Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-19
HAIL TO THE TWENTIETH.
Ex-kansans in Kansas City VIII &C
En- Masse to Topeka When the
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EX-Eansaus who reside in Kansas City
viii show Topeka 4 thing or two tie day
the Twentieth Kansas regiment arrives in
that town.
They are going there with the biggest
band money can nire. the most flags aud
stTedmers that can be carried. the hand
s0mest badges. Inscribed Made in Kansas
City L 5. A." that art can design and
the loudest and longest college yell that
ever pierced the pure air OF the suntGow er
state. Any man who isn't an ex-kansan
Is invited to join the crowd and help swell
the glad chorus OF welcome from Kansas
City l" the men who made the F!lipinos
hide cut.
An informal notice in the papers that
there would be 4 meeting of ex-hansans
A. the Baltimore hotel Wednesday night
for the purpose Of considering the matter
Of getting up an excursion 10 20 70 To-
peka met with a response THAI aStou.sh-d
ti!e promoters OF thu scheme. The meet
ing was held in the club room and before
II hdd fairly begun il was seen that 4
serious mistake had beer. made-tha place
of meeting should have been in a large
hall EverybO crowded in who could
and the rest filed the hallway and got the
proceedings second hand.
The first move was to elect L. c BOYLE
eS-attOrney general of Kansas. chairman.
ana John Sullivan, secretary. They We're
also permanently confirmed in those Of
hceS during the life of the organization.
which will be until the trip is over As
starter. Mr: Boyle asked that any one
present make suggestions as TO the best
method TO pursue In carrying out the OBJ
Ject Of the meeting, which he said was
called for the purpose Of forming an or
e5iEiZauoa or eX-kansans tn 20 Ia Topeka
IL d BODY 10 welcome the Twentieth.
1 am glad 70 see so many former Kan
sans present" said Captain ". s. Tough,
ana while We are all loyal 70 Kansas
City, | believe you feel as I do about
the old state; Once when | was sick and
thought | might die | told my daughter
! WASN'T at all particular where | was bur
led: in fact, | had no choice, except that |
wanted most Of my carcass 10 lie il the
state Of Kansas. Judging from the en-
thCsiaSm displayed here tonight. there
ism any one train going to hold the crowd
OF eX-kansans who Will go with US to
T%Peka, T <, ,,.sz .,,,o...., 49,. , ,.,,,....
be appointed TO cooperate with q Kansas
CITY. Mas, committee. so that both cities
could join in the excursion. but this was
objected to as il was designed to have it
a movement of eN-kanSauS residing in
Kansas City. and such a junction would be
apt 10 destroy the identity Of the larger
Kansas City affair.
William f Higgins created enthusiasm
by stating ne was the treasurer Of a So
ciety of cx-Kansans and had some cash in
his possession that belonged to that asso-
citation which he thought no one would
object 10 being used to help defray the e1-
penseS OF the proposed excursion He
moved that a committee Of three on trans
portation be appointed Ia learn something
about what rates could be secured. This
was amended so as To make the number
eight. and il Will he known as the executive
committee and will have complete charge
Of the arrangements. selecting appropriate
banners. making rates with the railroads
having the train appropriately decorated.
selecting badges for the members to wear
and arranging for hote! accommodation at
Topeka, Chairman BOYLE appointed the
following on this committee: William
Perry. chairman; w. z. Higgins. " r
Reed. r. II. Hunt. w 6. Tough. John Con
over. T. H. Madden and Frank Faxon Mr.
Bowie and John Sullivan are eX-ofFicio
members Of the committee, which viii get
down 10 business at once by meeting n
Mr. Maddens office in III" New England
building. at go this afternoon