
Scott are also making preparation to
receive their respective companies in
magnificent style
All of these receptions are planned
with the idea that the boys viii arrive
in Topeka on one morning and in their
| home towns on the next, and if any
| thing should occur whereby they should
not reach Topeka until night it would
| disarrange the entire proceedings in
| every town.