Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-11
MORE THAN $500 SUBSCRIBED.
Company B Reception Committee Is
Meeting With Encouraging
Financial Success.

The Company reception committee held
a meeting in Kansas City, kas-. yester-
day afternoon and compared notes on the
collections made. About 500 has already
been subscribed and the committee antici-
pates no trouble in running the amount up
to 81 l,ac1, which sum, it is thought. will be
necessary To entertain the soldiers properly.
In addition to the donations published
in The Journal Sunday morning the FOL
lowing contributions have been made:
burg Brick Company, Of Pittsburg. Kas.,
So: Barber Asphalt Paving Company, S3g;
Consolidated Electric Light Company, 50.
Merchants bank, Wyandotte state bank
and the Commercial State bank, So each.
The committee desires to secure the neceS-
sary amount of money before II proceeds
TO map out the programme. Another meet
There is no city In the state that has
deeper interest in the Twentieth regiment
than Kansas City. kas. Company was
has representatives in many other COM
panies Last night. when IT was learned
that the Tartar had been sighted from San
Francisco, little knots Of people assembled
on the street corners and In public halls
and discussed the arrival Of the boys. They
all expressed joy at the safe return of the
famous regiment.
The city council was In session when the
news was carried to the city hall. and the
Intelligence almost caused the abandonment
of the meeting. Arrangements are now
being made for the reception of Company
r IIpon It's arrival In Kansas City. Kas.,
and the fact that the regiment has reached
San Francisco put additional life into the
movement
Mayor Marskman said tonight: Il am
indeed glad 10 learn of the boys return.
They have certainly proven themselves 10y
al to their country and have demonstrated
the fact that Kansas IS not only produC-
tive of statesmen, orators, poets ana big
corn crops. but has among her citizens
some of the best soldiers that ever wore
Uncle Sans uniforms. am as anxious TO
see the boys and shake their hands the
same as though they were all sons OF mine
Kansas City Kas., should make them feel
that their heroism is appreciated at home
above all places else
Alderman Harry Nendenhall-"The boys
have covered themselves with glory. and
they deserve as warm a greeting as that
extended Admiral Dewey in the nation
| Company B. and there is no one in town
who will be more pleased to see them again
on the stTeets re- here than myself: .,o r,o,
tieth regiment, Hurrah for Company B,
When / learned that the transport Tartar
had been sighted coming into the Frisco
harbor ] felt Ike shouting. The boys have
certainly seen plenty Of warfare and they
have proven themselves worthy of being
called soldiers. We want TO give them a
reception when they come home such as
Of First Lieutenant ]. Il. Whisner, OF
/ Company B.
alderman j. W. RadtOrQ-'l am Sla0 u
know that The gallant Twentieth has safely
+ arrived on American soil. l am especially
! interested in Company B, as among 1t;
/ members are some very dear friends o.
mine. The boys have upheld the STANDARD
/ Of Kansas soldiers and have covered
/ themselves with glory. They have doub'-
! less experienced many hardships' and an
( glad 20 see them lay aside their guns fol
! q rest with their friends"
+ Postmaster Barnes-"The safe arrival o
/ the Twentieth regiment should occasion
much JOY on the part of the people o.
( Kansas. The state is certainly proud o
! this regiment. and is deeply interested il
| the welfare OF every member. Company
| b should be royalty greeted upon its arriva
( home. The boys have had hard time NJ
doubt, but they are soldiers, every incl
! of them. and If they had the thing TO d.
/ over again l would bet every one of then
Tould enlist at the first call Kansas City
/ kas., should show them that their heroisn
/ on the battlefield Is fully appreciated"
/ c. S. McGonigal-'I am really glad t.
( learn that the boys have safely made tht
voyage across the Pacific. They hav'
! proven n credit to their country and arr
! deserving of a grand reception. / want Il
! see Kansas City, Kas.. turn out by TIL
thousands to welcome the Company B boy:
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