The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
G. A. r. Will Decorate Mem
bers of Twentieth Kansas.
Each Soldier of the Regiment
to Receive a Souvenir
OF A SPECIAL DESIGN
Popular Subscription Will Be
Taken Up in Posts.
Annual Reunion to Be Held
Last Week in September.

The council of administration of the
G. A. r. department adjourned today
after transacting a, large amount of Of
fetal business. The most important
step was the decision to present to each
member of the returning Twentieth
Kansas a sunf1ower souvenir badge.
This action was taken upon the rec
ommendation of John Beaver, ]. T.
Taylor, d. E. Ballard and B. Dorm
blaser. This committee recommended
the following which was adopted:
we, your committee, to whom was
referred the matter of a suitable recog-
milton by this department of the bril-
liant record made by the Twentieth
regiment of Kansas volunteers in the
Philippines, believes that every COM
rade of the G. A. r. will heartily ap-
prove of every action that is taken by
the department to demonstrate in
proper manner the fact that the old
veterans of the G. A. r. are still loyal
and true to the country and the flag
and that we have been thrilled with a
just pride in the heroic record made by
the boys of the Twentieth Kansas reg
iment adding S it has new luSter to the
military history of this great state and
the nation as we'll; therefore,
Resolved, That the department
commander be, and is hereby author
lied to cause to be made a suitable
and at such time and place as he may
select, present one to each member of
the regiment and so far as possible to
each family of the deceased members.
Resolved, That the department use
every means in its power to have the
regiment brought into the state for
muster out in order that the G. A. r.
and the people of the state may ac-
cord to them the welcome they so rich
ly deserve.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the council of administration that the
department commander be advised to
recommend to the several posts and
other patriotic orders of Kansas to at
once take steps to make popular
subscription in the several localities
to be applied by this department in pre-
pairing and presenting to the soldiers
of the Twentieth Kansas regiment on
their return home the mementO of their
patriotic and meritorious service in the
Spanish war"
September for the state reunion, which
will be held in Topeka. To this reunion
the department commander was in
structed to invite the members of the
Twentieth Kansas and also to invite
them, should the regiment return in
time, to accompany the veterans of the
civil war to the national encampment
at Philadelphia.
A majority of the posts in Kansas
have denounced by resolution the poll
cies pursued by H. Clay Evans, the
pension commissioner. The council in
structs all posts to forward these reso-
and those posts which have taken no
action are requested to do so at once
lin order that justice may be secured
for the comrades of the department.
Commander Coulter was also author
lied and directed to see that the de-
partment is represented at the national
reception to be accorded to Admiral
Dewey in New York Major Tom An
derson will probably be one of the dele
gates named to represent Kansas.
The council called on the members of
the executive council of the state and
requested that the work of fitting up
the G. A. r. department museum as
provided by a law passed at the last
session of the legislature be taken up
al once.
Charles Harris of Emporia and J. B.
Campbell of Kansas City were elected
as members of the executive committee
to serve with the department comman-
commander. i 3. Palmer of Wichita.