Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-09-01

BAXTER SPRINGS. CHE
ator PETER was the principal
speaker. He delivered what 10 said
to have been an interesting speech
THE FOURTH DAY.
The fourth day of the big reunion
opened with fine weather and be.
fore daylight people poured in from
all directions in all kinds of ways.
The trains which began arriving
early brought thousands of people.
Over 100 car loads of people came
into camp by the middle Of the af-
ternoon, and the number which
came in by wagon was almost as
many.
At2 O'Clock in the afternoon we
had finished counting the crowd
aud found 5s,97 people in camp.
There were three more on the
grounds, but they wouldn't keep
still long enough for us to count
'em. This is no joke. Remember
that when you see II In the News
it's 80.
Yes, there were fully 600O0 people
in camp. The crowd was a record
breaker. Never before in the his
tory Of any reunion OIL earth were
there so many people gathered TO-
gether. And there was no dust,
absolutely no duet, not a particle.
The street sprinkler wet things
down early in the morning, and Of
course it was then easy to keep il
down.
Al $50 O'Clock the ex.prisoners OF
war had their annual meeting in
the amphitheatre, and nice meet.
ing Il was too.
At the afternoon camp fire the
principel speakers were ex.Attor.
ney General r. B. Dawes and Hon.
]. X. Cubbison. Mr.. Dawes 10 q
pleasing speaker, always com.
mauds polite attention, and he also
always says something of interest.
HE talk was rather lengthy, but we
guess the people were not worn
ont, for they stayed "through the
war" and seemed TO enjoy il.
Mr.. Cubbison is also an interest
ing speaker and what might be
said Of Dawes might also be said
of Cubbison.
Music was furnished by the Sun.
flower quartette and wac, OF course,
as fine as silk.
At the evening camp fire the prin-
cipai speaker was ex.Congressrnan
r. W, Blue. He 10 u good talker,
although a little long winded. But
he always pieaees the old veterans.
They know him because of his
work for them in congress and
have a warm place in their hearts
for him.
Miss Bertha Gill was on the pro-
paam for a recitation, which she
in her usual pleasing
manner.
Miss Emma McIlhiucy of Baxter
also favored the audience with n
recitation.
The meeting wound up with that
old song: II Feel Like I Feel"
The next verse and the Thousand
others are just like the title.
THE FIFTH DAY.
Friday, the fifth day of the big
reunion was devoid of any special
interest until the trains from Mis-
souri, came in. II was Missouri
Day. and about 10 o'clock the Jop-
lin band arrived and stirred thinRe
up much. The proceedings In the
were all Missouri.
Early 10 the morning thousande
Of people left Camp Logan, but
thousands also remained. The
rain which began falling about $50
aud iasted about m hour, put .
damper on things, but the sun
came out and Camp Logan wss
herself again. Then people made
up their minds that they were DOT
in a hurry TO leave and settled
down for another dsy's solid en.
joyment.
The drum corps and bands kept
Ihings lively all day long.
The forenoon camp FIRE was I'D.
dressed by Aaron d. States of
Greenfield. NO., and others. States
10 an interesting talker and his
lalk, which lasted fifty.five min.
ites, was easily drank in-every
word of II. States was here year
before last and made a couple of
,tem-winding speeches, and when
i was learned he was here again
he amphitheatre quickly filled.
The afternoon camp FIRE wss nd.
dressed by Col. r. Finley Smiley of
who made an interesting
ak.
Smiley was followed by Hon. r.
D. Calkins of Carthage, who told
he story of Old Glory in a very
pretty way.
The evening camp fire wss free
ior all. Everybody who felt like it