The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
Soldiers to Receive Royal We'll
come From Kansas Cityans.
Now Organizing TO Run an Elk
cursiOno
FORMERLY OFsKANsAS
Promoters Are Ex-Residents of
the SunflOWer State
General News From All Over
the State.

Kansas City, Oct. 20.-When the gal
liant Twentieth Kansas returns to its
native heath it will not be without a
welcome, and that a hearty one, on the
part OF Kansas City. When the boys
aHght from the train at the Santa Fe
depot in Topeka after their long ride
from the coast, they will find from 800
to 500 former Kansans, now resident in
Kansas City, amidst the cheering throng
that viii greet them and the glad
shouts of no other party will be longer
nor louder.
The initial steps in the movement to
run an excursion of ex-KanSanS to To-
peka at the time of the reception to the
Twentieth were taken Wednesday night
at a mass meeting in the club rooms
of the Hotel Baltimore. More than a
half hundred former Kansans were
present and all were enthusiastic adVo-
Gates of the trip.
A Kansan takes to a public meeting
like a duck to water and it was but a
moment after the men had met until
with Former Attorney General Louis c.
Boyle as chairman and John Sullivan as
secretary, a full fedged meeting was in
operation. Mr.. Boyle told the purpose
of the meeting in a short but eloquent
speech lauding the Kansas heroes and
showing how much honor they deserved
at the hands of former Kansans now in
Kansas City.
I'VE will go as Missourians," said
Mr.. Boyle, but as former Kansans. We
should let them see that outside their
own state their story has been read by
all who ever bore the name of Kansan-
Our party must be large, enthusiastic,
worthy of the city and Of the mission
on which we co.
Mr.. Boyle was followed by Captain
w. S. Tough, J. r. Porter, r. H. Hunt,
John Sullivan, w. T. Reed, William @.
Perry, w. G.. Liggett, DR.. z. G. Blair
and Clarence Spellman, all of whom
spoke enthusiastically of, the proposed
excursion. 1t was decided that band
should be taken along, the cars decora-
Pied with appropriate placards and ban
ners, rOsette, badge, or something of
the sort to wear on the lapel of the
coat should be adopted To look after
these matters and the details of secur-
ing rates, chartering train and other
| matters connected with the proposed
excursion an executive committee was
appointed. This committee will meet
at 2:30 p. m. today in the office of p. H.
| Madden, 2O6 New England building. The
committee is constituted as follows: L.
| G. Boyle, John Sullivan, William c.
| Perry, William Higgins, w. T. Reed,
W. s. Tough, r. H. Hunt, F. A. Faxon,
| John Conover and P. H. Madden.
| A special effort will be made to get
| the former students of Kansas colleges
| interested in the trip. committee,
| composed of E. T. Blair, Herbert Had
/ ley, E. c. Meservey and A. B. Hulit,
] was appointed to enlist the interest of
| the Kansas University Alumni associa.-
| ton and the alumni organizations of
/ any other Kansas college there may
| pc IN the city ana TO see as many
| former students, in or outside these
! organizations, as is possible.
| Then Monday night there will be a
/ final meeting at the Commercial club
| rooms. Fully 500 former Kansans should
| be at that meeting. It is certain that a
/ race of at least one fare for the round
| trip will be secured and this will be al
| most the sole expense of the trip. The
| fare to Topeka, is but 81, so that there
| is scarcely a former Kansan now in the
/ city but can afford to take the trip. The
/ funds to pay for the band, banners,
/ notices and incidental expenses will
/ be raised by voluntary subscription.
/ The ex-Kansans are anxious to have
! it known that one need not have form
! erly lived in Kansas to participate in
/ this tribute to Kansas gallant regi-
| ment. All Kansas City is invited to
/ join the excursion and the spirit of the
/ party will be, the more the merrier. -
! It is desired to show the Kansas lad
! dies that Kansas City has not forgot
/ ten them. Mr.. Boyle is ready to answer
| inquiries regarding the excursion at
any time, and may be reached by
/ phone or by calling at his Office, 800
| sol New York Life building