The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-11
KANSANS HONORED.
Kansas City, Mo, Gives sunfower
Heroes an Ovation.

Kansas City, Nov. lit was Kansas |
City's turn yesterday to extend well |
come to General Funston and the line |
officers of the Twentieth Kansas, and !
right heartily was that welcome given |
Not for over 80 years has it been this !
city's privilege to honor returning sold |
iers fresh from their cOuntry's battle |
fields, although she has sent brave reg
imentS away to stand ready If duty |
called to fight for the stars and stripes. |
Until yesterday Kansas City was q
lOoker-On while Kansas did her sons
honor but when it fell to the lot OF TINS
city across the line to extend the hand
OF welcome, that welcome was as deep
and sincere as though she was greeting
the children of Missouri. Seldom mas
Kansas City been so thoroughly aroused
to the spirit of a patriotic occasion as
yesterday, when flags Haunted gayly
and thousands upon thousands crowded
her streets and great Convention nan
to catch a glimpse of the brave DoyS
from Kansas who came straight from
the firing line in a country beyond the
seas.
General Funston. Colonel Metcalf and
the line officers of the Twentieth KAN
sas were the guests of the Commercial
club from the time of their ARRIVAL I'LL
the Knife and Fork club committee
took charge of them at 6 o'clock. This
included the magnificent welcome at
Convention hall The grand banquet at
the Midland last night closed the days
welcome.
The thousands who assembled in Con-
Vent1On hall gave General Funston an
ovation which he will never forget.
Again and again the great building
fairly shook with the salVos of cheers
with which the air was rent every time
| the welcoming speakers alluded to the
bravery and worth of the guest of hon
| or and his gallant officers.
1t was almost 2 o'clock when the mas
| ter OF ceremonies led the way to the
| luncheon room, where long tables were
J arranged in the form OF a, rectangle, one
| side being open.
| General Funston was seated at the
read of the table; on the right, Mr.. Ep-
| person. Next to the general came the
! Rev. Dr. Hopkins and prominent mem
berS of the Comm ercial club To the
| left of Mr.. EppersOn were I Gardiner
| LathrOp, Lieutenant Colonel Eskridge,
! Of the TWenty-third regiment; Mayor
| Jones and c. J. Schneider and others
| of the reception committee. The lunch
| con was entirely informal and was pro-
! ceeded with at once. During the meal
many guests of the hotel, among them
! a dozen ladies, crowded to the entrance
] to the room to look at the general
/ There We're ninety-eight people at the
| tables, and the officers and business
| men were mixed together. Behind
| bank of palms an orchestra played dur
! ing the luncheon.
With wine and cigars came an
| awakening Of good fellowship. The or
! chestra started the demonstrate by
| playing a medley beginning with
! Maryland, My Maryland and includ-
| ing "Dixey,' Marching Through
Ocean," Yankee Doodle" and My
| Country, IT'S of Thee" When the
| familiar strains of the latter hymn
| were recognized the gentlemen present
| with one accord rose and sang the
| words.
This was followed by 1.-The Star
| patriotic spirit had pervaded everyone.
| and when the words, Long may it
wave Ger the land of the free and the
| home of the brave" were taken up by
! he CT the
hOated out beyond the confines of the
hotel and stirred the sentiments Of the
crowd that still fingered outside.
Then the toasts began.
Gardiner Labhrop arose and said: ct
propose a toast to the regular army as
! represented here by Colonel Eskridge
and Lieutenant Uline." The response
was hearty, and What's the matter
with the regular army" etc, was
greeted with good natured laughter.
1t was then the turn of Colonel Gross,
of the Third Missouri volunteers, who
arose in his place and said:
I wish to extend welcome and greet
ing to the boys of the Twentieth Kan
sas from the boys of the Third Missouri
! volunteers" This toast was also loud
~ applauded. Colonel Milton Moore,
| for the Fifth Missouri, expressed the
same sentiments for his regiment.
When Brigadier General Metca11
arose to propose a sentiment to the tive
| Missouri regiments represented by theil
| colonels he received an ovation. Cheers
rent the air, and it was minute before
he could be heard.
7 regret was General NTetcalfs con
l Guiding sentence, that the boys OF
Missouri and the boys of Kansas were
: not together in the Philippines"
so are wei so are wei" was shouted
from many threats.
E Lieutenant Callahan expressed a. sen
timent for Lieutenant Colonel Little
I and Major Whitman, of the regiment
l who were absent.
2 1.-THE Boys Who Never Came Back
was drunk in expressive silence anC
! there were sober faces around thu
| board.
ITO the President of the United
i States. William Mckinley" stirred tn
assemblage to the acme of patriotic de
y mOnstration and the inevitable He
all right" that followed each toast re
sounded loudly throughout the building
l. General LawtOn. the Finest SOldie
| in the Army" was the expression o
{ Lieutenant Uline.
s THE Commercial Club, by Lieuten
| ant KerfOOt, kansas City, Mayo
j JONES' by Lieutenant Barshfield, o
Kansas City, Kan, Mr.. Epperson,
Mr.. LathrOp" and the knife and For
! Club" were other tOasts.
General Funston arose and offered
a toast. AS he did so there was wild ap
i plause from his former officers H
said; 4 propose a, toast to Genera
| Wheaton, who has just landed at tn
| head of a large force of troops at Dagu
| pan with the purpose of taking posses
5 sion of the railroad. thus giving US con
5 ! troll of the last bit of railroad in tn
: Philippines"
i kansas Drinks to Missouri" sal
Lieutenant Whisner. of the Twentieth
|. and the response was hearty
:. In the evening the Knife and For
club banquet was given.
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