Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-19
State House to BE Illuminated and
Banquet to BE Given the Return
ing VOIunteers-Sword to
BE Presented to Gem
ernl Funston.

IN each Kansas county seat town through
which they pass or their way to Topeka
| TO give the people there 4 chance to honor
the returning heroes. This part of the
programme. however, has been left with
the executive committee, and il may be
eliminated if the railroad finds it impract-
| icable to make the stops.
| Just when the regiment will arrive home
is uncertain. 1t will not reach Frisco un-
| til about October /. Then it will take
from two to three weeks for the war de-
partment TO muster il out. The day the
! last muster out roll is completed the vol
| unteers will take trains for home.
The committee appointed by the governor
some time ago to take charge of the mat
| ter follows:
| First district-General j. X. Hudson,
Coloney II. C. Lindsey, Topeka; Case
Broderick, Holton.
Second-E. Fl. Funston, Carlisle; Judge
Manford Schoonover, Garnett; George w.
Martin. Kansas City. Kas.
Third-R. n. Allen. Chanute: Colonel
| James Beck, Galera; j. Mack Love. Ar
kansas City.
Fourth-E. W. Hoch. Marion: John Mad
den, Emporia: ]. E. Watrous. Burlington.
Fifth. r. Burton, Abilene: Sam KIM
BILE. Manhattan: F. A. Stocks. Blue Rap
| ids.
Sixth-Judge A. H. Ellis. Beloit: James
| Fike. Colby. n. Il. Mccormick. Phillips
burg.
| Seveptba w Smith Mcpherson. Colo
mel r G Fitch. Wichita: Henry Mason.
Garden City.
| The surviving eX-governors of the state
are honorary members of the committee,
as follows: John =. St. John. Olathe;
George W. Click. Atchison: l.. L. Humph-
re, Irdenondanca. T, n Iawe,I;ng Wichi-
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siaiiu ii'ulsiidi VI 'ie uHs'
me iiiee.ihs 'o-u"' was i'eiu III lnv s't
erhors ONCE. Governor s'aiiiey caieo II
to order.
Ex-Congressman Case Broderick only
had a fau, rninutes to stov and as soon as
Ls aa,,,,,.,a, ,,,,s ,,,a1 ,oaather he made
'he coiiii'ii''ee was e,'h.u nc
statement as 10 "iial sol VI d iee. e.p'ioh
he thought should be held. He said he
wanted II held in Topeka. providing the
,nan, ao,rr,ittee would make the neces.
sary arrangements to entertain the Voiun-
teers after the state landed them here. He
also thought that the governor and a COM
mittee should 20 TO California to receive
N III, -, ,,o ,,,,
} ile regiment as II "aiheu uo"h 'ne e"Hs
plank OF the transport. Inc lecep'ioh
home should be creditahe anair ana eaci
returning soldier should be given medal
Governor Stanley was chosen chairman
-, c,o,or u C+ocl,s secretary Ths
anu .,en" Ia ~ on,,,r,i.tae that ba az.
governor lou 'iie eoiii,.'es .As ~
sufheu aulholi's u ', nppoi.. su., .a VI ,.i,.,
. | tee; the people of Kansas wanted 10 give
their soldiers a reception and, as the head
of tho stota administration. he assumed au
thorit, IN the matter He told of confer.
''i'i''S -, ~ - ,,1 .;.h .ho ,,.rio,,.
r ences Whica lie H''u ieiu WIN III.
, railroads in regard TO bringing the reSl
ment home The Rock Island and tbs
> oht'n M. - ,ar cont os tho fare ove,
pay susnu :" p ,,,,+ tha,, dId not car
TO Cahiornia rouus ''la' .ie' u'u ~, -.
TO handle the business they Mere I pellen. ss,..
" willing for the state to give the Santa
IIe the contract to bring the whole reg
ment back The Santa te agreed to brins
r the regiment home, furnish the soldier:
sleeping cars and meals on the way ant
, wait until the next legislature for its pay
= AS to the fare nothing was determinsd up
on. but the company sald ihal II Wouiu M n1 nv
, be higher IMAM tne PteNaiiiihts .lih !;
: $3.50. ,, .,,,-,,. .,a ars
n Governor Il; n. Alottii n"o"Sme Sti,, III -, ~
. thing TO settle was sh,ii d II.'' p't =, ~ :,
held, and IL so Where: - i.,o'iD,, , i T,,1 a.
ried TO hold the recept'oH' 'eaEHs u"
. place still unchosen, -.o, ,ror,.,,o =
Governor Morrilt suSsrissea ~, upEA, e.
Farmer Smith seconueu ,iie e, io, io,,on -, ~,
speech, IN "hich ne Saiu @ Itiat i"peht p vi, ,,,t
| better place 10 nolu II 'hu,i h'as''' .s 10y n'.s
that Topeka could take ca. cure , o. .l,e 81 cfoT W
.. better that uieie u',.a,.,,a'i w. ;, n9 tbo, ~
= visitors being hofnsWassie"' anu ,aiht IN t.l
people of Kansas wanted 10 CONF heie
d These remarks were made TO oifSct the sus
l. | gestions made by Il Kansas CITY man ~h
- was not u member of the committee.
local committee headed by General j
u X Hudson appeared before the state com
d mittee i'm behalf of Topeka. General Hud
II nn,, S,iI rhot If the state would delive
g .. tba rea,mcnt in Topeka the people her
" ro,,,l arr,nge n reception such as wa
/ e,.nr %ouiu eaen hsfore in the West. We wi
e Lthtt - horsa aud Grounds for tn
- want the Stats S, W. ,,7;iI jrbt I'M th
OCCASION Saiu ne ~ !. ~, Pc saa, =
II state house dome , untn y ri, nam ra on ~
= Colorado on the west -N."' , S,-,ni, III 80 -
north, Missouri on the 1aSt aiiu chIr.Iioi,l ~
on the south. we VIII put tie Iopeh
l'lambeau Club on top OF the dome 10 shoo
fireworks clear TO Manila. We want to us
the corridors of the state tate house to give