The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-20

/ streets, to our beautiful parks, to oul
churches, to our public institutions and
places of entertainment; welcome to oul
homes and to anything and everything
we have that can add to your comfort
and happiness during your stay among
us, and stay as long as you please and
come again whenever you please"
Mr. Helm was responded to by Captain
| Burgess, president of the association, in
a very happy and appropriate manner.
| Mr.. Burgess thanked the city and the
people for the very kindly manner in
which they had aided the association and
| the reunion.
Rev. c. H. Wareham, pastor of the First
Baptist church, delivered the invocation.
1t was mastery prayer to Almighty
God to strengthen the old veteran in his
last days and to preserve the union
throughout the life of the world. Rev.
Wareham asked for victory of the old flag
in the Philippines, and the guidance Of
Divine Providence in the nations effort
to civilize and Christianize the benighted
people there.
After this Mrs. Childe and her daughter
Miss Blanche sang two duets which were
worthy of special mention. The second
was in response to a deafening encore
from the audience. Mrs. Childe's voice is
very sweet and full of melody. She keeps
it within range of perfect mezzo soprano.
Miss Blanche has an exceptional contralto
voice, capable of great depth and power.
Such voice is rare
One Of the most enjoyable features Of
the program were the remarks Of Captain
Shields. His appearance on the platform
created a universal impression that the
bitterness Of the great internal strife had
been entirely obliterated. Captain Shields
was an officer in the Confederacy, and
he was shown a very kindly consideration
by the men whom he faced in the con-
fiict of arms. Captain Shields talk was
mostly anecdotal. Among the splendid
things he said were:
Il don't feel just like did when once
faced you. Naughter).
I'VE fought for a principle That prin-
ciple was wrong, but we fought four
years for it, just the same. I am glad we
failed
while we followed our ensign just as
devotedly and enthusiastically as you fol-
lowed the flag, we always felt like doffing
our hat when we saw 'Old Glory
'sWhere we missed 1t in our struggle,
when we attempted to tear away from the
north, was in not taking the old flag with
u.s."
Rev W. V. Burns. pastor of the Empo-
ria Avenue church, was then called on
for an address. He is one Of the coming
4l.s-
the same old patriotism that has ever
stirred the Methodistic heart was exem-
plified in his stirring talk. Rev. Burns
is a smooth, effective speaker, and his
address held the audience spelibound. He
beautifully eulogized the old soldier, and
told how, in his boyhood he had been en-
raptured by the stories Of the freside,
when his father and a comrade would
gather round the hearthstone and relate
their experiences of the war. Rev. Burns
accurate knowledge of the history of the
war added interest to his remarks, and
his address was commended very highly
by the old soldiers.
After music by the mandolin club and
colored singers, the afternoon session was
adjourned and from that time until the
campfire in the evening, the time was
spent In cordially and greetings.
THE CAMPFIRE.
Colonel r. ]. Jackson of Newton adj
dressed the night campfire. He gave his
lecture on the massacre Of Fort Pillow.
The federal troops in the fort, numbering
about 375 men were attacked by a force of
nearly 1900 confederates under the COM
mand of General Forrest. After desper-
ate fighting the fort was captured and
the survivors murdered by the confedar-
ates. But thirteen men escaped to tell
the tale. The troops in the fort were a
battalion of the Eleventh United States
colored heavy artillery, commanded by
Colonel Jackson, and several companies
OF Tennessee volunteers. The flag of the
fort was saved by the color bearer wrap
ping the flag about his body. He was
shot and thrown into the river for dead
but managed to swim to federal tinclad
gunboat, which was near by and was
saved Fort Pillow was about eighteen |
miles from Memphis, Tenn.
There was a good crowd in attendance |
quartet rendered music before the open
ing of the meeting.
A glance at the register showed that |
old soldiers We're present who enlisted !
from the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, |
Kentucky. New York, North Carolina, |
Tennessee. Michigan, Kansas, Massachu- |
sets, West Virginia. Missouri. Ohio, |
Pennsylvania, Iowa. Inliana and many |
who failed to give the state from which |
they were enlisted. There were more from |
Indiana than any other state represented. |
A large crowd is expected today Colo |
mel Smith. the humorist from FL Dorado, |
Is on the program for a speech this morn
ing, as is also Major Brown of Kingman.
In the afternoon Governor Stanley will |
speak. For the governors address the
public schools Of the city have been in
vited and will attend in body. 1t will
be a great feature Of the reunion. After
the governors speech. Colonel E. s. Fink
of Winfield. will address the audience.
At night the ". R. c. will put on fine
program.
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ARTHUR {. SEWElL SUED
Candidate for Vice President Straek
Sna= In Wichita BOOM
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didate for vice president on the Demo