Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-26
ANNUAL GATHERING OF KANSAS
GRAND ARMY MEN.
BIG FIRST DAY" ATTENDANCE
MORE VETERANS EXPECTED THAN
At ANY PREVIOUS REM
Meetings BcGnn Inst Night with n
Free-for-AU Cnmpfrc-To-day
VIII He Sons of Veterans
Dny-To-day's Pro-
ErHmme.

TOPEKA, Sept. 2J.--(SpecialJ GriZzled
veterans. many Of them with bended
forms ana heavy step. who. more than
thirty years ago, fought for human liberty
and tho preservation Of a nation, are pour
ing Into Camp Funston b. the hundreds
to-day from all Fcciions Of the state. They
are here To participate In the state g. A.
j.. reunion. and will make a week Of IT,
The old veterans are rot coming alone
this year General prosperity has enabled
ih'm 10 bring along their wives and chill
drcH 10 enjoy the pleasure of q weeks tent
Ing and the entertainments Df the reunion.
department Commander Coulter. In charg
~ headquarters. says that Tie attendance
this year OF real veterans viii be greater
than IN any previous year. "Of course
there Will not be rs many people OH the
ground as there have been during the past
ihrce reunions said he. because Topeka
during those years. always gave her regu-
lar fall festival at The same TIM. but there
VIII be more genuine soldiers present and
that Is all We care for. This Is a soldiers
Blowout. The attendance to-day IS larger
ihaH that Of the first day Of any other sta:e
reunion in tho states history"
Camp Funston H. In good condition The
local committee having in charge the work
of putting the camp I'm shape has not
overlooked single thing-.rcept a street
'P''Hhisi' anu lhdl WIZ De on hdnd TO-
morrow. -.---..-- .--
The various street fairs gufng on this
week over the state will doubtless keep
many soldiers away, but. in spite Of the
many counter attractions. the reunion
promises to be n crest success
The reunion opened Tonight with free
for-alf campfire. presided over by Cap
tain c. H. Titus, of Topeka Old Veterans
by the score entertained those present with
brief speeches and stories Of events, Of the
war.
The day was spent by the old soldiers in
renewing acquaintances. Dozens Of men
met comrades whom they had not seen be-
fore since the war. 1t is these meetings
that give old comrade such great pleas
ure. In fact. II Is these that hold the state
reunion together.
Topeka business houses have evidently
forgotten that state reunion Is in prog
rcss, for scarcely any decorations have
been put up. The state officials have dec
Grated their rooms in the state house ar
tistically, and show that they appreciate
4 Visit Of the veterans. This year all old
soldiers will find warm welcome at the
state house.
Among the old vets on rhe grounds to-
Gay was Robert semple, deputy state bank
commissioner. Semple Is still in Libby
prison. according TO the records in the
war department. lie went to the army
with "A Pennsylvania regiment and Just
before the close Of the war. was captured
and sent to prison. He got out. but the
records don't show II He f. trying Ia
have some action taken BY the war de-
partment or by congress which will en-
able him 10 get out Of prison. officially.
Major r. J. Anderson. Of Topeka. says
he proposes 10 spend the week with the
"a. h.,
taken an active part in Inf management Of
the reunions. II IL hard work and was
never able TO see anybody This year /
begged off. / want to do some .ningling'
this time"
The different states have established
headquarters whore soldiers can register
and secure badges. There will he roll
cali at each states headquarters every
morning.
The volunteers Of the Twenty-first and
TweHty-secOnd regiments. which were mus
tered into service at the outbreak Of the
Spanish-American war. are also holding
their reunion at Camp Funston. Not many
have arrived yet. but Colonel Lindsay says
they will come in tomorrow on every
train Colonel Fitch. OF the Twrnty-first,
will arrive tomorrow morning.
Department Commander Coulter has ap-
pointed the following aides:
d. II. stONl. ilu"IeEhthG". j. j. Ander-
son. Independence: Daniel Todd, Fort
Scott: j W. McRUbcrts. A1ankato: Jame. T.
Francis, Nickerson: George Graham SEN
eca: l.. u. Hin. Salina: J. W zee, Mound
Valley: a. r. Maxwell, Americus; - NJ
kcplcr, Corning: u. j. Mclaughlin. Ada;
u. X. Maxon. Nortonyil!c: Albert Gibson,
ArmOurdale. George 4. Wallace. National
Military homo: Wallace Filler. GDDdland:
George W. Burnap. EmpOr!a
Tomorrow VIII be Sons Of Veterans DAY
with Captain r :. StOver. nf lola AZ MAJ
shal of the gay. The programme follows.
500 a. m.-BusiBeSs meetings u thu. yari-
Gus state associations at their headalIartrr
tents.
1900 a. m.-Dedicati0u Of camp. r. J. An
dcrs0n presiding. Address by j. r. Buck.
chairman local reunion committee Addrez,
by o. IL. Coulter. department commander
assuming; command Of Camp Funston
lG:a1 a. m.-SOns OF Veterans catnp0re
Colonel Grant IIcrringfon, IIiawatha. pre.
siding. Addresses bv Colonel T.. lfadison
DodEe CITY. EaIance of programme TO b.
arranged ~ Colonel J.. IL. Price OF Null
vane. commander Ur the Kansas division
600 p. m.--GamriiIe. ID. w. Eastman. Em-
poria. presiding.
Prayer b. u. %. Akin. department chan.
lain. A,idlcss of welcome on !,.Traif of ~.
behalf Of The state by the goraruor Pc
spOBFe on bchalf of veterans 'Gl TO -
W. Smith, MCPHERSON. Responses on he
hIh Spanish var veterans. Major 4 NJ
Harvey. Addresses by j. NJ Miller Jobn
Maiden, cN-tnit"d Statcs Senator ~. 4
Peter. -
go .. m-Clmpfre. Ed II. Jonos rio,-
ton, presiding. Addresses By Charles t'ur
tis. a. y. GODDARD. Captain ". L. Henri
and others
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